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- 19 Nov 2019
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Lilian Simbaqueba
Lilian Simbaqueba, founder of the Colombia-based microfinance company LiSim, explains how her early international efforts, first in Mexico and then in many other locations, were motivated by economic crisis at... View Details
Fred M. Nelson
Nelson presided over Texas Gulf Sulphur’s most dramatic period of expansion and profitability. He initiated international expansion and began to diversify the company’s operations. Under his leadership,... View Details
Keywords: Agriculture & Mining
- April 2011 (Revised January 2012)
- Case
Kumon India in 2007
By: Hirotaka Takeuchi and Yoshinori Fujikawa
Kumon is wondering how to expand its student base in India. View Details
- 18 Nov 2019
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Adi Godrej
Adi Godrej, Chair of the India-based Godrej Group, discusses the decision to deploy the cash generated by the group’s businesses to acquire consumer products companies in Africa, Asia and Latin America.
View Details- winter 1981
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Capacity Expansion: Should You Play the Preemption Game?
By: M. E. Porter
Keywords: Expansion
Porter, M. E. "Capacity Expansion: Should You Play the Preemption Game?" Journal of Business Strategy (winter 1981).
- 04 Feb 2020
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Rahmi M. Koç
Rahmi Koç, former Chair of Koç Holding, a large diversified business group in Turkey, describes his cautious approach to international expansion, using the U.S. appliance market as his example.
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Güler Sabancı
Güler Sabancı, head of the Turkey-based diversified business group Sabancı Holding, discusses her strategy of managing risk when doing business in another country by focusing on having a local partner,... View Details
Robert E. Dewar
With a law degree from Wayne State University, Dewar joined S. S. Kresge (K-Mart) in the legal department. However, he became more interested in business than law and eventually led K-Mart’s huge expansion of retail stores nationwide. He... View Details
Keywords: Retail
Richard T. Crane, Jr.
With Crane at the helm, The Crane Company enjoyed the greatest expansion in its history. Crane grew the company into a firm with factories, branch houses, sales offices, and exhibition rooms in 200 cities throughout the world including a... View Details
Keywords: Fabricated Goods
James W. Johnson
Johnson brought Band-Aid, an adhesive bandage, to the market. The product developed in 1920 soon became a standard in first-aid kits and one of the staples in the J&J family of products. James Johnson was also responsible for the early international View Details
Keywords: Healthcare
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Research Resources: History of the Case Method at HBS | Baker Library
Research Resources: History of the Case Method at HBS Compiled by the HBS Archives, this guide provides links to key sources on the history of teaching with the case method at Harvard Business School and its expansion to business schools... View Details
- 22 Nov 2019
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Ritu Kumar
Ritu Kumar, the pioneer of boutique fashion culture in India and head of Ritika Private Limited, describes how, operating from India, she first broke into the Paris and New York fashion houses and department... View Details
- 09 Jul 2020
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Sylvia Escovar
Sylvia Escovar, the President of the Colombia-based oil and gas distribution company Terpel, discusses how the firm responded to the major cultural differences between countries in Latin America
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Adi Godrej
Adi Godrej, head of the India-based diversified business group Godrej Group, describes the company's strategy for moving into markets by acquiring businesses with strong local brand recognition. He gives the... View Details
Ross S. Sterling
Using proceeds from his feed store business, Sterling began investing in oil wells in 1909. Forming Humble Oil with several other astute oil businessmen, Sterling led his company through a strong expansion period, during which the... View Details
Keywords: Utilities & Energy
Seth E. Thomas, Jr.
Having joined the company immediately after college, Thomas was responsible for the largest wave of expansion in the history of his great-grandfather’s firm. In addition to introducing a line of electric clocks in 1927, Thomas also raised... View Details
Keywords: Fabricated Goods
Benjamin F. Fairless
Fairless oversaw the world’s largest iron and steel producer with total assets over $2 billion. In 1947 alone, Fairless spent $20 million per month for additions and improvements as part of a $500 million expansion initiative designed for... View Details
Keywords: Metals
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Naguib Sawiris
Naguib Sawiris, Chairman of Orascom TMT Investments, describes a high-stakes acquisition in Europe as he transformed the third-largest telecom operator in Italy, replacing public-sector management with private-sector efficiency. View Details
Laurence F. Probst, III
production of videogames and has also branched into educational software through the acquisition of Broderbund. Probst also managed the international expansion of EA. View Details
Keywords: Computers & Electronics