Publications

May 1982
Case

Honeywell Europe: Human Resource Planning (A)

By: Wickham Skinner, D. Q. Mills and Jean K. Trescott

Keywords: Human Resources; Globalized Firms and Management; Planning; Europe

August 1990
Case

Giovanni Buton: International Marketing Strategy

Describes the situation confronting Giovanni Buton, an Italian distiller and beverage distributor, in 1989. The market for distilled spirits was declining and the spirits industry was consolidating via mergers and acquisitions on a worldwide basis. "Global brands" such... View Details

Keywords: Marketing Strategy; Globalized Markets and Industries; Manufacturing Industry; Food and Beverage Industry; Italy; European Union

Educators

01 Dec 2015
News

Estonia, Incorporated

connectedness so deep that it has earned the country the nickname “e-Estonia.” In a way, Estonia is looking to become a new-and-improved, global Delaware—where it famously takes less than an hour to start a business. (Estonia has it beat... View Details

Keywords: Francis Storrs

09 Oct 2018
Working Paper Summaries

Towards a New Approach for Upgrading Europe’s Competitiveness

Keywords: by Christian Ketels and Michael E. Porter

April 1985 (Revised March 1987)
Background Note

Organizing and Controlling MNCs

By: Christopher A. Bartlett

Keywords: Multinational Firms and Management

March 1985
Background Note

MNCs and Host Country Relationships

By: Christopher A. Bartlett

Keywords: Multinational Firms and Management

04 Nov 2016
News

No Grand Plan, but a Clear Mission

(photo by Louise Kennerley) (photo by Louise Kennerley) Marne Levine’s (MBA 2005) resume includes stints at the US Department of Treasury, Harvard University, and Facebook, where she served as VP of global public policy. “I’ve been in... View Details

01 Jun 2014
News

Net Gains

and digital media presence. "We've seen what can happen decades later when you make an investment in a country." So where is the NBA's next China? Tatum offers three of the league's growing international markets and explains how the NBA works its View Details

Keywords: Dan Morrell

18 Jan 2017
News

HBS Gains New Insight Into Africa

in January 2017 HBS’s Global Initiative established a regional research office in Johannesburg, South Africa, led by director Pippa Tubman Armerding (AB 1990), part of the School’s worldwide network of regional centers and offices. These... View Details

January 2011
Supplement

John Smith, CEO BBC Worldwide, Remarks to AMP, October 2007

By: John A. Quelch

BBC Worldwide CEO, John Smith addresses AMP participants in October 2007. View Details

Keywords: Global Strategy; Globalized Markets and Industries; Brands and Branding; Marketing Strategy; Media and Broadcasting Industry; United Kingdom

February 2001
Case

Mavesa (B): International Strategy and Valuation Concerns

Examines Mavesa's response to economic liberalization. Looks at Mavesa's efforts to expand into neighboring countries. Also looks at efforts to support the firm's stock price. A rewritten version of an earlier case. View Details

Keywords: Multinational Firms and Management; Emerging Markets; Global Strategy

Educators

2023
Chapter

Discussion of Geoeconomic Fragmentation and the Future of Multilateralism

By: Laura Alfaro

Keywords: Global Range; Economics; Globalized Economies and Regions; Globalization; International Relations; Policy

Read Now

13 Dec 2011
News

Harvard Business School Launches US Competitiveness Project

and actions that boost the ability of companies in the United States to compete in the global economy and raise American living standards. The announcement included the introduction of a new digital forum dedicated to the topic and comes... View Details

Keywords: Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools; Educational Services

June–July 2013
Article

Firm Rivalry, Knowledge Accumulation, and MNE Location Choices

By: Juan Alcacer, Cristian Deszo and Minyuan Zhao

The international business (IB) literature has mostly emphasized the impact of location and firm characteristics on location choices. However, industries with a significant presence of multinational enterprises (MNEs) are oligopolistic in nature, which suggests that... View Details

Keywords: Geographic Location; Competition; Multinational Firms and Management; Knowledge Acquisition; Game Theory; Global Strategy