Asia - Publications - Faculty & Research

July 1998 (Revised December 2001)
Case

Jollibee Foods Corporation (A): International Expansion

By: Christopher A. Bartlett and Jamie O'Connell

Noli Tingzon, newly-appointed international division VP at Jollibee, the Philippines-based hamburger chain, is faced with the challenge of expanding fast food operations in Asia in the face of stiff competition. The case describes Jollibee's six-year international... View Details

Keywords: Organizational Change and Adaptation; Motivation and Incentives; Expansion; Global Range; Global Strategy; Food and Beverage Industry; Philippines

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12 Nov 2014
Video

Real Students Webinar: International Students

September 2013 (Revised June 2015)
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Fortis Healthcare: Transnational Hospital Network

By: Regina E. Herzlinger, Pushwaz Virk and Natalie Kindred

Fortis, India's largest for-profit hospital chain, must decide if its expensive expansion into the South East Asia market makes sense. View Details

Keywords: Hospital; India; For-profit Hospitals; Expansion; Decision Making; Health Care and Treatment; Health Industry; Southeast Asia; India

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28 Nov 2023
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Economic Growth Draws Companies to Asia. Can They Handle Its Authoritarian Regimes?

With democracy retreating worldwide, businesses with global aspirations increasingly face the challenge of setting up shop in geographies where autocrats rule. In doing so, they often lose the comforting assurances of democratic areas that enforce fair markets, guard... View Details

Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne

13 May 2013
Blog Post

Alumni: Where are they now? Featuring Aaron…

HBS alum, Aaron Mitchell, MBA 2011, provides an update on his career post-HBS. Current Position: Lateral Recruitment Lead – Asia Pacific ResourcingCurrent Location: Singapore Tell us what you’re up to these days. When not home sharing in... View Details

25 Apr 2014
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Ravi Chidambaram - Making A Difference

01 Mar 2015
News

What Budget 2015 means for doing business in India

22 Oct 2014
News

HarvardX course closes in on global view

14 Feb 2017
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There is massive invasion of ethics in India’s large corporate houses

18 Nov 2019
Video

Adi Godrej

Adi Godrej, Chair of the India-based Godrej Group, discusses the decision to deploy the cash generated by the group’s businesses to acquire consumer products companies in Africa, Asia and Latin America.

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Clubs

South Asian Business Association

05 Mar 2013
First Look

First Look: March 5

propose Type 3 processing in order to better understand prolonged thought processes. We sketched possible outlines of Type 3 processing. E-Commerce in Asia: Challenges and Opportunities Authors:Gupta, Sunil, and Tanya Bijlani Publication:Asia Business Insights Abstract... View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

31 Jul 2010
News

Singapore: The Hottest (Little) Economy in the World

19 Nov 2014
News

Panel Highlights Philanthropy Models Across Nations

November 2013 (Revised September 2015)
Supplement

GlaxoSmithKline in China (B)

By: John A. Quelch and Margaret L. Rodriguez

In 2013, Chinese investigators detained four GSK employees for allegedly bribing health care staff to sell GSK pharmaceuticals. A month later, GSK's Asia Pacific regional president, Abbas Hussain, said the company would help identify corrupt practices. Two days later,... View Details

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04 Apr 2013
News

Lessons of a temporary city

June 1998
Supplement

MBA Integrative Exercise: Competition & Strategy, April 1998 , Video

By: Carin-Isabel Knoop

Daniel Vasella, President of Novartis AG, discusses the situation in Indonesia and his ideas of what Suharto should do in the spring of 1998. Drummond Paris, Regional Pharma Head Asia/Pacific, Novartis AG, discusses the opportunities for Novartis in Indonesia and also... View Details

Keywords: Competitive Strategy; Pharmaceutical Industry; Indonesia

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