Publications

Educators

1994
Casebook

International Trade and Competition: Cases and Notes in Strategy and Management

By: B. Gomes-Casseres and D. B. Yoffie

Keywords: Global Strategy; Globalized Firms and Management

January 1996 (Revised March 1996)
Case

Ellis International Division: Patrick O'Brian

By: David A. Garvin

June 1991
Case

Eli Lilly and Co.: European Pharmaceutical Operations

By: Michael Y. Yoshino

Keywords: Multinational Firms and Management; Pharmaceutical Industry; Europe

01 Sep 2006
News

East to West

associates Chisato Toyama (MBA ’99) and Kim Eric Bettcher. As head of the first-year required course Leadership and Corporate Accountability, Paine notes that she often looks for opportunities to bring a global perspective to the... View Details

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

2003
Chapter

Multinationals

By: G. Jones

March 1995 (Revised May 1996)
Supplement

Dennis Hightower in Conversation with MBA Students, November 21, 1994 (Supplement)

By: Ashish Nanda

Supplements Walt Disney's Dennis Hightower: Taking Charge & Dennis Hightower: Walt Disney's Transnational Manager. View Details

May 1997 (Revised March 2001)
Teaching Note

Sime Darby Berhad (A), (B), and (C) Teaching Note

By: Tarun Khanna

Teaching Note for (9-797-017), (9-701-117), and (9-701-118). View Details

Keywords: Financial Crisis; Multinational Firms and Management; Malaysia

2003
Other Unpublished Work

Organizing Multinational Companies: Building a Collaborative Advantage

By: Morten T. Hansen and Nitin Nohria

Keywords: Multinational Firms and Management; Organizational Structure

April 1985
Background Note

Roles and Responsibilities of the Country Manager: MNC Operations from the National Organization's Perspective

By: Christopher A. Bartlett

Keywords: Managerial Roles; Multinational Firms and Management

September 1972 (Revised September 1983)
Case

Timex Corp.

The evolution of Timex from its inception in the 1940s to its position as a leading multinational watch manufacturer in the early 1970s. Focuses on Timex's strategy for marketing, on a worldwide basis, and its line of inexpensive watches. View Details

Keywords: Product; Marketing Strategy; Multinational Firms and Management; Global Strategy; Manufacturing Industry; Apparel and Accessories Industry

Educators

January 2014 (Revised January 2014)
Supplement

GlaxoSmithKline in China (C)

By: John Quelch and Margaret L. Rodriguez

Keywords: China; Healthcare; Pharmaceutical Sales; Ethics; Multinational Firms and Management; Pharmaceutical Industry; China

April 1985 (Revised March 1987)
Background Note

Organizing and Controlling MNCs

By: Christopher A. Bartlett

March 1985
Background Note

MNCs and Host Country Relationships

By: Christopher A. Bartlett

01 Mar 2003
News

Brazil Banks on Experience

Ranked among the world’s largest economies, Brazil and the left-leaning government of newly elected President Lu íz In ácio Lula da Silva soothed wary financial markets by selecting Henrique Meirelles (93rd AMP), former head of global... View Details

Keywords: Finance

25 Apr 2014
News

Fostering a synergy at work that benefits associates as well as customers

build great companies, and Zensar's success is a visible result." He knows employees personally, and adapts his style to suit their individual needs, but still expects a high level of performance. As Zensar has acquired firms in Boston,... View Details

December 2015
Article

Entrepreneurial Imagination and a Demand and Supply-side Perspective on the MNE and Cross-border Organization

By: Geoffrey Jones and Christos Pitelis

This article explores the role of entrepreneurial imagination on the international expansion of multinational enterprises. The focus is on supply- and demand-side factors that help explicate cross-border expansion. The article explores how appropriability-informed and... View Details

Keywords: Imagination; Globalization; History; Entrepreneurship; Multinational Firms and Management; Africa; Asia; Europe; North and Central America