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Western Multinationals Expand Into China
By: John A. Quelch and Maria Ibanez Gabilondo
Quelch, John A., and Maria Ibanez Gabilondo. "Western Multinationals Expand Into China." Market Leader, no. 50 (Fall 2010): 42–45.
- Research Summary
The Global Networks of Multinational Firms (with Maggie Chen)
By: Laura Alfaro
In this paper we characterize the topology of global multinational networks and examine the macro and micro patterns of multinational activity. We construct indices of network density at both pairwise industry and establishment level and measure agglomeration in a... View Details
- Spring 2014
- Article
Charting Dynamic Trajectories: Multinational Firms in India
By: Prithwiraj Choudhury and Tarun Khanna
In this article, we provide a synthesizing framework that we call the "dynamic trajectories" framework to study the evolution of multinational enterprises (MNEs) in host countries over time. We argue that a change in the policy environment in a host country presents an... View Details
Choudhury, Prithwiraj, and Tarun Khanna. "Charting Dynamic Trajectories: Multinational Firms in India." Special Issue on Business, Networks, and the State in India. Business History Review 88, no. 1 (Spring 2014): 133–169.
- February 2012
- Article
Americans Do IT Better: US Multinationals and the Productivity Miracle
By: Nicholas Bloom, Raffaella Sadun and John Van Reenen
US productivity growth accelerated after 1995 (unlike Europe's), particularly in sectors that intensively use information technologies (IT). Using two new micro panel datasets we show that US multinationals operating in Europe also experienced a "productivity miracle."... View Details
Keywords: IT Productivity; American IT Productivity; Information Technology; Performance Productivity; Multinational Firms and Management; Management Practices and Processes; United States; Europe
Bloom, Nicholas, Raffaella Sadun, and John Van Reenen. "Americans Do IT Better: US Multinationals and the Productivity Miracle." American Economic Review 102, no. 1 (February 2012): 167–201. (Slides; Summary; The Economist; Financial Times; New York Times.)
- 2006
- Working Paper
Nationality and Multinationals in Historical Perspective
By: Geoffrey Jones
Jones, Geoffrey. "Nationality and Multinationals in Historical Perspective." Harvard Business School Working Paper, No. 06-052, June 2006.
- 1988
- Book
Multinational Marketing Management: Cases and Readings
By: Robert D. Buzzell and John A. Quelch
Buzzell, Robert D., and John A. Quelch. Multinational Marketing Management: Cases and Readings. Reading, MA: Addison-Wesley Publishing Company, 1988. (Second edition, Global Marketing Management with R. Buzzell and C. Bartlett, 1992. Third edition, Global Marketing Management with R. Buzzell and C. Bartlett, 1995. Fourth edition, Global Marketing Management with C. Bartlett, 1999.)
- 2004
- Working Paper
Multinationals and Linkages: An Empirical Investigation
By: Laura Alfaro and Andrés Rodríguez-Clare
Alfaro, Laura, and Andrés Rodríguez-Clare. "Multinationals and Linkages: An Empirical Investigation." Harvard Business School Working Paper, No. 04-033, February 2004.
- 29 Aug 2016
- Working Paper Summaries
Location Fundamentals, Agglomeration Economies, and the Geography of Multinational Firms
Keywords: by Laura Alfaro and Maggie Xiaoyang Chen
- July 2003 (Revised August 2003)
- Case
Lamoiyan Corporation of the Philippines: Challenging Multinational Giants
A local Philippine toothpaste manufacturer, Lamoiyan Corp., faces the challenge of staying competitive against entrenched multinational giants. The company has managed to capture, at its peak, 20% of the Philippine toothpaste market and has become the number three... View Details
Keywords: Multinational Firms and Management; Competitive Strategy; Emerging Markets; Entrepreneurship; Consumer Products Industry; Philippines
Coughlan, Peter J., and Jenny Illes. "Lamoiyan Corporation of the Philippines: Challenging Multinational Giants." Harvard Business School Case 704-405, July 2003. (Revised August 2003.)
- January 1996
- Case
Managing Xerox's Multinational Development Center (Abridged)
Describes a manager's role in developing a staff group responsible for enhancing the efficiency of Xerox's worldwide logistics and inventory management systems. Illustrates a range of management strategies for upward and lateral influence in a complex organizational... View Details
Keywords: Multinational Firms and Management; Personal Development and Career; Consumer Products Industry; Technology Industry
Ibarra, Herminia M. "Managing Xerox's Multinational Development Center (Abridged)." Harvard Business School Case 496-047, January 1996.
- 1981
- Chapter
Multinational Structural Change: Evolution versus Reorganization
By: C. A. Bartlett
Keywords: Multinational Firms and Management; Organizational Change and Adaptation; Organizational Structure
Bartlett, C. A. "Multinational Structural Change: Evolution versus Reorganization." In The Management of Headquarters-Subsidiary Relationships in Multinational Corporations, edited by Lars Otterbeck. London: Gower, 1981. (Also in The Internationalization of the Firm, edited by P. Buckley and P.G. Meer, Oslo: Norwegian University Press, 1991; and in The History of Management Thought, edited by P. Buckley, Ashgate, 2002.)
- March 1993
- Teaching Note
John A. Clendenin and Managing Xerox's Multinational Development Center TN
By: Michael Beer and Russell A. Eisenstat
Teaching Note for John A. Clendenin (9-490-028) and Managing Xerox's Multinational Development Center (9-490-029). View Details
Keywords: Globalized Firms and Management
- Article
Dividend Policy inside the Multinational Firm
By: Mihir A. Desai, C. Fritz Foley and James R. Hines Jr.
Desai, Mihir A., C. Fritz Foley, and James R. Hines Jr. "Dividend Policy inside the Multinational Firm." Financial Management 36, no. 1 (Spring 2007). (Winner of Pearson/Prentice Hall Prize for Best Paper in Financial Management For the best paper published in Financial Management in the previous two years presented by Financial Management Association.)
- March 2004
- Article
New Foundations for Taxing Multinational Corporations
By: Mihir A. Desai
Desai, Mihir A. "New Foundations for Taxing Multinational Corporations." Special Issue from the University of Chicago Federal Tax Conference Taxes (March 2004).
- 27 Jan 2011
- News
The Gender Advantage for Multinational Firms
- June 1984 (Revised February 1988)
- Teaching Note
Hoover: Multinational Product Planning, Teaching Note
- January 1994
- Article
Foreign Multinationals in British Manufacturing, 1850-1962
By: G. Jones and Frances Bostock
This article draws on a new database to describe the dimensions and characteristics of 685 foreign companies which established British manufacturing subsidiaries between 1850 and 1962. The numbers of foreign companies grew from the 1890s, expanded rapidly in the... View Details
Keywords: Multinational Firms and Management; Business Subsidiaries; Expansion; Chemicals; Metals and Minerals; Food; Mergers and Acquisitions; Market Entry and Exit; Research and Development; Trade; Investment; Production; United Kingdom; United States; Scotland; Wales
Jones, G., and Frances Bostock. "Foreign Multinationals in British Manufacturing, 1850-1962." Business History 36, no. 1 (January 1994): 89–126.
- March 2007
- Article
The Internal Markets of Multinational Firms
By: Mihir A. Desai, C. Fritz Foley and James R. Hines Jr.
Desai, Mihir A., C. Fritz Foley, and James R. Hines Jr. "The Internal Markets of Multinational Firms." Survey of Current Business 87, no. 3 (March 2007).