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  • 15 Apr 2015
  • Research & Ideas

Why Americans Voted for an Income Tax

We can be forgiven, especially this time of year, for questioning a decision our predecessors made just over a century ago. In the 1910s, Americans decided to make personal and corporate income taxes a permanent feature of the United... View Details
Keywords: by Matthew C. Weinzierl
  • December 2003 (Revised January 2004)
  • Case

7-Eleven, Inc.

By: David E. Bell and Hal Hogan
Can 7-Eleven United States replicate the successful experience of 7-Eleven Japan in selling fresh foods through convenience stores? Describes the Japanese system and shows the steps the company is taking to try to achieve the same success in the United States. View Details
Keywords: Distribution; Adoption; Success; Sales; Food; Food and Beverage Industry; Retail Industry; Japan; United States
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    Marlous van Waijenburg

    Marlous van Waijenburg is an Assistant Professor in the Business, Government, and International Economy Unit at Harvard Business School. She teaches in the MBA required curriculum.

    Professor van Waijenburg’s main... View Details

    • 20 Feb 2024
    • News

    Honoring the History of Black Americans in the Military

    • Jul 2013
    • Report

    Testimony of Michael E. Porter before the U.S. House Committee on Small Business

    The United States is facing a long-term competitiveness problem, not just a cyclical downturn. View Details
    • April 2004 (Revised September 2004)
    • Case

    IKEA Invades America

    By: Youngme E. Moon
    In 2002, the IKEA Group is the world's top furniture retailer, with 154 stores worldwide. In the United States, IKEA operates 14 stores, all of which have been enormously popular despite their self-service requirements. The company's goal is to have 50 stores in... View Details
    Keywords: Growth and Development Strategy; Brands and Branding; Product Positioning; Goals and Objectives; Competitive Advantage; Globalized Firms and Management; Retail Industry; United States
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    • 09 Dec 2002
    • Research & Ideas

    Unilever—A Case Study

    States in the twentieth century. After 1945 Unilever's once successful business in the United States began to decline, yet the parent company maintained an arms-length... View Details
    Keywords: by Geoffrey Jones; Consumer Products; Entertainment & Recreation; Food & Beverage; Manufacturing; Retail
    • May 2022
    • Case

    TikTok and National Security: Investment in an Age of Data Sovereignty?

    By: Jeremy Friedman, Sarah Bauerle Danzman and David Lane
    This case covers TikTok’s purchase of Musical.ly and the reaction of the United States government, including the review of the purchase by the Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States (CFIUS) and the reaction of the presidential administration of Donald... View Details
    Keywords: Data Security; Mergers and Acquisitions; Cybersecurity; Internet and the Web; International Relations; Laws and Statutes; Globalized Firms and Management
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      Shane M. Greenstein

      Shane Greenstein is the Martin Marshall Professor of Business Administration. He teaches in the Technology, Operations and Management Unit. 

      Encompassing a wide array of questions about computing, communication, and Internet markets, Professor Greenstein’s... View Details

      Keywords: computer; information technology industry; electronics; information; e-commerce industry; internet; software
      • March 1993 (Revised May 1993)
      • Supplement

      McCaw Cellular Communications, Inc. (D)

      Provides an update of competition in mobile communications through 1992 for both the United States and the United Kingdom. View Details
      Keywords: Competition; Mobile Technology; Telecommunications Industry; United Kingdom; United States
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      • Jun 2013
      • Working Paper

      Government Debt and Competitiveness

      The United States federal government’s current and projected fiscal deficits are not sustainable. View Details
      • Jan 2013
      • Case

      The New Carolina Initiative

      This case explores the process of fostering competitiveness in South Carolina, one of the poorest states in the United States. View Details

        Byju’s The Learning App

        BYJU’S The Learning App (BYJU’s) is India’s largest K-12 education app with approximately 300,000 annual paid subscribers. The mobile app uses a mix of video lessons and interactive tools to personalize learning for every student. Although there is room to grow... View Details
        • October 2001 (Revised December 2001)
        • Background Note

        Extraterritorial Applications of Antitrust Law: U.S. and Japanese Approaches

        By: Guhan Subramanian and Michelle Kalka
        This case describes the differebt approaches the United States and Japan have taken to extend the jurisdiction of their antitrust laws to foreign companies. The section on the United States, in particular, focuses on the evolving logic of the Supreme Court in dealing... View Details
        Keywords: Laws and Statutes; Lawfulness; Government Legislation; Policy; Business or Company Management; Government and Politics; Pulp and Paper Industry; United States; Japan
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        • 05 Jul 2018
        • News

        Henry Kissinger's Lessons for Business Negotiators

        • August 1994
        • Background Note

        World Pension Fund Markets

        By: Jay O. Light and Jon Headley
        Presents a comparative description and analysis of pension funds in different countries. There is a special focus on comparing the United States and the United Kingdom. View Details
        Keywords: Retirement; Management Analysis, Tools, and Techniques; Investment Funds; United States; United Kingdom
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        • 15 Apr 2014
        • Research & Ideas

        Calderón: Economic Arguments Needed to Fight Climate Change

        What do Chinese coal plants and the American legislative branch have in common? They are both major adversaries in the fight against climate change, according to former President of Mexico Felipe Calderón. "The most serious problem is in the View Details
        Keywords: by Carmen Nobel; Manufacturing

          Tom Nicholas

          Tom Nicholas is William J. Abernathy Professor of Business Administration at Harvard Business School. He is British and holds a doctorate from Oxford University. His research focuses on the history of entrepreneurship, innovation and finance. His book (VC: An... View Details

          Keywords: financial services; high technology
          • July 2008 (Revised July 2020)
          • Case

          Managing a Global Team: Greg James at Sun Microsystems, Inc. (A)

          By: Tsedal Neeley and Thomas J. DeLong
          Greg James, a global manager at Sun Microsystems, Inc., sets out to meet with his entire 43-member customer implementation team spread across India, France, the United Arab Emirates, and the United States of America to resolve a dire customer system outage as required... View Details
          Keywords: Groups and Teams; Global Range; Management; Customer Satisfaction; Service Delivery; Crisis Management; Conflict and Resolution; Technology Industry; India; United Arab Emirates; France; United States
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          • Feb 2014
          • Case

          Finding the Money: An Overview of Infrastructure Finance Challenges and Opportunities

          This overview describes how the United States funds and finances infrastructure investment to maintain its economic competitiveness. It considers the roles of taxpayers, users, government allocators and... View Details