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- 23 Aug 2016
- First Look
August 23, 2016
his firm had a large investment in FANUC Corporation, a leading producer of industrial robots and software for machine tools. Loeb was demanding that the Japanese firm change its financial and governance policies (e.g., distribute more... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 11 Oct 2010
- Research & Ideas
It Pays to Hire Women in Countries That Won’t
that some multinationals were exploiting the inherent sexism in South Korea by hiring female managers there, while at the same time still not hiring or promoting senior female managers at home. To wit, the researchers examined 37 Japanese... View Details
Keywords: by Carmen Nobel
- 20 Sep 2004
- Research & Ideas
How Consumers Value Global Brands
That's a significant shift. Until recently, people's perceptions about quality for value and technological prowess were tied to the nations from which products originated. "Made in the USA" was once important; so were Japanese... View Details
- 20 Sep 2011
- First Look
First Look: September 20
into global markets. In a critical stride toward becoming the world's No. 1 Internet services company, Mikitani announces Englishnization-a highly publicized aggressive two-year English proficiency mandate for all 7,100 of Rakuten's View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 17 Mar 2008
- Research & Ideas
The Lessons of Business History: A Handbook
countries rather than addressing analytical issues, such as why firms grow big. Moreover, whilst English may be triumphant in the world of business, in the world of business history, scholars still write in local languages. There is a rich literature on View Details
Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne
- 18 Oct 2011
- First Look
First Look: October 18
audit firms can be associated with improved audit and reporting quality in client firms. Specialization and Variety in Repetitive Tasks: Evidence from a Japanese Bank Authors:B. Staats and F. Gino Publication:Management Science... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- Web
Innovation & the War Effort - Edwin H. Land & Polaroid | Harvard Business School
toward the war effort included the production of quinine. Natural quinine was derived from the bark of tropical tree in Java, but this source was cut off by the Japanese occupation. Polaroid sponsored the work of MIT graduate Dr. Robert... View Details
- 05 Feb 2019
- News
Protecting the Power Grid
feared—but Japanese emergency crews were able to replenish the spent-fuel pool water in the nick of time, preventing massive evacuation of Tokyo. US regulators took notice. In 2012, Popik and Mott cofounded the nonprofit Foundation for... View Details
- 08 Aug 2018
- News
Getting Life Back in Balance
living suite with a Brazilian stock broker, a Japanese television producer, a Botswanan chemical engineer, and a Danish medical trials manager. The cohort, eight in total, were able to share their unique experiences, thoughts, fears, and... View Details
Keywords: Jennifer Myers
- 16 Nov 2015
- News
Connecting with Indigenous Traditions
Diego, followed by managing king crab and salmon fishing in Washington State and Alaska. “I was in Dutch Harbor, navigating the logistics of catching and freezing and making deals with Japanese customers,” he remembers. “I seemed to find... View Details
- 20 Jan 2015
- First Look
First Look: January 20
School Case 514-084 Vision 2020: Takeda and the Vaccine Business In 2014, Yasuchika Hasegawa was orchestrating the transformation of Takeda from a Japanese pharmaceutical company with a global footprint into a global company with a View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 01 Sep 2012
- News
High Honors
shuns some of Japan’s traditional business formalities, and led the 2011 tsunami relief effort. In 2010, he declared that all Rakuten employees needed to be proficient in English. As Mikitani sees it, in order to compete globally, View Details
- 25 Oct 2012
- Research & Ideas
Developing the Global Leader
gives you a heightened sensitivity to cultural differences, and how those differences are tied up in language." After 60 or so hours of Japanese language instruction, George could more or less carry on a conversation, and did so with... View Details
Keywords: by Julia Hanna
- Web
Asia Pacific - Global Activities 2021
Asia Pacific Asia Pacific Marking Ten-Year Connection with Japanese Earthquake Region Pictured: Professor of Management Practice Hirotaka Takeuchi hosted a virtual gathering in March to mark the 10th anniversary of the Immersive Field... View Details
- 05 Nov 2007
- What Do You Think?
Why Is Succession So Badly Managed?
proposed that "the board could tie the CEO's exit package with the grooming of a successor." B.V. Krishnamurthy said that "the ultimate solution may be similar to the job rotation concept of the Japanese companies in their... View Details
Keywords: Re: James L. Heskett
- 30 Apr 2001
- Research & Ideas
New Paths to Success in Asia
the Asia-Pacific region. Poised to enter the World Trade Organization, China is sowing the seeds of entrepreneurship in its state-owned enterprises; the Japanese government is challenging its own telecom monopolies; and wireless... View Details
Keywords: by Alejandro Reyes & Deborah Blagg
- 09 May 2017
- First Look
New Research and Ideas, May 9
Kameda was the leading player in the Japanese rice cracker market and was looking to expand overseas to achieve growth, with the vision of becoming a global food company. Starting in 2008, it had tried to market its best-selling product... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 01 Dec 2006
- News
One-on-One with Jeff Hicks
35-year-old males is one based on a lot of accessories like tricked-out exhausts and spoilers, and it’s dominated by Japanese imports. We could lie about the GTI and try to make it live in that world, but instead we developed the “Un-Pimp... View Details
- 01 Oct 2002
- News
The Class of 1977
rush to “go international” was fast and furious when we came on the business scene. “Emerging markets” was the new catchphrase. The robust Japanese economy was the world's envy, and sushi bars were the place to take your date. If you... View Details
Keywords: Desmond Wong
- 01 Jul 2002
- Research & Ideas
What it Takes to Lead Through Turmoil
anger and blame stage. They are moving out of denial, but the corporate response emphasizes stopping "them" rather than innovating. Case in point: The U.S. auto industry. When threatened by superior Japanese imports, domestic... View Details
Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne