Cooperatives - Publications - Faculty & Research

01 Jan 2004
News

Minoru Makihara, 75th AMP, 1977

business affairs. As vice chairman of the Keidanren, Japan's most influential business organization, he specialized in trade issues. At the same time, he fostered understanding and cooperation with the United States as chairman of the... View Details

01 Jan 2005
News

Louis V. Gerstner, Jr., MBA 1965

cooperation of all our employees made the difference." Although he stepped down from IBM in 2002, Gerstner has not slowed his pace. In addition to serving as chairman of The Carlyle Group, a global private equity firm with nearly $30... View Details

01 Dec 2002
News

Building a Network for Social Enterprise in Latin America

and educational programs in social enterprise with the partnership of AVINA, a foundation that supports sustainable development in the area; the HBS Latin America Research Center (LARC); and six cooperating universities throughout the... View Details

March 2021
Supplement

Toyota and Its Labor Union in Argentina (C)

By: Jorge Tamayo, Erik Snowberg and Jenyfeer Martinez Buitrago

Toyota Argentina (TASA) and the union representing automotive industry workers in the country had been working together since 2011 to address the challenges faced by Toyota’s manufacturing plant in Zárate (Argentina). In 2019, after achieving all the goals set forward... View Details

Keywords: Strategy; Alignment; Cooperation; Negotiation; Agreements and Arrangements; Labor Unions; Labor and Management Relations; Factories, Labs, and Plants; Goals and Objectives; Auto Industry; Latin America; South America; Argentina

Citation

Purchase

10 Jan 2005
Research & Ideas

Motivation and the Cross-Sector Alliance

Médica in organizations like the CGH, places them in the paradoxical situation of being partners and competitors at the same time. One way to understand this apparent contradiction is to consider their participation as a case of "coopetition," a dynamic... View Details

Keywords: by James Austin, Ezequiel Reficco & SEKN research team

August 2002 (Revised January 2003)
Case

Australia-Japan Cable: Structuring the Project Company

By: Benjamin C. Esty and Carrie Ferman

In late September 1999, representatives from Telstri, Japan Telecom, and Teleglobe met to discuss the structure of the Australia-Japan Cable (AJC) project, a $520 million submarine cable system that would run from Australia to Japan. The sponsors, excited by the... View Details

Keywords: Information Infrastructure; Cooperative Ownership; Organizational Structure; Investment; Ownership; Capital; Corporate Governance; Management Teams; Communication Technology; Projects; Compensation and Benefits; Corporate Finance; Telecommunications Industry; Australia; Japan

Citation

Educators

Purchase

04 Mar 2016
Research & Ideas

Is E-commerce at Risk in Apple's Security Dispute with the FBI?

on who should bear the costs of cracking an iPhone. Is it Apple’s moral and fiscal responsibility to cooperate with national security at stake? Is the FBI’s request an overreach? And what implications does the case have for e-commerce, an... View Details

Keywords: Re: Sunil Gupta; Technology

27 Feb 2007
First Look

First Look: February 27, 2007

has quality variations, reducing consumption. Five independent growers formed a cooperative to provide quality control and a brand name—Ripe 'N Ready—that enabled retailers to differentiate their stores and producers to differentiate the... View Details

Keywords: Martha Lagace

29 Jan 2013
Research & Ideas

Creating the Perfect Super Bowl Ad

when it's too late. Others entertain too much, failing to connect the entertainment parts effectively to the brand. If the balance is off, Teixeira says, entertainment competes with brand awareness and reduces purchase intent. But when entertainment follows the brand... View Details

Keywords: by Kim Girard; Advertising; Media & Broadcasting

12 Mar 2007
Research & Ideas

The New Real Estate

one project ($5.4 billion for Peter Cooper Village, also in New York City) and now the second largest LBO ever after TXU ($39 billion takeover of commercial property owner Equity Office Properties Trust). Investors are witnessing... View Details

Keywords: by Arthur I. Segel; Construction; Real Estate

01 Jun 2000
News

Books

devising a new cooperation model, with less emphasis on competition and more on building working relationships within and between companies. Mills writes that the book is about "how people, limited by misconceptions based on past... View Details

01 Feb 2011
First Look

First Look: Feb. 1

Approach to Partner Choice in Mutualisms Authors:Marco Archetti, Francisco Ubeda, Drew Fudenberg, Jerry R. Green, Naomi E. Pierce, and Douglas W. Yu Publication:The American Naturalist 177, no. 1 (January 2011) Abstract One of the main problems impeding the evolution... View Details

15 Oct 2001
Research & Ideas

Rethinking E-Leadership

Economy, "Recognizing that people who need to cooperate are often separated by a gulf of potential divergent interests and potential mistrust, the best one can do is try to identify and promote a set of values to which most of the... View Details

Keywords: by Melissa Raffoni

Web

Finalists | New Venture Competition

Braid Yinka Ogunbiyi (MBA 2023) We reduce braiding time from hours to minutes, empowering Black salon owners to double or triple their business, and addressing the 8 billion hours spent braiding hair each year. Pathways Vasilis Mantzios (MBA 2023) Leise Sandeman Alex... View Details

28 Apr 2020
Blog Post

A Crash Course in Saving a Family Business

necessity. It’s almost like survival or death,” she says. “Because my parents are not tech-savvy, this is where I’m able to help.” The ethically-sourced specialty beans the company offers are from farms and cooperatives in Guatemala,... View Details

19 Sep 2024
Blog Post

A Day at Royal FloraHolland: The Epicenter of the Global Flower Market

buyers. However, this is a challenge as RFH is a cooperative owned by the growers themselves. Currently, 70% of their products are certified, but this is largely attributable to the 25% of the larger growers who have the resources to... View Details

20 Apr 2016
News

Steps to Success

Appropriate Technology for the Environment (CREATE!), which laid the groundwork for the garden through irrigation basins, a solar-powered pump, and, most importantly, training cooperative groups of village women: “It’s just stunning to... View Details

Keywords: Jill Radsken

27 May 2020
Research & Ideas

What South Korea Teaches the World About Fighting COVID

political agenda. Such objective information helps to gain the trust of the people. And trust in a country’s leadership is vital because any agenda to prevent the spread of the virus—such as social distancing measures—requires the View Details

Keywords: by Doug J. Chung; Health

03 Mar 2015
First Look

First Look: March 3

decision to transform her blog into an online lifestyle magazine and to build its positioning as a high-end brand. It meant that "The Blonde Salad" envisaged to only cooperate with a limited number of luxury fashion advertisers,... View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

01 Dec 2008
News

Business at the Summit

weighed in on the current economic crisis but quickly moved on to advocate for energy independence and cross-sector cooperation between business and government. The panel featured John Doerr (MBA ’76), Jeff Immelt (MBA ’82), Anand... View Details

Keywords: leadership; alumni events; Centennial; Business Schools & Computer & Management Training; Educational Services; Finance; Management

Publications