Publications

December 1994
Case

Search for the New Japan (long version)

13 Mar 2011
News

Sympathy and Concern for HBS Alumni in Japan

Dear HBS Alumni, The tragic situation resulting from the earthquake and tsunami in Japan has shocked and saddened the world. On behalf of the Harvard Business School, we extend our deepest sympathy and concern for our alumni and their... View Details

April 1979 (Revised October 1980)
Case

Japan (E2): The End of ""Miracle"" Growth?

By: Bruce R. Scott and Audrey T. Sproat

Keywords: Economic Growth; Japan

29 Oct 1993
Lecture

Evolution of the Main Bank System in Japan

By: W. Carl Kester

Keywords: Banks and Banking; Banking Industry; Japan

16 May 1988
Lecture

Bank-Manufacturer Relationships in the United States and Japan

By: W. Carl Kester

Keywords: Relationships; Banks and Banking; Manufacturing Industry; Banking Industry; United States; Japan

August 1974 (Revised November 1980)
Case

Japan (B): The Military Challenge to Civilian Control

By: Bruce R. Scott and Audrey T. Sproat

Keywords: Business and Government Relations; Japan

January 2009
Teaching Note

Consumer Payment Systems — United States and Japan

By: Benjamin Edelman and Andrei Hagiu

Teaching Note for [909006] and [909007]. View Details

Keywords: Cash; Cost; Motivation and Incentives; Performance Efficiency; Technology; Alliances; Governing Rules, Regulations, and Reforms; United States; Japan

November 2023
Teaching Note

IBJ, Inc. (A–B): Seeking Matrimony in Japan

By: Ramon Casadesus-Masanell and Jordan Mitchell

Teaching Note for HBS Case Nos. 724-356 and 724-357. View Details

September 2023 (Revised November 2023)
Supplement

IBJ, Inc. (B): Seeking Matrimony in Japan

By: Ramon Casadesus-Masanell and Akiko Saito

10 May 1991
Lecture

Financial Sources of Competitive Advantage: America vs. Japan

By: W. Carl Kester

Keywords: Finance; Competitive Advantage; United States; Japan

17 Mar 2011
Research & Ideas

Harvard Business School Faculty Comment on Crisis in Japan

As Japan continues to come to grips with the devastating toll exacted by the earthquake within its borders, the aftershocks are just beginning to be felt within the global economy. Here, several Harvard Business School faculty members... View Details

Keywords: Re: Multiple Faculty

06 Oct 2009
News

Harvard Business School Appoints Nobuo Sato Executive Director Of Japan Research Center In Tokyo

Web

Porter Prize Japan - Institute For Strategy And Competitiveness

HBS ISC About Michael Porter About Michael Porter A Letter from Michael Porter Biography The Essential Porter Honors & Awards Affiliated Organizations & Institutions VBHCD Initiative Honors & Awards Honors & Awards Porter Prize Japan... View Details

2004
Chapter

The Globalization of Markets' Revisited: Japan After Twenty Years

By: Hirotaka Takeuchi

Keywords: History; Globalized Economies and Regions; Globalized Markets and Industries; Japan

December 2000 (Revised April 2006)
Case

Promise (A): Building a Consumer Finance Company in Japan

Describes Promise, the third-largest consumer finance company in Japan. Promise was created in 1963 by an entrepreneur and has grown rapidly, especially in the 1990s when commercial banks struggled. Promise's core business consists of providing unsecured loans of up to... View Details

Keywords: Capital Structure; Entrepreneurship; Financial Institutions; Financial Services Industry; Japan