Publications

August 1994 (Revised May 2001)
Case

ITT Automotive: Global Manufacturing Strategy (1994)

By: Gary P. Pisano and Sharon L. Rossi

ITT Automotive is in the process of developing a new-generation antilock brake system (ABS), designated the MK-20. The case focuses on the level of automation to be used in the production of this new system, and whether all plants should use the same process... View Details

Keywords: Information Technology; Innovation Strategy; Production; Product Development; Globalized Firms and Management; Performance Productivity; Manufacturing Industry; Auto Industry; Belgium; Germany; United States

January 1993 (Revised November 1993)
Case

FCB and Publicis (B): Managing Client and Country Diversity

By: Rosabeth M. Kanter

Discusses FCB and Publicis, partners in a global advertising agency alliance, working together with their clients to provide excellent service. May be used with FCB and Publicis (A): Forming the Alliance and (C): The German-Led Network. View Details

Keywords: Customer Relationship Management; Alliances; Cooperation; Globalized Firms and Management; Partners and Partnerships; Marketing Strategy; Advertising; Diversity; Advertising Industry; France; Germany; United States

November 1988 (Revised May 1998)
Teaching Note

Searching for Trade Remedies: The U.S. Machine Tool Industry--1983 & United States Trade Law, Teaching Note

By: David B. Yoffie

Teaching Note for (9-388-071) and (9-387-137). View Details

Keywords: Manufacturing Industry; United States; Japan; Germany

01 Sep 2006
News

Street Singer

Harris on the steps of Harlem's St. Charles Borromeo Church On a summer day in 1983, Carla Ann Harris (MBA ’87) stood before an audience of East Germans in a Leipzig church. Well before the Berlin Wall came down, Harris and other members of the Radcliffe Choral Society... View Details

Keywords: Julia Hanna; Finance

29 Oct 2020
Research & Ideas

The COVID Gender Gap: Why Fewer Women Are Dying

COVID-19 fatalities globally, while Australia and New Zealand have had relatively few deaths. The survey results are in line with reports that female-led countries like New Zealand and Germany responded swiftly and effectively to contain... View Details

Keywords: by Dina Gerdeman; Health

28 May 2019
News

Alumni Achievement Awards 2019

Hopkins course catalog. I didn’t realize there was a German requirement to study physics, which had all been done in Germany before the war. After three days of German, I switched to engineering.” Unceremonious end: “I loved Salomon... View Details

27 May 1992
Lecture

Banks in the Board Room: The American Versus Japanese and German Experiences

By: W. Carl Kester

Keywords: Banks and Banking; Banking Industry; United States; Germany; Japan

November 2002
Teaching Note

Corporate Renewal in America (TN)

By: Bruce R. Scott and Thomas S. Mondschean

Teaching Note for (9-702-018). View Details

Keywords: United States; Germany; Japan

1993
Book

The Rise of Multinationals in Continental Europe

By: G. Jones and Harm Schroter

This book examines the historical growth of Continental European multinationals over the previous 100 years. It includes new research on the evolution of multinational firms in Germany, France, the Netherlands, Switzerland, Sweden and oter countries, and the book... View Details

Keywords: Multinational Firms and Management; Growth and Development; Books; Research; France; Germany; Netherlands; Sweden; Switzerland

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November 1987 (Revised March 1988)
Case

Searching for Trade Remedies: The U.S. Machine Tool Industry--1983

By: David B. Yoffie

In 1983 the National Machine Tools Builder Association was predicting a declining market for the United States and rising imports. Machine tool manufacturers had to decide if they should ask the U.S. government for help, and if they did, which administrative channels... View Details

Keywords: Economic Slowdown and Stagnation; Machinery and Machining; Government and Politics; Law; Production; Business and Government Relations; Competition; Manufacturing Industry; Japan; Germany; United States

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23 Dec 2014
First Look

First Look: December 23

diversity program that he had started and championed at the company. Beyond this, attracting skilled workers to Germany was a national imperative; as the native population aged and its numbers in the workforce shrank, it would be critical... View Details

Keywords: Carmen Nobel

December 2002
Teaching Note

AOL Europe vs. Freeserve (A,B, and C) (TN)

By: David B. Yoffie and Mary Kwak

Teaching Note for (9-703-409), (9-703-410), and (9-703-411). View Details

Keywords: France; Germany; United Kingdom; United States

08 Jul 2015
What Do You Think?

Do Americans Work Too Much and Think About Work Too Little?

long hours, most folks are being forced to do that with minimal compensation." Patrick Coomans placed some blame on "the weak job protection employees have in the US." Sid Mehta, who reminded us that Greece has the longest workweek and View Details

Keywords: by James Heskett; Financial Services

05 Feb 2014
Research & Ideas

Can Putin Score Olympic Gold?

world. Countries have long used the spotlight the Olympics provide to celebrate their national pride and improve their international image. The first of these was in 1936, when Adolf Hitler used the Olympics in Berlin to try to show that Nazi View Details

Keywords: by Michael Blanding; Sports; Advertising

11 Nov 2002
Research & Ideas

Women Entrepreneurs Usher in the Next Generation

Hill, is someone who possesses exemplary leadership skills. As a computer science specialist who was drawn to business in part because it allowed her to put her quantitative background to practical use, Swan and her handpicked team paved the way for Nickelodeon... View Details

Keywords: by Martha Lagace

April 2025
Case

#FutureFresenius: Implementing a New Strategy to Transform the Company and Advance Patient Care

By: David J. Collis, Benjamin C. Esty and Haisley Wert

In February 2024, Fresenius CEO Michael Sen reflected on the company’s transformation journey from his office in Bad Homburg, Germany. With revenues of €22 billion and a mission to advance patient care, Fresenius had built a strong reputation through decades of... View Details

Keywords: Strategic Planning; Corporate Strategy; Transformation; Finance; Leading Change; Organizational Culture; Organizational Structure; Alignment; Health Industry; Germany; United States

September 2004 (Revised January 2005)
Case

IBM: Ordering Midrange Computers in Europe

IBM Europe is trying to expand business-to-business (B2B) efforts with its large distributors of midrange systems. These efforts aim to automate many transactions and business processes, removing the need for human involvement. IBM has completed an initial project with... View Details

Keywords: Customer Relationship Management; Information Technology; Information Infrastructure; Marketing Channels; Distribution Channels; Information Technology Industry; Computer Industry; Germany; United States

April 1995 (Revised July 1996)
Supplement

Governance at Metallgesellschaft (B)

By: Jay W. Lorsch and Samanta Graff

Supplements the (A) case. View Details

Keywords: Business Subsidiaries; Corporate Accountability; Business Conglomerates; Governing and Advisory Boards; Insolvency and Bankruptcy; Corporate Governance; Mining Industry; Chemical Industry; Germany; United States