Publications

September 1995
Teaching Note

Unemployment in France: "Priority Number One" TN

By: David A. Moss

Teaching Note for (9-795-064). View Details

Keywords: France

November 1993 (Revised November 1994)
Supplement

OfficePro (B)

By: John A. Quelch

Supplements OfficePro (A). View Details

Keywords: Decisions; Globalized Firms and Management; Business Subsidiaries; Supply Chain Management; Retail Industry; France

January 1992 (Revised March 1993)
Case

Maison Bouygues

By: John A. Quelch

The vice president of marketing is reviewing the 1991 marketing plan and budget for Maison Bouygues, the leading builder of new single family homes in France. Due to recession, the company's sales are forecast to be flat and adjustments may need to be made in the... View Details

Keywords: Housing; Marketing Strategy; Forecasting and Prediction; Brands and Branding; Construction Industry; France

May 1986 (Revised October 1993)
Case

Moet-Hennessy Group

By: Malcolm S. Salter

Presents the strategic and organizational problems of a venerable French firm pursuing product and financial diversification in an international context. View Details

Keywords: Globalization; Product Marketing; Organizations; Diversification; France

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05 Aug 2015
News

Mobilizing the Public to Fight Corruption

Henry Motte-Munoz (MBA 2013) is cofounder of Bantay, an NGO that educates Filipinos about their rights to good government services and gives them tools to obtain these services without paying bribes. “The people who are corrupt, you know that they’re corrupt. They... View Details

25 Apr 2014
News

Making 'human connections' to build business in emerging markets

Catherine Bouvier d'Yvoire (MBA 1982), director of the Global Strategy Advisory of Citi, talks about creating "human connections" with clients in emerging markets. (Published April 2014) View Details

24 Apr 2014
News

Positive impact that hits home

Kiné Seck Mercier (MBA 2014), co-president of the Harvard Islamic Society, recalls a first-year HBS case study set in Saudi Arabia: “There was a lot of discussion about Islam, and there was a lot of misunderstanding about the difference between the religion and Saudi... View Details

01 Sep 2006
News

Paulson Sees World of Opportunity

dysfunctional world, but we can actually do something about it. And not only that, people will demand and expect it.” The event also featured the annual presentation of student-selected awards for teaching excellence to faculty members Bharat Anand (Corporate... View Details

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

Article

U.S. Multinationals in British Manufacturing before 1962

By: G. Jones and Frances Bostock

This article presents a new database on U.S. multinationals active in British manufacturing between 1907 and 1962. Britain was the largest European host economy for U.S. direct investment in manufacturing and the second largest host worldwide. This article identifies... View Details

Keywords: Production; Trade; Foreign Direct Investment; Research and Development; Business Subsidiaries; Policy; Investment; Manufacturing Industry; United States; Great Britain

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News

How Sports Impacts The Lives Of Girls And Women Long After Their Playing Days Are Done

05 May 2016
Blog Post

Being a Student Mom at HBS

the topic of motherhood into my studies. My classmate Carina Rutgers and I had the opportunity to turn this into an independent project on motherhood at HBS that was supervised by Professor Frances X. Frei. The project hinged on the... View Details

01 Dec 2003
News

DonorsChoose: Teaming Up with Teachers

truly amazing,” adds Goldman. “The Partners of 63 will be critical to DonorsChoose as we expand nationwide. Their expertise is invaluable.” Goldman also calls upon classmates and HBS professors for advice. In fact, Associate Professor View Details

Keywords: Religious, Grantmaking, Civic, Professional, and Similar Organizations; Personal Services

Web

Research Links: Secondary Sources - Railroads and the Transformation of Capitalism | Harvard Business School

Mind in Action . Cambridge: Harvard University Press, 1953. Dobbin, Frank. Forging Industrial Policy: The United States, Britain, and France in the Railway Age . New York: Cambridge University Press, 1994. Dunlavy, Colleen A. "Organizing... View Details

Profile

Nathalie du Preez

career? I grew up in South Africa, was educated in the U.S., and have also lived and worked in the U.K., France and India. After HBS I was looking for a career that could provide similar international opportunities. In September 2010, I... View Details

Keywords: Consumer Products

August 2005 (Revised March 2006)
Case

Moneyball (A): What Are You Paying For?

By: Frances X. Frei, Dennis Campbell and Eliot Sherman

Explores the contextual elements of Major League Baseball and presents data to allow for an analytic examination of alleged market inefficiencies within the sport. View Details

Keywords: Market Design; Performance; Sports; Compensation and Benefits; Sports Industry; United States

August 2005
Supplement

Moneyball (B): Do You Get What You Pay For?

By: Frances X. Frei, Dennis Campbell and Eliot Sherman

Keywords: Sports; Sports Industry

February 2025
Case

Luca de Meo at Renault Group (A) (Abridged)

By: Emily Truelove, Linda A. Hill and Lydia Begag

When Luca de Meo became CEO of Renault Group in 2020, the 122-year-old French automaker faced financial challenges and the double technological disruption of the automotive industry: the shift to electric vehicles (EVs) and the rise of software-defined vehicles (SDVs).... View Details

June 2022
Case

Michelin’s Green Gold Bahia Program: Leaving With Grace

By: Sandra J. Sucher, Shalene Gupta and Susan J. Winterberg

In 2015, the top management of French tire-maker Michelin, was evaluating Michelin’s approach to divesting its rubber plantations ten years after incorporating a novel strategy.
In 2004, Michelin had a Brazilian rubber challenge. Its Bahía plantation had been hit... View Details

Keywords: Divestment; Supply Chain Management; Natural Resources; Corporate Accountability; Corporate Social Responsibility and Impact; Rubber Industry; Auto Industry; Brazil; France