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September 1998 (Revised April 2001)
Case

Sealed Air Taiwan (A)

By: Lynn S. Paine and Robert J. Crawford

The general manager for U.S.-based Sealed Air Corp.'s Taiwan subsidiary must decide whether he's hired the right person to bridge the gap between Sealed Air's corporate culture and Taiwan's business culture. This case details Bob Kayser's experiences in trying to... View Details

Keywords: Organizational Change and Adaptation; Organizational Culture; Cross-Cultural and Cross-Border Issues; Relationships; Service Operations; Motivation and Incentives; Management Skills; Compensation and Benefits; Taiwan; United States

September 1991 (Revised January 1996)
Case

Philips Taiwan

By: Robert H. Hayes

Keywords: Taiwan

April 2016 (Revised January 2017)
Case

Bank of Taiwan

By: Dennis Campbell and Dawn H. Lau

Keywords: Taiwan

July 1995
Teaching Note

Philips Taiwan TN

By: Robert H. Hayes

March 2005 (Revised March 2006)
Case

Sealed Air Taiwan (A) (Abridged)

By: Lynn S. Paine

The general manager for U.S.-based Sealed Air Corp.'s Taiwan subsidiary must decide how to improve productivity and achieve profitability. In addition to considering a new approach to compensation, he is wondering how to bridge the gap between Sealed Air's corporate... View Details

Keywords: Organizational Culture; Organizational Change and Adaptation; Cross-Cultural and Cross-Border Issues; Relationships; Service Operations; Motivation and Incentives; Management Skills; Compensation and Benefits; Taiwan; United States

January 2025
Case

Transforming Talent at Teach For Taiwan

By: Juan Alcácer and Chi Kuan

The Teach For Taiwan (TFT) case follows founder Anting Liu as she considers how to scale the nonprofit’s talent strategy after a decade of impact in rural education. TFT recruits high-potential young professionals into a 2-year teaching fellowship, aiming to address... View Details

Keywords: Teaching; Talent and Talent Management; Leadership Development; Growth and Development Strategy; Mission and Purpose; Nonprofit Organizations; Education Industry; Taiwan

25 Sep 2024
HBS Seminar

Audrey Tang, Taiwan Minister of Digital Affairs

23 Aug 2023

HBS Perspectives from Taiwan

Join a panel of local alumni and current students from Taiwan who will share their backgrounds and how they have cultivated their personal and professional interests while at HBS. This in-person event will be a great opportunity for... View Details

June 1990 (Revised October 1990)
Case

Waste Reduction in Taiwan

By: George C. Lodge

Keywords: Wastes and Waste Processing; Environmental Sustainability; Taiwan

TeachingInterests

Immersive Field Course: China and Taiwan

By: Willy C. Shih

I designed this course to enable students to examine cross-strait issues between the Peoples Republic of China and the Republic of China—(Taiwan) at a critical juncture. Many products produced for the global marketplace—televisions, computers and computer components,... View Details

September 1998 (Revised April 2001)
Case

Sealed Air Taiwan (B)

By: Lynn S. Paine and Robert J. Crawford

Supplements the (A) case. View Details

Keywords: Taiwan; United States

February 1992
Case

McDonnell Douglas and Taiwan Aerospace

By: Joseph L. Badaracco Jr.

Keywords: Aerospace Industry; Taiwan

January 2001 (Revised November 2002)
Case

Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company

Fast Answer

FIELD Global Immersion Resources: Taiwan

keyword and geography keywords in search (ex: commodities Taiwan). Search tips: use concise keywords. Go to "Analysis" section for full industry reports; Go to "Consumers" section to brows reports on consumer lifestyles, or search:... View Details

October 2023
Case

Taiwan After Globalization: Twilight of the Developmental State?

By: Debora L. Spar and Julia M. Comeau

In the last 70 years, the small island of Taiwan has achieved what many believe to be a “miracle”: its economy has grown at a record-setting pace, driven and guided by one of the world's most successful set of industrial policies, and it has become one of the richest... View Details

Keywords: Economic Growth; Economic Slowdown and Stagnation; Trade; Policy; Government and Politics; Semiconductor Industry; Technology Industry; Taiwan; China; Asia; United States

31 Jul 2001
Other Presentation

The Competitive Advantage of Taiwan

By: Michael E. Porter

Competitiveness presentation from the Commonwealth Speech, Taipei, Taiwan. View Details

Keywords: Economics; Taiwan