Multinational - Publications - Faculty & Research

01 Mar 2006
News

Faculty Research Online

property rights (IPR) to entice international corporate investment. But who really benefits from IPR? Should multinationals feel secure that their secrets will be protected? A Q&A with Assistant Professor Fritz Foley. The Regional Slice... View Details

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

01 Mar 2008
News

Reimagining China and India

advantage of China’s strengths, and for Chinese entrepreneurs to reciprocate, something that has taken root. Annual trade between the two countries has raced from near zero several years ago to more than $20 billion last year. For their part, View Details

Keywords: Roger Thompson; Business Schools & Computer & Management Training; Educational Services; Management; Retail Trade

William Blackie

Blackie took Caterpillar Tractor from a small U.S. based factory in Peoria, Illinois to a multinational corporation. Blackie was instrumental in creating new markets for Caterpillar products. He invested heavily in international expansion... View Details

Keywords: Construction & Real Estate

25 Apr 2014
News

Finding sustainable solutions for humanitarian crises

over $460,000 for Haitian communities. He also encouraged companies to invest, and Marriott will open up its first Port-au-Prince hotel in 2014. In parallel, Goodwin worked with the US Chamber of Commerce and major multinationals to... View Details

Theodore G. Montague

Montague transformed Borden from a struggling dairy products-centered business into a diversified multinational consumer goods provider. Looking for a way to lessen Borden’s reliance on government intervention, Montague pursued selective... View Details

Keywords: Food & Tobacco

21 Sep 2016
Blog Post

Meet the Global Business Club

refined geo-political context. We believe these traits will contribute to the success of students as savvy multinational business executives. Our activities are professional, educational and social in nature and are open to all members of... View Details

Keywords: All Industries

01 Jun 2005
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Ideas: Books

Leviathans Multinational Corporations and the New Global History edited by Alfred D. Chandler Jr. and Bruce Mazlish (Cambridge University Press) In this collection of articles gathered by HBS professor emeritus (and Pulitzer Prize-winner)... View Details

Keywords: Alfred D. Chandler Jr.; Chandler

Stanley C. Gault

Taking the helm of the company his father helped to found, Gault was instrumental in reorganizing and revitalizing Rubbermaid from a small household gadget company into a streamlined and efficient multinational corporation. He embarked on... View Details

Keywords: Fabricated Goods

Harold S. Geneen

Geneen diversified International Telephone and Telegraph through acquiring shares of companies ranging from the Sheraton Hotel Chain to the Hartford Insurance Company. Geneen grew his firm from $765 million to $8.5 billion in revenues to become one of the largest View Details

Keywords: Communications

Frederic N. Schwartz

Schwartz orchestrated Bristol-Myers' growth as a multinational health and beauty care provider ushering in ten consecutive years of market value appreciation. He oversaw the successful acquisition of Clairol and repaid the debt in less... View Details

Keywords: Healthcare

David Rockefeller

bank’s international business which contributed $6 billion of income in 1979 and positioned it as an important lender to large, multinational American industrial conglomerates, especially oil companies. View Details

Keywords: Finance

01 Apr 1999
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Short Takes

the 'best game in town' for using information resources to realize strategic advantage in serving customers." The Spotlight and the Bottom Line Do multinational corporations concern themselves with improving human rights in the countries... View Details

Keywords: Eileen K. McCluskey

9 AM – 10 AM EDT, 16 Oct 2019
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HBS Online Economics for Managers

Gain the knowledge and skills to craft successful business strategy, whether you are an aspiring marketing professional, strategy consultant, or entrepreneur, preparing for an MBA, or just looking to contribute more to business decision making. Program Dates: October... View Details

9 AM – 9 AM EDT, 09 Oct 2018

HBX Economics for Managers

Gain the knowledge and skills to craft successful business strategy, whether you are an aspiring marketing professional, strategy consultant, or entrepreneur, preparing for an MBA, or just looking to contribute more to business decision making. Program Dates: October... View Details

Thomas B. McCabe

McCabe transformed Scott Paper from a sleepy 500 person paper mill company in Chester, Pennsylvania, into a multinational concern with over 60 manufacturing plants throughout the world employing over 40,000 people. By his retirement from... View Details

Keywords: Wood, Paper & Forestry

Profile

Giuseppe Morgana

year at Boston University, and I now play for the HBS Blades club team. Also, my father has his own pizzeria in New Jersey. What I learned through assisting my father and his experience running a restaurant since 1980, combined with my experience at Unilever, a major... View Details

Keywords: CPG; Financial Services

14 Oct 2014
First Look

First Look: October 14

Publications October 2014 Journal of International Economics The Global Agglomeration of Multinational Firms By: Alfaro, Laura, and Maggie Xiaoyang Chen Abstract—The explosion of multinational activities... View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

06 May 2014
First Look

First Look: May 6

This article examines product market strategy from the perspective of positioning, using the value-based strategy framework. Publisher's link: http://www.palgraveconnect.com/esm/doifinder/10.1057/9781137294678.0543 Working Papers The Global Agglomeration of View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

Profile

Mengwen Zhao

Before Mengwen Zhao (MBA 2019) arrived at HBS, she had worked for six years with two giant multinational corporations, Johnson & Johnson and Nestle. In a way, HBS represented a chance to think smaller. "In China, there are lots... View Details

Keywords: Consulting; CPG; Healthcare/Biotech