Publications

August 1990 (Revised December 1993)
Case

Talbots

By: Walter J. Salmon

Describes the entry of this store and catalog retailer of classic women's clothing into the Japanese market place. Introduces such issues as cross-border management, multi-national retailing, and joint venturing. View Details

Keywords: Joint Ventures; Cross-Cultural and Cross-Border Issues; Management; Market Entry and Exit; Apparel and Accessories Industry; Retail Industry; Japan

24 Apr 2014
News

Meeting an essential health care need in India

increasing capacity (more beds in less space) without compromising revenue or the care, comfort, and safety of patients. Since 2010, when Sundaram won the first annual HBS Alumni New Venture Contest, the company has grown from a staff of... View Details

November 1978 (Revised January 1983)
Case

Vick International Division: Tom McGuire

Explores the ways in which International Division management uses formal management systems in carrying out its roles in the management processes of one division of a diversified drug company. View Details

Keywords: Globalized Firms and Management; Business Divisions; Management Systems; Pharmaceutical Industry

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July–August 1991
Article

The Boundaries of Business: The Developing-Country Difference

By: J. E. Austin

Keywords: Business Ventures; Global Range

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2013
Working Paper

What Do We Know About Corporate Headquarters? A Review, Integration, and Research Agenda

By: Markus Menz, Sven Kunisch and David J. Collis

During the past five decades, scholars have studied the corporate headquarters (CHQ)—the multidivisional firm's central organizational unit. The purpose of this article is to review the diverse and fragmented literature on the CHQ and to identify the variables of... View Details

Keywords: Corporate Headquarters; Corporate Parent; Corporate Center; Multidivisional Firm; Multibusiness Firm; Multinational Corporation; Multinational Firms and Management; Corporate Strategy; Business Divisions; Business Headquarters

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HBS Course: Starting a Private Investment Firm

the search box or click Source and type in title. Private Equity Real Estate (PERE) Provides global information on private real estate investments and deals.... View Details

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Biotech and medical devices: Company Data and Analysis

Insights & Industry Analytics - Tracks global venture capital, angel investment, private equity, M&A, and IPO activity related to private companies and emerging spaces. Pitchbook - Information on... 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

November 1993
Case

FCB and Publicis (C): The German-Led Network

By: Rosabeth M. Kanter and Pamela A. Yatsko

After U.S.-based Foote, Cone & Belding (FCB) and Publicis of France established an international advertising alliance in May 1988, alliance leaders set out to merge offices in Europe. They were confronted with a particularly tricky situation in Germany, which, if... View Details

Keywords: Joint Ventures; Alliances; Globalized Firms and Management; Partners and Partnerships; Advertising; Cross-Cultural and Cross-Border Issues; Diversity; Communications Industry; Advertising Industry; France; Germany; United States; Europe

01 Sep 2010
News

Start-Ups Make Their Pitch

entrepreneurial graduates, and to create a mechanism to connect alumni with HBS faculty and the global HBS network of entrepreneurs, venture capitalists, and angel investors. More than seventy teams entered... View Details

Keywords: awards; Furniture and Related Product Manufacturing; Manufacturing

23 Sep 2024
Blog Post

2024 Summer Internships in Business & Environment

Partners is a BlackRock and Temasek joint venture that will invest in the next generation of innovative decarbonization solutions and businesses to accelerate global efforts to achieve net-zero emissions by... View Details

February 2007 (Revised July 2009)
Case

Leadership at WildChina (A)

WildChina (A) tells the story of Mei Zhang, a Chinese-born HBS alumna, and her pursuit of a dream: to share her passion for travel, her appreciation of China's beauty and culture, and her desire to start her own business. Describes the startup of WildChina, a tour... View Details

Keywords: Globalized Firms and Management; Leadership; Management Succession; Entrepreneurship; Business Startups; Tourism Industry; Los Angeles; Beijing

01 Sep 2018
News

@Soldiers Field

FACE TIME HOOP DREAMS NBA star Dwyane Wade took part in a case discussion on his business partnerships with Professor Anita Elberse and students in the Summer Venture in Management Program. The program for rising college seniors aims to... View Details

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Courses by Faculty Unit - Course Catalog

January 2026 J 3.0 IFC: Silicon Valley; Disrupting Silicon Valley with AI Mark Roberge January 2026 J 3.0 Launch Lab/Capstone 1 Alan MacCormack Russell J Wilcox January 2026 J 3.0 Launch Lab/Capstone 2 Alan MacCormack Russell J Wilcox Spring 2026 Q3Q4 3.0 Launching... 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

March 2003
Case

Zara

Fashion retailer ZARA has achieved spectacular growth via a distinctive design-on-demand operating model. This case describes this model and outlines a number of challenges facing the company, with a particular emphasis on its international expansion. Includes color... View Details

Keywords: Business Model; Globalized Firms and Management; Production; Order Taking and Fulfillment; Fashion Industry; Retail Industry