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- January 2018
- Supplement
In the Eye of a Geopolitical Storm: South Korea's Lotte Group, China and the U.S. THAAD Missile Defense System (B)
By: Andy Zelleke and Brian Tilley
This case explores Lotte Group’s challenge of how to respond to Chinese government pressure in 2017, following the Group’s February decision to transfer land to the South Korean government, on which Seoul intended to deploy the U.S.-built THAAD missile defense system....
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- 2023
- Working Paper
Point Four and the Politics of Foreign Direct Investment in the United States during the Early Cold War
By: Melanie Sheehan
This article traces business influence in the formulation of the Point Four technical assistance program, the first US Cold War-era international development program. It focuses specifically on business interest associations’ efforts to secure federal incentives to...
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Keywords:
Point Four Program;
Business Interest Association;
International Development;
Cold War;
Foreign Direct Investment;
Business History;
Business and Government Relations
Sheehan, Melanie. "Point Four and the Politics of Foreign Direct Investment in the United States during the Early Cold War." Harvard Business School Working Paper, No. 23-078, June 2023.
- November 2003 (Revised May 2008)
- Case
Atlas Electrica: International Strategy
By: Michael E. Porter and Arturo Condo
Atlas must decide whether to acquire La Indeca, increasing its Central American presence, or to focus on larger Latin American markets where higher growth is possible. In the year 2000, Jorge Rodriguez was in charge of Atlas Electrica, the largest home appliance firm...
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Keywords:
Acquisition;
Growth and Development Strategy;
Markets;
Partners and Partnerships;
Competition;
Expansion;
Latin America;
Central America
Porter, Michael E., and Arturo Condo. "Atlas Electrica: International Strategy." Harvard Business School Case 704-435, November 2003. (Revised May 2008.)
- Research Summary
War & Peace
By: Deepak Malhotra
A second stream of research looks at issues related to conflict resolution in the context of international and ethno-political conflict, and in particular, at the role of negotiation in ending armed conflicts. I launched a new course at HBS entitled "War & Peace:...
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- 20 Oct 2015
- First Look
October 20, 2015
William R., and Martin Mandorff Abstract—We study the relationship between ethnicity, occupational choice, and entrepreneurship. Immigrant groups in the United States cluster in specific business sectors. For example, Koreans are 34 times...
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Sean Silverthorne
- September 2005 (Revised November 2006)
- Case
AmorePacific: From Local to Global Beauty
By: Pankaj Ghemawat, Carin-Isabel Knoop and David Kiron
Suh Kyung-Bae, the President and CEO of AmorePacific, a South Korean cosmetics company, was an ardent globalizer. In its home market, AmorePacific had held off major multinational players such as L'Oreal and Estee Lauder and had engaged them in markets around the...
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Keywords:
Globalized Firms and Management;
Local Range;
Global Range;
Global Strategy;
Beauty and Cosmetics Industry;
South Korea
Ghemawat, Pankaj, Carin-Isabel Knoop, and David Kiron. "AmorePacific: From Local to Global Beauty." Harvard Business School Case 706-411, September 2005. (Revised November 2006.)
- December 2007
- Article
Contingent Political Capital and International Alliances: Evidence from South Korea
By: Jordan I. Siegel
Though prior research has suggested that a company's ties to political networks have only a positive value or no value, this study examines whether political network ties can also be a significant liability for companies. Analyzing South Korea as a representative...
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Keywords:
Political Networks;
Sociopolitical Networks;
Government and Politics;
Capital;
Alliances;
South Korea
Siegel, Jordan I. "Contingent Political Capital and International Alliances: Evidence from South Korea." Administrative Science Quarterly 52, no. 4 (December 2007): 621 – 666. (Though prior research has suggested that a company's ties to political networks have only a positive value or no value, this study examines whether political network ties can also be a significant liability for companies. Analyzing South Korea as a representative emerging economy, I find that being tied through elite sociopolitical networks to the regime in power significantly increased the rate at which South Korean companies formed cross-border strategic alliances, but also that being tied through elite sociopolitical networks to the political enemies of the regime in power significantly decreased that rate. Results show that an unexpected change in political regime could quickly change a political liability into an asset and that network ties continued to be important determinants of cross-border alliance activity as South Korea proceeded with liberalization. The present study sheds further light on the so-called dark side of embeddedness by focusing on who is negatively targeted by having the "wrong friends" at the wrong time. Just as positive ties can lead to favor exchange and other benefits for companies, negative ties can lead companies to be the victims of discrimination, resource exclusion, and even occasional expropriation and sabotage between rival sociopolitical networks.)
- 2015
- Case
Advanced Leadership Pathways: Paul Lee and Asian Americans Advancing Justice
By: Rosabeth Moss Kanter, Frank Jerome LaNasa and Ai-Ling Jamila Malone
Paul Lee and Asian Americans Advancing Justice
2013 AL Fellow, 2014 Senior AL Fellow
Two years after the formation of the Asian Americans Advancing Justice (AAAJ), a national affiliation of four independent Asian American civil rights groups, Paul Lee, who... View Details
Two years after the formation of the Asian Americans Advancing Justice (AAAJ), a national affiliation of four independent Asian American civil rights groups, Paul Lee, who... View Details
Keywords:
Leadership Skills;
Asian;
Asian Americans;
Asian Americans Advancing Justice;
Civil Rights;
Asian Law Caucus;
Asian Pacific American Legal Center;
Asian American Institute;
Asian American Justice Center;
Immigration Issues;
Immigration Reform;
Affirmative Action;
Coalition;
Asian American Activism;
Japanese;
Chinese;
Korean;
Indian;
Pakistani;
Hmong;
Cambodian;
Laotians;
Filipino;
Vietnamese;
Pacific Islanders;
Ethnic Group;
Model Minority;
Anti-asian Prejudice;
Pan-asian;
Discrimination;
Immigrants;
Immigration Acts;
Alien Land Laws;
Sei Fujii;
Naturalize;
Interracial;
Immigration And Nationality Act Of 1965;
Refugees;
War;
Warfare;
Vincent Chin;
Bigotry;
Chinatown;
Boston;
Social Impact;
Asian American Lawyers Association;
National Asian Pacific Bar Association;
Asian Community Development Corporation;
Asian Task Force Against Domestic Violence;
Southeast Asia;
Mee Moua;
Change Management;
Demographics;
Prejudice and Bias;
Rights;
Immigration;
Leadership;
Problems and Challenges;
Society;
North and Central America
Kanter, Rosabeth Moss, Frank Jerome LaNasa, and Ai-Ling Jamila Malone. "Advanced Leadership Pathways: Paul Lee and Asian Americans Advancing Justice." Harvard Business Publishing Case 316-040, 2015. (Harvard Advanced Leadership Initiative.)
- 08 Aug 2022
- HBS Case
Building an 'ARMY' of Fans: Marketing Lessons from K-Pop Sensation BTS
What would it take to attract customers who are so loyal that they would not only buy your products, but would also lavish your distributors with flowers and purchase advertising to elevate your brand? Ask the minds behind K-pop sensation BTS. Created by a View Details
- 25 Jun 2018
- Research & Ideas
In America, Immigrants Really Do Get the Job Done
work, Kerr found that immigrants tend to cluster in particular industries—Vietnamese manicurists, Korean dry cleaners, Haitian cab drivers—making it easier for new arrivals to learn how to launch businesses of their own. On the more...
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- 11 Mar 2019
- Research & Ideas
Branding Sells Cereal, Handbags, and Vacations. Can It Sell a Country?
years, South Korea increased aid and volunteer work abroad, hosted the G-20 Summit, promoted Korean language education, and even advanced the image of its national sport, Taekwondo. While the investment was significant, South Korea...
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- 18 Jul 2023
- Research & Ideas
Will Global Demand for Oil Peak This Decade?
Is the globe’s thirst for oil finally topping out? A major international energy watcher says yes, predicting last month that demand for global oil for transport will peak around 2026, plateau for all uses by 2028, and possibly hit a zenith by the end of the decade....
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- 24 Feb 2021
- Lessons from the Classroom
What History's Biggest Wars Teach Us About Leading in Peace
leadership, strategy, and negotiations in several conflicts, ranging from the ancient Peloponnesian Wars between Athens and Sparta, to World War I and World War II, to the Korean War and the 1962 Cuban Missile Crisis. While it may sound...
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by Lane Lambert
- January 2021 (Revised June 2023)
- Case
Biobot Analytics
In 2017, Newsha Ghaeli and Mariana Matus were deciding whether to leave their labs at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, put other job opportunities aside, and dive full-time into founding a wastewater analysis start-up, Biobot. Ghaeli, an architect, and Matus,...
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Keywords:
Entrepreneurship;
Information Technology;
City;
Analytics and Data Science;
Personal Development and Career;
Technology Industry;
Utilities Industry;
Health Industry;
Information Technology Industry;
Information Industry;
Biotechnology Industry;
United States;
Kuwait;
Korean Peninsula
Kluender, Raymond, Joshua Krieger, and Mitchell Weiss. "Biobot Analytics." Harvard Business School Case 821-045, January 2021. (Revised June 2023.)
- 11 Jun 2018
- Research & Ideas
Why South Korea's Samsung Built the Only Outdoor Skating Rink in Texas
Kikovic Each year, the small northeast Texas town of Marshall pulls out all of the stops for its annual Wonderland of Lights festival. And for years, South Korean electronics company Samsung also worked hard to make it special. The...
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- October 2015
- Article
Case Study: Is a Promotion Worth Hiding Who You Are?
By: Karthik Ramanna
A manager decides whether he should hide his sexual orientation for an overseas assignment.
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Keywords:
Case Studies;
Career Advancement;
Leadership Development;
Globalization;
Technology Industry;
Korean Peninsula;
United States
Ramanna, Karthik. "Case Study: Is a Promotion Worth Hiding Who You Are?" Harvard Business Review 93, no. 10 (October 2015): 123–127.
- 17 Jun 2013
- Research & Ideas
Advertising Symbiosis: The Key to Viral Videos
It probably won't shock you that the most popular YouTube video in the past month was "Gentleman," the latest hit from South Korean rapper PSY, whose "Gangnam Style" is the most-watched video of all time. More surprising: among the other...
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- 12 Sep 2017
- First Look
First Look at New Research and Ideas, September 12, 2017
Paris, and Abu Dhabi, with varying levels of financial success. In addition to growing in number, KCON has grown in size. By 2016, KCON LA had become a three-day, two-concert affair, that attracted 70,000 attendees with a wide range of experiences for fans to enjoy,...
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Carmen Nobel
- 06 Jun 2013
- Op-Ed
How to Do Away with the Dangers of Outsourcing
diminishing the quality and even viability of its offerings. Outsourcing Has Its Costs Just ask Boeing. No firm placed a bigger bet on the virtual organization model. Its new 787 Dreamliner was going to be the UN of manufactured goods: German-made cabin lighting,...
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- 01 May 2012
- First Look
First Look: May 1
Materials The Korean Model of Shared Growth, 1960-1990 Aldo Musacchio, Rafael Di Tella, and Jonathan SchleferHarvard Business School Case 712-052 This case narrates the development of the Republic of Korea from 1960 to 1990. The case...
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Carmen Nobel