Publications

02 May 2008
What Do You Think?

What is the Future of State Capitalism?

global organizations, with PetroChina currently leading the list with a market value of more than $1 trillion. The impact of this phenomenon on competition is interesting. Just ask the manager of a... View Details

Keywords: by Jim Heskett

01 Mar 2011
News

Making Their Way

capacity and reducing transit times. Notes Ward, “The Gateway will enhance America’s competitiveness in global markets. We’re proud of our role in the Gateway for that reason, in addition to the fact that so... View Details

Keywords: Garry Emmons; Electrical Equipment, Appliance, and Component Manufacturing; Manufacturing; Fabricated Metal Product Manufacturing; Manufacturing; Rail Transportation; Transportation

01 Oct 1998
News

Value Added

percent of its revenues coming from abroad. In establishing its global presence, Gupta explains, McKinsey has adopted a modus operandi to ensure that the all-important values of the organization - "a meritocracy dedicated to the highest... View Details

Keywords: James E. Aisner

25 Feb 2002
Research & Ideas

The Country Effect: Does Location Matter?

types of organizations. Highly entrepreneurial organizations are rabbits, emphasizing innovation and risk-taking. And tigers are built around competitive advantage and market superiority. Elephants are, as you would expect, full of... View Details

Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne

17 Mar 2020
Cold Call Podcast

Is There a Winner in Huawei’s Digital Cold War with the US?

Keywords: Re: William C. Kirby; Technology

May 2012 (Revised October 2012)
Case

Yum! Brands

By: Jordan Siegel and Christopher Poliquin

Yum!, the owner of KFC, Pizza Hut, and Taco Bell, asks what might be the lessons from its success in China for currently contemplated expansion into India and Africa. Also, the company contemplates whether Taco Bell can succeed abroad as part of a new expansion push.... View Details

Keywords: International Business; International Marketing; Global Strategy; Competitive Strategy; Food and Beverage Industry; United States; Europe; Australia; Africa; Asia

19 Sep 2016
News

A Fresh Approach to Urban Farming

of wastage that you would see in green vegetables when you’re transporting from one country to another. So we end up having a much more productive farm that we can price at a competitive level. “I think about it as getting back to the... View Details

01 Jun 2005
News

Do You Speak Business?

be deeply embedded throughout the organization.” These findings suggest that excellence in global corporate competition demands certain success-enabling organizational characteristics, attributes that of... View Details

Keywords: Garry Emmons

February 1999 (Revised October 1999)
Case

Cherkizovsky Group (A), The

By: Lynn S. Paine and Hal Hogan

Describes the transformation of a formerly state-owned meat processing plant in Russia into a privately-owned and operated food processing conglomerate under Russia's economic reforms of the 1990s. Among the challenges the CEO, Igor Babaev, and his top management team... View Details

Keywords: Competitive Strategy; Privatization; Transformation; Global Strategy; Culture; Food and Beverage Industry; Russia

01 Feb 2001
News

Porter Appointed to University Professorship

His books can be found on the shelves of CEOs, heads of state, academicians, and business school students alike. Countries and companies all over the world have embraced his theories on competition and strategy in the expanding View Details

Keywords: Doug Gavel; University Professorship; C. Roland Christensen; Sumner H. Slichter

01 Dec 2017
News

2017 in Manufacturing: The Supply Chain Goes High Tech

The globalization of manufacturing and the increased dependence on digital technology is transforming the sector and changing its competitive advantage profile. This is a long-term trend, but we are seeing... View Details

Keywords: Jerry Jasinowski (AMP 97, 1985), former president and CEO, National Association of Manufacturers

06 Sep 2004
What Do You Think?

How Do We Prepare for a World Without Cheap Oil?

Specifically, Martin Edic points out that "Much of global air business travel, for example, is unnecessary ... (with) broadband connections combined with free VoIP software." Necessary behaviors can be fostered by incentives as... View Details

Keywords: by James Heskett

December 2011 (Revised April 2013)
Case

Brasil Foods

By: David E. Bell and Natalie Kindred

In mid-2011, the management of Brasil Foods, a leading Brazilian branded foods producer and protein exporter, is evaluating strategies for international and domestic growth. The team has just received approval from Brazil's antitrust authorities to complete the merger... View Details

Keywords: Global Strategy; Growth and Development Strategy; Competitive Advantage; Agriculture and Agribusiness Industry; Brazil

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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