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Caselets: Bribery and Extortion in International Business (Abridged)
"Caselets" present several examples of decisions involving bribery or take other actions that could be considered as corrupt. View Details
Wells, Louis T., Jr. "Caselets: Bribery and Extortion in International Business (Abridged)." Harvard Business School Case 707-052, June 2007. (Revised September 2011.)
- May 1982
- Case
Honeywell Europe: Human Resource Planning (A)
By: Wickham Skinner, D. Q. Mills and Jean K. Trescott
Skinner, Wickham, D. Q. Mills, and Jean K. Trescott. "Honeywell Europe: Human Resource Planning (A)." Harvard Business School Case 682-050, May 1982.
Arthur E. Andersen
Andersen built a small auditing firm into one of the largest accounting consultancy operations in the world. Andersen capitalized on the passage of federal income tax laws in the early decades of the... View Details
Keywords: Services
- 1990
- Chapter
The British Government and Foreign Multinationals before 1970
By: G. Jones
Keywords: Business History; Multinational Firms and Management; Business and Government Relations; United Kingdom
Jones, G. "The British Government and Foreign Multinationals before 1970." In Governments, Industries and Markets: Aspects of Government-Industry Relations in Great Britain, Japan, West Germany and the United States of America since 1945, edited by M. Chick. Aldershot: Edward Elgar Publishing, 1990.
- 15 Feb 2000
- Research & Ideas
The Right Connections
assess the quality of the young firm." It was while following a friend's small biotech firm as it went public that Higgins first noticed that pre-IPO discussions consistently homed in on one question:... View Details
Keywords: by Judith A. Ross
- 01 Sep 2005
- News
Ideas: Books
transformational leadership. Why Great Leaders Don’t Take Yes for an Answer Managing for Conflict and Consensus by Michael A. Roberto (Wharton School Publishing) Assistant Professor Roberto offers guidance to leaders who want to improve... View Details
- January 2001 (Revised August 2003)
- Case
Diageo plc
A major U.K.-based multinational is reevaluating its leverage policy as it restructures its business. The treasury team models the tradeoffs between the benefits and costs of debt financing, using Monte Carlo simulation to estimate the savings from the interest tax... View Details
Keywords: Cost vs Benefits; Multinational Firms and Management; Capital Structure; Restructuring; United Kingdom
Chacko, George C., Peter Tufano, and Joshua Musher. "Diageo plc." Harvard Business School Case 201-033, January 2001. (Revised August 2003.)
- May 1998
- Background Note
Pharma Giants,The: Ready for the 21st Century?
By: Robert H. Hayes and Perry Fagan
Presents the changing competitive dynamics in the global pharmaceutical industry and possible implications for large drug companies. View Details
Hayes, Robert H., and Perry Fagan. "Pharma Giants,The: Ready for the 21st Century?" Harvard Business School Background Note 698-070, May 1998.
- 16 May 2005
- Research & Ideas
Confronting the Reality of Web Services
What's next for Web services? In his case summary "Will Web Services Really Transform Collaboration?" published in the Winter 2005 edition of MIT Sloan Management Review, HBS associate professor Andrew P. McAfee argues that the... View Details
Keywords: by Sara Grant
- Fall 2019
- Article
Du « défi américain » à l’expansion européenne: Les relations économiques transatlantiques des années cinquante aux années soixante-dix
By: Grace A. Ballor
Economic histories of post-war transatlantic relations have focused on two predominant narratives: US aid for European reconstruction through the Marshall Plan, and the threat of American business investment in Europe. But little research has linked these two elements.... View Details
Keywords: Multinational Corporations; Economic History; International Relations; Business History; Foreign Direct Investment; Multinational Firms and Management
Ballor, Grace A. "Du « défi américain » à l’expansion européenne: Les relations économiques transatlantiques des années cinquante aux années soixante-dix." Relations internationales 180, no. 4 (Fall 2019): 43–57.
- 01 Apr 2000
- News
Q & A: A Conversation with IRS Chief Charles Rossotti
something about it; if the competition is engaged in abusive shelters and your firm is not you may feel pressured to do something you don't want to do. On the small business side, what are your concerns?... View Details
Keywords: Garry Emmons
- Career Coach
Ryan Kim
Ryan (HBS '02, Harvard College '95) is particularly interested in helping students and alumni find balance and meaning in their career choices. Throughout his adult life, he has attempted to balance divergent personal and career interests and is still on that journey.... View Details
- 01 Sep 2012
- News
High Honors
brought more women into the traditionally male world of mining. When she joined Anglo American, there were few women in leadership positions, while today 22 percent of the company’s managers are female. “It is a business imperative,” she... View Details
Keywords: Susan Young; Corporate, Subsidiary, and Regional Managing Offices; Corporate, Subsidiary, and Regional Managing Offices; Corporate, Subsidiary, and Regional Managing Offices; Corporate, Subsidiary, and Regional Managing Offices; Corporate, Subsidiary, and Regional Managing Offices; Corporate, Subsidiary, and Regional Managing Offices; Corporate, Subsidiary, and Regional Managing Offices; Corporate, Subsidiary, and Regional Managing Offices
- Web
Field Course: Venture Capital Journey - Course Catalog
Managing a firm Further, students will have the opportunity to step back and learn about: Navigating a career in VC, including how to select a firm to join (with particular... View Details
- 01 Jan 2007
- News
Sir Martin S. Sorrell, MBA 1968
into a major multinational marketing services organization. The firm Sorrell bought a stake in was Wire and Plastics Products plc (soon to be renamed WPP Group), a maker of wire shopping baskets. In 1986 he became chief executive of WPP,... View Details
- December 2013 (Revised January 2015)
- Case
Barbara Krakow Gallery
By: Jose Alvarez and Nyssa Liebermann
The Barbara Krakow Gallery is a successful contemporary art gallery located in Boston. It utilizes a very rare "no haggle pricing" strategy and extended sales cycle when selling pieces to collectors. Though it remains profitable and very respected, the size and scope... View Details
Keywords: Barbara Krakow Gallery; Art Gallery; Art Market; Art World; Artist; Auction House; Primary Art Market; Secondary Art Market; Exhibition; Contemporary Art; Art Collector; Art Dealer; Art Fair; No Haggle Pricing; Extended Sales Cycle; Christie's; Sotheby's; Online Art Seller; Barbara Krakow; Andrew Witkin; Catalogue Raisonne; Arts; Small Business; Business Model; Transition; Customer Relationship Management; Fine Arts Industry; Boston
Alvarez, Jose, and Nyssa Liebermann. "Barbara Krakow Gallery." Harvard Business School Case 514-033, December 2013. (Revised January 2015.)
- 2013
- Article
Multinational Corporations, Global Justice and Corporate Responsibility: A Question of Purpose
By: Nien-he Hsieh
Do multinational corporations (MNCs) have a responsibility to address unjust conditions—not simply by refraining from contributing to injustice, but also by actively working to bring about a just state of affairs? This paper examines whether this question can be... View Details
Keywords: Multinational Corporations; Global Justice; Corporate Purpose; Corporate Responsibility; Human Needs; Multinational Firms and Management; Corporate Social Responsibility and Impact
Hsieh, Nien-he. "Multinational Corporations, Global Justice and Corporate Responsibility: A Question of Purpose." Notizie di Politeia 29, no. 111 (2013).
- November 2008
- Teaching Note
Royal DSM N.V.: Information Technology Enabling Business Transformation (TN)
By: Lynda M. Applegate and Deborah Soule
Teaching Note for [807167]. View Details
- Web
Buy Now, Pay Later: Research Links - Manuscript Collections
incorporated in 1922, during the real estate boom of the early 1920s, and was engaged in the first and second mortgage business until 1934, when the firm went into receivership. In 1929 the firm organized... View Details
- 05 Apr 2016
- First Look
April 5, 2016
start-up seem too risky? There is a radical third path open to you: you can buy a small business and run it as CEO. Purchasing a small company offers significant financial rewards—as well as personal and... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthlorne