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      • October 2000 (Revised November 2005)
      • Case

      Li & Fung (A): Internet Issues

      By: F. Warren McFarlan and Fred Young
      This case looks at the issues facing a Hong Kong-based trading company, which links hundreds of factories in India and Asia with major customers like Gap and the Limited in Europe and in the United States. The company has recently launched a dot-com operation to allow... View Details
      Keywords: Information Technology; Internet and the Web; Multinational Firms and Management; Distribution Channels; Logistics; Networks; Markets; Supply Chain; Retail Industry; Hong Kong; India; Europe; United States
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      McFarlan, F. Warren, and Fred Young. "Li & Fung (A): Internet Issues." Harvard Business School Case 301-009, October 2000. (Revised November 2005.)
      • September 2000
      • Case

      Jardines: Tapping the Asian E-Commerce Market

      By: F. Warren McFarlan, Melissa Dailey and Fred Young
      "We have made significant progress in reshaping the group in the current cycle of change," announced the homepage of Jardine Matheson & Co.'s web site. Percy Weatherall, newly appointed managing director of the company, knew all too well about change. In his previous... View Details
      Keywords: Corporate Entrepreneurship; Decisions; Information Technology; Corporate Strategy; Technology Adoption
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      McFarlan, F. Warren, Melissa Dailey, and Fred Young. "Jardines: Tapping the Asian E-Commerce Market." Harvard Business School Case 301-045, September 2000.
      • June 2000 (Revised February 2003)
      • Case

      Must Zee TV

      By: Bharat N. Anand and Tarun Khanna
      Explores issues related to (1) the vertical boundaries of the firm in an emerging-economy context, especially the effects of lack of intellectual property rights and lack of contract enforcement on both industry structure and boundaries of the firm; and (2) the extent... View Details
      Keywords: Corporate Strategy; Multinational Firms and Management; Developing Countries and Economies; Copyright; Media and Broadcasting Industry; Entertainment and Recreation Industry
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      Anand, Bharat N., and Tarun Khanna. "Must Zee TV." Harvard Business School Case 700-122, June 2000. (Revised February 2003.)
      • 2000
      • Book

      Merchants to Multinationals

      By: Geoffrey Jones
      This book examines the evolution of multinational trading companies from the eighteenth century to the present day. During the Industrial Revolution, British merchants established overseas branches which became major trade intermediaries, and later engaged in foreign... View Details
      Keywords: Competency and Skills; Trade; Foreign Direct Investment; Multinational Firms and Management; Corporate Governance; Growth and Development; Human Resources; Information Management; Relationships; Corporate Strategy; Africa; Asia; Latin America
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      Jones, Geoffrey. Merchants to Multinationals. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2000. (Winner of Newcomen-Harvard Book Award Given once every three years to the best work in the field of business history published in the United States.)
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      Government, Business, and Academia: Origins of Raymond Vernon's Understanding of Multinational Enterprise

      By: Louis T Wells Jr
      Keywords: Government and Politics; Business Ventures; Education; Global Range
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      Wells, Louis T., Jr. "Government, Business, and Academia: Origins of Raymond Vernon's Understanding of Multinational Enterprise." Journal of International Management 6, no. 4 (Winter 2000): 279–295.
      • 1999
      • Chapter

      Multinational Cross-Investment between Switzerland and Britain 1914-1945

      By: G. Jones
      This chapter examines multinational cross-investment between Switzerland and Great Britain between 1914 and 1945. While Great Britain and Switzerland were both major home economies for multinationals,few companies from either country were interested in investing in the... View Details
      Keywords: History; Multinational Firms and Management; International Relations; Investment; Great Britain; Switzerland
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      Jones, G. "Multinational Cross-Investment between Switzerland and Britain 1914-1945." In Switzerland and the Great Powers 1914-1945, edited by Sebastien Guex. Geneva: Librairie Droz, 1999.
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      Multinational Enterprises and the Prospects for Justice

      By: Debora Spar and David Yoffie
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      Spar, Debora, and David Yoffie. "Multinational Enterprises and the Prospects for Justice." Journal of International Affairs 52, no. 2 (Spring 1999): 557–581.
      • March 1999
      • Article

      'Basket' Cases: Tax Incentives and International Joint Venture Participation by American Multinational Firms

      By: Mihir A. Desai and James R. Hines Jr.
      Keywords: Taxation; Motivation and Incentives; Joint Ventures; Global Range; Business Ventures
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      Desai, Mihir A., and James R. Hines Jr. "'Basket' Cases: Tax Incentives and International Joint Venture Participation by American Multinational Firms." Journal of Public Economics 71 (March 1999): 379–402.
      • February 1999 (Revised October 2009)
      • Case

      Royal Dutch/Shell in Nigeria (A)

      By: Lynn S. Paine and Mihnea C. Moldoveanu
      Working with Shell's country manager for Nigeria, the company's Committee of Managing Directors must decide how to respond to the Nigerian government's decision to impose the death sentence on Ken Saro-Wiwa and eight other leaders of a movement for the rights of the... View Details
      Keywords: Ethics; Multinational Firms and Management; Courts and Trials; Rights; Corporate Social Responsibility and Impact; Business and Government Relations; Environmental Sustainability; Social Issues; Nigeria
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      Paine, Lynn S., and Mihnea C. Moldoveanu. "Royal Dutch/Shell in Nigeria (A)." Harvard Business School Case 399-126, February 1999. (Revised October 2009.)
      • December 1998
      • Case

      Pioneer Hi-Bred: Turning Seeds Into Factories

      By: F. Warren McFarlan and Melissa Dailey
      The agricultural sector is among the preeminent information technology users in our economy," exclaimed an August 1998 Forbes ASAP survey of the U.S. economy's best and worst users of information technology (IT). The survey designated Pioneer Hi-Bred International,... View Details
      Keywords: Agribusiness; Multinational Firms and Management; Information Management; Infrastructure; Business Strategy; Information Technology; Agriculture and Agribusiness Industry; Iowa
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      McFarlan, F. Warren, and Melissa Dailey. "Pioneer Hi-Bred: Turning Seeds Into Factories." Harvard Business School Case 399-095, December 1998.
      • 1998
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      Foreign Firms in the Chinese Power Sector: Economic and Environmental Impacts

      By: F. L. Reinhardt, Fiona Murray and Richard Vietor
      Keywords: Multinational Firms and Management; Energy; Environmental Sustainability; Developing Countries and Economies; Energy Industry; China
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      Reinhardt, F. L., Fiona Murray, and Richard Vietor. "Foreign Firms in the Chinese Power Sector: Economic and Environmental Impacts." In Energizing China: Reconciling Environmental Protection and Economic Growth, edited by M. McElroy, C. Nielsen, and P. Lydon. Cambridge: Harvard University, Committee on Environment, 1998.
      • 1998
      • Book

      Managing Across Borders: The Transnational Solution

      By: Christopher A. Bartlett and Sumantra Ghoshal
      Keywords: Cross-Cultural and Cross-Border Issues; Multinational Firms and Management
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      Bartlett, Christopher A., and Sumantra Ghoshal. Managing Across Borders: The Transnational Solution. 2nd ed. Boston: Harvard Business School Press, 1998. (Also published in translated editions in French, German, Italian, Spanish, Portuguese, Japanese, Chinese, Arabic, and Korean. Paperback ed., HBS Press, 1991.)
      • 1998
      • Book

      The Multinational Traders

      By: Geoffrey Jones
      This book examines the history and theory of multinational trading companies. The essays in this volume demonstrate the importance of trading companies in trade and investment flows in the world economy from the nineteenth century to the present day. The empirical... View Details
      Keywords: Company History; Trade; Globalization; Books; Organizational Structure; Perspective; Diversification; Theory; Asia; Europe; United States
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      Jones, Geoffrey, ed. The Multinational Traders. Routledge International Studies in Business History. London: Routledge, 1998.
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      Multinationals and the Developing Countries

      By: Louis T Wells Jr
      Keywords: Global Range
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      Wells, Louis T., Jr. "Multinationals and the Developing Countries." Journal of International Business Studies 29, no. 1 (First Quarter 1998): 101–114.
      • January 1998 (Revised February 1998)
      • Case

      Timberjack Parts: Packaged Software Selection Project

      By: F. Warren McFarlan, Mark Keil and Darryl S. Romanow
      This case provides a realistic, current, and detailed view of software procurement in an international business environment where the competition in enterprise-wide software solutions is growing. Focuses on the selection of packaged software to serve multiple sites... View Details
      Keywords: Applications and Software; Information Technology; Analytics and Data Science; Multinational Firms and Management; Operations; Management Practices and Processes; Computer Industry; Information Technology Industry
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      McFarlan, F. Warren, Mark Keil, and Darryl S. Romanow. "Timberjack Parts: Packaged Software Selection Project." Harvard Business School Case 398-085, January 1998. (Revised February 1998.)
      • December 1997
      • Case

      Intercontinental Breweries (Abridged)

      By: Thomas R. Piper
      A senior executive of a U.S. multinational is attempting to develop a set of financial, operating, and ownership arrangements that will be acceptable to the management and employees of a major Polish company and to the Ministry of Privatization. The arrangements must... View Details
      Keywords: Agreements and Arrangements; Multinational Firms and Management; Joint Ventures; Food and Beverage Industry; Poland; United States
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      Piper, Thomas R. "Intercontinental Breweries (Abridged)." Harvard Business School Case 298-090, December 1997.
      • December 1997
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      What is the Optimum Amount of Organizational Slack? A Study of the Relationship Between Slack and Innovation in Multinational Firms

      By: Ranjay Gulati and Nitin Nohria
      Keywords: Organizations; Relationships; Business Ventures; Innovation and Invention
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      Gulati, Ranjay, and Nitin Nohria. "What is the Optimum Amount of Organizational Slack? A Study of the Relationship Between Slack and Innovation in Multinational Firms." European Management Journal 15, no. 6 (December 1997): 603–611. (This is a longer version of the paper we jointly published in Academy Management Journal in 1996.)
      • September 1997
      • Background Note

      Note on Political Risk Analysis

      By: Debora L. Spar
      Describes the emergence and subsequent decline of the political risk analysis industry. Discusses what political risk means for multinational firms and various ways in which firms have tried to analyze and grapple with these risks. View Details
      Keywords: Risk Management; Foreign Direct Investment; Government and Politics
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      Spar, Debora L., Heidi Deringer, and Jennifer Wang. "Note on Political Risk Analysis." Harvard Business School Background Note 798-022, September 1997.
      • September 1997 (Revised September 1997)
      • Case

      Koc Holding: Arcelik White Goods

      By: John A. Quelch
      Management is considering its options for future international expansion. Koc is the dominant supplier of white goods (kitchen appliances) in Turkey and has been increasing its export efforts. As lower import tariffs invite foreign competitors to enter Turkey, Koc must... View Details
      Keywords: Expansion; Multinational Firms and Management; Emerging Markets; Consumer Products Industry; Distribution Industry; Turkey
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      Quelch, John A., and Robin Root. "Koc Holding: Arcelik White Goods." Harvard Business School Case 598-033, September 1997. (Revised September 1997.)
      • 1997
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      Managing Innovation in the Transnational Corporation

      By: Christopher A. Bartlett and Sumantra Ghoshal
      Keywords: Innovation and Management; Multinational Firms and Management
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      Bartlett, Christopher A., and Sumantra Ghoshal. "Managing Innovation in the Transnational Corporation." In Managing Strategic Innovation and Change, edited by P. Anderson and M. Tushman, 452–476. New York: Oxford University Press, 1997.
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