Publications

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

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

Web

Report Archive - Global Activities 2021

Report Archive Report Archive The Global Activities Report highlights HBS’s engagement and impact around the world as the School works to educate leaders who have the global understanding necessary to... 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

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14 Feb 2018
Conference Presentation

Global Growth, Inflation and QE Exit

By: Dante Roscini

November 2016 (Revised November 2016)
Teaching Plan

Movile: Building a Global Technology Company

By: Lynda M. Applegate and Eric Werker

Teaching Plan for HBS No. 716-010. View Details

July 2015 (Revised June 2018)
Case

Movile: Building a Global Technology Company

By: Lynda M. Applegate, Eric Werker, Arnold B. Peinado and Andrew Otazo

Educators

April 2014
Teaching Note

The U.S. Shale Revolution: Global Rebalancing?

By: Richard H.K. Vietor and Laura Alfaro

11 Jun 2008
Other Presentation

Regional Competitiveness in a Global Economy

By: Michael E. Porter

Keywords: Economics; Growth and Development; United States

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June 2012 (Revised February 2014)
Teaching Note

The Globalization of the NFL (TN)

By: Juan Alcacer

May 2011 (Revised March 2012)
Supplement

Global Knowledge Management at Danone (B)

By: Amy C. Edmondson, Ruth Dittrich and Daniela Beyersdorfer

The (B) case gives an update on the development of knowledge management at Danone two years after the (A) case: The Networking Attitude spread throughout the company and the question is posed whether Danone should move to virtual networking in addition to face-to-face... View Details

Keywords: Knowledge Management

Article

Should You Have a Global Strategy?

By: C. Carr and David J. Collis

Keywords: Strategy

January 2008
Teaching Note

Lenovo: Building A Global Brand (TN)

By: John A. Quelch and Carin-Isabel Knoop

Teaching Note for [insert case product number]. View Details

March 2007
Supplement

Lenovo: Building a Global Brand, Video

By: John A. Quelch

April 2004 (Revised July 2005)
Case

Offshoring at Global Information Systems, Inc.

By: William E. Fruhan Jr.

This case explores the topic of offshoring high-tech jobs several perspectives. The issues presented include determining the stock price consequences of offshoring, examining the economic consequences of the offshore job to both the transferring and receiving... View Details

Keywords: Economy; Stocks; Job Cuts and Outsourcing; Personal Development and Career; Competition

Educators

2006
Book

Global Conjectures: China in Transnational Perspective

By: William C. Kirby, Mechthild Leutner and Klaus Mühlhahn

Keywords: Perspective; China

2006
Working Paper

Globalizing the Beauty Business before 1980

By: Geoffrey Jones

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2005
Casebook

Institutions, Macroeconomics and the Global Economy

By: Rafael Di Tella, Huw Pill and Ingrid Vogel

Keywords: Macroeconomics; Economics