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- December 1999 (Revised October 2003)
- Case
BRL Hardy: Globalizing an Australian Wine Company
Two new product launch decisions face Christopher Carson, managing director of BRL Hardy, Europe. Responsible for the European operations of a major Australian wine company, Carson has begun to globalize his strategy beyond selling the parent company's wines. After a... View Details
Keywords: Global Strategy; Joint Ventures; Product Launch; Brands and Branding; Competitive Strategy; Business Subsidiaries; Negotiation Style; Food and Beverage Industry
Bartlett, Christopher A. "BRL Hardy: Globalizing an Australian Wine Company." Harvard Business School Case 300-018, December 1999. (Revised October 2003.)
- September 2006 (Revised May 2008)
- Supplement
Corporate Responsibility & Community Engagement at the Tintaya Copper Mine (B)
By: V. Kasturi Rangan, Brooke Barton and Ezequiel Reficco
Engaging local stakeholders and building strong relations has become a strategic imperative for multinational firms in the often politically charged mining, oil, and gas sectors. For BHP Billiton, the world's second largest mining company, its Tintaya copper mine in... View Details
Rangan, V. Kasturi, Brooke Barton, and Ezequiel Reficco. "Corporate Responsibility & Community Engagement at the Tintaya Copper Mine (B)." Harvard Business School Supplement 507-030, September 2006. (Revised May 2008.)
- April 1990 (Revised April 1992)
- Supplement
Ad Council's AIDS Campaign (B): Program Adoption
By: V. Kasturi Rangan and Janet Montgomery
The answer to the (A) case. Explains Ad Council's plan. Outlines alliance with American Advertising Federation to enlist support of local Ad clubs, media presentation, and implementation strategy. View Details
Rangan, V. Kasturi, and Janet Montgomery. "Ad Council's AIDS Campaign (B): Program Adoption." Harvard Business School Supplement 590-106, April 1990. (Revised April 1992.)
- June 2004 (Revised April 2005)
- Background Note
Environmental Law in Real Estate Transactions
By: Arthur I Segel, Jeff Mandelbaum and Armen Panossian
Summarizes several of the major federal environmental statutes, most notably the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation and Liability Act ("CERCLA" or "Superfund"). Also discusses several state and local regulations. View Details
Segel, Arthur I., Jeff Mandelbaum, and Armen Panossian. "Environmental Law in Real Estate Transactions." Harvard Business School Background Note 804-185, June 2004. (Revised April 2005.)
- December 2020
- Article
Sovereign Debt Portfolios, Bond Risks, and the Credibility of Monetary Policy
By: Wenxin Du, Carolin Pflueger and Jesse Schreger
We document that governments whose local currency debt provides them with greater hedging benefits actually borrow more in foreign currency. We introduce two features into a government's debt portfolio choice problem to explain this finding: risk-averse lenders and... View Details
Du, Wenxin, Carolin Pflueger, and Jesse Schreger. "Sovereign Debt Portfolios, Bond Risks, and the Credibility of Monetary Policy." Journal of Finance 75, no. 6 (December 2020): 3097–3138.
- March 2009 (Revised September 2013)
- Case
Yelp
By: Mikolaj Jan Piskorski, David Chen and Aaron Smith
Yelp was a popular online destination for reviews of local establishments, written by volunteer Internet users and read by 60 million people per month. However, the company was far from profitable. The CEO needs to decide between two options to increase the revenue.... View Details
- August 2013 (Revised July 2014)
- Case
Coffee Wars in India: Café Coffee Day Takes On the Global Brands
By: David B. Yoffie and Tanya Bijlani
Café Coffee Day (CCD) is contemplating how to respond to the entry of Starbucks into the Indian coffee chain market. The case study describes the emergence of CCD as the leading coffee chain in India, with over 1,400 cafes in India. In early 2013, Starbucks, the... View Details
Yoffie, David B., and Tanya Bijlani. "Coffee Wars in India: Café Coffee Day Takes On the Global Brands." Harvard Business School Case 714-409, August 2013. (Revised July 2014.)
- October 2016
- Case
Yili Group: Building a Global Dairy Company
By: William C. Kirby and Nancy Hua Dai
From its humble beginnings as a local Chinese dairy company, the Inner Mongolia Yili Group has become one of the largest dairy companies in the world. To achieve this, Yili has aggressively expanded its footprint overseas including building the world’s largest... View Details
Keywords: Globalized Markets And Industries; Global Supply Chain; Competition; Culture; Agribusiness; Animal-Based Agribusiness; Business Growth and Maturation; Food; Global Range; Local Range; Cross-Cultural and Cross-Border Issues; Global Strategy; Globalized Firms and Management; Nutrition; Employee Relationship Management; Growth and Development Strategy; Growth Management; Brands and Branding; Supply Chain; Agriculture and Agribusiness Industry; Food and Beverage Industry; China
Kirby, William C., and Nancy Hua Dai. "Yili Group: Building a Global Dairy Company." Harvard Business School Case 317-003, October 2016.
- 19 Nov 2012
- Research & Ideas
LEED-ing by Example
Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) standard. After local governments decided to pursue LEED certification for their own buildings, there was an uptick in the number of local architects,... View Details
- August 2016 (Revised January 2020)
- Case
Breakfast at the Paramount
By: Ryan W. Buell
The Paramount is a 44-seat diner on Charles Street in the Beacon Hill neighborhood of Boston. A frequent "Best of Boston" award winner, the restaurant is a perennial favorite among locals and tourists, particularly for brunch on the weekends, when lines often stretch... View Details
Keywords: Food; Management Practices and Processes; Service Delivery; Service Industry; Food and Beverage Industry; Boston
Buell, Ryan W. "Breakfast at the Paramount." Harvard Business School Case 617-011, August 2016. (Revised January 2020.)
- May 2014 (Revised January 2015)
- Case
Gastón Acurio: A Recipe for Success
By: Anat Keinan, Michael Norton, German Echecopar and Cintra Scott
Gastón Acurio, star chef and restaurateur from Peru, must decide whether and how to adapt his signature Peruvian cuisine to local tastes as he opens restaurants in new countries. View Details
Keinan, Anat, Michael Norton, German Echecopar, and Cintra Scott. "Gastón Acurio: A Recipe for Success." Harvard Business School Case 514-014, May 2014. (Revised January 2015.)
- April 2001 (Revised April 2002)
- Case
Liz Claiborne China
By: Joseph L. Bower, Sonja Ellingson Hout and Fred Young
A new country manager builds the Shanghai office of Liz Claiborne into a powerful sourcing organization using local talent. She explains the nuts and bolts of transforming the office. View Details
Keywords: Business Subsidiaries; Transformation; Selection and Staffing; Leadership; Managerial Roles; Market Entry and Exit; Fashion Industry; China
Bower, Joseph L., Sonja Ellingson Hout, and Fred Young. "Liz Claiborne China." Harvard Business School Case 301-098, April 2001. (Revised April 2002.)
- April 2012
- Case
Novozymes: Cracking the Emerging Markets Code
By: Krishna G. Palepu and Karol Misztal
In 2011, the management of Novozymes, the industrial enzymes leader, reflected on the viability of their positioning in the fast growing, yet increasingly competitive Chinese market. Novozymes, a technological innovation pioneer, was prominent in China's premium enzyme... View Details
Palepu, Krishna G., and Karol Misztal. "Novozymes: Cracking the Emerging Markets Code." Harvard Business School Case 112-084, April 2012.
- Summer 2014
- Article
Delegation in Multi‐Establishment Firms: Adaptation vs. Coordination in I.T. Purchasing Authority
By: Kristina Steffenson McElheran
This paper conducts one of the first large-scale, establishment-level empirical studies of delegation within firms. Recent contributions to a rapidly growing theory literature have focused on the tradeoff between adaptation and coordination in determining... View Details
Keywords: Integration; Leadership; Management Practices and Processes; Information Technology; Organizational Structure; Adaptation
McElheran, Kristina Steffenson. "Delegation in Multi‐Establishment Firms: Adaptation vs. Coordination in I.T. Purchasing Authority." Journal of Economics & Management Strategy 23, no. 2 (Summer 2014): 225–258.
- April 2011 (Revised June 2012)
- Background Note
Note on U.S. Pension Accounting
By: Robert C. Pozen and Brij Khurana
The purpose of this note is to describe the manner in which publicly traded corporations and local governments in the United States account for their pension plans. View Details
Pozen, Robert C., and Brij Khurana. "Note on U.S. Pension Accounting." Harvard Business School Background Note 311-115, April 2011. (Revised June 2012.)
- June 1996 (Revised January 2000)
- Case
McKinsey & Co.: Managing Knowledge and Learning
Describes the development of McKinsey & Co. as a worldwide management consulting firm from 1926 to 1996. In particular, it focuses on the way in which McKinsey has developed structures, systems, processes, and practices to help it develop, transfer, and disseminate... View Details
Keywords: Management; Managerial Roles; Management Practices and Processes; Competitive Advantage; Global Range; Knowledge Dissemination; Business Processes; Consulting Industry
Bartlett, Christopher A. "McKinsey & Co.: Managing Knowledge and Learning." Harvard Business School Case 396-357, June 1996. (Revised January 2000.)
- 10 Feb 2016
- Working Paper Summaries
Land Institutions and Chinese Political Economy: Institutional Complementarities and Macroeconomic Management
- Career Coach
Austin Boral
Austin is interested in helping students navigate their careers across social enterprises, management consulting firms, federal, state, and local government agencies, and foundations or non-profits. As a student founder, Austin can ask... View Details
- Article
Gains from Foreign Direct Investment: Macro and Micro Approaches
By: Laura Alfaro
This paper discussed the importance of an “integrated approach” to the study of the effects of FDI on host countries. Macro-level work that examines countries at different stages of development and institutional capacity is needed to surface the role of local... View Details
Alfaro, Laura. "Gains from Foreign Direct Investment: Macro and Micro Approaches." World Bank Economic Review 30, Suppl. 1 (March 2017): S2–S15. (World Bank’s ABCDE Conference Keynote Presentation. Published early online March 23, 2016.)