Global Ventures - Publications - Faculty & Research

01 Aug 2000
Research & Ideas

A Latin American Vision: New HBS Research Center Opens

Herrero. HBS Professor Howard H. Stevenson, chair of the HBS Latin America Initiative, noted that the entire project was sparked by an idea of Dean Kim Clark's two years ago. The Latin America Research Center has been a key element of the School's View Details

Keywords: by Martha Lagace

October 2021
Case

Yildiz Holding's Corporate Strategy: Managing Diversification for Growth

By: Juan Alcácer and Esel Çekin

The case opens in May 2018 with Nurtaç Ziyal Afridi, chief strategy and growth officer of Yıldız Holding, a Turkish conglomerate, reflecting on the group’s diversification journey. In ten years, the group had achieved a remarkable growth through diversification: seven... View Details

Keywords: Strategy; Diversification; Growth Management; Mergers and Acquisitions; Global Strategy; Restructuring; Food and Beverage Industry; North America; United Kingdom; Turkey; Asia

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01 Apr 2000
News

Porter's Paradox

associated institutions in particular fields that compete but also cooperate." In a recent interview in Working Knowledge, a quarterly report on research at HBS, Porter was asked whether clusters and other local economic circumstances still matter, given the rapid pace... View Details

01 Jun 2005
News

Mookerjee Picked as First Director of New HBS India Research Center

presence in research and education. Each center is led by an HBS graduate from the region. After earning his doctorate from HBS, Mookerjee worked in consulting with Booz Allen Hamilton and in investments with GE Capital. He then went on to develop corporate View Details

Keywords: HBS; India Research Center; Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools; Educational Services

01 Jun 2012
News

Attention, HBS Entrepreneurs!

Venture capitalists Patrick Chung (MBA 2004) and Harry Weller (MBA 1998) are prime movers behind the Experiment Fund, launched to support innovators or current students who are leading Cambridge, Massachusetts tech start-ups in health... View Details

Keywords: Management, Scientific, and Technical Consulting Services; Professional Services

January 2021
Supplement

Takeda Pharmaceutical Company Limited (B)

By: David J. Collis, Nobuo Sato and Akiko Kanno

This case is a follow up to HBS Case No. 721-373, Takeda Pharmaceutical Company Limited (A). Following the events of the previous case, Takeda reached an agreement to acquire Ireland-based Shire Plc. The case follows some of the achievements and challenges Takeda and... View Details

Keywords: Pharmaceutical Companies; Pharmaceuticals; M＆A; Mergers ＆ Acquisitions; Biotech; Biotechnology; R＆D; Talent Management; Mergers and Acquisitions; Globalization; Global Strategy; Talent and Talent Management; Strategy; Biotechnology Industry; Pharmaceutical Industry; Japan; Asia

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CB Insights | Baker Library

CB Insights Tracks global venture capital, angel investment, private equity, M&A, and IPO activity related to private companies. Read More CB Insights offers industry financing and exit (M&A/IPO) trends for... View Details

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British Multinationals and British Business since 1850

By: G. Jones

Keywords: Business History; Multinational Firms and Management; Business Ventures; United Kingdom

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Blog | Social Enterprise | Harvard Business School

Jun 2024 Dr. Bonnie Henderson is the President and Chief Executive Officer of HelpMeSee. Based in the U.S.... The Top Three Challenges Facing Leaders in Inclusive Finance Robert Abare 01 May 2024 Robert Abare is Director of Executive Communications at Accion, a View Details

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Esther Koh | MBA

Esther Koh Bioengineering (SB), Secondary in Global Health & Health Policy Kirkland 2022 Cohort 3 Bridging experiments in the lab with commercialization strategies in industry fuels my drive to turn innovative delivery medical device... View Details

March 1992 (Revised April 1995)
Case

Saatchi & Saatchi Co. PLC: Corporate Strategy

By: David J. Collis

Saatchi & Saatchi, founded in 1970, became the world's largest advertising agency in 1986. It then diversified into consulting and other managerial areas before crashing in 1989. Under a new CEO, the company restructured and refocused on its advertising agencies. View Details

Keywords: Restructuring; Globalized Firms and Management; Corporate Strategy; Diversification; Advertising Industry

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20 Sep 2021
Blog Post

Student Spotlight: Summer Internships in Business and Environment

while producing robust returns. Emily's role prior to HBS was a Commercialization Manager at RXBAR. Mike Kelly (MBA 2022, Section I), Summer Internship: Summer Associate, Climate Tech Fund at Fifth Wall Fifth Wall is the largest venture... View Details

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Entrepreneurial Finance - Course Catalog

benefits of each source of funding and the connections between a venture's financing strategy and its product-market strategy. Inevitably, there will be some overlap with courses such as Launching Global Ventures, Financial Management of... View Details

26 Apr 2011
News

BioMine Strikes Gold

Entrepreneurs Win in Global Competitions BioMine CEO, Privahini Bradoo (MBA '08) Related Links View photos from the contest Meet the 12 regional finalists Listen to the faculty webinar series Learn about the 2011 host clubs Winners of the... View Details

Keywords: Mining (except Oil and Gas); Mining; Management, Scientific, and Technical Consulting Services; Professional Services

January 1995 (Revised August 1996)
Case

Pacific Dunlop China (A): Beijing

Describes the predicament of an overworked Western plant manager in a Chinese joint venture. The fourth in a line of such managers, he must deal with the combined problems of an inability to delegate, different customs and practices, and difficulties in information... View Details

Keywords: Production; Joint Ventures; Management Skills; Cross-Cultural and Cross-Border Issues; Manufacturing Industry; Beijing

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Economic Environment of International Business

By: R. Vernon and L. T. Wells Jr.

Keywords: Business Ventures; Global Range; Economics

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01 Apr 2000
News

Books

The Venture Capital Cycle by Paul A. Gompers and Josh Lerner (MIT Press) U.S. venture capital firms have grown dramatically over the last two decades, nurturing a host of start-ups -- including Apple... View Details

Keywords: Amy E. Dean

01 Mar 2010
News

How to Spur Prosperity

You can’t be that impatient. Another lesson from top-tier venture groups is the importance of a global perspective when it comes to best practices and competitive strategies. The smart View Details

Keywords: Deborah Blagg; Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools; Educational Services; Administration of Economic Programs; Government

24 Apr 2014
News

Saving lives through new vaccine technology

visiting lecturer at his Commercializing Science class, with whom he eventually cofounded the company along with three other partners. In 2012, Vaxess won the HBS Business Plan competition and Harvard’s President’s Challenge, followed by the 2013 HBS New View Details

May 1993 (Revised June 2004)
Case

PepsiCo Bottling in Mexico

By: Kenneth A. Froot

This case describes Pepsico's program to restructure its Mexican bottling network. It wants to work with existing bottlers and find an organizational arrangement that will allow the bottlers to grow and change with the Mexican soft drink industry. View Details