Publications

01 Jun 2015
News

Leadership on a Global Stage

Fortunes, and Fidelity”—will be a major demonstration of his commitment to service and leadership on a global stage. He calls the summit the ultimate business development, info-gathering, and networking... View Details

Keywords: Robert S. Benchley

All Business is Local

Today's business leaders are so obsessed with all things global and virtual that they risk neglecting the critical impact of physical place. It's a paradox of the Internet age: now that it's possible for businesses to be everywhere at once, they need to focus on... View Details

17 Apr 2014
News

Support for the Global Century

Robert F. Greenhill (MBA 1962), the founder and chairman of an investment banking firm with 13 offices across five continents, is acutely aware of the global nature of business in the 21st century. “As is... View Details

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FIELD Global Immersion Resources: Finland

Where can I find country, industry and market information and news about Findland to help me with FIELD Global Immersion? Industry and market research Passport Useful for: consumer-related industry reports across a variety of... View Details

February 1998 (Revised November 1998)
Case

Novartis (A): Being a Global Leader

By: Srikant M. Datar and Carin-Isabel Knoop

For the Novartis leaders, the decision to "use stretch budgets again next year" highlights the tension between candor and empowerment and command-and-control, between the new and the old, between high performance and business as usual, between Ciba and Sandoz.... View Details

Keywords: Goals and Objectives; Leading Change; Organizational Culture; Performance; Budgets and Budgeting

December 2014 (Revised May 2016)
Case

Dhamani Jewels: Becoming a Global Luxury Brand

By: Lynda Applegate and Lisa C. Mazzanti

Dhamani started as a loose gemstone dealer in 1969 in Jaipur, India. By the 2000s, it was headquartered in Dubai, United Arab Emirates and had expanded into diamonds and retail. The family business was now in its second generation of leadership and aimed to become a... View Details

Keywords: Luxury Retail; Jewelry; Luxury Goods; UAE; Retail; Brands and Branding; Family Business; Apparel and Accessories Industry; Dubai; India

May 2014 (Revised August 2014)
Teaching Note

Women MBAs at Harvard Business School: 1962–2012

By: Boris Groysberg and Robin Abrahams

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Business & Environment

What is the Business & Environment Initiative? What is the Business & Environment Initiative? Inspiring innovation and action at the intersection of business and environment... View Details

January 2010 (Revised October 2010)
Case

Colombia: Strong Fundamentals, Global Risk

By: Aldo Musacchio, Richard H. K. Vietor, Jonathan Schlefer and Carolina Camacho

By mid-2009 Colombian President Alvaro Uribe had ended decades of virtual civil war and strengthened the business climate, but he faced tough economic challenges. Though he had instituted prominent market reforms and brought inflation down sharply, Colombia seemed... View Details

Keywords: Developing Countries and Economies; Economic Growth; Macroeconomics; Trade; Global Strategy; Infrastructure; Business and Government Relations; Colombia

Teaching Interest

Advanced Management Program: Transforming Proven Leaders into Global Executives

By: Guhan Subramanian

As the world economy continues to evolve, so do the requirements for global leadership. The Advanced Management Program (AMP) is a powerful, transformational, and personalized learning experience that explores the best management practices... View Details

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FIELD Global Immersion Resources: Peru

href="http://country.eiu.com.ezp-prod1.hul.harvard.edu/peru" id="LPlnk979420" target="_blank">Economist Intelligence Unit Useful for: In-depth country information covering recent economic and politicalt developments, risk and regulation, and the broad... View Details

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FIELD Global Immersion Resources: Vietnam

market then narrow region to relevant GEO country. Country information and data Economist Intelligence Unit Useful for: in-depth country information covering recent economic and political developments, risk and regulation, and the broad View Details

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FIELD Global Immersion Resources: Rwanda

business environment. See EIU's Rwanda dashboard. Search tips: go to Data Tool to download specific indicators of interest, including indicators relating to consumer consumption, income, demographics, etc. World Bank:... View Details

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FIELD Global Immersion Resources: Boston

a quick way to read the headlines from the Boston Globe? Select "Group Pages" from the News Pages drop-down (at the top of the page). Scroll down to the Boston Globe. Read the front page or select a specific date and section of the paper. Boston... View Details

30 Jul 2012
Research & Ideas

How Technology Adoption Affects Global Economies

It's not often that a best seller inspires academic research. If anything, it's usually the other way around. But Harvard Business School Associate Professor Diego A. Comin was motivated by reading Guns, Germs, and Steel, Jared Diamond's... View Details

Keywords: by Carmen Nobel

June 2014
Supplement

ISS/AS The Buyout—spreadsheet supplement

By: Lucy White

Keywords: LBO; Private Equity; Contracts; Global Business; International Business; Finance; Ethics; Law; Service Industry; European Union

27 Jun 2016
News

Brexit is just the latest blow to globalization

01 Dec 2011
News

Li & Fung's Global Footprint

Issue Focus: Leadership To keep pace with a fast-changing global business environment, “You’ve got to institutionalize the process of reinvention,” says William Fung. Photo courtesy Li & Fung Ltd. Issue... View Details

Keywords: Roger Thompson; Miscellaneous Manufacturing; Manufacturing; Wholesale Trade

October 2012
Case

Global Diversity and Inclusion at Royal Dutch Shell (A)

By: Sandra J. Sucher and Elena Corsi

Royal Dutch Shell has been among the early players to implement diversity and inclusion policies in the 1990s, first in the U.S. and then globally. In May 2009, Peter Voser, CFO and soon-to-be CEO, wants to adjust the company's business, headcount, and cost levels to... View Details

Keywords: Organizational Change and Adaptation; Managerial Roles; Restructuring; Resignation and Termination; Diversity; Financial Crisis; Energy Industry; Netherlands