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  • March 2004 (Revised May 2005)
  • Case

Shurgard Self-Storage: Expansion to Europe

By: Richard G. Hamermesh and Indra Reinbergs
Shurgard, a U.S.-based firm that rents storage facilities to consumers and small businesses, is considering financing options for rapid expansion of its European operations. Five years after entering Europe, Shurgard Europe has opened 17 facilities in Belgium, France,... View Details
Keywords: Private Equity; Valuation; Business Model; Governing and Advisory Boards; Entrepreneurship; Cross-Cultural and Cross-Border Issues; Service Industry; Belgium; France; Sweden; United States; Europe
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  • September 2017
  • Case

Tencent

By: John R. Wells and Gabriel Ellsworth
Tencent had undergone many transformations since it was founded in 1998 as a simple messaging service. In 2017, it was the largest online games provider in China with a wide range of game types, China’s largest social networking service provider with several of the... View Details
Keywords: Tencent; Tencent Holdings; WeChat; Social Networking; Social Networks; Gaming; Gaming Industry; Video Games; Computer Games; Mobile Gaming; Portals; Payments; Mobile Payments; O2O; Online-to-offline; E-commerce; Messaging; Subscription Model; Freemium; Mobile App Industry; Smartphone; PC; Monetization Strategy; Antitrust; Streaming; Cloud Computing; Artificial Intelligence; Big Data; Alibaba; Facebook; JD.com; Tesla; Bundling; Synergies; Digital Strategy; Imitation; Licensing; Agility; Entry Barriers; Online Platforms; Advertising; Digital Marketing; Business Ventures; Acquisition; Mergers and Acquisitions; Business Conglomerates; Business Units; Business Growth and Maturation; Business Organization; For-Profit Firms; Joint Ventures; Restructuring; Communication; Communication Technology; Blogs; Interactive Communication; Interpersonal Communication; Entertainment; Film Entertainment; Games, Gaming, and Gambling; Music Entertainment; Investment; Investment Portfolio; Price; Profit; Revenue; Geographic Scope; Cross-Cultural and Cross-Border Issues; Global Strategy; Multinational Firms and Management; Globalized Markets and Industries; Business History; Innovation Strategy; Technological Innovation; Business or Company Management; Goals and Objectives; Growth and Development Strategy; Product Positioning; Social Marketing; Network Effects; Emerging Markets; Market Entry and Exit; Digital Platforms; Industry Growth; Monopoly; Media; Distribution Channels; Product Development; Service Delivery; Organizational Change and Adaptation; Organizational Structure; Public Ownership; Problems and Challenges; Business and Government Relations; Groups and Teams; Networks; Opportunities; Social and Collaborative Networks; Strategy; Adaptation; Business Strategy; Commercialization; Competition; Competitive Advantage; Competitive Strategy; Cooperation; Corporate Strategy; Diversification; Expansion; Horizontal Integration; Vertical Integration; Segmentation; Information Technology; Internet and the Web; Mobile and Wireless Technology; Internet and the Web; Applications and Software; Information Infrastructure; Digital Platforms; Internet and the Web; Mobile and Wireless Technology; Value Creation; Communications Industry; Entertainment and Recreation Industry; Financial Services Industry; Information Industry; Information Technology Industry; Media and Broadcasting Industry; Motion Pictures and Video Industry; Music Industry; Service Industry; Technology Industry; Telecommunications Industry; Video Game Industry; Web Services Industry; Asia; China; Canton (province, China)
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  • 10 Jun 2002
  • Research & Ideas

How to Look at Globalization Now

the extra costs (not directly borne by the global producer) and risks of cross-border operation continue to be very significant. As a result, the net price premia, adjusted for risk, available to producers of globally standardized... View Details
Keywords: by Martha Lagace
  • 12 Jan 2010
  • First Look

First Look: Jan. 12

insurance developed stronger private equity markets in high volatility sectors over 1990-2004. These patterns are further evident in U.S. investments into Europe. In this context, policy mechanisms are more important than the overall... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
  • 27 May 2008
  • Sharpening Your Skills

Sharpening Your Skills: Thinking About Global

Friedman, managers who believe the hype of a flat world do so at their own risk, says HBS professor Pankaj Ghemawat. National borders still matter a lot for business strategists. While identifying similarities from one place to the next is essential, effective View Details
  • 26 May 2003
  • Research & Ideas

Corporate Transparency Improves For Foreign Firms in U.S. Markets

equity or direct investment in the company's home country and labor market interactions evidenced by business travel from the home country to the U.S follow U.S.-style disclosure practices. There is mixed evidence that a company's exports... View Details
Keywords: by Cynthia Churchwell
  • 27 Feb 2007
  • First Look

First Look: February 27, 2007

pricing, and that reinsurers' high costs of capital appear to play an important role. Institutional Portfolio Flows and International Investments Authors:K. A. Froot and T. Ramadorai Periodical:Review of Financial Studies (forthcoming).... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
  • February 2005 (Revised November 2005)
  • Case

SAIF: May 2004

By: G. Felda Hardymon and Ann Leamon
The Softbank Asia Infrastructure Fund (SAIF) team has just learned that the price at which its portfolio company, the Chinese gaming firm Shanda, was planning to go public must be reduced. As a result, the partners think through the entire genesis of the deal and the... View Details
Keywords: Venture Capital; Investment; Cross-Cultural and Cross-Border Issues; Initial Public Offering; Price; China; United States
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  • 05 Sep 2006
  • First Look

First Look: September 5, 2006

helping intentions; in other words, those participants who did not dehumanize outgroup victims were the individuals most likely to report volunteering for hurricane relief efforts. Internet Companies' Growth Strategies: Determinants of View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
  • 30 Mar 2009
  • Research & Ideas

Professional Networks in China and America

trust, individuals express care for the welfare of their partners and believe in the intrinsic value of such relationships. There is usually genuine emotional investment in relationships based on this type of trust, which is why they are... View Details
Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne
  • 03 Apr 2006
  • Research & Ideas

The Competitive Advantage of Global Finance

applications and complications follow. The first module is purely about markets and provides the basics about exchange rates and asset pricing in a global economy. Modules 2 through 4 consider how firms are impacted by these global markets and how major View Details
Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne; Financial Services
  • 30 May 2017
  • First Look

First Look at New Research and Ideas, May 30

Investment Promote Growth? By: Alfaro, Laura Abstract—Among the prominent economic trends in recent decades is the exponential increase in flows of goods and capital driven by technological progress and a falling number of restrictions. A... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
  • 08 May 2007
  • First Look

First Look: May 8, 2007

is invested and aid has a small but insignificant effect on growth. Aid has no effect on the financial account, but does raise holdings of foreign reserves. Download the paper: http://www.hbs.edu/research/pdf/07-074.pdf   Cases &... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
  • 09 Jun 2003
  • Research & Ideas

Around the World of Entrepreneurial Ventures

complexity that is astonishing, said Sahlman. The International Context According to Kuemmerle, there is one central question guiding his IEF research: how do entrepreneurial managers, and those who finance them, make sensible resource acquisition and View Details
Keywords: by Martha Lagace
  • 11 Jul 2005
  • Research & Ideas

The New International Style of Management

cultures—you'd be hard-pressed to tell their nationality," says Deshpandé. "Among other distinguishing characteristics, these firms tend to have intrapreneurial cultures that encourage and reward risk. They are quick to market and View Details
Keywords: by Garry Emmons
  • 07 Aug 2007
  • First Look

First Look: August 7, 2007

subset of countries. This paper uses a difference-in-difference analysis that compares US equity holdings in affected and unaffected countries. The international investment responses to JGTRRA were substantial and imply an elasticity of... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
  • 19 Jan 2011
  • First Look

First Look: Jan. 18

egalitarianism to be based on exogenous factors including social fractionalization, religion, and war experience. Controlling for a large set of competing explanations, we find a robust influence of egalitarianism distance on cross-border... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
  • 23 Feb 2004
  • Research & Ideas

How Corporate Responsibility is Changing in Asia

exchange for the right to drill in developing countries. But should companies be responsible for government services? What happens when MNC investment moves on? Something has gone wrong with the spirit of corporate social responsibility... View Details
Keywords: by Julia Hanna
  • 14 Nov 2011
  • Research & Ideas

Creating a Global Business Code

responding at once," Deshpandé says, explaining that the School ended up investing in a dedicated server for the project. "We were not aware of anyone else at the School engaged in a project of this magnitude—both in the sheer... View Details
Keywords: by Carmen Nobel
  • 05 Feb 2009
  • Research & Ideas

In Praise of Marketing

supported the emergence of a diverse array of media for the American consumer to enjoy. Moreover, these investments in marketing attracted talented businesspeople into the marketing field. Best practices in marketing were documented so... View Details
Keywords: by John Quelch; Advertising

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