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- March 2003
- Article
Creditor Rights, Enforcement, and Debt Ownership Structure: Evidence from the Global Syndicated Loan Market
By: Benjamin C. Esty and William L. Megginson
Esty, Benjamin C., and William L. Megginson. "Creditor Rights, Enforcement, and Debt Ownership Structure: Evidence from the Global Syndicated Loan Market." Journal of Financial and Quantitative Analysis 38, no. 1 (March 2003): 37–59.
- February 2003 (Revised October 2003)
- Case
Cable Data Systems
By: Paul W. Marshall and Todd H Thedinga
Describes the operating challenges of Cable Data Systems (CDS), a minority-owned cable installation company with a dual mission of maximizing profits and providing employment opportunities to minorities in urban markets. Following the merger of two cable installation...
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Keywords:
Selection and Staffing;
Employment;
Forecasting and Prediction;
Urban Scope;
Cost Management;
Infrastructure;
Labor Unions;
Demand and Consumers;
Demographics;
Media and Broadcasting Industry;
Telecommunications Industry;
Boston
Marshall, Paul W., and Todd H Thedinga. "Cable Data Systems." Harvard Business School Case 803-132, February 2003. (Revised October 2003.)
- February 2003 (Revised August 2004)
- Case
Flextronics: Deciding on a Shop Floor System for Producing the Microsoft Xbox
By: Jeffrey T. Polzer and Alison Berkley Wagonfeld
Jim McCusker must guide a group decision-making process aimed at getting input and buy-in from key people in California, Mexico, and Austria to choose a shop floor IT system for Flextronics. McCusker is Flextronics' account manager for the Microsoft Xbox project....
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Keywords:
Groups and Teams;
Decision Making;
Power and Influence;
Geographic Location;
Problems and Challenges;
Leadership;
California;
Mexico;
Austria
Polzer, Jeffrey T., and Alison Berkley Wagonfeld. "Flextronics: Deciding on a Shop Floor System for Producing the Microsoft Xbox." Harvard Business School Case 403-090, February 2003. (Revised August 2004.)
- December 2002
- Article
Knowledge Seeking and Location Choice of Foreign Direct Investment in the United States
By: Juan Alcacer and Wilbur Chung
To what extent do firms go abroad to access technology available in other locations? This paper examines whether and when state technical capabilities attract foreign investment in manufacturing from 1987-1993. We find that on average state R&D intensity does not...
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Keywords:
Knowledge Acquisition;
Foreign Direct Investment;
Research and Development;
Information Technology;
Production;
Geographic Location;
United States
Alcacer, Juan, and Wilbur Chung. "Knowledge Seeking and Location Choice of Foreign Direct Investment in the United States." Management Science 48, no. 12 (December 2002): 1534–1554.
- October 2002
- Teaching Note
Strategy in Emerging Markets (TN)
By: Tarun Khanna
Provides an overview of several cases on multinational and local companies (including business groups) operating in settings in Asia, Africa, Latin America, and worldwide. Also provides a conceptual framework for thinking about these cases and links to related academic...
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- July 2002 (Revised August 2002)
- Case
Nomura Securities, 2002
By: Tarun Khanna and David Lane
In 2002, Nomura, though long the market leader in Japan, lacked global presence and was beset at home by strengthened local competitors, Wall Street firms that were taking the best deals, outdated systems, controls, and staff skills. Was Nomura still a player to fear?...
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Khanna, Tarun, and David Lane. "Nomura Securities, 2002." Harvard Business School Case 703-402, July 2002. (Revised August 2002.)
- April 2002
- Background Note
Local Institutions and Global Strategy
By: Tarun Khanna
Explores how location affects a firm's strategy and identifies the different ways location affects industry structure, choice of a firm's position, and the sustainability of that position. The intellectual foundations lie in an appreciation of institutional economics....
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Keywords:
Global Range;
Global Strategy;
Product Positioning;
Market Transactions;
Industry Structures;
Negotiation Deal;
Organizational Design;
Outcome or Result;
Strategic Planning
Khanna, Tarun. "Local Institutions and Global Strategy." Harvard Business School Background Note 702-475, April 2002.
- 2002
- Chapter
Bridging Knowledge Gaps: Learning in Geographically Dispersed Cross-Functional Development Teams
By: D. Sole and A. Edmondson
Keywords:
Knowledge Sharing;
Knowledge Acquisition;
Learning;
Groups and Teams;
Geographic Location;
Organizational Structure
Sole, D., and A. Edmondson. "Bridging Knowledge Gaps: Learning in Geographically Dispersed Cross-Functional Development Teams." In The Strategic Management of Intellectual Capital and Organizational Knowledge: A Collection of Readings, edited by C. W. Choo and N. Bontis. New York: Oxford University Press, 2002.
- spring 2002
- Article
Business Leadership Coalitions and Public-Private Partnerships in American Cities: A Business Perspective on Regime Theory
By: James Austin and Arthur McCaffrey
Austin, James, and Arthur McCaffrey. "Business Leadership Coalitions and Public-Private Partnerships in American Cities: A Business Perspective on Regime Theory." Journal of Urban Affairs 24, no. 1 (spring 2002): 35–54.
- April 2002
- Article
Caveats for Cross-Border Negotiators
Sebenius, James K. "Caveats for Cross-Border Negotiators." Negotiation Journal 18, no. 2 (April 2002): 121–133.
- April 2002
- Article
Local Versus Global Mimetism: The Dynamics of Alliance Formation in the Automobile Industry
By: Carlos Garcia-Pont and Nitin Nohria
Garcia-Pont, Carlos, and Nitin Nohria. "Local Versus Global Mimetism: The Dynamics of Alliance Formation in the Automobile Industry." Strategic Management Journal 23, no. 4 (April 2002): 307–321.
- March – April 2002
- Article
The Local and Variegated Nature of Learning in Organizations: A Group-Level Perspective
By: Amy C. Edmondson
Edmondson, Amy C. "The Local and Variegated Nature of Learning in Organizations: A Group-Level Perspective." Organization Science 13, no. 2 (March–April 2002): 128–146.
- 2002
- Article
High Performance Firms in a Complex New China: A Tale of Six Cities
By: Rohit Deshpandé and John U. Farley
Deshpandé, Rohit, and John U. Farley. "High Performance Firms in a Complex New China: A Tale of Six Cities." Journal of Global Marketing 16, nos. 1/2 (2002): 207–229.
- 2002
- Article
Looking at Your World Through Your Customer's Eyes: Cross-National Differences in Buyer-Seller Alliances
By: Rohit Deshpandé and John U. Farley
Deshpandé, Rohit, and John U. Farley. "Looking at Your World Through Your Customer's Eyes: Cross-National Differences in Buyer-Seller Alliances." Journal of Relationship Marketing 1, nos. 3/4 (2002): 3–22.
- November 2001
- Case
Tobacco and the Future of Rural Kentucky
By: Ray A. Goldberg and James M Beagle
Governor Patton decides how to use settlement funds to develop a long-term plan for Kentucky's tobacco producers and rural communities.
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Keywords:
Financial Instruments;
Social Issues;
Laws and Statutes;
Rural Scope;
Policy;
Business and Community Relations;
Government and Politics;
Kentucky
Goldberg, Ray A., and James M Beagle. "Tobacco and the Future of Rural Kentucky." Harvard Business School Case 902-412, November 2001.
- August 2001
- Article
The Geography of Investment: Informed Trading and Asset Prices
By: Joshua D. Coval and Tobias J. Moskowitz
Coval, Joshua D., and Tobias J. Moskowitz. "The Geography of Investment: Informed Trading and Asset Prices." Journal of Political Economy 109, no. 4 (August 2001).
- Article
Innovation: Location Matters
By: M. E. Porter and Scott Stern
Innovation has become the defining challenge for global competitiveness. To manage it well, companies must harness the power of location in creating and commercialiazing new ideas.
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Porter, M. E., and Scott Stern. "Innovation: Location Matters." MIT Sloan Management Review 42, no. 4 (Summer 2001): 28–36.
- May 2001
- Article
Competing at Home to Win Abroad: Evidence from Japanese History
By: Mariko Sakakibara and Michael E. Porter
The study explores the influence of domestic competition on international trade performance, using data from a broad sample of Japanese industries. Domestic rivalry is measured directly using market-share instability rather than employing structural variables such as...
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Sakakibara, Mariko, and Michael E. Porter. "Competing at Home to Win Abroad: Evidence from Japanese History." Review of Economics and Statistics 83, no. 2 (May 2001).
- January 2001
- Article
The "Commonwealth Effect" and the Process of Internationalisation
By: G. Jones and S. Lundan
Keywords:
Global Range
Jones, G., and S. Lundan. The "Commonwealth Effect" and the Process of Internationalisation. World Economy 24, no. 1 (January 2001): 99–118.
- December 2000 (Revised May 2002)
- Case
Reverend Jeffrey Brown: Cops, Kids and Ministers
By: Kathleen L. McGinn and Alexis Lefort
Introduces Reverend Jeffrey Brown, one of the cofounders of the Ten Point Coalition in Boston, Mass. The Ten Point Coalition, a group of ministers that worked to change the dynamics between the Boston Police Department and the kids on the street, was instrumental in...
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Keywords:
Change;
Civil Society or Community;
Alliances;
Interpersonal Communication;
Power and Influence;
Law Enforcement;
City;
Boston
McGinn, Kathleen L., and Alexis Lefort. "Reverend Jeffrey Brown: Cops, Kids and Ministers." Harvard Business School Case 801-284, December 2000. (Revised May 2002.)