Publications

September 2015
Case

Doing Business in the Philippines

By: Andy Zelleke and Dawn H. Lau

This case provides an overview of some of the opportunities as well as challenges that those who plan to do business in the Philippines may face. It includes a summary of the current economic, political, and social situation in the country, and offers up-to-date... View Details

Keywords: Philippines; Cross-Cultural and Cross-Border Issues; Philippines

1992
Book

Transnational Management: Text, Cases and Readings in Cross Border Management

By: Christopher A. Bartlett and Sumantra Ghoshal

Keywords: Cross-Cultural and Cross-Border Issues

November 2006 (Revised December 2012)
Teaching Note

IKEA's Global Sourcing Challenge: Indian Rugs and Child Labor (TN) (A) and (B)

By: Christopher A. Bartlett

Keywords: Cross-Cultural and Cross-Border Issues

1999
Book

Transnational Management: Text, Cases and Readings in Cross Border Management

By: Christopher A. Bartlett and Sumantra Ghoshal

Keywords: Cross-Cultural and Cross-Border Issues

28 May 2019
News

Action Plan: Border Crossing

Tea’s products. We chose our name because tea evokes a sense of presence, connection, and timelessness.” Rawdon’s desire to foster these cross-cultural connections also led to Tea’s partnership with the Global Fund for Children (GFC), a... View Details

Keywords: Julia Hanna

May 2022
Case

RacingThePlanet’s 20-Year Marathon

By: Daniel Isenberg and William Kerr

Mary Gadams, founder and CEO of RacingThePlanet, has managed to stage sporting events in some of the world's most inhospitable locations for the last 20 years. New challenges, including the COVID-19 pandemic, have arisen. How can this small company navigate the global... View Details

Keywords: Entrepreneurial Management; Sports; Sports Management; COVID-19 Pandemic; Cross-Cultural and Cross-Border Issues; Problems and Challenges; Sports Industry

2014
Bridging Generations

Kiran Gandhi & Becky Cooper

1995
Book

Transnational Management: Text, Cases and Readings in Cross Border Management

By: C. A. Bartlett and S. Ghoshal

Keywords: Cross-Cultural and Cross-Border Issues

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

August 2006
Background Note

Factors that Influence Cross-Border Equity Investment

Introduces students to factors that impact global equity flows, including institutional friction, investor protection, firm visibility, firm understanding, and culture. View Details

Keywords: Investment; Cross-Cultural and Cross-Border Issues; Equity

1999
Book

Mentoring Dilemmas: Developmental Relationships in Multicultural Organizations

By: A. J. Murrell, F. J. Crosby and R. J. Ely

Keywords: Cross-Cultural and Cross-Border Issues

01 Jan 2009
News

Jorge Paulo Lemann, A.B. 1961; Carlos A. Sicupira, OPM 9, 1984; Marcel H. Telles, OPM 10, 1985

cross-cultural initiatives at Harvard. Committed to enabling young people to reach their potential, Lemann co-founded Fundação Estudar to provide scholarships for Brazilian students. He also heads a family foundation that supports... View Details

Profile

Cherian Kurien

helped to shape my understanding of cultural nuances. Such a cross-cultural understanding will help me to integrate well, into my new role in China. Secondly, communication remains one of the most critical skills required of a global... View Details

Keywords: Consumer Products; Retail

1995
Book

Readings in Cross-border Management

By: C. A. Bartlett and S. Ghoshal

Keywords: Management; Cross-Cultural and Cross-Border Issues

01 Sep 2006
News

East to West

management, and investors interact.” Paine expects the case will undergo further revision before it’s taught in the HBS classroom; for now, its value lies in its contribution to research on governance and cross-cultural management, as... View Details

Keywords: Julia Hanna; Business Schools & Computer & Management Training; Educational Services; Management

1992
Article

British Business in Germany since the Nineteenth Century

By: G. Jones

Keywords: Business Ventures; Business History; Cross-Cultural and Cross-Border Issues; Germany; United Kingdom

January 2013 (Revised May 2013)
Case

Kunshan, Incorporated: The Making of China's Richest Town

By: William C. Kirby, Nora Bynum, Tracy Yuen Manty and Erica M. Zendell

In 1980, the city of Kunshan was mere countryside, registering neither on the Chinese government's nor the international business community's radar. By 2010, Kunshan had become the richest city per capita in China and a global technology powerhouse, home to companies... View Details

Keywords: Foreign Investment; Entrepreneurship; Competition; Emerging Markets; FDI; Cross-Cultural and Cross-Border Issues; Innovation Leadership; Technology Industry; China; Taiwan Strait

October 2000 (Revised August 2001)
Case

Avon Products (B)

By: Lynn S. Paine and Greg Rogers

Presents the results of the decision taken in the (A) case. Describes the subsequent challenges faced by Avon Products in promulgating its globalization worldwide. View Details

Keywords: Organizational Culture; Gender; Cross-Cultural and Cross-Border Issues; Beauty and Cosmetics Industry