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- 01 Oct 2008
- Research & Ideas
How Much Time Should CEOs Devote to Customers?
the current economic downturn, companies need marketing skills more than ever. But while every corporate mission statement pays lip service to respecting customer needs, actual customer expertise is typically a mile wide and an inch deep.... View Details
Keywords: by John Quelch
- 04 May 2010
- First Look
First Look: May 4
910-409 On July 5, 2004, Pfizer's China team received disappointing news. China's patent review board just invalidated the company's existing patent on one of its most successful drugs, Viagra. Making matters worse, a Guangdong-based View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- Profile
Ann Chao
Accepted into HBS’ 2+2 program, Ann completed her college education then worked as a consultant for a German firm in Beijing. “Nuclear power, automotive, steel distribution, financial services – I got a good view of many different kinds of Chinese and View Details
- 08 Dec 2014
- Research & Ideas
A Manager’s Guide to International Strategy
companies grappling with the familiar (yet complex) questions that confront any organization trying to do business across borders. According to Collis, every strategic choice that multinationals face falls... View Details
Keywords: by Julia Hanna
- 01 Mar 2009
- News
A New Approach to Health-Care Reform
patients’ needs. Today’s doctors work in a system where they are rewarded by Medicare and insurance companies for the number and cost of the services they provide rather than by the value of those services in helping patients. In short,... View Details
- 16 Dec 2008
- First Look
First Look: December 16, 2008
in 2006. The case invites students to consider how domestic and multinational companies should respond to the Chinese government's invitation to comment on the proposal. The case also describes the impetus... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 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
- 10 Apr 2023
- Blog Post
Creating Emerging Markets Sustainability Series - Innovations to Address the Global Water Crisis
commitments to environmental sustainability and how they have led to water-saving innovations that support Peru’s growing agricultural sector. Anil Jain is CEO and Vice Chairman of Jain Irrigation Systems Limited, a multinational... View Details
- 26 Jun 2007
- First Look
First Look: June 26, 2007
billion. The company had 41,000 employees in 11 countries, but it was ill-prepared for the increasingly competitive market. With the shift from hardware to software and services, HCL had slipped behind its Indian competitors and View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 07 Apr 2009
- First Look
First Look: April 7, 2009
Working PapersSecuring Jobs or the New Protectionism? Taxing the Overseas Activities of Multinational Firms Author:Mihir A. Desai Publication:(Forthcoming in Tax Notes) Abstract Tax policy toward American View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 19 Mar 2006
- Research & Ideas
Do I Dare Say Something?
As every company knows, employees are its greatest resource. It's more than a shame, then, that many workers are either not encouraged or afraid to speak up and communicate ideas at work. Employers are losing valuable knowledge and... View Details
Keywords: by Sarah Jane Gilbert
- Web
Africa - Global Activities 2020
generosity shown to them is evident through one key aspect of their work. Yeboah and Kyei started the company’s leadership development program, where they train students from top colleges in the region to succeed in operational leadership positions in the local... View Details
- 12 Aug 2002
- Op-Ed
Using Big Business to Fight Poverty
pull the levers of government in order to get a road built, to have a power line strung, or to obtain police protection for a project. Corporations can also empower citizens more directly. By motivating, organizing, and educating people, View Details
Keywords: by George C. Lodge
- Web
Souvenirs & Novelties - The Art of American Advertising
. helped establish brand familiarity by putting up promotional displays . . . and giving away calendars, glasses, and other items bearing company slogans and trademarks,” business historian Walter Friedman explains. 24 For example,... View Details
- 21 Apr 2014
- Research & Ideas
Bio-Piracy: When Western Firms Usurp Eastern Medicine
communities that traditionally use the herb. The paper cites two key examples of local communities benefiting from a firm's herbal patent. In one case, members of Indian Kani tribe received royalties for the pharmaceutical version of the... View Details
- 01 Dec 2003
- Research & Ideas
Sometimes Success Begins at Failure
in history. Most firms act as if false negatives don't exist because they don't have processes for managing them. In their own industries, many companies might have missed similar opportunities. Although smart organizations have... View Details
- 01 Apr 2001
- News
William Fung: E-Commerce and Efficiency
managers are able to e-mail a digital picture of any questionable item to Hong Kong for an instant assessment. But it is Li & Fung’s StudioDirect service that has investors buzzing. For a long time, the company has built a solid... View Details
- 03 Dec 2001
- Research & Ideas
Healthcare Conference Looks At Ailing Industry
lumped together because they have the same mechanism, although they may look different to us, he said. What this portends commercially is up to smart companies to figure out, he said. Companies will need the... View Details
- 01 Apr 1998
- News
Short Takes
some of the latest computer-aided tools, managers can dramatically lower the time and cost of changes. Second, they should review management processes. Many companies cannot exploit these new technologies because their management... View Details
Keywords: Garry Emmons and Caroline Chauncey
- 23 Jul 2001
- Research & Ideas
How Relationships are Building Biotech
on biotech companies in terms of securing resources. And if the top executives had a career background at a pharmaceutical and/or healthcare company—the companies considered... View Details
Keywords: by Martha Lagace & Mallory Stark