Publications

01 Sep 2023
News

Hands-on Learning About Global Markets

to succeed.” —Leonard A. Schlesinger, Baker Foundation Professor, chair of HBS’s practice-based faculty, and faculty chair of the FIELD Global Immersion program On the last day of the immersion, the team... View Details

Keywords: Jennifer Gillespie

01 Mar 2012
News

FIELD 2: Global Intelligence

Watch the thinking that underpins HBS’s new field method of study Investing in HBS Great Expectations Model Teamwork Donor Spotlight Balanced Scorecard and Beer Game Go High-Tech FAQ For the second module of FIELD (Field Immersion Experiences for Leadership... View Details

Keywords: Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools; Educational Services

13 Jun 2019
Blog Post

Expanding My Worldview Through FIELD Global Immersion

college students, and K-Pop specialists. In the end, we developed two new products for our GP: a fruit smoothie and a mac and cheese snack. They’re eager to take our ideas to market. FGI truly is an incredible, once-in-a lifetime opportunity. Our View Details

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Globalization - Faculty & Research

Globalization Globalization December 2014 Article Market Competition, Earnings Management, and Persistence in Accounting Profitability Around the World By: Paul M. Healy , George Serafeim , Suraj Srinivasan... View Details

26 Jan 2009
Working Paper Summaries

The Decentering of the Global Firm

Keywords: by Mihir A. Desai

April 1998
Case

Becton Dickinson: Worldwide Blood Collection Team (Abridged)

By: Clayton M. Christensen

Becton Dickinson's Vacutainer business was largely based in the United States, but in 1980 management determined to grow the business aggressively first in Europe and then Japan. These areas demanded new products that were tailored to local markets. Despite the change... View Details

Keywords: Resource Allocation; Growth and Development Strategy; Change Management; Product Development; Global Strategy; Expansion; Innovation and Invention; Multinational Firms and Management; Medical Devices and Supplies Industry; United States; Europe; Japan

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Global Experience | MBA

Immersive Field Course “Italy; Capitalism - Past, Present, and Future.” 29 countries visited for FIELD Global Capstone from 2012-2024. 158 field-based projects are tackled each year by student teams during... View Details

01 Dec 2009
News

INCAE Making Global Impact

A REGIONAL LEADER: Founded nearly fifty years ago with HBS’s help, INCAE looks to a bright future, building on its role and reputation as a center for business education in Latin America. Photo Courtesy Incae As the HBS Global Initiative... View Details

26 Aug 2013
Lessons from the Classroom

Built for Global Competition from the Start

Thanks to the Internet, entrepreneurs are no longer confined to a local geography when building a new business—the world can be their market from day one. But building a startup as a global business requires managers with skills and... View Details

Keywords: by Kim Girard; Education

12 Dec 2023
Research & Ideas

COVID Tested Global Supply Chains. Here’s How They’ve Adapted

Global supply chains took some heat during the COVID-19 pandemic, with consumers waiting months for goods and politicians wringing their hands over trade policy. “Reshoring” is one of the hottest new corporate buzzwords, as many companies... View Details

Keywords: by Scott Van Voorhis

August 1994 (Revised May 2001)
Case

ITT Automotive: Global Manufacturing Strategy (1994)

By: Gary P. Pisano and Sharon L. Rossi

ITT Automotive is in the process of developing a new-generation antilock brake system (ABS), designated the MK-20. The case focuses on the level of automation to be used in the production of this new system, and whether all plants should use the same process... View Details

Keywords: Information Technology; Innovation Strategy; Production; Product Development; Globalized Firms and Management; Performance Productivity; Manufacturing Industry; Auto Industry; Belgium; Germany; United States

2005
Chapter

Internal Dynamics and Cultural Intelligence in Multinational Teams

By: P. C. Earley and H. K. Gardner

Keywords: Groups and Teams; Cross-Cultural and Cross-Border Issues

26 Jan 2009
Research & Ideas

Where is Home for the Global Firm?

homegrown companies. But all that is changing as firms shape and adapt to global markets. Says HBS professor Mihir A. Desai, "The defining characteristics of what makes a firm belong to a country—where it is incorporated, where it is... View Details

Keywords: by Martha Lagace

01 Dec 2008
News

Energy Sources: Daniel Yergin and the EP Team

global issue; in 1979, India and China were not part of the equation, as they most definitely are today. As for the United States, I do believe it will be more energy-secure ten years from now. But that’s only if we stay committed to that... View Details

Keywords: Oil and Gas Extraction; Mining

14 Nov 2011
Research & Ideas

Creating a Global Business Code

while codes written by multi-sector groups (such as the UN Global Compact) emphasized companies' responsibilities to employees and the general public. But the team found eight recurring principles among all... View Details

Keywords: by Carmen Nobel

26 Sep 2019
News

Harvard Business School Online and The Greater Boston Food Bank Team Up to End Hunger

01 Jun 2015
News

Learning from Global Immersion Experiences

in a global arena.” Although security concerns limited students’ ability to move freely at several points in their stay, some were able to work around restrictions by involving hotel workers in their market research and, despite a freak... View Details

December 2007 (Revised September 2011)
Case

Global Knowledge Management at Danone (A)

By: Amy C. Edmondson, Bertrand Moingeon, Vincent Marie Dessain and Ane Damgaard Jensen

This case explores French consumer goods company Danone's novel approach to knowledge management. In 2007, Human Resource Chief (Executive Vice President) Franck Mougin assesses the company's knowledge-sharing tools and considers his options going forward. Through... View Details

Keywords: Decision Choices and Conditions; Employee Relationship Management; Knowledge Management; Knowledge Sharing; Social and Collaborative Networks; Expansion; Consumer Products Industry; France

April 2006 (Revised May 2009)
Case

Inverness Medical Innovations - Born Global (A)

Ron Zwanziger has just started his third company, having just sold the last one for $1.3 billion to Johnson & Johnson. As part of the deal with J&J, certain assets were transferred to the new company, Inverness Medical Innovations, which, at the time of its creation,... View Details

Keywords: Globalized Firms and Management; Mergers and Acquisitions; Entrepreneurship; Health Care and Treatment; Corporate Finance; Medical Devices and Supplies Industry; Health Industry; Waltham