Offshoring And Outsourcing - Publications - Faculty & Research

27 Aug 2007
Op-Ed

Mattel: Getting a Toy Recall Right

million toys manufactured in China with lead paint and/or loose, potentially dangerous magnets. Clearly Mattel did not have sufficiently tight quality control procedures in its supply chain to compensate for the extra risks of outsourcing... View Details

Keywords: by John Quelch; Consumer Products

18 Mar 2001
Research & Ideas

Want to Be an Entrepreneur? [Part I]

booming business. Their credibility translated into tangible benefits for the new entity: the ability to recruit personnel and to entice suppliers (vital for companies like Handspring, which outsources its... View Details

Keywords: by John S. Rosenberg

01 Apr 2025
Blog Post

Alumni in Climate Networking Series: Miami

Are you interested in connecting with other alumni leveraging their careers to confront climate change? BEI invites HBS Alumni to join our Alumni in Climate Networking Series for a chance to connect with local alumni to discuss ideas, trends, opportunities, View Details

25 Sep 2007
First Look

First Look: September 25, 2007

which had historically been very manual in nature. CEO Juan Villarzu's initial turnaround attempts introduced a customer-centric corporate culture to his ranks, but he was still challenged by how to create an outsourcing strategy given... View Details

Keywords: Martha Lagace

21 Mar 2023
Blog Post

Grundfos: Innovation & Inspiration for Sustainable Product Design

LEGO’s Decarbonization Port Esbjerg: Deploying Offshore Wind HySynergy and Crossbridge Energy Grundfos: Innovation & Inspiration for Sustainable Product Design Arla Foods: How Sustainable Can A Dairy... View Details

01 Dec 2000
News

Everything Old Is New Again: The History of Technological Frontiers

pioneers have moved out there, claimed the loot, and put a stake in the ground, then they want property rights," Spar observed. "They don't want to be sitting out there with shotguns; they want to be running their business or mining their... View Details

Keywords: Laura Singleton; Microsoft; News, Library, Internet, and Other Services; News, Library, Internet, and Other Services; News, Library, Internet, and Other Services; News, Library, Internet, and Other Services

17 Dec 2015
News

Examining Global Workforce Management

As executives of an international company are considering workforce reductions in Europe and South America, they are providing layoff support to employees and working with communities to create incentives... View Details

13 Apr 2023
Blog Post

Grolsch Brewing Company: Drink Sustainably

discuss what types of lobbying and policies might be best suited to sustainability transformations in other industries and geographies. ----- Read more posts in the IFC Series: Deconstructing LEGO’s... View Details

07 Feb 2012
First Look

First Look: February 7

companies in the United States and Europe, divided the work up into small pieces (called microwork), and then sent it to delivery centers in developing regions of the world for completion through a web-based... View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

03 Feb 2014
Research & Ideas

The Tricky Business of Managing Web Advertising Affiliates

management services provided by an affiliate network. (Most merchants use affiliate networks to manage the technical infrastructure of the program, but not necessarily the administrative duties.) There are pros and cons to both internal... View Details

Keywords: by Kim Girard; Advertising; Publishing

28 Mar 2023
Blog Post

Novo Nordisk

Symbiosis taking off in the U.S. in the near future! ----- Read more posts in the IFC Series: Deconstructing LEGO’s Decarbonization Port Esbjerg: Deploying Offshore Wind HySynergy and Crossbridge Energy... View Details

06 Dec 2021
News

New Wave

it will have to make that case again and again as it scales up in different environments, from offshore sites to genuine rivers. (Verdant’s turbines can be deployed in virtually any marine environment with... View Details

Keywords: Alexander Gelfand; photographed by Chris Sorensen

01 Jun 2016
News

Taking Care of Business

recommended against producing sleepwear, now a highly popular line. Knock out! has been an acquisition target, but buyers always planned to offshore manufacturing—a nonstarter for the North Carolinian and... View Details

Keywords: Julia Hanna

01 Oct 2002
News

Andrew H. Tisch

its five subsidiaries — the Bulova Watch Company, insurer CNA Financial, Diamond Offshore Drilling, Loews Hotels, and the Lorillard Tobacco Company — and from other... View Details

Profile

Viktor Puzakov

upstream side, exploration and production,” he says. Viktor was one of only seven Russian graduates selected for Schlumberger’s prestigious internship program, in which he got experience with offshore View Details

Fast Answer

Resources for Harvard Economics Students

provides asset sizes, fund flows, performance and holdings analysis, particularly in regards to open-end mutual funds. Also Includes data on closed-end funds, equity ownership, exchange traded funds, hedge funds, market indexes, money... View Details

11 Jun 2012
Research & Ideas

When Business Competition Harms Society

Rather than operating its own testing facilities, New York outsources its emissions testing program to the private sector—to service stations, garages, and dealerships—but mandates they charge customers the... View Details

Keywords: by Carmen Nobel; Auto

08 Jan 2001
What Do You Think?

Have We Extended the Boundaries of the Firm Too Far?

standards of the Internet and willing to transfer databases to a "rival supplier" in the event of an unsatisfactory relationship (Joshua Doherty), and those maintaining a highly focused in-house... View Details

Keywords: by James Heskett

01 Jun 2004
News

Massport, Back on Course

outsourcing for businesses. The Massachusetts Port Authority operates Logan International Airport, two regional airports in the Boston area, the Port of Boston, and the Tobin Memorial Bridge, which connects... View Details

Keywords: Roger Thompson; Massport; Transit and Ground Passenger Transportation; Transit and Ground Passenger Transportation

01 Jun 2010
News

$how Me the Money

Baker: With a strong belief in change within the system, working to reduce corruption so that free markets will function better, to the benefit of rich and poor nations alike. Photos by Katherine Lambert Corruption. Said slowly, even the... View Details

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