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  • February 1993 (Revised March 1995)
  • Case

Bernd Sterzel at the IVth Medizinische Klinik (A)

By: Linda A. Hill
After 10 years of running a small laboratory at Yale Medical School, Dr. R. Bernd Sterzel assumes leadership of a nephrology clinic in Nurnberg and Erlangen, Germany. In his ambitious efforts to transform the clinic into a leading academic research institution, he... View Details
Keywords: Change Management; Organizational Change and Adaptation; Problems and Challenges; Cross-Cultural and Cross-Border Issues; Health Industry; Germany; Connecticut
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Hill, Linda A. "Bernd Sterzel at the IVth Medizinische Klinik (A)." Harvard Business School Case 493-059, February 1993. (Revised March 1995.)
  • December 2003
  • Case

Manville Corporation Fiber Glass Group (C) (Abridged)

By: Lynn S. Paine
Manville Corp.'s senior managers are surprised when Japanese government officials advise them not to go forward with their plan to add a cancer warning label to diatomaceous earth (DE) products sold in Japan. The International Agency for Research on Cancer has ruled... View Details
Keywords: Risk and Uncertainty; Moral Sensibility; Safety; Government Administration; Cross-Cultural and Cross-Border Issues; Decision Choices and Conditions; Ethics; Announcements; Industrial Products Industry; Japan
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Paine, Lynn S. "Manville Corporation Fiber Glass Group (C) (Abridged)." Harvard Business School Case 304-078, December 2003.
  • February 2021 (Revised April 2024)
  • Case

Shopify: The Conquest for Chinese E-Commerce

By: Jeffrey F. Rayport, Avani Patel, Samantha Lin and Ariel Yang
In mid-2020, Tobias Lütke, CEO of Shopify, faced a critical decision on how to time potential expansion into the China market. Over the prior 15 years, his Canadian software-as-a-service company had grown from a small e-commerce solutions provider to a full service... View Details
Keywords: Timing; Corporate Entrepreneurship; Service Operations; Business Model; Organizational Design; Change Management; Cross-Cultural and Cross-Border Issues; Global Strategy; Health Pandemics; Growth Management; Marketing Strategy; Digital Platforms; Alliances; Partners and Partnerships; Opportunities; Internet and the Web; E-commerce; United States; Canada; China
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Rayport, Jeffrey F., Avani Patel, Samantha Lin, and Ariel Yang. "Shopify: The Conquest for Chinese E-Commerce." Harvard Business School Case 821-081, February 2021. (Revised April 2024.)
  • September 1997 (Revised November 1997)
  • Case

Siam Cement Group,The: Corporate Philosophy (A)

By: Lynn S. Paine and Prompilai Khunaphante
In the face of Thailand's 1990 cement shortage, managers at Siam Cement Co., Thailand's largest cement provider, must decide how to allocate available supply and whether to attempt to uphold government-controlled prices among the company's agents. At issue is the... View Details
Keywords: Business or Company Management; Corporate Social Responsibility and Impact; Resource Allocation; Cross-Cultural and Cross-Border Issues; Policy; Construction Industry; Thailand
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Paine, Lynn S., and Prompilai Khunaphante. "Siam Cement Group,The: Corporate Philosophy (A)." Harvard Business School Case 398-018, September 1997. (Revised November 1997.)
  • 2014
  • Book

International Strategy: Context, Concepts and Implications

By: David J. Collis
This book is designed for every student who will be involved in managing and advising companies that compete internationally or face international competitors. Designed around the course at Harvard Business School, Collis' new text takes the firm that operates across... View Details
Keywords: Cross-Cultural and Cross-Border Issues; Global Strategy; Globalized Economies and Regions; Globalized Firms and Management; Multinational Firms and Management; Globalized Markets and Industries; Alignment; Business Strategy; Competitive Strategy; Competitive Advantage; Corporate Strategy; Diversification; Horizontal Integration; Vertical Integration
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Collis, David J. International Strategy: Context, Concepts and Implications. Chichester, UK: John Wiley & Sons, 2014.
  • August 2014 (Revised February 2021)
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Hospital for Special Surgery (A)

By: Regina E. Herzlinger and Stacy Schwartz
Hospital for Special Surgery, a focused factory for orthopedics and joint disease, is contemplating various growth options: further growth in the United Kingdom's National Health Services, management of hospitals in the United States, and/or hospital consulting.... View Details
Keywords: Health Care and Treatment; Nonprofit Organizations; Growth and Development Strategy; Cross-Cultural and Cross-Border Issues; Expansion; Health Industry; United Kingdom; United States
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Herzlinger, Regina E., and Stacy Schwartz. "Hospital for Special Surgery (A)." Harvard Business School Case 315-012, August 2014. (Revised February 2021.)
  • 18 Nov 2002
  • Research & Ideas

Where Morals and Profits Meet: The Corporate Value Shift

developing a course on cross-cultural management for the second-year MBA program. While this project has persuaded me that leading companies around the world are gravitating toward a set of what might be... View Details
Keywords: by Carla Tishler
  • 13 Feb 2012
  • Research & Ideas

The Case Against Racial Colorblindness

acknowledge that they notice people's race—often the result of a horrified reaction from a parent when they do," Norton says. A Zero-sum Game? In addition to an ineffective strategy at managing interracial interactions, racial... View Details
Keywords: by Carmen Nobel
  • December 1995
  • Case

Assessing Foreign Business Practices

By: Debora L. Spar
As businesses expand worldwide, corporations are increasingly being forced to grapple with definitions of "acceptable" foreign conduct. What differentiates a "bribe" from a "commission"? Should managers abroad refer to local custom or their own national laws in... View Details
Keywords: Crime and Corruption; Cross-Cultural and Cross-Border Issues
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Spar, Debora L., and Zanley Galton. "Assessing Foreign Business Practices." Harvard Business School Case 796-105, December 1995.
  • April 1998 (Revised April 2004)
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NEC: A New R&D Site in Princeton

In 1992, Daizburo Shinoda, a senior R&D manager at NEC, has to deal with a succession issue regarding the leadership of NEC's R&D site in Princeton, N.J. In deciding whom to appoint as the next leader of NEC's most important R&D site abroad, Shinoda has to consider a... View Details
Keywords: Management Succession; Corporate Strategy; Research and Development; Cross-Cultural and Cross-Border Issues; Information Technology Industry; New Jersey
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Kuemmerle, Walter, and Kiichiro Kobayashi. "NEC: A New R&D Site in Princeton." Harvard Business School Case 898-027, April 1998. (Revised April 2004.)
  • June 1995
  • Case

Northern Telecom and Tong Guang Electronics (B): Building Success

By: Rosabeth M. Kanter and Pamela A. Yatsko
This case continues the story of the joint venture in China between Northern Telecom (Nortel) of Canada and Tong Guang Electronics of China. It shows how North Americans learned to operate in a very different cultural environment in China and provides an opportunity to... View Details
Keywords: Mobile and Wireless Technology; Joint Ventures; Change Management; Organizational Culture; Leadership; Cross-Cultural and Cross-Border Issues; Culture; Telecommunications Industry; Manufacturing Industry; Canada; China
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Kanter, Rosabeth M., and Pamela A. Yatsko. "Northern Telecom and Tong Guang Electronics (B): Building Success." Harvard Business School Case 395-083, June 1995.
  • June 2024
  • Teaching Note

Beamery: Using Skills and AI to Modernize HR

By: Boris Groysberg, David Lane, Susan Pinckney and Alexis Lefort
Teaching Note for HBS Case No. 424-004. Unicorn human relationships startup Beamery evaluates it growth versus depth strategy as its strategic partners and customers could become future competitors in a quickly changing AI based human resources and talent management... View Details
Keywords: Analysis; Business Growth and Maturation; Business Model; Business Startups; Business Plan; Disruption; Transformation; Talent and Talent Management; Decisions; Diversity; Ethnicity; Gender; Nationality; Race; Residency; Higher Education; Learning; Entrepreneurship; Fairness; Cross-Cultural and Cross-Border Issues; Global Strategy; Growth and Development; AI and Machine Learning; Digital Platforms; Disruptive Innovation; Technological Innovation; Job Offer; Job Search; Knowledge Acquisition; Knowledge Use and Leverage; Product; Mission and Purpose; Strategic Planning; Problems and Challenges; Corporate Strategy; Equality and Inequality; Valuation; Value Creation; Employment Industry; United Kingdom
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Groysberg, Boris, David Lane, Susan Pinckney, and Alexis Lefort. "Beamery: Using Skills and AI to Modernize HR." Harvard Business School Teaching Note 424-072, June 2024.
  • September 1996 (Revised June 1998)
  • Case

InterSoft of Argentina (A)

By: Linda A. Hill and Stacy Palestrant
Focuses on InterSoft of Argentina, a growing software company in Argentina. In 1993, InterSoft acquires a Russian software company and Emilo Lopez, the vice president and director of InterSoft's Systems Software Lab, must manage a creative, cross-cultural, "virtual"... View Details
Keywords: Applications and Software; Cross-Cultural and Cross-Border Issues; Business Growth and Maturation; Mergers and Acquisitions; Management Teams; Groups and Teams; Partners and Partnerships; Information Technology Industry; Argentina; Russia
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Hill, Linda A., and Stacy Palestrant. "InterSoft of Argentina (A)." Harvard Business School Case 497-025, September 1996. (Revised June 1998.)
  • September 1998 (Revised April 2001)
  • Case

Sealed Air Taiwan (A)

By: Lynn S. Paine and Robert J. Crawford
The general manager for U.S.-based Sealed Air Corp.'s Taiwan subsidiary must decide whether he's hired the right person to bridge the gap between Sealed Air's corporate culture and Taiwan's business culture. This case details Bob Kayser's experiences in trying to... View Details
Keywords: Organizational Change and Adaptation; Organizational Culture; Cross-Cultural and Cross-Border Issues; Relationships; Service Operations; Motivation and Incentives; Management Skills; Compensation and Benefits; Taiwan; United States
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Paine, Lynn S., and Robert J. Crawford. "Sealed Air Taiwan (A)." Harvard Business School Case 399-058, September 1998. (Revised April 2001.)
  • September 2003 (Revised June 2006)
  • Case

"American Challenge, The:" Europe's Response to American Business

By: Geoffrey G. Jones and Meghan Gallagher-Kernstine
Examines the tensions multinationals cause by focusing on Europe's reaction to the growing U.S. multinational investment in the 20th century. Initially, Europeans rarely felt threatened by U.S. investments, however, tensions grew over time. After the Second World War,... View Details
Keywords: Management Practices and Processes; Investment; Cross-Cultural and Cross-Border Issues; United States; Europe
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Jones, Geoffrey G., and Meghan Gallagher-Kernstine. "American Challenge, The:" Europe's Response to American Business. Harvard Business School Case 804-057, September 2003. (Revised June 2006.)
  • March 2005 (Revised March 2006)
  • Case

Sealed Air Taiwan (A) (Abridged)

By: Lynn S. Paine
The general manager for U.S.-based Sealed Air Corp.'s Taiwan subsidiary must decide how to improve productivity and achieve profitability. In addition to considering a new approach to compensation, he is wondering how to bridge the gap between Sealed Air's corporate... View Details
Keywords: Organizational Culture; Organizational Change and Adaptation; Cross-Cultural and Cross-Border Issues; Relationships; Service Operations; Motivation and Incentives; Management Skills; Compensation and Benefits; Taiwan; United States
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Paine, Lynn S. "Sealed Air Taiwan (A) (Abridged)." Harvard Business School Case 305-094, March 2005. (Revised March 2006.)
  • 13 Oct 2010
  • First Look

First Look: October 13, 2010

Management (June 2010) An abstract is unavailable at this time.   Working PapersProsocial Spending and Well-Being: Cross-Cultural Evidence for a Psychological Universal Authors:Lara B. Aknin, Christopher P.... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
  • November 2000 (Revised June 2001)
  • Case

Pokemon: Gotta Catch 'Em All

Pokemon, the colloquial name given to a collection of 150 fantastic, animal-inspired creatures with organic powers and the capacity to evolve, are the stars of video games, trading card games, and TV cartoons. Conceived in Japan in 1996, Pokemon quickly became that... View Details
Keywords: Age; Entertainment; Ethics; Cross-Cultural and Cross-Border Issues; Brands and Branding; Entertainment and Recreation Industry; Japan; United States
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Fournier, Susan M., and Andrea Carol Wojnicki. "Pokemon: Gotta Catch 'Em All." Harvard Business School Case 501-017, November 2000. (Revised June 2001.)
  • June 2002 (Revised September 2002)
  • Case

Pokemon: Gotta Catch 'Em All (Abridged)

By: Youngme E. Moon
Pokemon, the colloquial name given to a collection of 150 fantastic, animal-inspired creatures with organic powers and the capacity to evolve, are the stars of video games, trading card games, and TV cartoons. Conceived in Japan in 1996, Pokemon quickly became that... View Details
Keywords: Brands and Branding; Age; Business or Company Management; Marketing Strategy; Product Launch; Cross-Cultural and Cross-Border Issues; Copyright; Video Game Industry; Entertainment and Recreation Industry; Japan; Asia; United States
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Moon, Youngme E. "Pokemon: Gotta Catch 'Em All (Abridged)." Harvard Business School Case 502-092, June 2002. (Revised September 2002.)
  • June 1991 (Revised April 1993)
  • Case

Acer, Inc.

By: Robert H. Hayes
Acer is undergoing two major transitions at the time of this case: from a small, entrepreneurially-run company to a large professionally-run one; and from a largely domestic company to a multinational one. After a decade of phenomenal growth, it is now facing a major... View Details
Keywords: Transition; Motivation and Incentives; Multinational Firms and Management; Business Growth and Maturation; Employees; Resignation and Termination; Cross-Cultural and Cross-Border Issues; Diversity; Computer Industry; Taiwan
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Hayes, Robert H. "Acer, Inc." Harvard Business School Case 691-104, June 1991. (Revised April 1993.)
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