Publications

August 1994 (Revised May 2001)
Case

ITT Automotive: Global Manufacturing Strategy (1994)

By: Gary P. Pisano and Sharon L. Rossi

ITT Automotive is in the process of developing a new-generation antilock brake system (ABS), designated the MK-20. The case focuses on the level of automation to be used in the production of this new system, and whether all plants should use the same process... View Details

Keywords: Information Technology; Innovation Strategy; Production; Product Development; Globalized Firms and Management; Performance Productivity; Manufacturing Industry; Auto Industry; Belgium; Germany; United States

February 2007 (Revised April 2007)
Case

Banca Regional Andino: Facing the Globalization of Microfinance

By: Michael Chu and Jean Hazell

Three leading Latin American microfinance banks join forces to face the new challenges of globalization, competition, and politics while common shareholder ACCION investments considers its options. From an initial project to share costs in the revamping of their IT... View Details

Keywords: History; Microfinance; Competitive Strategy; Globalization; Problems and Challenges; Growth and Development; Bolivia; Ecuador; Peru

13 Oct 2008 - 14 Oct 2008
Conference Presentation

Future of Market Capitalism: Global Growth

By: Joseph L. Bower

Keywords: Economic Systems; Markets; Global Range; Growth and Development

February 2012 (Revised March 2012)
Module Note

Drivers of Productivity and Global Competitiveness

By: Diego Comin

Keywords: Trade; Performance Productivity; Global Range

15 Nov 2020
News

Global Outposts Expand HBS’s Intellectual Footprint

Gifts to the HBS Fund support a wide range of people and programs like this. HBS’s global outposts—15 research centers and offices spanning five continents—play a critical role in the School’s efforts to build deep expertise in business... View Details

June 1996 (Revised March 1998)
Case

Skandia AFS: Developing Intellectual Capital Globally

By: Christopher A. Bartlett and Takia Mahmood

Focuses on the measurement and management of organizational knowledge as a strategic asset, and on the deployment of information technology, organizational structure, and processes in leveraging that asset. View Details

Keywords: Global Strategy; Knowledge Sharing; Growth and Development Strategy; Organizational Design; Organizational Structure; Alliances; Competitive Advantage; Information Technology

01 Dec 1998
News

Novartis AG Establishes Global Research Fund

the groundbreaking overseas research of faculty members Srikant Datar, V. Kasturi Rangan, Debora L.Spar, and Jonathan West. Commenting on the new fellowship, Dean Kim B. Clark noted, "The Novartis Faculty Fellows program complements our vision for the View Details

Keywords: Anne Kavanagh

01 Dec 2001
News

Corporate Governance Conference Addresses Global Challenges

achieve," he explained in a recent interview. This premise allowed exploration of many approaches to corporate governance, drawn from a wide variety of countries and cultural histories. Presenters evaluated success in terms of outcomes such as fostering healthy capital... View Details

Keywords: Laura Singleton; Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools; Educational Services; Corporate, Subsidiary, and Regional Managing Offices; Management

March 2016 (Revised May 2020)
Technical Note

A Brief Note on Global Antitrust

By: Dennis Yao, David Yoffie, Eric Baldwin, Daniel Fisher and Rachel Salisbury

This brief note explores the critical antitrust legal and policy issues facing managers, especially in the world of technology. View Details

Keywords: Anti-trust; Monopoly; Policy; Law; Global Range; Technology

Web

South Asia - Global Activities 2020

Lanka. “Hambantota was a reminder to think critically about the public narratives that are peddled by global stakeholders,” Pallavi Menon (MBA 2020) explains. “Our in-depth study unveiled surprising revelations about China’s involvement... View Details

April 2010
Teaching Note

Global Talent Management at Novartis (TN)

By: Jordan I. Siegel

Teaching Note for 708486. View Details

Keywords: Performance Evaluation; Talent and Talent Management; System; Multinational Firms and Management; Motivation and Incentives; Developing Countries and Economies; Pharmaceutical Industry; China

October 2003
Case

Financing Biodiversity Conservation by the Global Conservation Fund

By: Mihir A. Desai and Julia Stevens

The Global Conservation Fund is an international nonprofit organization with a $100 million endowment and an exclusive focus on land preservation. The fund and its director must decide which projects to fund over the next year and what financing mechanism to use.... View Details

Keywords: Environmental Protection; Project Evaluation; Environmental Sustainability; Projects; Finance; Decision Making; Financial Instruments; Nonprofit Organizations

An extensive global survey by three Harvard Business School professors finds that employees agree on core standards of corporate behavior; but meeting those standards will require new approaches to managing business conduct. The compliance and ethics programs of... View Details

23 Feb 2010
News

A Search Engine for Global E-commerce

Keywords: Wholesale Trade

August 1997 (Revised March 1998)
Case

Unilever's Butter-Beater: Innovation for Global Diversity

By: Clayton M. Christensen and Jorg Zobel

Unilever, one of the world's largest food product manufacturers, has achieved impressive growth in Europe, primarily by acquiring local food companies. Initially Unilever allowed each acquired company to manage its own product development in a way that was tailored to... View Details

Keywords: Growth Management; Brands and Branding; Product Development; Mergers and Acquisitions; Local Range; Cross-Cultural and Cross-Border Issues; Marketing Strategy; Multinational Firms and Management; Innovation and Management; Food; Conflict Management; Food and Beverage Industry; Manufacturing Industry; Europe

18 Mar 2015
News

9 Alumni Named Young Global Leaders

Nine HBS alumni have been selected as 2015 Young Global Leaders (YGL) by the World Economic Forum. The organization engages these “bold, brave, action-oriented, and entrepreneurial” individuals to help shape a more positive, peaceful and... View Details

Keywords: World Economic Forum

12 Apr 2011
News

Twelve Global Finalists Compete at HBS

Twelve Global Finalists Compete at HBS Selected from more than 90 worldwide entries, 12 winning regional teams will travel back to campus on April 25 to compete in the the 2nd annual Alumni New Venture Contest finals. The contest, hosted... View Details

Keywords: Multiple alumni

Web

South Asia - Global Activities 2021

leads a teaching team of 14 faculty members, whose expertise spans the breadth of the School’s research units. SELPI features global cases as well as those focused specifically on India and South Asia written with the assistance of HBS’s... View Details

2025
Working Paper

Bank Financing of Global Supply Chains

By: Laura Alfaro, Mariya Brussevich, Camelia Minoiu and Andrea Presbitero

Finding new international suppliers is costly, so most importers source inputs from a single country. We examine the role of banks in mitigating trade search costs during the 2018–2019 U.S.-China trade tensions. We match data on shipments to U.S. ports with the U.S.... View Details

Keywords: Financial Institutions; International Finance; Trade; Credit; United States; Asia