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- 01 Dec 2014
- News
Alumni and Faculty Books for December 2014
that his generation is leaving them and what they will need to do about it. Japan and the Shackles of the Past (What Everyone Needs to Know) by R. Taggart Murphy (MBA 1981) (Oxford University Press) Japan is... View Details
- 16 Jun 2003
- Research & Ideas
Researchers Contribute Globalization of Markets Papers
competition, identifying opportunities to enhance global perceptions, and shoring up weaknesses." The Unglobal Consumer The "Unglobalization" of Markets: Japan after Twenty Years Hirotaka Takeuchi, Dean, Hitotsubashi... View Details
Keywords: by Working Knowledge editors
- 30 Aug 2019
- Blog Post
3 Growing Pains from my First Year at HBS: Academic, Social, and Career
Miho Sakuma (MBA '20) is from Tokyo, Japan and graduated with a major in history at Williams College. At the Class of 2020 welcoming reception last year, Dean Nohria told us that HBS will transform us in three dimensions – academics,... View Details
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Global - Global Activities 2020
relief efforts in India; Ameera Shah (OPM 42, 2012), managing director at Metropolis Healthcare; Ajay Bijli (OPM 28, 1999), chair and managing director of PVR Cinemas; and Vivek Gambhir (MBA 1997), former CEO of Godrej Consumer Products Ltd. View Details
- 03 Nov 2021
- Blog Post
Alumni Viewpoints: Confronting the Climate Change Challenge
+Yumiko Murakami (MBA 1994) General Partner, MPower PartnersMaximizing What Japan Has to Offer +Girish Nadkarni (MBA 1988) President, TotalEnergies VenturesA Cri de Coeur +Richard Needham, Jr. (MBA 2002) Partner, Energy Sector Lead,... View Details
- 01 Oct 1997
- News
Cathy A. Nichols
When the opportunity at Universal came along, Nichols was ready for a change. "It's absolutely perfect for me," she says. "And it's also a lot of fun." It will also be demanding. Universal Studios Florida is undergoing a multibillion-dollar expansion, plans for a theme... View Details
Keywords: Thomas Frick
- 01 Sep 2012
- News
High Honors
launched Tokyo-based Rakuten, a 10,000-person company that began as an online shopping mall and now includes banking, travel, e-book, and credit card divisions. With a market capitalization of approximately $14 billion in fiscal year 2012, Rakuten—which means... View Details
- 01 Sep 2004
- News
Charlie Williams (MBA 1939, DCS 1952)
never forget — the men understood that no invasion of Japan would be necessary and that the war’s end was near. In 1947, I was discharged from the Navy and began teaching at HBS ten days later. As we all know, HBS is a very special place,... View Details
- 14 Oct 2009
- First Look
First Look: October 14
Working PapersCapitalizing On Innovation: The Case of Japan (revised October 2009) Authors:Robert Dujarric and Andrei Hagiu Abstract Japan's industrial landscape is characterized by hierarchical forms of industry organization, which are... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 01 Feb 1999
- News
New HBS Alumni Board Members
president of Morgan Stanley Dean Witter Japan, based in Tokyo. Porté serves as a trustee of the American School in Japan and of Camp Rising Sun, an international leadership camp. A magna cum laude and Phi Beta Kappa graduate of Harvard... View Details
- 02 Jun 2011
- What Do You Think?
Is it Time for a National Bankruptcy?
Japan would approach the ratios of the US. Even assuming that all such long-term projections are never accurate, is it possible that a country could fall into bankruptcy? What does national bankruptcy mean? Years ago economists told us... View Details
Keywords: by Jim Heskett
- 01 Nov 1999
- Research & Ideas
Companies, Cultures and the Transformation to the Transnational
Japanese managers in foreign locations engaged in nemawashi and ringi by intensive telephone contact and frequent exchanges of visits between headquarters in Japan and the overseas units. View Details
- 20 May 2014
- First Look
First Look: May 20
314-087 Jurlique: Globalizing Beauty from Nature and Science Considers the marketing and strategic challenges faced by natural beauty brands using the case of Australian-based Jurlique, which was acquired by Pola of Japan in 2011. The... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 01 Apr 2008
- First Look
First Look: April 1, 2008
Purchase this case: http://www.hbsp.harvard.edu/b01/en/common/item_detail.jhtml?id=308009 Kinyuseisaku: Monetary Policy in Japan Harvard Business School Case 708-017 Toshihiko Fukui, Government of the Bank of Japan, faced a complex... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 29 Jan 2013
- First Look
First Look: Jan. 29
innovations never been invented or adopted. Book: http://www.nber.org/books/lern11-1 Hybrid Innovation in Meiji Japan Authors:Nicholas, Tom Publication:International Economic Review Abstract Japan's hybrid innovation system during the... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 04 Jan 2018
- Cold Call Podcast
How to Monetize Happiness
- 03 Mar 2011
- Working Paper Summaries
How Firm Strategies Influence the Architecture of Transaction Networks
- March 1990 (Revised February 1993)
- Teaching Note
Dainippon Ink and Chemicals, Inc. (TN)
By: Timothy A. Luehrman
- December 2020
- Supplement
Komatsu Smart Construction: Launch Video
By: Rajiv Lal, David J. Collis and Akiko Saito
Short video of the concept of "Smart Construction" that was shown at the launch of the business by Komatsu. Illustrates what the automated construction site might look like in the future. View Details
Lal, Rajiv, David J. Collis, and Akiko Saito. "Komatsu Smart Construction: Launch Video." Harvard Business School Multimedia/Video Supplement 521-707, December 2020.
- December 2020
- Supplement
Tokio Marine Group (B)
By: David J. Collis, Nobuo Sato and Akiko Kanno
Updates the Tokio Marine (A) case by providing information on the organisation structure adopted by the Japanese insurance firm as it moved to integrate its global operations, along with changes in HR policies that sought to balance traditional Japanese practices with... View Details
Keywords: Organisational Design; Organization Structure; Culture; Global Strategy; Organizational Design; Organizational Structure; Organizational Culture; Values and Beliefs; Human Resources; Insurance Industry; Japan
Collis, David J., Nobuo Sato, and Akiko Kanno. "Tokio Marine Group (B)." Harvard Business School Supplement 721-418, December 2020.