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- 23 May 2017
- First Look
First Look at New Ideas and Research: May 23, 2017
of one of the top pharmaceutical companies in the world. Vasella, an avowed advocate of diversification, had expanded the scope of the company and structured it into 16 distinct business units ranging from animal health to oncology while... View Details
Keywords: Carmen Nobel
- 12 Aug 2014
- First Look
First Look: August 12
Growth itself also posed challenges. Babcock relied heavily on informal processes to extract synergies across its portfolio. Would this continue to be effective as the scope of operations continued to expand? Meanwhile, analysts were... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 06 Jan 2012
- Op-Ed
Where Green Corporate Ratings Fail
change grows in scope and urgency. According to James Hansen, a climatologist for the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA), climate change is "the predominant moral problem of the 21st Century." In 2007, the... View Details
- February 2010 (Revised November 2011)
- Case
International Agribusiness in China: Charoen Pokphand Group
By: William C. Kirby, Michael Shih-ta Chen, Tracy Manty and Yi Kwan Chu
The world's leading Thai agribusiness corporation and largest agribusiness investor in China, CP Group, is facing another crossroads in China as the country starts to undergo rural reform. The issues at hand for Chairman Dhanin Chearavanont is how CP can balance its... View Details
Keywords: Business or Company Management; SWOT Analysis; Adaptation; Business Strategy; Corporate Social Responsibility and Impact; Growth and Development Strategy; Competitive Strategy; Problems and Challenges; Rural Scope; Agribusiness; Change; Agriculture and Agribusiness Industry; China
Kirby, William C., Michael Shih-ta Chen, Tracy Manty, and Yi Kwan Chu. "International Agribusiness in China: Charoen Pokphand Group." Harvard Business School Case 910-418, February 2010. (Revised November 2011.)
- 2022
- Working Paper
E-commerce During COVID: Stylized Facts from 47 Economies
By: Joel Alcedo, Alberto Cavallo, Bricklin Dwyer, Prachi Mishra and Antonio Spilimbergo
We study e-commerce across 47 economies and 26 industries during the COVID-19 pandemic using aggregated and anonymized transaction-level data from Mastercard, scaled to represent total consumer spending. The share of online transactions in total consumption increased... View Details
Keywords: COVID-19 Pandemic; Health Pandemics; Spending; Internet and the Web; Global Range; Analysis; E-commerce
Alcedo, Joel, Alberto Cavallo, Bricklin Dwyer, Prachi Mishra, and Antonio Spilimbergo. "E-commerce During COVID: Stylized Facts from 47 Economies." NBER Working Paper Series, No. 29729, February 2022.
- 25 Jun 2014
- Lessons from the Classroom
FIELD Trip: Conquering the Gap Between Knowing and Doing
supposed to go to Qingdao, China, to help with a chain of beauty salons. Conversations were difficult given language barriers, leading to difficulties understanding the scope of the business until students were just about to leave.... View Details
- 2020
- Chapter
The Gift of Global Talent: Innovation Policy and the Economy
By: William R. Kerr
Talent is the most precious resource for today’s knowledge-based economy, and a significant share of the U.S. skilled workforce in technology fields is foreign born. The United States has long held a leading position in attracting global talent, but the gap to other... View Details
Keywords: Global Talent Flows; Talent and Talent Management; Global Range; Immigration; Policy; Economy
Kerr, William R. "The Gift of Global Talent: Innovation Policy and the Economy." Chap. 1 in Innovation Policy and the Economy, Volume 20, edited by Josh Lerner and Scott Stern, 1–37. Chicago, IL: University of Chicago Press, 2020.
- March 1999
- Article
'Basket' Cases: Tax Incentives and International Joint Venture Participation by American Multinational Firms
By: Mihir A. Desai and James R. Hines Jr.
Desai, Mihir A., and James R. Hines Jr. "'Basket' Cases: Tax Incentives and International Joint Venture Participation by American Multinational Firms." Journal of Public Economics 71 (March 1999): 379–402.
- 22 Jul 2002
- Research & Ideas
How Business Strategy Tamed the “Invisible Hand”
Until the nineteenth century, the scope for applying (imperfectly) competitive thinking to business situations appeared to be limited: Intense competition had emerged in many lines of business, but individual firms apparently often lacked... View Details
Keywords: by Pankaj Ghemawat
- 10 Jun 2014
- First Look
First Look: June 10
the United States. Purchase this case: http://hbr.org/search/314106-PDF-ENG Harvard Business School Case 314-107 China Vanke (B) The case describes Vanke's response to the decisions posed in the A1, A2, and A3 cases and asks whether Vanke should expand its strategic... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 25 May 2010
- First Look
First Look: May 25
controlling shareholder to list equity. Higher valuations support listings associated with greater agency costs. We test the predictions that follow from this idea on a sample of publicly listed corporate subsidiaries in Japan. When there is greater View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 03 Nov 2009
- First Look
First Look: Nov. 3
enterprise" relevant to all employees through corporate citizenship initiatives reflective of the company's values; and help IBM compete globally by ensuring market access. The scope was all 170 countries in which IBM operated. As... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 28 Sep 2009
- Research & Ideas
Improving Accountability at the World Bank
Broad definitions of the scope of information subject to disclosure; An obligation to publish proactively key documents and categories of information, even in the absence of a specific request; Clear, accessible mechanisms for the public... View Details
Keywords: by Alnoor Ebrahim
- 09 Sep 2008
- First Look
First Look: September 9, 2008
independent social rating agency and avoids selection issues by taking advantage of a natural experiment that arose when the agency expanded the scope of its ratings. We find empirical support for our hypotheses and present implications... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 06 Jun 2017
- First Look
First Look at New Research and Ideas: June 6, 2017
highlight the pros and cons of each knowledge production model, help identify the scope of the empirical generalization of prior studies comparing the information quality of the two production models, and offer implications for... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 17 Aug 2010
- First Look
First Look: August 17
its own functionality with the target's in a multi-platform bundle that leverages shared user relationships. We build upon the traditional view of bundling for economies of scope and price discrimination and extend this view to include... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 19 Dec 2017
- First Look
New Research and Ideas, December 19, 2017
working paper: https://www.hbs.edu/faculty/Pages/item.aspx?num=53636 Scale versus Scope in the Diffusion of New Technology: Evidence from the Farm Tractor By: Gross, Daniel P. Abstract—Using the farm tractor as a case study, I show that... View Details
Keywords: Carmen Nobel
- 13 Oct 2015
- Research & Ideas
Does Business Get Done the Same Way in Emerging and Developed Countries?
televisions. But Koç expanded the scope of the brand to include white goods also. That’s an attempt to break into markets that are firmly dominated by companies that have good reputations. Why would a Turkish business (Yildiz Holding) buy... View Details
Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne
- June 1986 (Revised July 1990)
- Case
OTISLINE (A)
By: F. Warren McFarlan and Donna B. Stoddard
Describes the company's use of information technology to strengthen its position in the elevator sales and service market. Also demonstrates how information technology can be used to better manage and control a large geographically dispersed service organization. View Details
Keywords: Information Technology; Technology Adoption; Sales; Marketing; Rank and Position; Salesforce Management; Service Operations; Management Analysis, Tools, and Techniques; Global Range; Accounting; Business Ventures; Industry Growth
McFarlan, F. Warren, and Donna B. Stoddard. "OTISLINE (A)." Harvard Business School Case 186-304, June 1986. (Revised July 1990.)
- February 2019 (Revised May 2021)
- Case
Electric Car Wars, 2018
By: John R. Wells and Benjamin Weinstock
Electric cars had long been championed by environmentalists as a superior solution to the internal combustion engine (ICE), but, despite large government incentives and strong pioneering efforts by a few automakers over the years, electric and hybrid cars and light... View Details
Keywords: Electric Vehicle; Electric Vehicles; Electricity; Electric Motors; Electric Power Generation; Electricity Usage; Electricity Distribution; Internal Combustion Vehicle; Auto Manufacturing; Automobile Manufacturing; Automotive Industry; Tesla; General Motors; History; Nissan; Innovation; Batteries; Battery; Subsidies; Government Initiatives; Government Incentives; Political Issues; Energy Generation; Production; Infrastructure; Innovation and Invention; Government Legislation; Global Range; Business History; Auto Industry; China
Wells, John R., and Benjamin Weinstock. "Electric Car Wars, 2018." Harvard Business School Case 719-470, February 2019. (Revised May 2021.)