• 15 Apr 2015
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Review: Strategy Rules, by David Yoffie and Michael Cusumano

• August 2011 (Revised May 2012)
• Case

Haier: Taking a Chinese Company Global in 2011

By: Tarun Khanna, Krishna G. Palepu and Phillip Andrews

In 2011, Haier, China's leading appliance manufacturer, had over $20 billion in worldwide sales and had just been named the leading refrigerator manufacturer worldwide. Describes Haier's rise over three decades from a defunct refrigerator factory in China's Qingdao... View Details

Keywords: Business Growth and Maturation; Global Strategy; Expansion; Diversification; Emerging Markets; Consumer Products Industry; Manufacturing Industry; China

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Khanna, Tarun, Krishna G. Palepu, and Phillip Andrews. "Haier: Taking a Chinese Company Global in 2011." Harvard Business School Case 712-408, August 2011. (Revised May 2012.)

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and CEO of Medtronic and author of True North: Discover Your Authentic Leadership and Authentic Leadership: Rediscovering the Secrets to Creating Lasting Value . He serves on the board of directors of Exxon, Goldman Sachs, and Novartis and is chair of the View Details

• June 2020
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Big Hit Entertainment and Blockbuster Band BTS: K-Pop Goes Global

By: Anita Elberse and Lizzy Woodham

Bang Si-Hyuk (‘Hitman Bang’) is the founder and co-chief executive officer of Big Hit Entertainment, the company behind BTS, a ‘K-pop’ band that has found unparalleled success around the globe—a remarkable feat given that most of their songs are in Korean. It is March... View Details

Keywords: Music; Entertainment; Superstars; Talent; Talent Development; Labor Economics; General Management; Music Entertainment; Media; Talent and Talent Management; Labor; Contracts; Marketing; Strategy; Music Industry; Entertainment and Recreation Industry

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Elberse, Anita, and Lizzy Woodham. "Big Hit Entertainment and Blockbuster Band BTS: K-Pop Goes Global." Harvard Business School Case 520-125, June 2020.

• 27 Sep 2007
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Expanding Profitability While Confronting Global Challenges

• March 1997 (Revised April 2011)
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Gillette Singapore: Managing Global Business Integration on the Ground (A)

By: Rosabeth M. Kanter and Thomas Dretler

The general manager of Gillette Singapore faces issues of managing change during the company's global integration with Parker Pen. View Details

Keywords: Mergers and Acquisitions; Change Management; Multinational Firms and Management; Integration; Retail Industry; Singapore

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Kanter, Rosabeth M., and Thomas Dretler. "Gillette Singapore: Managing Global Business Integration on the Ground (A)." Harvard Business School Case 897-102, March 1997. (Revised April 2011.)

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FAQs - Institute For Strategy And Competitiveness

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• 06 Oct 2016
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The Munich Oktoberfest: From Local Tradition to Global Capitalism

Global Capitalism at Risk: What Are You Doing About It?

Market capitalism, a system that has proven to be a remarkable engine of wealth creation, is poised for a breakdown. That sounds dire, and it is. Increasing income inequality, migration, weaknesses in the global financial system, environmental degradation, and... View Details

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Creating Shared Value - Institute For Strategy And Competitiveness

the launch of countless corporate social responsibility initiatives in recent decades. Now more than ever—in the midst of a global economic crisis that has strained the capacity of governments and NGOs to address complex societal... View Details

• 23 Jun 1986
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The Global Integration of Financial Markets

By: W. Carl Kester

Keywords: Markets; Finance; Integration

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Kester, W. Carl. "The Global Integration of Financial Markets." Lecture at the Harvard Business School Research Colloquium, Development and Changes in the U.S. Financial Services Sector, Boston, MA, June 23, 1986. (Session discussion leader.)

• 1989
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Can Japanese Companies Survive in Global Competition?

By: M. E. Porter

Keywords: Globalized Firms and Management; Competition; Japan

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Porter, M. E. "Can Japanese Companies Survive in Global Competition?" In Twenty-first Century: What Will Happen to Japanese Companies? Tokyo, Japan: NHK Publications, 1989, Japanese ed.

• July 1993 (Revised April 1999)
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ABB's Relays Business: Building and Managing a Global Matrix

By: Christopher A. Bartlett

Describes the development and management of the relays business area (BA) in ABB's global matrix organization. Focuses on three levels of management--corporate, BA, and operating company. Highlights the roles and responsibilities of individuals at each level as ABB... View Details

Keywords: Multinational Firms and Management; Business or Company Management; Business Strategy; Organizational Structure; Managerial Roles; Management Practices and Processes; Employees; Organizational Culture; Success; Manufacturing Industry

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Bartlett, Christopher A. "ABB's Relays Business: Building and Managing a Global Matrix." Harvard Business School Case 394-016, July 1993. (Revised April 1999.)