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- 25 Feb 2002
- Research & Ideas
The Country Effect: Does Location Matter?
loyalty, tradition and internal maintenance, are the monkeys. Organizations frequently show aspects of different cultures, making for dragons. Competitive and entrepreneurial firms consistently perform better than do more bureaucratic and... View Details
Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne
- July 2005
- Teaching Note
Globalizing Consumer Durables: Singer Sewing Machine before 1914 (TN)
Teaching Note to (9-804-001). View Details
- November 2003 (Revised May 2016)
- Case
Weetman Pearson and the Mexican Oil Industry (A)
By: Geoffrey Jones and Lisa Bud-Freirman
Taught in the MBA Evolution of Global Business course, a business history course on the growth of multinationals. Explores the role of the British entrepreneur Weetman Pearson in developing the Mexican oil industry before 1914. Shows this entrepreneur's evolution from... View Details
Keywords: History; Risk and Uncertainty; Non-Renewable Energy; Growth Management; Multinational Firms and Management; Entrepreneurship; Investment; Developing Countries and Economies; Energy Industry; Mexico
Jones, Geoffrey, and Lisa Bud-Freirman. "Weetman Pearson and the Mexican Oil Industry (A)." Harvard Business School Case 804-085, November 2003. (Revised May 2016.)
- December 2001 (Revised January 2002)
- Case
Nestle S.A.
By: Ray A. Goldberg and Hal Hogan
Peter Brabeck wants to focus Nestle as a wellness company in the global food system and do so in a way that provides both growth in sales and margins in both developed and developing countries. View Details
Keywords: Brands and Branding; Product Development; Supply Chain Management; Food; Multinational Firms and Management; Business Growth and Maturation; Sales; Agriculture and Agribusiness Industry; Food and Beverage Industry; Switzerland
Goldberg, Ray A., and Hal Hogan. "Nestle S.A." Harvard Business School Case 902-419, December 2001. (Revised January 2002.)
- 11 Mar 2014
- First Look
First Look: March 11
greater competence. August 2013 Business History Review Charting Dynamic Trajectories: Multinational Firms in India By: Choudhury, Prithwiraj, and Tarun Khanna Abstract—In this article, we provide a... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- July 1993 (Revised April 1999)
- Case
ABB's Relays Business: Building and Managing a Global Matrix
Describes the development and management of the relays business area (BA) in ABB's global matrix organization. Focuses on three levels of management--corporate, BA, and operating company. Highlights the roles and responsibilities of individuals at each level as ABB... View Details
Keywords: Multinational Firms and Management; Business or Company Management; Business Strategy; Organizational Structure; Managerial Roles; Management Practices and Processes; Employees; Organizational Culture; Success; Manufacturing Industry
Bartlett, Christopher A. "ABB's Relays Business: Building and Managing a Global Matrix." Harvard Business School Case 394-016, July 1993. (Revised April 1999.)
- 12 Oct 1999
- Research & Ideas
Value Judgments: Business Ethics Across Borders
course-development project in 1997. Writing cases on firms in China, Japan, Thailand, Argentina, Nigeria, and Russia, she focused on businesses indigenous to each culture as well as multinationals moving... View Details
Keywords: by Judith A. Ross
- 09 Feb 2016
- First Look
February 9, 2016
reallocate capital from firms facing low tax rates to those facing high tax rates. Evidence from the worldwide operations of U.S. multinational firms indicates that affiliates... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 24 Nov 2014
- Research & Ideas
Corrupting Silence: Companies Must Speak Up Against Bribes
discovered that many of these problem contracts were not very profitable," says Healy. The results were more stark for Montreal-based engineering and construction firm SNC-Lavalin, which Healy is researching for an upcoming case study. In... View Details
Keywords: by Michael Blanding
- September 20, 2004
- Comment
How Consumers Value Global Brands
By: Douglas Holt, John A. Quelch and Earl L. Taylor
In 2002, we carried out a two-stage research project in partnership with the market research company Research International/USA to find out how consumers in different countries value global brands. First, we conducted a qualitative study in forty-one countries to... View Details
Keywords: Global Brands; Brand Value; Multi-national Brands; Social Responsibility; Global Range; Multinational Firms and Management; Globalized Markets and Industries; Brands and Branding; Social Marketing; Corporate Social Responsibility and Impact
Holt, Douglas, John A. Quelch, and Earl L. Taylor. "How Consumers Value Global Brands." Harvard Business School Working Knowledge (September 20, 2004).
- April 1998
- Case
Becton Dickinson: Worldwide Blood Collection Team (Abridged)
By: Clayton M. Christensen
Becton Dickinson's Vacutainer business was largely based in the United States, but in 1980 management determined to grow the business aggressively first in Europe and then Japan. These areas demanded new products that were tailored to local markets. Despite the change... View Details
Keywords: Resource Allocation; Growth and Development Strategy; Change Management; Product Development; Global Strategy; Expansion; Innovation and Invention; Multinational Firms and Management; Medical Devices and Supplies Industry; United States; Europe; Japan
Christensen, Clayton M. "Becton Dickinson: Worldwide Blood Collection Team (Abridged)." Harvard Business School Case 698-058, April 1998.
- 03 Sep 2013
- First Look
First Look: September 3
developed between analysts and managers by investigating analyst coverage decisions in the context of CEO and CFO moves between publicly listed firms. We find that top executive moves from an origin firm to a destination View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 08 Oct 2013
- First Look
First Look: October 8
opacity and agility. Clients find it very difficult to judge a firm's performance in advance, because they are usually hiring it for specialized knowledge and capability that they themselves lack. Price becomes a proxy for quality. And the top consulting (or law) View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 19 Mar 2006
- Research & Ideas
Do I Dare Say Something?
recent working paper, Harvard Business School professor Amy Edmondson and Penn State professor James Detert explored the challenges employees face speaking up to internal authorities. Their research focused on behavior in large, View Details
Keywords: by Sarah Jane Gilbert
- 16 Oct 2012
- First Look
First Look: October 16
organization profits. Order the book: http://www.amazon.com/Judgment-Calls-Twelve-Stories-Decisions/dp/142215811X From Russia with Love: The Impact of Relocated Firms on Incumbent Survival Authors:Oliver Falck, Christina Guenther, Stephan... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- September 2010 (Revised April 2011)
- Case
Sherritt Goes to Cuba (A): Political Risk in Unchartered Territory
By: Aldo Musacchio and Jonathan Schlefer
Ian Delaney, CEO of Sherritt, a primarily a mining company, visited Cuba in the early 1990s to negotiate a deal to export nickel for their Canadian refineries. The case describes the difficulties of doing business in Cuba and the challenges Delaney overcame to turn... View Details
Keywords: Business Conglomerates; Joint Ventures; Multinational Firms and Management; Growth and Development Strategy; Risk Management; Emerging Markets; Business and Government Relations; Mining Industry; Canada; Cuba; United States
Musacchio, Aldo, and Jonathan Schlefer. "Sherritt Goes to Cuba (A): Political Risk in Unchartered Territory." Harvard Business School Case 711-001, September 2010. (Revised April 2011.)
- 12 Oct 1999
- Research & Ideas
Porter’s Perspective: Competing in the Global Economy
you decide to put together this collection of articles? Porter: In retrospect, my work divides into three major areas. The first has to do with how firms compete in industries and gain competitive advantage. The next focuses on locations... View Details
Keywords: Re: Michael E. Porter
- 03 May 2004
- Research & Ideas
Business History around the World
although research on this topic has often focused on high technology manufacturing companies, I have written extensively on the service sector, on business groups and alliances rather than hierarchical corporations, and on the different ways the entrepreneurs and View Details
Keywords: by Cynthia Churchwell
- 22 Aug 2017
- First Look
First Look at New Research and Ideas, August 23
forthcoming Handbook of Structural Transformation Location Fundamentals, Agglomeration Economies, and the Geography of Multinational Firms By: Alfaro, Laura, and Maggie Xiaoyang Chen Abstract—Multinationals... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 09 Feb 2010
- First Look
First Look: Feb. 9
of real-world systems. Download the paper: http://www.hbs.edu/research/pdf/10-059.pdf Quality Provision, Expected Firm Altruism and Brand Extensions Author:Julio J. Rotemberg Abstract This paper studies quality choice in a model where... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace