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- 01 Sep 2010
- News
Alumni Books
the Japanese noticed and, on December 7, 1941, copied the military exercise exactly. Teach Like a Champion: 49 Techniques That Put Students on the Path to College by Doug Lemov (MBA ’04) (Jossey-Bass) Lemov offers effective techniques to... View Details
- 01 Dec 2003
- News
Studying Japan from the Inside
working for an underperforming company can produce outstanding results if they have the right leader. Q: What are some of the challenges that Japanese managers face today? A: Globalization. When U.S., European, or Latin American companies... View Details
- 01 Dec 2002
- News
Faculty Updates
Reischauer Institute of Japanese Studies at Harvard, he is a past member of the board of directors of the National Bureau of Economic Research. He has also served on the executive committee of the Asia Center at Harvard University... View Details
- 01 Dec 1999
- News
Christensen and Vernon Remembered
negotiate Japan into the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade and secured nondiscriminatory treatment for Japanese exports. Vernon's role in Japan's postwar recovery and development was recognized by the View Details
- 02 Sep 2018
- News
Havana Rising
Collin’s father-in-law helps with accounting. Gordon works with her mother-in-law on marketing projects; her own mom is trying to help the company break into the Japanese market; and her grandmother sets up meetings with organizations... View Details
Keywords: Dan Morrell; photographed by Eve North
- 01 Dec 2009
- News
Taking the Plunge
THE BOTTOM LINE: TOTO’s ad campaign turned heads. Did it win U.S. customers? Photo courtesy Toto Usa Inc. It’s installed in 63 percent of all Japanese homes but rarely found in the United States: a combination bidet-toilet with an... View Details
- 01 Mar 2024
- News
Turning Point: Eternal Returns
Louisa Wong (MBA 1981) (Illustration by Gisela Goppel) Louisa Wong (MBA 1981) (Illustration by Gisela Goppel) I was born in the middle of Typhoon Gloria in 1957 and spent my early childhood in Kowloon’s Walled City, which at the time was an extremely poor and densely... View Details
- 01 Apr 1998
- News
Short Takes
on market superiority). They discovered that Chinese firms "show a unique combination of bureaucracy and entrepreneurialism." In contrast, say the authors, their earlier studies of firms based in Thailand and Japan showed that Japanese... View Details
Keywords: Garry Emmons and Caroline Chauncey
- 01 Apr 2001
- News
Beyond the Rim: New Paths to Success in Asia
Asia-based old economy and new economy firms. The development of supplier and client relationship management in Japanese companies. Business frontiers are being pushed back in countries throughout the Asia-Pacific region. Poised to enter... View Details
- 11 May 2016
- News
World Bank Vice President and Treasurer: Negative Rates Not the Answer
and the European Central Bank as lenders who have already adopted negative rates. Nobuyuki Hirano, president of Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group Inc., echoes Oteh’s warning in the article, arguing that the policy will “gradually undermine View Details
- 01 Dec 2022
- News
The Potential of Business to Improve Lives
enterprises delivering high-impact goods and services to the emerging middle class and low-income populations, which he cofounded in 2007. At HBS, his work examines businesses serving low-income markets around the world, which means he is learning from and sharing... View Details
Keywords: April White
- 01 Apr 1999
- News
An Eye to the East
is now a hot issue in South Korea, said Chang Sea Jin of Korea University's School of Business Administration, little research has been done on them. Hideki Yoshihara of Japan's Kobe University argued that too much academic attention had been paid to View Details
Keywords: Alejandro Reyes
- 05 May 2022
- News
Like-Minded
Seki. “We want to prove that we can maximize the return by installing ESG thinking in younger companies and, hopefully, nurture global startups from Japan.” In a Japanese business culture still widely dominated by men, gender has proven... View Details
- 01 Jan 2005
- News
Louis V. Gerstner, Jr., MBA 1965
unchallenged position in the marketplace until Japanese firms such as Hitachi and Fujitsu flooded the market with less expensive alternatives. In a bold opening move, Gerstner slashed the price of mainframe systems and pushed the... View Details
- 01 Feb 2002
- News
Egawa Heads New Research Office in Japan
Warburg, Egawa has also worked for Salomon Brothers in New York and Tokyo. "Although Japan has experienced major economic problems since the 1990s, it is still a significant economy, and many Japanese companies are major global players,"... View Details
- 30 Nov 2019
- News
Land of the Rising Scrum
camaraderie just as seriously as ever. “When you are young and you first start it is more about wanting to win,” said Rush. “We can’t play 80 minutes anymore. At our age, it is more about the after party.” They tipped back a few pints and sang some songs with their... View Details
Keywords: Jennifer Myers
- 01 Sep 2013
- News
Geisha Secrets
TSAI: A luxury skin-care line based on ancient Japanese rituals. Years of work-related testing of beauty products had left Victoria Tsai (MBA 2006) with acute dermatitis. After trying various medications to no avail, she turned to Japan... View Details
- 13 Jun 2017
- News
Finding Common Ground
company seem bigger than it actually was. He was almost discovered when a Japanese customer arrived in the United States and insisted they meet and go to dinner. Two years shy of legal drinking age, Crespin spent the evening in mortal... View Details
Keywords: Ralph Ranalli
- 14 Mar 2019
- News
The Merchant of Osaka
another 30,000 visit the company’s elderly day care facilities; and 2,500 people now have the ability to stay home at the end of life like Sato-san, instead of resorting to an overcrowded and more expensive hospital setting. Desperate for solutions and seeing the... View Details
Keywords: Health, Social Assistance
- 01 Jun 2018
- News
In My Humble Opinion: Be Our Guest
and a quilt made by his grandmother. “Our oldest son is a chef. He bought Japanese Wagyu beef, ground it, and barbecued it. The best—and probably most expensive—hamburger I’ve had in my life.” View Details