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  • 19 Dec 2005
  • Research & Ideas

The Regional Slice of Your Global Strategy

1997, CEO Cor Boonstra abolished the geographic dimension of the matrix as a way of forcing the organization to align itself around global product divisions. Given this long and sometimes painful history, it... View Details
Keywords: by Pankaj Ghemawat
  • Web

Online Business Courses for Organizations | HBS Online

Social Join a global community of business professionals. Ask questions, collaborate, and share experiences and expertise across industries. Find the Right Program for Your Organization Corporate Solutions... View Details
  • 01 Feb 2002
  • News

HBS Expands Global Presence

organizations and across a broad geographical area will further strengthen the depth and diversity of the HBS curriculum, says Dessain, who is eager to work with the School's faculty. "When I studied at HBS, I enjoyed the wonderful... View Details
Keywords: Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools; Educational Services
  • 26 Jan 2009
  • Research & Ideas

Where is Home for the Global Firm?

firms to particular nation-states. In my paper "The Decentering of the Global Firm," I describe how these changes represent a natural extension of trends that have been operative for decades in how firms View Details
Keywords: by Martha Lagace
  • 07 Apr 2003
  • What Do You Think?

Should Global Business Initiatives Be Devalued?

an interesting concept of the importance of a "national brand."—Jim Heskett Others, while agreeing with this thesis, were not so sanguine about whether this will happen without greater efforts to influence foreign policy by leaders responsible for View Details
Keywords: by James Heskett
  • 12 Oct 1999
  • Research & Ideas

Porter’s Perspective: Competing in the Global Economy

articles, "Clusters and Competition: New Agendas for Companies, Governments, and Institutions" and "Competing Across Locations: Enhancing Competitive Advantage through a Global Strategy." Jim Aisner of HBS spoke with... View Details
Keywords: Re: Michael E. Porter
  • 20 Jul 2015
  • Research & Ideas

Globalization Hasn’t Killed the Manufacturing Cluster

Globalization hasn't made manufacturing clusters obsolete, but the geographically concentrated pockets of industry have to be smart to ensure their survival, according to new research from Harvard Business School. Gary P. Pisano, the... View Details
Keywords: by Roberta Holland; Manufacturing; Apparel & Accessories; Fashion
  • July 1993 (Revised April 1999)
  • Case

ABB's Relays Business: Building and Managing a Global Matrix

By: Christopher A. Bartlett
Describes the development and management of the relays business area (BA) in ABB's global matrix organization. Focuses on three levels of management--corporate, BA, and operating company. Highlights the roles and responsibilities of individuals at each level as ABB... View Details
Keywords: Multinational Firms and Management; Business or Company Management; Business Strategy; Organizational Structure; Managerial Roles; Management Practices and Processes; Employees; Organizational Culture; Success; Manufacturing Industry
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  • April 2016
  • Teaching Note

HNA Group: Global Excellence with Chinese Characteristics

By: William C. Kirby and Joycelyn W. Eby
This teaching note is designed to support the teaching of HBS case number 316-013, "HNA Group: Global Excellence with Chinese Characteristics." View Details
Keywords: Corporate Culture; Airline Industry; China; Cross-cultural Adaptation; Air Transportation; Business Conglomerates; Globalization; Corporate Social Responsibility and Impact; Air Transportation Industry; China
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  • Article

The Global Rise of Democracy: A Network Account

By: Magnus Thor Torfason and Paul Ingram
We examine the influence of an interstate network created by intergovernmental organizations (IGOs) on the global diffusion of democracy. We propose that IGOs facilitate this diffusion by transmitting information between their member states and by interpreting that... View Details
Keywords: International Relations; Networks; Society; Transformation; Power and Influence; Country; Globalization
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  • June 1996
  • Case

Becton Dickinson: Managing the Global Enterprise, 1996

Becton Dickinson, a U.S.-based maker of medical and diagnostic devices, has been organized into a mixed structure of U.S.-based divisions and country/region organizations. In 1995, three businesses shifted to become worldwide divisions, forcing a reexamination of the... View Details
Keywords: Organizational Change and Adaptation; Business or Company Management; Multinational Firms and Management; Organizational Structure; Medical Devices and Supplies Industry; United States
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  • 01 Sep 2023
  • News

Global Outposts Expand HBS’s Intellectual Footprint

studies that highlight the opportunities and challenges facing business leaders and managers around the world, the School relies on the expertise and connections of staff members at HBS’s 18 global research outposts in 16 countries. Under... View Details
Keywords: Jennifer Gillespie
  • Web

Globalization - Faculty & Research

Investment By: Juan Alcacer and Paul Ingram Global economic transactions such as foreign direct investment must extend over an institutional abyss between the jurisdiction, and therefore protection, of the states involved.... View Details
  • 01 Jun 2015
  • News

Exploring Global Business Practices

today’s classrooms reflect our global society. In the MBA Program, all students in the first year get hands-on exposure to organizations in emerging markets through the January module of the FIELD (Field... View Details
  • 14 Nov 2011
  • Research & Ideas

Creating a Global Business Code

The turn of the 21st century has been laden with high-profile corporate scandals, prompting widespread concern about the standards of conduct followed by big business. Intrigued by the complexity of managing corporate behavior in a global... View Details
Keywords: by Carmen Nobel
  • 10 May 2016
  • Other Presentation

Shared Value: A New Global Agenda

By: Michael E. Porter
Harvard Business School's Michael Porter introduces and engages World Bank President Jim Yong Kim in conversation on partnering with the private sector for delivering on global development goals. View Details
Keywords: Shared Value; Collective Impact; Corporate Social Responsibility and Impact; Value; Business and Community Relations; Cooperation; Society
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    Beauty Imagined: A History of the Global Beauty Industry

    The global beauty business permeates our lives, influencing how we perceive ourselves and what it is to be beautiful. The brands and firms which have shaped this industry, such as Estée Lauder, Chanel, L'Oréal, and Shiseido, have imagined beauty for us.... View Details

    • 28 Sep 2015
    • News

    Regulatory Scrutiny Threatens Google's Global Android Domination

    • November 2003
    • Supplement

    P&G Japan: The SK-II Globalization Project

    By: Christopher A. Bartlett
    Paolo de Cesare and A.G. Lafley review the strategic and organizational challenges they face in deciding whether to make the prestigious Japanese beauty product, SK-II, a global brand. In a three-part videotaped interview, they discuss the challenges, reveal the... View Details
    Keywords: Globalization; Brands and Branding; Organizational Structure; Strategy; Decision Choices and Conditions; Beauty and Cosmetics Industry; Consumer Products Industry; Japan
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    • Teaching Interest

    Managing Human Capital: Keeping Hope Alive in Organizations (Not offered 2013-2014)

    Managing Human Capital has been specifically designed to teach practical skills for the general manager who seeks to manage both other people and his or her own career with optimal effectiveness. Any and all students who believe they will need to effectively manage... View Details