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- September 1993 (Revised December 1997)
- Case
Loctite Corp.: International Distribution
By: John A. Quelch
Loctite Corp., dissatisfied with the sales growth achieved by its independent distributor in Hong Kong, is considering whether to find a new distributor or acquire a controlling interest in a wholly owned subsidiary covering Hong Kong and possibly other markets.... View Details
Keywords: Decision Choices and Conditions; Marketing; Distribution Channels; Globalization; Market Participation; Industrial Products Industry; Hong Kong
Quelch, John A., and David J. Arnold. "Loctite Corp.: International Distribution." Harvard Business School Case 594-021, September 1993. (Revised December 1997.)
- July 2004
- Article
Protecting Foreign Investors in the Developing World: A Shift in U.S. Policy in the 1990s?
By: L. T. Wells Jr.
Wells, L. T., Jr. "Protecting Foreign Investors in the Developing World: A Shift in U.S. Policy in the 1990s?" Transnational Dispute Management 1, no. 3 (July 2004). (Published as "Protecting Foreign Investors in the Developing World: A Shift in U.S. Policy in the 1990s?" In International Business and Government Relations in the 21st Century: In Honor of Jack Behrman, edited by Robert Grosse. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 2005.)
- 03 Aug 2016
- Research & Ideas
Ominous Background Music Is Bad for Sharks
shark populations, which results in an ongoing decline, according to the 2013 study Global catches, exploitation rates, and rebuilding options for sharks. The extinction risk is considerably higher for chrondrichthyan fishes – sharks,... View Details
- 03 Jun 2002
- What Do You Think?
Are We Entering an Era of European Management Leadership?
social, cultural, and legal environment. Given the prospect for continued movement toward competition and the propagation of "best practice" management ideas on a global scale, is the question largely academic? What do you... View Details
Keywords: by James Heskett
- February 2019 (Revised April 2021)
- Case
Honda Innovations: Leveraging External Insights to Accelerate Creation
By: Antonio Davila
Nick Sugimoto, CEO of Honda Innovations—the open innovation organization of Honda, has to decide how to extend his organization’s approach to innovation across the world. Honda Innovations dates back to 2000 when Honda created Honda Research Institute in Silicon... View Details
Keywords: Innovation; Radical Innovation; Corporate Venturing; Corporate Innovation; Organization Structure; Management Control; Business Units; Disruption; Corporate Entrepreneurship; Global Strategy; Disruptive Innovation; Innovation and Management; Innovation Strategy; Organizational Structure; Strategy; Auto Industry; San Francisco; Japan
Davila, Antonio. "Honda Innovations: Leveraging External Insights to Accelerate Creation." Harvard Business School Case 119-062, February 2019. (Revised April 2021.)
- September 2009
- Article
The Technology Manager's Journey: An Extended Narrative Approach to Educating Technical Leaders
By: Robert D. Austin, Richard L. Nolan and Shannon O'Donnell
Technology management poses particular challenges for educators because it requires a facility with different kinds of knowledge and wide-ranging learning abilities. We report on the development and delivery of an information technology (IT) management course designed... View Details
Keywords: Information Technology; Management; Knowledge Use and Leverage; Business Education; Multinational Firms and Management; Entertainment; Communication; Curriculum and Courses; Framework; Design; Goals and Objectives; Learning; Information Technology Industry
Austin, Robert D., Richard L. Nolan, and Shannon O'Donnell. "The Technology Manager's Journey: An Extended Narrative Approach to Educating Technical Leaders." Academy of Management Learning & Education 8, no. 3 (September 2009).
- March 1997
- Case
Stone Container in Honduras (C)
By: James K. Sebenius and Hannah Bowles
Supplements the (A) case. View Details
Keywords: Negotiation Preparation; Negotiation Types; Environmental Sustainability; Conflict of Interests; Globalized Firms and Management; Developing Countries and Economies; Government and Politics; Manufacturing Industry; Pulp and Paper Industry; Honduras; Chicago
Sebenius, James K., and Hannah Bowles. "Stone Container in Honduras (C)." Harvard Business School Case 897-174, March 1997.
- 14 Nov 2019
- Book
Lifting the Lid on Turkey's Hidden Business History
that with the first scholarly business history of Modern Turkey. Business, Ethics and Institutions: The Evolution of Turkish Capitalism in Global Perspectives was co-edited by Asli M. Colpan, of the Kyoto University, Graduate School of... View Details
Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne
- 24 Oct 2017
- First Look
First Look at New Research and Ideas, October 24, 2017
competitor, Apollo Global Management. The case allows for discussion of strategic and financing considerations by Centerbridge, a New York–based investment firm employing a flexible approach across investment disciplines: private equity... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 31 Jan 2017
- First Look
First Look at New Research: January 31, 2017
productivity. Download working paper: https://www.hbs.edu/faculty/Pages/item.aspx?num=52141 Capturing Value from IP in a Global Environment By: Alcácer, Juan, Karin Beukel, and Bruno Cassiman Abstract—This paper documents the strong growth... View Details
Keywords: Carmen Nobel
- 25 Nov 2008
- First Look
First Look: November 25, 2008
competitive structure of the global real estate services market mandating that providers become more customer-solutions oriented. The case is set shortly after the announcement of the restructuring which, for the first time, will place... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 28 Nov 2007
- Research & Ideas
B2B Branding: Does it Work?
Interbrand's 10 most valuable global brands, we find Microsoft, Intel, IBM, and GE. All generate far more B2B revenues than sales to end consumers. An HBS research team recently conducted a study of top B2B View Details
- 15 Feb 2012
- Op-Ed
Occupy Wall Street Protestors Have a Point
the future of the global market system. In keeping with the School's learning model, we provided participants with a "case"—this one consisting of the World Bank's scenario for global economic... View Details
- 11 Jan 2017
- Research & Ideas
The Paradoxical Quest to Make Food Look 'Natural' With Artificial Dyes
million boxes of fresh oranges shipped out of state were colored with synthetic dyes.” By the 1930s, synthetic food dyes were used routinely in sausages, pastas, candies, ice cream, and a host of other foods. By 2016, the global food dye... View Details
Keywords: by Carmen Nobel
- 08 Aug 2016
- Lessons from the Classroom
Panic Management: Keep Your Eyes on the Road
globalized business world, and technologies that are constantly changing. Within that dynamic environment, a curveball can come from anywhere: a portion of their businesses may suddenly dry up, belt-tightening layoffs may loom, or... View Details
Keywords: by Dina Gerdeman
- 03 May 2016
- First Look
First Look, May 3, 2016
Abstract—Leaders face a multitude of strategic paradoxes—contradictory pressures that are too often viewed as “either/or” choices. There are innovation paradoxes, in which the pursuit of new offerings and processes conflicts with the mandate to sustain the tried and... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 01 Mar 2016
- First Look
March 1, 2016
participation, even when they do not specifically target their communities and concerns. Download working paper: https://www.hbs.edu/faculty/Pages/item.aspx?num=50666 Harvard Business School Case 916-414 Unilever's New Global Strategy:... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 29 Oct 2014
- Research & Ideas
Inventing Products is Less Valuable Than Inventing Ideas
social network that would allow everyone to share their lives with one another across geographies. "Compared to the value of the global network idea, the value of the actual product of a platform for college kids was much less,"... View Details
- 14 Jul 2009
- First Look
First Look: July 14
political party dynamics, terrorist attacks, rising infrastructure and energy demands, and a global financial crisis. How can the nation's leaders implement economic reforms to ensure continued development? Purchase this case:... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 14 Jan 2008
- Research & Ideas
Mapping Polluters, Encouraging Protectors
continue to rapidly develop, mapping can bring together specialists in fields as diverse as environmental engineering and graphics. As Toffel concludes, "The notion of how to display environmental information geographically is something that people are getting... View Details