Publications

1998
Book

Global Climate Change: A Senior Level Dialogue at the Intersection of Economics, Strategy, Technology, Science, Politics and International Negotiation

By: Andrew J. Hoffman

Based on the 1997 conference organized by the Kellog Environmental Research Center and sponsored by the Kellogg Graduate School of Management, Northwestern University, Global Climate Change presents the views of key players in the debate over global climate change... View Details

Keywords: Climate Change; Policy; Goals and Objectives; International Relations

September 1989
Article

Exchange Rate Pass-Through When Market Share Matters

By: K. A. Froot and P. Klemperer

Keywords: International Trade; Purchasing Power Parity; International Finance

May 2010
Supplement

Alpen Bank: Launching the Credit Card in Romania, Student Spreadsheet Supplement (Brief Case)

By: V. Kasturi Rangan and Sunru Yong

Keywords: Consumer Credit; International Business; International Marketing; Product Introduction; Service Management; Product Positioning; Credit Cards; Marketing Strategy; Service Operations; Product Launch; Globalized Markets and Industries; Financial Services Industry; Romania

December 2016
Case

thredUP: Think Secondhand First

By: Thomas Eisenmann, Allison Ciechanover and Jeff Huizinga

In the fall of 2016, the management team at thredUP, the largest U.S. online retailer of second hand clothing, is deciding whether to expand into international markets. Over the past 12 months the 7-year-old startup, which had raised over $130 million in venture... View Details

Keywords: Scaling Start-ups; International Expansion; Online Consignment; Apparel; Internet and the Web; Expansion; Entrepreneurship; Global Strategy; Business Startups; E-commerce; Apparel and Accessories Industry; Retail Industry; San Francisco

Educators

August 2015
Exercise

Finalizing a Deal between Riva Corporation and Charlton Corporation: Riva's Internal Deliberation (C)—CEO of Riva Business Unit 2

By: Andy Zelleke and Tony Mayo

August 2015
Exercise

Finalizing a Deal between Riva Corporation and Charlton Corporation: Riva's Internal Deliberation (B)—CEO of Riva Business Unit 1

By: Andy Zelleke and Tony Mayo

October 1988 (Revised May 1998)
Teaching Note

Lotus Development Corp.: Entering International Markets, Note on Comparative Advantage, & Note on Sources of Comparative Advantage, TN

By: David B. Yoffie

Teaching Note for (9-387-034), (9-387-023), and (9-387-024). View Details

Keywords: Information Technology Industry; United States

04 Apr 2014
HBS Seminar

George Rupp, formerly president of International Rescue Committee, president of Columbia University and dean of Harvard Divinity School

2004
Article

The Relationship between Peacekeepers and NGO Workers: The Role of Training and Conflict Management Styles in International Peacekeeping.

By: Lakshmi Ramarajan, Katerina Bezrukova, Karen Jehn, Martin Euwema and Nicolien Kop

Keywords: Non-Governmental Organizations; Conflict and Resolution; Management

Book Review

Book Review of International Big Business, 1957-67: A Study of Comparative Growth, edited by Robert Rowthorn and Stephen Hymer

By: Louis T Wells Jr

Keywords: Business History; Growth and Development

1990
Working Paper

Short Rates and Expected Asset Returns

By: K. A. Froot

Keywords: Risk Aversion; Risk; International Investing; Risk and Uncertainty; International Finance; Asset Pricing; Behavioral Finance

Read Now

2014
Chapter

Business History and the Impact of MNEs on Host Economies

By: Geoffrey Jones

Business history has long been recognized as providing an important dimension in international business studies. Much of this historical work has focused on mapping historical growth patterns of multinationals and exploring the determinants of their growth. However,... View Details

Keywords: Multinational; International Business; Business History; Culture; Globalization; History; Africa; Asia; Europe; Latin America; North and Central America

August 1988
Article

Credibility, Real Interest Rates, and the Optimal Speed of Trade Liberalization

By: K. A. Froot

Keywords: International Trade; Trade Policy; Trade; Policy; Interest Rates

06 Jun 2014
News

Alternative Fuel Changing the Energy Industry

Keywords: Diesel; Power Solutions International; Oil and Gas Extraction; Mining; Transportation Equipment Manufacturing; Manufacturing

2016
Chapter

A Global Dialogue on Liberal Arts and Sciences: Re-engagement, Re-imagination, and Experimentation

By: William C. Kirby and Marijk C. van der Wende

Book Abstract: This book highlights the experiences of international leaders in liberal arts and science education from around the world as they discuss regional trends and models, with a specific focus on developments in and cooperation with China. Focusing on why... View Details

Keywords: International And Comparative Education; Educational Policy And Politics; Education; Global Range; Arts; Science; Education Industry

January 2013
Article

Level Two Negotiations: Helping the Other Side Meet Its 'Behind-the-Table' Challenges

By: James K. Sebenius

A long analytic tradition has explored the challenge of productively synchronizing "internal" with "external" negotiations, with a special focus on how each side can best manage internal opposition to agreements negotiated "at the table." Implicit in much of this work... View Details

Keywords: James Baker; Internal Negotiation; Dispute Resolution; Bargaining; Two-level Games; Negotiation; Germany; United States

January 2018 (Revised March 2018)
Case

Lagunitas Brewing Company

By: Joshua Margolis, Allison Ciechanover and Jeff Huizinga

The CEO of a California-based craft brewery manages new partnership with—and potential acquisition by—industry giant Heineken. View Details

Keywords: Culture; Non-profit; International; Organizational Behavior; Food; Leadership; Mergers and Acquisitions; Organizational Culture; Management; Partners and Partnerships; Technology Industry; Food and Beverage Industry; United States

Educators

Article

Tax Policy and the Efficiency of U.S. Direct Investment Abroad

By: Mihir A. Desai, C. Fritz Foley and James R. Hines Jr.

Deferral of U.S. taxes on foreign source income is commonly characterized as a subsidy to foreign investment, as reflected in its inclusion among "tax expenditures" and occasional calls for its repeal. This paper analyzes the extent to which tax deferral and other... View Details

Keywords: International Taxation; Dynamic Efficiency; Deferral; Policy; Taxation; Performance Efficiency; Foreign Direct Investment; Investment Funds; Investment Return; Business Earnings; Equity; Financing and Loans; Cash Flow; Capital; United States

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