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- Working Paper
Managing Political Risk in Global Business: Beiersdorf 1914-1990
By: Geoffrey Jones and Christina Lubinski
This working paper examines corporate strategies of political risk management during the twentieth century. It focuses especially on Beiersdorf, a German-based pharmaceutical and skin care company. During World War I the expropriation of its brands and trademarks... View Details
Keywords: History; Risk Management; Business History; Multinational Firms and Management; Corporate Strategy; Intellectual Property; Cooperation; Business and Government Relations; Germany
Jones, Geoffrey, and Christina Lubinski. "Managing Political Risk in Global Business: Beiersdorf 1914-1990." Harvard Business School Working Paper, No. 12-003, July 2011.
- July 2020
- Case
Sesame Workshop (C): Mission Critical Responses to Global and National Crises
By: Rosabeth Moss Kanter and Joyce J. Kim
Beginning in March 2020, Sesame Workshop navigated a global pandemic and racial justice crisis, which caused unemployment, business shutdowns, school closures, and remote work. The CEO and team responded with new partnership using its assets and reinforcing its... View Details
Keywords: Health Pandemics; Social Issues; Crisis Management; Global Range; Mission and Purpose; Education; Education Industry; Media and Broadcasting Industry
Kanter, Rosabeth Moss, and Joyce J. Kim. "Sesame Workshop (C): Mission Critical Responses to Global and National Crises." Harvard Business School Case 321-016, July 2020.
- April 2010
- Teaching Note
The Globalization of East Asian Pop Music (TN)
By: Jordan I. Siegel
Teaching Note for 708479. View Details
Keywords: Music Entertainment; Business Strategy; Profit; Expansion; Globalization; Culture; East Asia; United States
- 31 Aug 2007
- Working Paper Summaries
Innovation through Global Collaboration: A New Source of Competitive Advantage
- February 1996
- Article
Global and US EPS and Business Segment Proposals
By: David F. Hawkins
Hawkins, David F. "Global and US EPS and Business Segment Proposals." Accounting Bulletin, no. 35 (February 1996).
- October 1993 (Revised December 1993)
- Background Note
Introduction to Global Financial Reporting: A Managerial Perspective
By: David F. Hawkins
Hawkins, David F. "Introduction to Global Financial Reporting: A Managerial Perspective." Harvard Business School Background Note 194-048, October 1993. (Revised December 1993.)
- 05 Oct 2021
- Cold Call Podcast
How the Clean Network Changed the Future of Global Technology Competition
Keywords: Re: Meg Rithmire
- December 2014 (Revised August 2015)
- Case
Muñoz Group: Sustaining Global Vertical Integration Through Innovation
By: Jose B. Alvarez and Annelena Lobb
Muñoz Group, which supplied supermarket chains and food distribution chains around the world with fruit, flowers, juice and ice cream, was at a strategic crossroads in 2014. CEO Alvaro Muñoz had to choose the best way to achieve profit goals and provide his company... View Details
Keywords: Innovation; Supply Chain; Retail; Agribusiness Industry; Globalized Firms and Management; Supply Chain Management; Competitive Advantage; Vertical Integration; Profit; Innovation and Invention; Retail Industry; Agriculture and Agribusiness Industry; North and Central America
Alvarez, Jose B., and Annelena Lobb. "Muñoz Group: Sustaining Global Vertical Integration Through Innovation." Harvard Business School Case 515-011, December 2014. (Revised August 2015.)
- 2017
- Book
Managing Risk in Reinsurance: From City Fires to Global Warming
By: Niels Viggo Hauter and Geoffrey Jones
This is the first book to provide a comprehensive history of the reinsurance industry from the nineteenth century to the present day. Reinsurance developed at the fringe of financial services and, for most of its existence, was largely unnoticed outside the expert... View Details
Keywords: Insurance; Risk Management; Business History; Globalization; Risk and Uncertainty; Financial Services Industry; Insurance Industry; Africa; Europe; Latin America; North and Central America; Asia
Hauter, Niels Viggo and Geoffrey Jones, eds. Managing Risk in Reinsurance: From City Fires to Global Warming. New York: Oxford University Press, 2017.
- January 1998 (Revised April 1998)
- Case
Sealed Air Corporation: Globalization and Corporate Culture (B)
By: Lynn S. Paine and Karen Wruck
Sealed Air Corp.'s CEO and COO are considering what approach they should take to building a seamless corporate culture worldwide. Anticipating continuing growth and expansion, especially outside the United States, they are concerned with preserving and promoting the... View Details
Keywords: Organizational Culture; Business or Company Management; Growth and Development Strategy; Expansion; Cross-Cultural and Cross-Border Issues; Policy; Leadership; United States; Europe; Asia
Paine, Lynn S., and Karen Wruck. "Sealed Air Corporation: Globalization and Corporate Culture (B)." Harvard Business School Case 398-097, January 1998. (Revised April 1998.)
- Article
A Global Perspective on Inflation and Propagation Channels
By: Luca Gattini, Huw Pill and Ludger Schuknecht
Gattini, Luca, Huw Pill, and Ludger Schuknecht. "A Global Perspective on Inflation and Propagation Channels." Journal of Banking and Financial Economics, no. 1 (2015): 50–76.
- April 5, 2011
- Article
The Global Fund-Leadership Playoffs: Europe vs. the U.S.
By: Robert C. Pozen and Theresa Hamacher
- August 5, 2010
- Column
Will the U.S. Be a Global Securities Policeman?
By: Robert C. Pozen
Pozen, Robert C. "Will the U.S. Be a Global Securities Policeman?" FT.com (August 5, 2010).
- Article
The Exchange Rate Exposure of a Global Competitor
By: Timothy A. Luehrman
Luehrman, Timothy A. "The Exchange Rate Exposure of a Global Competitor." Journal of International Business Studies 21, no. 2 (Second Quarter 1990): 225–42.
- March 2007
- Teaching Note
UBS and Climate Change--Warming Up to Global Action?
Teaching note to 707511. View Details
Keywords: Financial Services Industry
- January 2020 (Revised March 2020)
- Case
Huawei: A Global Tech Giant in the Crossfire of a Digital Cold War
By: William C. Kirby, Billy Chan and John P. McHugh
By 2020, Ren Zhengfei, CEO of Huawei, had transformed the small telephone switch manufacturer he founded in 1987 into a $120 billion telecommunications company poised to lead the lucrative rollout of fifth-generation (5G) cellular networks. However, an emerging... View Details
Keywords: International Strategy; Government And Business; Digital Infrastructure; Political Risk; Information Technology; Infrastructure; Business and Government Relations; Government and Politics; Information Infrastructure; Technology Industry; China; United States
Kirby, William C., Billy Chan, and John P. McHugh. "Huawei: A Global Tech Giant in the Crossfire of a Digital Cold War." Harvard Business School Case 320-089, January 2020. (Revised March 2020.)
- October 2023 (Revised April 2024)
- Case
FARM Rio: Bringing a Brazilian Fashion Brand to the World
By: Isamar Troncoso and Jill Avery
FARM Rio, a twenty-six year old Brazilian fashion brand, had recently put down roots in the U.S. The brand, known for its bold, colorful, nature-inspired tropical prints, was testing the waters in Europe to assess if and how the brand should further expand globally.... View Details
Keywords: Global Marketing; Go-to-market Strategy; Global Branding; Brand Positioning; Marketing; Brands and Branding; Marketing Strategy; Growth and Development Strategy; Product Positioning; Market Entry and Exit; Distribution Channels; Expansion; Fashion Industry; Brazil; United States; Europe
Troncoso, Isamar, and Jill Avery. "FARM Rio: Bringing a Brazilian Fashion Brand to the World." Harvard Business School Case 524-003, October 2023. (Revised April 2024.)
- November 2018
- Supplement
The Global Challenge to Become Profitable in E-Commerce
By: Thales S. Teixeira, Donald Ngwe, Leandro A Guissoni and Samy Dana
Teixeira, Thales S., Donald Ngwe, Leandro A Guissoni, and Samy Dana. "The Global Challenge to Become Profitable in E-Commerce." Harvard Business School Multimedia/Video Supplement 519-702, November 2018.
- March 2014
- Teaching Note
ActionAid International: Globalizing Governance, Localizing Accountability Teaching Note
By: Alnoor Ebrahim
- 25 Jan 2007
- Other Presentation
Winning Competitive Strategies in Today's Shifting Global Marketplace
The following portion of this presentation draws on Michael E. Porter and Elizabeth Olmsted Teisberg: Redefining Health Care: Creating Value-Based Competition on Results, Harvard Business School Press, May 2006. Earlier publications about health care include the... View Details
Porter, Michael E. "Winning Competitive Strategies in Today's Shifting Global Marketplace." Nyenrode Business Universiteit, Amsterdam, The Netherlands, January 25, 2007.