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- December 1998
- Case
Pioneer Hi-Bred: Turning Seeds Into Factories
By: F. Warren McFarlan and Melissa Dailey
The agricultural sector is among the preeminent information technology users in our economy," exclaimed an August 1998 Forbes ASAP survey of the U.S. economy's best and worst users of information technology (IT). The survey designated Pioneer Hi-Bred International,... View Details
Keywords: Agribusiness; Multinational Firms and Management; Information Management; Infrastructure; Business Strategy; Information Technology; Agriculture and Agribusiness Industry; Iowa
McFarlan, F. Warren, and Melissa Dailey. "Pioneer Hi-Bred: Turning Seeds Into Factories." Harvard Business School Case 399-095, December 1998.
- 27 Jul 2015
- Research & Ideas
The ‘Promotion’ That Makes You Feel Bad
of people are affected by this topic." An estimated 50 percent of multinationals use English as their common company language, Neeley says. Countless more have the same policy on an unofficial basis, she adds. After the CEO of GlobalMoves... View Details
Keywords: by Roberta Holland
- 24 Jul 2014
- Op-Ed
Reform Tax Law to Keep US Firms at Home
facilitate the expatriation of US corporations. Such transactions reflect the effects of policies and of the changing structure of multinational firms. From a policy perspective, the transactions highlight the increasing costs of... View Details
- 11 Jan 2000
- Lessons from the Classroom
New Game, New Rules: Developing Managers for a Competitive World
large established multinationals or smaller companies expanding rapidly into overseas markets, it is imperative that participants and their sponsoring organizations view themselves as active participants in a competitive, global business... View Details
Keywords: by Staff
- Web
IFC: Singapore; Shaping a Global Innovation Hub - Course Catalog
multinational companies and academic centers, students will gain comprehensive insights into how each pillar functions. Our meetings will contemplate Singapore’s position in the APAC region, explore the role of its diverse population,... View Details
- 26 Jan 2010
- First Look
First Look: Jan. 26
incremental progress, for motivating workers. Additional research showed that managers underestimate the importance of facilitating progress as a motivational tool. Read the article: http://hbr.org/2010/01/the-hbr-list-breakthrough-ideas-for-2010/ar/1 Regional Trade... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- May 1994 (Revised July 1994)
- Case
International Sourcing in Athletic Footwear: NIKE and Reebok
Nike and Reebok, the two largest athletic footwear companies, look to contractors in Asia to manufacture their shoes. Sourcing from Asia offers advantages of low cost and flexibility, but raises questions about human rights and corporate responsibility. How Nike and... View Details
Keywords: Rights; Multinational Firms and Management; Corporate Social Responsibility and Impact; Apparel and Accessories Industry
Rosenzweig, Philip M. "International Sourcing in Athletic Footwear: NIKE and Reebok." Harvard Business School Case 394-189, May 1994. (Revised July 1994.)
- March 2008 (Revised October 2009)
- Case
IBM in the 21st Century: The Coming of the Globally Integrated Enterprise
Members of IBM's fifth Integration and Values Team (IVT5) were close to finishing their deliberations. Convened by Sam Palmisano, Chairman and CEO, and sponsored by Jon Iwata, Senior VP of Corporate Communications and Marketing, and John E. Kelly III, Senior VP and... View Details
Keywords: Global Strategy; Multinational Firms and Management; Innovation and Management; Leadership Development; Management Teams; Organizational Culture; Integration
Kanter, Rosabeth M. "IBM in the 21st Century: The Coming of the Globally Integrated Enterprise." Harvard Business School Case 308-105, March 2008. (Revised October 2009.)
- 08 Aug 2023
- Research & Ideas
The Rise of Employee Analytics: Productivity Dream or Micromanagement Nightmare?
on what is measured rather than finding the best ways to be effective. There’s also the issue of regulation. Specific data privacy regulations already in place, such as the European Union’s General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), impose requirements on View Details
Keywords: by Ben Rand
- 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
- 01 Oct 1999
- News
A Message from Dean Clark
structures in lesser developed countries, multinational joint ventures, and product development. Encouraged by these efforts, we are looking forward in the near future to the opening of a center in Latin America that will broaden our... View Details
- 01 Jan 2008
- News
Anand G. Mahindra, MBA 1981
India—from post–WWII entrepreneurial activity to the socialistic slowdown that began in the 1960s to the reopening of the Indian market in 1991. As foreign multinationals prepared to renew their efforts in the country, Mahindra knew that... View Details
- 05 Mar 2007
- Research & Ideas
Risky Business? Protecting Foreign Investments
investment that would parallel the GATT and the WTO for trade. They had failed, as countries that were home to multinationals and those that were hosts found their differences to be irreconcilable. The new protections emerged largely from... View Details
- July 2005
- Teaching Note
Globalizing Consumer Durables: Singer Sewing Machine before 1914 (TN)
Teaching Note to (9-804-001). View Details
- November 2003 (Revised May 2016)
- Case
Weetman Pearson and the Mexican Oil Industry (A)
By: Geoffrey Jones and Lisa Bud-Freirman
Taught in the MBA Evolution of Global Business course, a business history course on the growth of multinationals. Explores the role of the British entrepreneur Weetman Pearson in developing the Mexican oil industry before 1914. Shows this entrepreneur's evolution from... View Details
Keywords: History; Risk and Uncertainty; Non-Renewable Energy; Growth Management; Multinational Firms and Management; Entrepreneurship; Investment; Developing Countries and Economies; Energy Industry; Mexico
Jones, Geoffrey, and Lisa Bud-Freirman. "Weetman Pearson and the Mexican Oil Industry (A)." Harvard Business School Case 804-085, November 2003. (Revised May 2016.)
- December 2001 (Revised January 2002)
- Case
Nestle S.A.
By: Ray A. Goldberg and Hal Hogan
Peter Brabeck wants to focus Nestle as a wellness company in the global food system and do so in a way that provides both growth in sales and margins in both developed and developing countries. View Details
Keywords: Brands and Branding; Product Development; Supply Chain Management; Food; Multinational Firms and Management; Business Growth and Maturation; Sales; Agriculture and Agribusiness Industry; Food and Beverage Industry; Switzerland
Goldberg, Ray A., and Hal Hogan. "Nestle S.A." Harvard Business School Case 902-419, December 2001. (Revised January 2002.)
- 20 Sep 2004
- Research & Ideas
How Consumers Value Global Brands
warming, but they expect multinational giants like BP and Shell to do so. Similarly, people may turn a blind eye when local companies take advantage of employees, but they won't stand for transnational players like Nike and Polo adopting... View Details
- 13 Jul 2016
- News
From Money to Ministry
general manager in its Tokyo office, and later in New York managing multinational accounts. He’d later land in Houston, where he was sent to fix banks in trouble. “I used my skills from Professor Lodge’s Organizational Behavior course,... View Details
Keywords: Margie Kelley
- 01 Mar 2006
- News
One-on-One with Dr. Margaret Chan
multinational corporations, play in the battle against pandemics? Responding to a pandemic is an enormous challenge that will require great coordination among international agencies such as WHO, national governments, nongovernmental... View Details