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- 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
Jones, G., and Harm Schroter, eds. The Rise of Multinationals in Continental Europe. Aldershot: Edward Elgar Publishing, 1993.
- 02 Dec 2014
- Working Paper Summaries
International Trade, Multinational Activity, and Corporate Finance
Keywords: by C. Fritz Foley & Kalina Manova
- Research Summary
Multinational Enterprises and Corporate Responsibility
By: Nien-he Hsieh
Multinational enterprises, especially those operating in developing economies, face wide-ranging demands to help persons whose basic needs are unmet. Pharmaceutical companies, for example, are asked to provide access to life-saving therapies to patients in countries... View Details
- 16 Apr 2009
- Working Paper Summaries
Gray Markets and Multinational Transfer Pricing
Keywords: by Romana L. Autrey & Francesco Bova
- 2003
- Chapter
Managing the Multinational Enterprise
By: L. T. Wells Jr. and John M. Stopford
Keywords: Multinational Firms and Management
Wells, L. T., Jr., and John M. Stopford. "Managing the Multinational Enterprise." In International Business, edited by Peter Buckley.The History of Management Thought. Aldershot, U.K.: Ashgate Publishing, 2003. (Originally published as chapter 2 of John M. Stopford and L.T. Wells, Managing the Multinational Enterprise. New York: Basic Books, 1972.)
- February 1985 (Revised June 1985)
- Teaching Note
Multinational Enterprise, Teaching Note
Keywords: Multinational Firms and Management
- February 1982 (Revised August 1987)
- Case
Hoover: Multinational Product Planning
By: Robert D. Buzzell and Benson P. Shapiro
Buzzell, Robert D., and Benson P. Shapiro. "Hoover: Multinational Product Planning." Harvard Business School Case 582-102, February 1982. (Revised August 1987.)
- May 1987
- Background Note
Designing Multinational Marketing Programs
Buzzell, Robert D., and John A. Quelch. "Designing Multinational Marketing Programs." Harvard Business School Background Note 587-174, May 1987.
- November 1989 (Revised June 1993)
- Case
Managing Xerox's Multinational Development Center
Describes a manager's role in developing a staff group responsible for enhancing the efficiency of Xerox's worldwide logistics and inventory management systems. Illustrates a range of management strategies for upward and lateral influence in a complex organizational... View Details
Keywords: Multinational Firms and Management
Eisenstat, Russell A. "Managing Xerox's Multinational Development Center." Harvard Business School Case 490-029, November 1989. (Revised June 1993.)
- 1999
- Chapter
Multinational Cross-Investment between Switzerland and Britain 1914-1945
By: G. Jones
This chapter examines multinational cross-investment between Switzerland and Great Britain between 1914 and 1945. While Great Britain and Switzerland were both major home economies for multinationals,few companies from either country were interested in investing in the... View Details
- June 1987
- Supplement
Multinational Marketing Management, Video
By: John A. Quelch
Quelch, John A. "Multinational Marketing Management, Video." Harvard Business School Video Supplement 887-547, June 1987.
- 14 Sep 2011
- Working Paper Summaries
Ethnic Innovation and US Multinational Firm Activity
Keywords: by C. Fritz Foley & William R. Kerr
- 2009
- Working Paper
Gray Markets and Multinational Transfer Pricing
By: Romana L. Autrey and Francesco Bova
Gray markets arise when a manufacturer's products are sold outside of its authorized channels, for instance when goods designated for a foreign market are resold domestically. One method multinationals use to combat gray markets is to increase internal transfer prices... View Details
Keywords: Price; Multinational Firms and Management; Demand and Consumers; Distribution Channels; Business and Government Relations; Sales; Competitive Strategy
Autrey, Romana L., and Francesco Bova. "Gray Markets and Multinational Transfer Pricing." Harvard Business School Working Paper, No. 09-098, February 2009. (Revised October 2009.)
- 10 Jul 2006
- Working Paper Summaries
Nationality and Multinationals in Historical Perspective
Keywords: by Geoffrey G. Jones
- 12 Mar 2014
- Research & Ideas
Entrepreneurship and Multinationals Drive Globalization
In a new book on the origins and impacts of globalization, Harvard Business School's Geoffrey Jones focuses on the role played by a vital but often ignored actor in this conversation: business entrepreneurs and the multinational... View Details
- 2009
- Chapter
The Decline and Renewal of British Multinational Banking.
By: G. Jones and Lucy Newton
This chapter discusses the renaissance of British multinational banking from the 1990s. British commercial banks had pioneered multinational banking during the 19th century, but they were unable to build on this legacy during the new wave of global banking that began... View Details
- 02 Sep 2002
- Research & Ideas
Foreign Multinationals in the U.S.: A Rocky Road
What can companies today take away from the experience of myriad multinationals in the United States? A lot, says HBS professor Geoffrey G. Jones, a specialist in business history and international business. In the following e-mail... View Details
Keywords: by Sarah Jane Johnston & Martha Lagace
- July 2003 (Revised February 2004)
- Background Note
Multinationals and the First Global Economy before 1914
Reviews the literature on the growth of globalization before 1914 and examines the role of multinationals in the process. View Details
Jones, Geoffrey G. "Multinationals and the First Global Economy before 1914." Harvard Business School Background Note 804-013, July 2003. (Revised February 2004.)
- 2009
- Working Paper
Regional Trade Integration and Multinational Firm Strategies
By: Pol Antras and C. Fritz Foley
This paper analyzes the effects of the formation of a regional trade agreement on the level and nature of multinational firm activity. We examine aggregate data that captures the response of U.S. multinational firms to the formation of the ASEAN free trade agreement.... View Details
Keywords: Trade; Foreign Direct Investment; Globalized Economies and Regions; Multinational Firms and Management; Growth and Development Strategy; Agreements and Arrangements; Southeast Asia; United States
Antras, Pol, and C. Fritz Foley. "Regional Trade Integration and Multinational Firm Strategies." NBER Working Paper Series, No. 14891, April 2009.