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- 17 Mar 2008
- Research & Ideas
The Lessons of Business History: A Handbook
provides another example. Mira Wilkins published a major study of the globalization of Ford in 1964, only four years after the word "multinational" was coined. Her study of the growth of American multinationals from the colonial... View Details
Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne
- 26 Jun 2007
- First Look
First Look: June 26, 2007
increases US investors' equity FPI holdings by 21%, controlling for effects on FDI. This suggests that the residual tax on foreign multinational firm earnings biases capital flows to low corporate tax countries toward FPI. A one standard... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- February 2001
- Case
Mavesa (B): International Strategy and Valuation Concerns
Examines Mavesa's response to economic liberalization. Looks at Mavesa's efforts to expand into neighboring countries. Also looks at efforts to support the firm's stock price. A rewritten version of an earlier case. View Details
Kennedy, Robert E. "Mavesa (B): International Strategy and Valuation Concerns." Harvard Business School Case 701-075, February 2001.
- 1986
- Chapter
New and Old Multinationals: Competitors or Partners?
By: L. T. Wells Jr.
Wells, L. T., Jr. "New and Old Multinationals: Competitors or Partners?" In Multinationals of the South: New Actors in the
International Economy, edited by Kushi M. Khan. London: Pinter Publishers, 1986. (Reprinted in Technology Development and Overseas Investment (Taipei: Macagno, Webb, & Associates, 1988), pp. 71-84.)
- 21 Apr 2015
- First Look
First Look: April 21
http://www.brookings.edu/~/media/Projects/BPEA/Fall-2014/Fall2014BPEA_Weinzierl.pdf?la=en Working Papers Selection and Market Reallocation: Productivity Gains from Multinational Production By: Alfaro, Laura, and Maggie X. Chen... View Details
Keywords: Carmen Nobel & Sean Silverthorne
- 06 Oct 2015
- First Look
October 6, 2015
psychology, marketing, management, sociology, and anthropology. Publisher's link: https://www.hbs.edu/faculty/Pages/item.aspx?num=49031 October 2015 Business and Politics The Multinational Firm and Geopolitics: Europe, Russian Energy, and... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- April 1985 (Revised March 1987)
- Background Note
Organizing and Controlling MNCs
Keywords: Multinational Firms and Management
Bartlett, Christopher A. "Organizing and Controlling MNCs." Harvard Business School Background Note 385-325, April 1985. (Revised March 1987.)
- March 1985
- Background Note
MNCs and Host Country Relationships
Keywords: Multinational Firms and Management
Bartlett, Christopher A. "MNCs and Host Country Relationships." Harvard Business School Background Note 385-299, March 1985.
- 31 Dec 2012
- Research & Ideas
Most Popular Stories of 2012
Power of Conversational Leadership Published: July 23, 2012 Communication is always a challenge, especially in multinational corporations. Boris Groysberg and Michael Slind discuss why it makes sense to adopt the principles of... View Details
Keywords: by Staff
- 01 Oct 1997
- News
New Course for General Managers Broadens Managerial Scope and Builds Confidence
As general managers advance through their careers, they are often asked to bring their skills to bear on a new level of responsibilities. For the recently appointed country or business-unit manager of a multinational organization, such... View Details
Keywords: Nancy O. Perry
- 01 Mar 2011
- News
Tax and Grow
measures to prevent some unintended consequences. A large fraction of corporations’ excess cash — as much as two-thirds, according to some estimates — is held outside the United States to avoid the “repatriation taxes” that occur under the U.S. system of worldwide... View Details
- Profile
Clarissa Quintanilla
process for small businesses, and another to help develop the Newmarket district into the first green industrial park in an urban core. This summer, Clarissa will be working with I-Dev International.“It takes a market-based approach to development by linking small... View Details
- Web
Managing International Trade and Investment - Course Catalog
advantage. We will consider how various organizations of labor markets, financial markets, and regulatory regimes, for example, create opportunities and barriers for multinational firms. Second, we will focus on the more informal domestic... View Details
- 01 Dec 2018
- News
Sustaining Business And Society For The Long Term
partnerships, values-driven leadership, fi duciary duties, and the blurring of lines between government and business. Three cases focus on issues encountered by Unilever—one of which examines how the multinational conglomerate deals with... View Details
- January 1996 (Revised March 1996)
- Case
Ellis International Division: Patrick O'Brian
By: David A. Garvin
Keywords: Multinational Firms and Management
Garvin, David A. "Ellis International Division: Patrick O'Brian." Harvard Business School Case 396-184, January 1996. (Revised March 1996.)
- June 1991
- Case
Eli Lilly and Co.: European Pharmaceutical Operations
Yoshino, Michael Y. "Eli Lilly and Co.: European Pharmaceutical Operations." Harvard Business School Case 391-234, June 1991.
- 26 Jan 2010
- First Look
First Look: Jan. 26
incremental progress, for motivating workers. Additional research showed that managers underestimate the importance of facilitating progress as a motivational tool. Read the article: http://hbr.org/2010/01/the-hbr-list-breakthrough-ideas-for-2010/ar/1 Regional Trade... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- September–October 2017
- Article
GE's Global Growth Experiment: The Company Pushed Cross-Business Collaboration
By: Ranjay Gulati
Like many other companies, GE under Immelt had to figure out how to balance serving local needs with the economies of worldwide scale. Harvard Business School’s Ranjay Gulati looks at how it tackled the challenge. He identifies several important takeaways for other... View Details
Gulati, Ranjay. "GE's Global Growth Experiment: The Company Pushed Cross-Business Collaboration." Harvard Business Review 95, no. 5 (September–October 2017): 52–53.
- 11 Jun 2013
- First Look
First Look: June 11
on location choices. However, industries with a significant presence of multinational enterprises (MNEs) are oligopolistic in nature, which suggests that rivalry among firms plays an important role in firms' dynamic decision-making... View Details
Keywords: Carmen Nobel
- 06 Oct 2009
- First Look
First Look: October 6
PublicationsDoes Foreign Direct Investment Promote Growth? Exploring the Role of Financial Markets on Linkages Authors:Laura Alfaro, Sebnem Kalemli-Ozcan, Areendam Chanda, and Selin Sayek Publication:Journal of Development Economic (forthcoming) Abstract Do View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace