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Guided Free Enterprise in Japan
International business Magazine ArticleThe widely held notion of “Japan, Inc.” is exaggerated; there is no monolithic business-government link. Even so, the cooperation (without incorporation) between the large corporate combines and the government bureaucracy is impressive in its strength and focus on the common economic good—especially in view of its achievements worldwide. As the economic power of the United […] -
Fixing the World’s Infrastructure Problems
International business Digital ArticleAn analysis of 400 case studies uncovers several ways to solve the world’s infrastructure challenges more efficiently. -
The Path to Corporate Responsibility
Corporate communications Magazine ArticleCompanies don’t become model citizens overnight. Nike’s metamorphosis from the poster child for irresponsibility to a leader in progressive practices reveals the five stages of organizational growth. -
Washington Must Help the U.S. Regain the Lead in Manufacturing
Competitive strategy Digital ArticleThe federal government can and should play a much bigger role in helping American companies regain the lead in manufacturing. We need to invest a commensurate amount of federal R&D dollars in advanced manufacturing technologies as we do in other areas of science, technology, and engineering. The last administration created an assistant secretary for manufacturing […] -
How MNCs Cope with Host Government Intervention
International business Magazine ArticleSince the early 1970s, host governments have intervened more and more in the affairs of multinational corporations. Today they regularly establish rather demanding conditions for MNCs wanting to do business in their countries. What kinds of conditions are these? What type of threat, if any, do they pose to the normal operation of corporate decision […] -
As Covid-19 Disrupts Global Supply Chains, Will Companies Turn to India?
Global Business Digital ArticleIt's an increasingly viable option for companies anxious about sourcing from China. -
The New Corporate Garage
Entrepreneurship Magazine ArticleWhere today’s most innovative—and world-changing—thinking is taking place -
The President’s Policy Changes Are Already Hurting U.S. Innovation
National competitiveness Digital ArticleTrust and stability are essential for a strong economy. -
Connecting Flights: The Time Sink That Kills Profits
Leadership & Managing People Magazine ArticleThirteen years of research on more than 2,000 Japanese companies and their U.S. subsidiaries shows that the longer it takes to get from headquarters to... -
Competitiveness: Self-Help for a Worsening Problem
Government policy and regulation Magazine ArticleA country’s competitiveness, like a company’s, is not primarily a matter of sales: it is a matter of incomes, and incomes earned, not borrowed. To be competitive means to raise incomes as rapidly as competitors do and to make the investments necessary to keep up competitively in the future. From this perspective, U.S. competitiveness is […] -
The Mood in Tokyo, One Week After
Crisis management Digital ArticleThe flight from Vancouver to Tokyo was half empty. At this time of year it is generally packed, and I wondered again how wise I was in heading to Tokyo just after a major earthquake, and with the Fukushima reactors running out of control. But I had compelling personal reasons to go, and the US […] -
Capital Disadvantage: America’s Failing Capital Investment System
Costing Magazine ArticleTo compete effectively in international markets, a nation’s businesses must continuously innovate and upgrade their competitive advantages. Innovation and upgrading come from sustained investment in physical as well as intangible assets—things like employee skills and supplier relationships. Today the changing nature of competition and the increasing pressure of globalization make investment the most critical determinant […] -
When Crossing Cultures, Don't Forget Praise
Communication Digital ArticleEveryone likes appreciation for a job well-done. But how you say it matters. -
Electric Utilities: The Argument for Radical Deregulation
Global Business Magazine ArticleThe electric utility market is in upheavel. Deregulation and a wave of megamergers are sweeping the industry. With states proceeding in piecemeal fashion... -
Execution as Strategy
International business Magazine ArticleHow emerging-market multinationals thrive amid turbulence -
Larry Summers: Business Leaders Should Stand Up to President Trump
Leadership InterviewA former U.S. treasury secretary reminds CEOs to focus on the long term. -
The World Is Still Not Flat
Global Business Digital ArticleGlobal connectedness remains below pre-recession levels. -
Preparing for a Pandemic
Leadership & Managing People Magazine ArticleThis month, all of Harvard Business Review's Forethought contributions address avian influenza, its potential to become a pandemic, and the red flags... -
What the Next Era of Globalization Will Look Like
Globalization Digital ArticleA Q&A with Rana Foroohar, a columnist at the Financial Times. -
Mumbai’s Models of Service Excellence
Business models Magazine ArticleWhat the city’s dabbawalas can teach your company about quality
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Haier in the U.S.: Transforming GE Appliances
Innovation & Entrepreneurship Case Study11.95View Details Chinese appliance company Haier's 2016 acquisition of iconic GE Appliances ushered in strategic and structural changes to encourage innovation and entrepreneurship... -
Diamond Developers: Measuring Sustainability
Leadership & Managing People Case Study11.95View Details In late 2014, Diamond Developers was building Dubai's first large sustainable city, which was a mixed-use community designed to set new standards in environmental... -
Reforming Prague City Hall: The Efforts of Mayor Jan Kasl to Increase Transparency and Fight Corruption (A)
Leadership & Managing People Case Study11.95View Details In November 1998, Jan Kasl, a successful architect and erstwhile city councilor, was his party's surprise choice for mayor of Prague, the capital city... -
Bulgaria: On the Road to EU Membership
Global Business Case Study11.95View Details Uses Bulgaria as an example of an Eastern European economy of transition. Presents the main facts about the country and the economic developments during... -
Corning Glass Works International (B1)
Organizational Development Case Study5.00View Details Supplements the (A) case. -
Eurasia International: Total Quality Management in the Shipping Industry
Technology & Operations Case Study11.95View Details Gives an account of how a ship management company was able to set itself apart from competitors and from its clients' own in-house technical and crew... -
New Earth Mining, Inc.
Finance & Accounting Case Study8.95View Details New Earth Mining is one of the largest producers of precious metals in the U.S. While the firm operates mines primarily in the U.S. and Canada, it has... -
Black & Decker-Eastern Hemisphere and the ADP Initiative (A)
Global Business Case Study11.95View Details Bill Lancaster, the new president of Black & Decker-Eastern Hemisphere, attempts to introduce a new performance appraisal and management development system.... -
The Millennium Challenge Corporation and Ghana
Leadership & Managing People Case Study11.95View Details A U.S. government agency, the Millennium Challenge Corporation (MCC), provides aid to developing countries, focusing on poverty reduction through economic... -
TNT Ltd.'s Logistics Services in Asia (C), "The Grind"
Global Business Case Study5.00View Details Supplements the (A) case. -
Valley Farms International (E)
Organizational Development Case Study5.00View Details The partner continues to face and solve problems regarding the transportation of exported cattle. The cattle inspectors from the middle-eastern country... -
The Fall of Greensill and the Future of Supply Chain Finance
Organizational Development Case Study11.95View Details In March 2021, Greensill Capital, the UK-based leading supply chain financing provider, with 16 offices across the world, filed for insolvency; its Germany-based... -
Constructing a Base-of-the-Pyramid Business in a Multinational Corporation: CEMEX's Patrimonio Hoy Looks to Grow
Innovation & Entrepreneurship Case Study11.95View Details This case continues the story from the revised 2006 case study "CEMEX's Patrimonio Hoy: At the Tipping Point?" This case describes CEMEX's Patrimonio... -
Endgame for the Automobile Industry?
Strategy & Execution Case Study11.95View Details The automobile industry has been shaped by several inflection points, each signaling a dramatic shift. Since the turn of the new millennium, it has been... -
The Marginal Product of Labor
Global Business Case Study8.95View Details This technical note explores one of the most important topics for firms and their managers: labor. In particular, how many people should a firm hire,... -
Carbon Credit Markets
Organizational Development Case Study8.95View Details This technical note discusses issues related to carbon markets: Emissions Trading Approaches (Cap-and-Trade, Baseline-and-Credit, and Offsets), Regulatory... -
Bayer CropScience in India (A): Against Child Labor
Leadership & Managing People Case Study11.95View Details The case explores value-driven strategy formulation and implementation by bringing to the fore issues of ethics, responsible leadership, social intitiatives... -
Transforming the Global Fishing Industry: The Marine Stewardship Council at Full Sail?
Global Business Case Study11.95View Details The Marine Stewardship Council (MSC) is an NGO -headquartered in London and established by WWF and Unilever in 1997 to set up a certification and eco-labeling... -
EDM (Energie du Mali)
Leadership & Managing People Case Study11.95View Details In the spring of 2005, the government of Mali was negotiating major changes in the concession of Energie du Mali (EDM), the private firm that operated... -
United Colors of Benetton
Sales & Marketing Case Study11.95View Details The case covers all major aspects of Benetton's successful corporate strategy and innovative business system from its creation till the present. It also...
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Haier in the U.S.: Transforming GE Appliances
Innovation & Entrepreneurship Case Study11.95View Details Chinese appliance company Haier's 2016 acquisition of iconic GE Appliances ushered in strategic and structural changes to encourage innovation and entrepreneurship... -
Guided Free Enterprise in Japan
International business Magazine ArticleThe widely held notion of “Japan, Inc.” is exaggerated; there is no monolithic business-government link. Even so, the cooperation (without incorporation) between the large corporate combines and the government bureaucracy is impressive in its strength and focus on the common economic good—especially in view of its achievements worldwide. As the economic power of the United […] -
Fixing the World’s Infrastructure Problems
International business Digital ArticleAn analysis of 400 case studies uncovers several ways to solve the world’s infrastructure challenges more efficiently. -
Diamond Developers: Measuring Sustainability
Leadership & Managing People Case Study11.95View Details In late 2014, Diamond Developers was building Dubai's first large sustainable city, which was a mixed-use community designed to set new standards in environmental... -
Reforming Prague City Hall: The Efforts of Mayor Jan Kasl to Increase Transparency and Fight Corruption (A)
Leadership & Managing People Case Study11.95View Details In November 1998, Jan Kasl, a successful architect and erstwhile city councilor, was his party's surprise choice for mayor of Prague, the capital city... -
Bulgaria: On the Road to EU Membership
Global Business Case Study11.95View Details Uses Bulgaria as an example of an Eastern European economy of transition. Presents the main facts about the country and the economic developments during... -
The Path to Corporate Responsibility
Corporate communications Magazine ArticleCompanies don’t become model citizens overnight. Nike’s metamorphosis from the poster child for irresponsibility to a leader in progressive practices reveals the five stages of organizational growth. -
Washington Must Help the U.S. Regain the Lead in Manufacturing
Competitive strategy Digital ArticleThe federal government can and should play a much bigger role in helping American companies regain the lead in manufacturing. We need to invest a commensurate amount of federal R&D dollars in advanced manufacturing technologies as we do in other areas of science, technology, and engineering. The last administration created an assistant secretary for manufacturing […] -
Corning Glass Works International (B1)
Organizational Development Case Study5.00View Details Supplements the (A) case. -
How MNCs Cope with Host Government Intervention
International business Magazine ArticleSince the early 1970s, host governments have intervened more and more in the affairs of multinational corporations. Today they regularly establish rather demanding conditions for MNCs wanting to do business in their countries. What kinds of conditions are these? What type of threat, if any, do they pose to the normal operation of corporate decision […]