Publications

Other Unpublished Work

Going Bust in Bangkok: Lessons from Bankruptcy Law Reform in Thailand

By: C. Fritz Foley

Keywords: Insolvency and Bankruptcy; Law; Governing Rules, Regulations, and Reforms; Thailand

2000
Book

Can Japan Compete?

By: Michael E. Porter, Hirotaka Takeuchi and M. Sakakibara

The result of a major piece of research, this book reveals that there have long been two Japans, the familiar one that was highly competitive, and another Japan, almost invisible, that was highly uncompetitive. The authors unravel this puzzle, and provide a solution... View Details

Keywords: Competition; Economy; Japan

February 1999
Teaching Note

Singapore Unlimited: Building the National Information Infrastructure, Teaching Note

By: Lynda M. Applegate

Teaching Note for (9-196-012). A rewritten version of an earlier teaching note. View Details

Keywords: Information Management; Infrastructure; Policy; Government Administration; Information Industry; Singapore

December 1998 (Revised January 2001)
Case

Acer, Inc.: Taiwan's Rampaging Dragon

By: Christopher A. Bartlett and Anthony St. George

Describes the strategic, organizational, and management changes that led Acer from its 1976 startup to become the world's second-largest computer manufacturer. Outlines the birth of the company, the painful "professionalization" of its management, the plunge into... View Details

Keywords: Organizational Change and Adaptation; Leadership; Competitive Advantage; Global Strategy; Transformation; Computer Industry; Taiwan

Educators

September 1997
Case

Siam Cement Group, The: Corporate Philosophy (B)

By: Lynn S. Paine and Prompilai Khunaphante

In 1996, senior executives of Thailand's Siam Cement Group must decide whether to apply its management philosophy and code of ethics when doing business outside of Thailand. The status of the code in joint ventures and contractual relationships is of particular... View Details

Keywords: Ethics; Decision Making; Joint Ventures; Corporate Strategy; Cross-Cultural and Cross-Border Issues; Policy; Construction Industry; Thailand

January 1998 (Revised February 2002)
Case

Funai Consulting Company, Ltd. (A)

By: Lynn S. Paine and Tomoya Nakamura

In the summer of 1997, a consultant at Japan's Funai Consulting Co. Ltd., must decide how to respond to a client's proposal to offer "open pricing" (based on willingness to pay) to customers unable to pay the standard price for the client's product. The client, Akita... View Details

Keywords: Business or Company Management; Price; Corporate Social Responsibility and Impact; Decisions; Agribusiness; Management Practices and Processes; Business Ventures; Consulting Industry; Japan

November 1994 (Revised March 1995)
Supplement

Levi Strauss & Co.: Global Sourcing (B)

By: Lynn S. Paine and Jane Palley Katz

Describes the decision taken by Levi Strauss & Co.'s CEO. View Details

Keywords: Apparel and Accessories Industry; China

1989
Chapter

Can Japanese Companies Survive in Global Competition?

By: M. E. Porter

Keywords: Globalized Firms and Management; Competition; Japan

September 1994 (Revised January 1995)
Case

Komatsu Ltd. and Project G (C)

By: Christopher A. Bartlett and Robert W. Lightfoot

Keywords: Japan

September 1994 (Revised May 1997)
Case

Komatsu Ltd. and Project G (A)

By: Christopher A. Bartlett and Robert W. Lightfoot

Keywords: Projects; Japan

April 1992 (Revised June 1994)
Case

Grappling with Garbage: The Bandung Municipal Cleansing Enterprise, P.D. Kerbersihan

By: James E. Austin

Keywords: Wastes and Waste Processing; Business and Government Relations; Developing Countries and Economies; Environmental Sustainability; Indonesia

2002
Article

High Performance Firms in a Complex New China: A Tale of Six Cities

By: Rohit Deshpandé and John U. Farley

Keywords: Performance; Business Ventures; City; China

September 1990 (Revised June 1991)
Case

Otis Elevator Co.: China Joint Venture (A)

By: Michael Y. Yoshino

Examines Otis's market entry strategy in China through a joint venture with Tianjin Elevator Works. The teaching objective is a basic evaluation of a joint venture in a developing country. May be used with Otis Elevator Co.: China Joint Venture (B1), (B2), and (D). View Details

Keywords: Joint Ventures; Developing Countries and Economies; Global Strategy; Market Entry and Exit; Construction Industry; Manufacturing Industry; China

Educators

September 1990 (Revised June 1994)
Supplement

Procter & Gamble Japan (D)

By: Michael Y. Yoshino

1990 update of the P&G Japanese business. View Details

Keywords: Beauty and Cosmetics Industry; Consumer Products Industry; Japan

September 1990 (Revised November 1991)
Supplement

Procter & Gamble Japan (C)

By: Michael Y. Yoshino

Updates the (A) case. The issues facing P&G were two-fold. 1) General manager, Japan--how to keep both the business and organization growing; 2) President, international--what role should the Japanese operation play in the P&G worldwide business? View Details

Keywords: Business Offices; Business Growth and Maturation; Globalization; Growth and Development Strategy; Organizations; Beauty and Cosmetics Industry; Consumer Products Industry; Japan

June 1990 (Revised October 1990)
Case

Waste Reduction in Taiwan

By: George C. Lodge

Keywords: Wastes and Waste Processing; Environmental Sustainability; Taiwan

May 1989 (Revised February 1991)
Supplement

Motorola and Japan (B)

By: David B. Yoffie and John J. Coleman

Updates Motorola and Japan (A) and Motorola and Japan (A), Supplement. A rewrite of two earlier supplements. View Details

Keywords: Market Entry and Exit; Standards; Competition; Corporate Strategy; Telecommunications Industry; Japan

August 1986
Case

Japan as Number One?

By: Bruce R. Scott

Keywords: Japan