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- 16 May 2017
- First Look
First Look at New Ideas and Research, May 16
health of the enterprise rather than near-term returns to its shareholders. Their model would refocus companies’ attention to innovation, strategic renewal, and investment in the future. Publisher's link: https://www.hbs.edu/faculty/Pages/item.aspx?num=52623 Digital... View Details
Keywords: Re: Multiple Faculty
- 18 Jul 2018
- Research & Ideas
No More General Tso's? A Threat to 'Knowledge Recombination'
further recombined by locals,” he says. “If H1-B was scrapped, or Europe stopped admitting skilled migrants, the knowledge production of the global economy would suffer.” One vivid example of this innovation transfer is General Tso’s... View Details
- 16 Apr 2019
- First Look
New Research and Ideas, April 16, 2019
case:https://hbsp.harvard.edu/product/419001-PDF-ENG Harvard Business School Case 619-008 Global Sourcing at Nike This case explores the evolution of Nike’s global product sourcing strategy, in particular... View Details
Keywords: Dina Gerdeman
- 24 Mar 2015
- First Look
First Look: March 24
http://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=2575912 Cases & Course Materials Harvard Business School Case 515-011 Muñoz Group: Sustaining Global Vertical Integration Through Innovation Muñoz Group, which supplied supermarket... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 25 Aug 2015
- First Look
First Look Tuesday
Abstract—U.S. money market mutual funds (MMFs) are an important source of dollar funding for global financial institutions, particularly those headquartered outside the United States. MMFs proved to be a source of considerable instability... View Details
- 12 Feb 2014
- Research & Ideas
Private Sector, Public Good
shareholder funds or as trying to subvert democratic institutions, she said. She suggested, however that there are three reasons to at least explore the topic including: Growing global corruption, particularly when business gets close to... View Details
Keywords: by Dina Gerdeman
- 09 Jun 2015
- Sharpening Your Skills
Sharpening Your Skills: Social Media
into creating the world's largest pop star? A case study by Anita Elberse examines the strategic marketing choices that created a global brand. To Read More: ARTICLES Advertisers Get Serious About Playing With Their Brands Playing with... View Details
- 22 Jan 2008
- Research & Ideas
New Challenges in Leading Professional Services
in upheaval. Associates are harder to recruit and keep; competition for clients is increasing from boutiques below and global firms above; the clients themselves are more demanding; and management time is focused on short-term issues... View Details
- 01 Nov 2011
- First Look
First Look: Nov. 1
this time. Read the article: http://hbr.org/2011/11/social-strategies-that-work/ar/1 Working PapersCarbon Tariffs: Impacts on Technology Choice, Regional Competitiveness, and Global Emissions Authors:David F. Drake Abstract Carbon... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 20 Mar 2019
- Research & Ideas
Gender-Diverse Companies Thrive Only Where Diversity is Embraced
are embedded in the broader normative and regulatory environment and that the broader societal context has important influences on dynamics within organizations. Thus, in this study, I decided to draw from neo-institutional theory and apply the question of diversity... View Details
Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne
- 04 Mar 2014
- Sharpening Your Skills
Sharpening Your Skills: Managing Innovation
managers can team with creative talent in six "culture industries": publishing, fashion, art-design, film, music, and food. Can Creativity Be Taught? Getting to Eureka!: How Companies Can Promote Creativity As global competition... View Details
Keywords: Re: Multiple Faculty
- 19 Dec 2012
- Research & Ideas
Affordable Housing: Israel and the United States
besieged with global discord that threatens regional peace, faces the same domestic headlines. In 2011, when young Israelis—and extending eventually to not-so-young Israelis, fueled by Facebook—mounted a "cottage cheese... View Details
- 07 Mar 2005
- Research & Ideas
The Rise of Innovation in Asia
work—including highly-skilled work—easily around the globe. "Asia is competing in the global technology-enabled game," he said. That means U.S. researchers will soon have as much to fear from this trend as call center employees... View Details
Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne
- 21 Nov 2012
- Research & Ideas
What Health Care Managers Need to Know--and How to Teach Them
Global health care is entering its most challenging era, with increasing demand for services from consumers newly arrived in the middle class, under-served people, and rapidly aging populations, all the while dealing with the need to... View Details
- September 1996 (Revised June 1998)
- Case
InterSoft of Argentina (A)
By: Linda A. Hill and Stacy Palestrant
Focuses on InterSoft of Argentina, a growing software company in Argentina. In 1993, InterSoft acquires a Russian software company and Emilo Lopez, the vice president and director of InterSoft's Systems Software Lab, must manage a creative, cross-cultural, "virtual"... View Details
Keywords: Applications and Software; Cross-Cultural and Cross-Border Issues; Business Growth and Maturation; Mergers and Acquisitions; Management Teams; Groups and Teams; Partners and Partnerships; Information Technology Industry; Argentina; Russia
Hill, Linda A., and Stacy Palestrant. "InterSoft of Argentina (A)." Harvard Business School Case 497-025, September 1996. (Revised June 1998.)
- 02 Dec 2015
- What Do You Think?
What Will It Take to Achieve Gender Equality in Leadership?
inequality is costing the global economy $12 trillion annually, with North America accounting for 25 percent of that total followed by China’s 20-plus percent. If diversity and gender equality have so much potential for improving... View Details
Keywords: by James Heskett
- November 2011
- Article
The Role of the Board in Accelerating the Adoption of Integrated Reporting
By: Robert G. Eccles and George Serafeim
This report examines the concept of integrated reporting and its current state of adoption around the globe. It also discusses the benefits to both companies and society and recommends ways boards can help their organizations accelerate the implementation of integrated... View Details
Keywords: Cost vs Benefits; Governing and Advisory Boards; Corporate Social Responsibility and Impact; Integrated Corporate Reporting; Social Issues; Global Range; Adoption
Eccles, Robert G., and George Serafeim. "The Role of the Board in Accelerating the Adoption of Integrated Reporting." Director Notes (The Conference Board) (November 2011).
- August 2008 (Revised July 2009)
- Supplement
Gazprom (C): The Ukrainian Crisis and Its Aftermath
By: Rawi E. Abdelal, Sogomon Tarontsi and Alexander Jorov
The case describes the resolution to the January 2006 gas crisis, precipitated by the decision of Gazprom, the largest natural gas producer in the world, to cut off gas supply to Ukraine because of disagreement on the terms of future trade. The case also narrates the... View Details
Keywords: Trade; Non-Renewable Energy; Cross-Cultural and Cross-Border Issues; Governing Rules, Regulations, and Reforms; Conflict Management; Reputation; Energy Industry; Russia; Ukraine
Abdelal, Rawi E., Sogomon Tarontsi, and Alexander Jorov. "Gazprom (C): The Ukrainian Crisis and Its Aftermath." Harvard Business School Supplement 709-010, August 2008. (Revised July 2009.)
- March 2005 (Revised March 2006)
- Case
Sealed Air Taiwan (A) (Abridged)
By: Lynn S. Paine
The general manager for U.S.-based Sealed Air Corp.'s Taiwan subsidiary must decide how to improve productivity and achieve profitability. In addition to considering a new approach to compensation, he is wondering how to bridge the gap between Sealed Air's corporate... View Details
Keywords: Organizational Culture; Organizational Change and Adaptation; Cross-Cultural and Cross-Border Issues; Relationships; Service Operations; Motivation and Incentives; Management Skills; Compensation and Benefits; Taiwan; United States
Paine, Lynn S. "Sealed Air Taiwan (A) (Abridged)." Harvard Business School Case 305-094, March 2005. (Revised March 2006.)
- June 2001
- Supplement
GE's Early Dispute Resolution Initiative (B)
By: Michael A. Wheeler and Gillian Morris
Early Dispute Resolution (EDR) has proved successful at GE. Yet, when Michael McIlwrath, new counsel at an Italian subsidiary, attempted to translate it to his company, problems arose. He had to gain internal acceptance, and explain the concept of early mediation to a... View Details
Keywords: Business Subsidiaries; Globalization; Lawsuits and Litigation; Organizational Culture; Performance Effectiveness; Problems and Challenges; Conflict of Interests; Complexity; Italy; New York (state, US)
Wheeler, Michael A., and Gillian Morris. "GE's Early Dispute Resolution Initiative (B)." Harvard Business School Supplement 801-453, June 2001.