Asia - Publications - Faculty & Research

October 2016
Teaching Note

Asia Optical: The Myanmar Decision

By: Dante Roscini and Matthew G. Preble

Teaching Note for HBS No. 714-026. View Details

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15 Oct 2008
News

Prof. and Panel Talk Asia

11 Apr 2011
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Challenges, solutions for South Asia

25 May 2022

HBS Perspectives South East Asia

The Geographic Regions Webinar Series aims to highlight different cultures at HBS. Each webinar will feature student panelists from the region featured as they reflect on their MBA experience and future plans. View Details

June 1997
Article

Financial Liberalization in Africa and Asia

By: Huw Pill and Mahmood Pradhan

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11 Oct 2012
News

E-Commerce Challenges and Opportunities in Asia

09 Jun 2014
News

Creating the Uber of Southeast Asia

Keywords: Transportation

October 2014 (Revised September 2015)
Case

Sanford C. Bernstein Goes to Asia

By: Linda A. Hill, Dana M. Teppert and Allison J. Wigen

Sanford C. Bernstein, a premier sell-side research firm, is expanding globally. Three years after launching Bernstein's Asian business, senior management has appointed Ghislain de Charentenay, a six-year sales veteran of the firm, as director of Asian research in Hong... View Details

Keywords: Collaboration; Talent Management; Leadership; Talent and Talent Management; Organizational Design; Emerging Markets; Globalization; Hong Kong

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October 2010 (Revised March 2013)
Case

Baxter's Asia Pacific 'Talent Edge' Initiative

By: Jordan Siegel, Mimi Xi and Christopher Poliquin

This case examines whether multinationals have a potential competitive weapon in aggressively exploiting social schisms in host labor markets and in hiring and promoting senior managers from excluded groups. View Details

Keywords: Labor; Selection and Staffing; Groups and Teams

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26 Mar 2009
Working Paper Summaries

The Bloody Millennium: Internal Conflict in South Asia

Keywords: by Lakshmi Iyer

April 2006 (Revised October 2006)
Case

Chrysanthemum and Dragon: JAFCO Asia in China

By: Rawi E. Abdelal and David Lane

In the autumn of 2002, JAFCO Asia, a subsidiary of JAFCO Co., Ltd., became the first foreign private equity firm to open an office in Beijing's Haidian Science Park. JAFCO was the only Japanese private equity firm operating in China. As such, Managing Director Vincent... View Details

Keywords: History; International Relations; Business and Shareholder Relations; Business and Government Relations; Expansion; Market Entry and Exit; Performance Effectiveness; Foreign Direct Investment; Business Strategy; Financial Services Industry; China; Beijing; Japan

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30 Apr 2001
Research & Ideas

New Paths to Success in Asia

the fact that they are often breaking new ground. . . . "A lot of people think that dot-coms in Asia are just taking U.S. technology and replicating the same business models. That may have been a valid criticism in the past, but... View Details

Keywords: by Alejandro Reyes & Deborah Blagg

2009
Working Paper

The Bloody Millennium: Internal Conflict in South Asia

By: Lakshmi Iyer

This paper documents the short-term and long-term trends in internal conflict in South Asian countries, using multiple data sources. I find that incidents of terrorism have been rising across South Asia over the past decade, and this increase has been concentrated in... View Details

Keywords: Crime and Corruption; International Relations; National Security; Conflict Management; Poverty; South Asia

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South Asia - Global Activities 2021

South Asia South Asia Fostering Agile Leadership Pictured: Since the 2016 launch of the Senior Executive Leadership Program—India, some 300 business leaders have participated in the program, which takes... View Details

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South Asia - Global Activities 2020

South Asia South Asia Immersion Offers Students Insight on Development in Sri Lanka Pictured: Students in front of a model of the Port City Colombo Project in Colombo, Sri Lanka. During the final leg of a... View Details

16 Feb 2022

MBA Tour: India and South Asia

Join Harvard Business School as we take part in the MBA Tour. The MBA Tour events will introduce you to admissions representatives, students and alumni from a wide variety of schools. Our HBS team will be online and looking forward to meeting you to discuss our MBA... View Details

September 1994 (Revised October 2002)
Case

Citibank: Launching the Credit Card in Asia Pacific (A)

By: V. Kasturi Rangan

Consumer Bank pondered the possibilities of launching a credit card in the Asia Pacific region. The bank's New York headquarters, and several of its country managers in the region, were not enthusiastic. But others were supportive because of the opportunity to expand... View Details

Keywords: Product Launch; Service Operations; Value Creation; Customer Focus and Relationships; Trade; Business Strategy; Expansion; Laws and Statutes; Banking Industry; Asia; New York (city, NY)

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24 Apr 2014
News

Building bridges between Asia and the US

Ravi Chidambaram (MBA 1978) talks about helping launch an oil industry coalition to provide low-cost fuel to the airline industry, and his work with the Asia Society, bringing industry and cultural programs to the US. (Published April... View Details

18 May 2020

Geographic Regions Webinar Series: Southeast Asia

The Geographic Regions Webinar Series aims to highlight different cultures at HBS. Each webinar will feature student panelists from the region featured as they reflect on their MBA experience and future plans. View Details

August 1992
Case

Otis Pacific Asia Operations (A): National Challenges

By: Michael Y. Yoshino

Describes the elevator market and Otis's competitive position in four markets: Hong Kong, Malaysia, India, and Japan. The student is asked to evaluate the strategic and competitive challenges in each market, especially in light of strong Japanese competition across the... View Details