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- December 1999 (Revised March 2000)
- Case
Ajinomoto Co., Inc.
By: Ray A. Goldberg, Carin-Isabel Knoop and Cate Reavis
In the fall of 1999, Kumio Egashira, president of Ajinomoto, a 90-year old, Japan-based processed foods and specialty chemicals company, and his team of senior executives were deciding how to globally maximize the synergies that existed between their food and amino...
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Keywords:
Management Teams;
Food;
Chemicals;
Globalization;
Food and Beverage Industry;
Chemical Industry;
Japan
Goldberg, Ray A., Carin-Isabel Knoop, and Cate Reavis. "Ajinomoto Co., Inc." Harvard Business School Case 900-016, December 1999. (Revised March 2000.)
- November 1999 (Revised July 2000)
- Case
Roly International: Consumer Licensed Products in China
In this case Roly International, the largest Disney apparel licensee in China, considers how to adapt their distribution channel strategy to the downturn in the Chinese market.
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Keywords:
Emerging Markets;
Distribution Channels;
Brands and Branding;
Apparel and Accessories Industry;
China
Arnold, David J., and Shivani Chand. "Roly International: Consumer Licensed Products in China." Harvard Business School Case 500-050, November 1999. (Revised July 2000.)
- October 1999 (Revised April 2003)
- Case
International Investor, The: Islamic Finance and the Equate Project
By: Benjamin C. Esty and Mathew M Millett
Equate Petrochemical Co. (Equate) is a joint venture between Union Carbide Corp. and Petrochemical Industries Co. (PIC) for the construction of a $2 billion petrochemical plant in Kuwait. The sponsors began construction in August 1994, using a bridge loan, and are in...
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Keywords:
International Finance;
Project Finance;
Religion;
Investment;
Finance;
Mining Industry;
Energy Industry;
Kuwait
Esty, Benjamin C., and Mathew M Millett. "International Investor, The: Islamic Finance and the Equate Project." Harvard Business School Case 200-012, October 1999. (Revised April 2003.)
- September 1999 (Revised September 2002)
- Supplement
Singapore Supplement
By: Richard H.K. Vietor and Rebecca Evans
Updates the case. Designed as an in-class handout. A rewritten version of an earlier supplement.
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Vietor, Richard H.K., and Rebecca Evans. "Singapore Supplement." Harvard Business School Supplement 700-050, September 1999. (Revised September 2002.)
- Article
Corporate Culture, Customer Orientation, and Innovativeness in Japanese Firms: A Quadrad Analysis
By: Rohit Deshpandé, J. U. Farley and F E Webster Jr
Deshpandé, Rohit, J. U. Farley, and F E Webster Jr. "Corporate Culture, Customer Orientation, and Innovativeness in Japanese Firms: A Quadrad Analysis." Journal of Marketing 57, no. 1 (January 1993): 23–37.
- August 1980 (Revised January 1983)
- Case
Case Studies in Political Economy: Japan --1854-1977, Course Module
By: Bruce R. Scott, John W. Rosenblum and Audrey T. Sproat
Scott, Bruce R., John W. Rosenblum, and Audrey T. Sproat. "Case Studies in Political Economy: Japan --1854-1977, Course Module." Harvard Business School Case 980-003, August 1980. (Revised January 1983.)
- April 1998 (Revised September 1998)
- Case
Jan Eriksson at Novartis Indonesia (A)
By: Carin-Isabel Knoop and Anthony St. George
Jan Eriksson is the country manager of the Novartis AG joint venture in Indonesia. At the time of the case, Novartis is the world's largest pharmaceutical company. The case describes the steps Eriksson took to merge the Indonesian operations of Novartis' parents,...
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Keywords:
Multinational Firms and Management;
Joint Ventures;
Financial Crisis;
Pharmaceutical Industry;
Indonesia
Knoop, Carin-Isabel, and Anthony St. George. "Jan Eriksson at Novartis Indonesia (A)." Harvard Business School Case 898-219, April 1998. (Revised September 1998.)
- March 1997 (Revised June 1997)
- Case
Solidere: Rebuilding the Future of Lebanon
By: William J. Poorvu and Wissam I. Ariss
Keywords:
Lebanon
Poorvu, William J., and Wissam I. Ariss. "Solidere: Rebuilding the Future of Lebanon." Harvard Business School Case 897-163, March 1997. (Revised June 1997.)
- March 1997 (Revised April 2011)
- Supplement
Gillette Singapore: Managing Global Business Integration on the Ground (C)
By: Rosabeth M. Kanter and Thomas Dretler
Supplements the (A) case.
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Kanter, Rosabeth M., and Thomas Dretler. "Gillette Singapore: Managing Global Business Integration on the Ground (C)." Harvard Business School Supplement 897-117, March 1997. (Revised April 2011.)
- Book Review
Review of The Chinese Connection, by Michael A. Goldberg
By: Louis T Wells Jr
Keywords:
China
Wells, Louis T., Jr. "Review of The Chinese Connection, by Michael A. Goldberg." Journal of International Business Studies 17, no. 1 (Spring 1986): 163–164.
- February 1998 (Revised January 2002)
- Case
China: Facing the 21st Century
After 20 years of strong economic performance, economic czar Zhu Rongji considers whether it is time to rethink China's development strategy. The case reviews China's development strategy since 1978 and considers the challenges facing the country as it enters the 21st...
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Kennedy, Robert E., and Katherine Marquis. "China: Facing the 21st Century." Harvard Business School Case 798-066, February 1998. (Revised January 2002.)
- December 1997 (Revised December 1997)
- Case
Doing Business in China
By: Tarun Khanna and Danielle Melito Wu
Khanna, Tarun, and Danielle Melito Wu. "Doing Business in China." Harvard Business School Case 798-052, December 1997. (Revised December 1997.)
- February 1997 (Revised May 1997)
- Background Note
Modern India
By: Tarun Khanna and Danielle J. Melito
Describes India's move from a controlled economy toward a more market-oriented one, commencing in 1991. Highlights the extent of changes in the product, capital, and labor markets, and the political situation at the central government, as these stood in 1995.
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Keywords:
Developing Countries and Economies;
Economic Systems;
Economy;
Macroeconomics;
Government and Politics;
Strategy;
Financial Services Industry;
India
Khanna, Tarun, and Danielle J. Melito. "Modern India." Harvard Business School Background Note 797-108, February 1997. (Revised May 1997.)
- March 1997 (Revised April 2001)
- Supplement
Microsoft in the People's Republic of China: 1998 Update
By: Tarun Khanna and Danielle J. Melito
Provides an update to Microsoft in the People's Republic of China--1993.
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Keywords:
Applications and Software;
Globalized Markets and Industries;
Information Technology Industry;
China
Khanna, Tarun, and Danielle J. Melito. "Microsoft in the People's Republic of China: 1998 Update." Harvard Business School Supplement 797-107, March 1997. (Revised April 2001.)
- April 1987
- Article
Joint Ventures, Technology Transfer and Technocratic Organization in Nationalist China
By: William C. Kirby
Kirby, William C. "Joint Ventures, Technology Transfer and Technocratic Organization in Nationalist China." Republican China 12, no. 2 (April 1987).
- January 1996 (Revised February 1998)
- Case
Japan's Automakers Face Endaka
By: Debora L. Spar
In April 1995, the Japanese yen hit a post-World War II high against the U.S. dollar. The yen's relentless ascent affected firms on both sides of the Pacific, but fell particularly hard on Japan's big four automakers. This case explores how endaka--or"high...
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Keywords:
Currency Exchange Rate;
Competitive Strategy;
Trade;
Foreign Direct Investment;
Macroeconomics;
Manufacturing Industry;
Auto Industry;
Japan
Spar, Debora L., Julia Kou, Elizabeth B. Stein, and Karen Gordon. "Japan's Automakers Face Endaka." Harvard Business School Case 796-030, January 1996. (Revised February 1998.)
- May 1995 (Revised August 1999)
- Case
Internationalizing the Cola Wars (B): The Battle for India
By: David B. Yoffie and Richard Seet
Analyzes the tactical battle of the cola giants in India.
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Yoffie, David B., and Richard Seet. "Internationalizing the Cola Wars (B): The Battle for India." Harvard Business School Case 795-187, May 1995. (Revised August 1999.)