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- February 2019
- Case
Zhejiang Geely Holding Group: Acquisition of Volvo Cars
By: Felix Oberholzer-Gee, Willy Shih and Nancy Dai
Zhejiang Geely Holding Company's acquisition of Volvo cars was widely viewed with skepticism because of the poor track record of cross-border auto industry acquisitions. This case looks at the acquisition and post-acquisition integration from the point of view of...
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Keywords:
Merger Integration;
Organization Culture;
Organization Behavior;
Organizational Alignment;
Mergers and Acquisitions;
Integration;
Alignment;
Organizational Culture;
Cross-Cultural and Cross-Border Issues;
Auto Industry;
China;
Sweden
Oberholzer-Gee, Felix, Willy Shih, and Nancy Dai. "Zhejiang Geely Holding Group: Acquisition of Volvo Cars." Harvard Business School Case 619-041, February 2019.
- February 2009 (Revised December 2010)
- Case
Upgrading the Economy: Industrial Policy and Taiwan's Semiconductor Industry
By: Willy C. Shih and Jyun-Cheng Wang
The government-led creation and incubation of the semiconductor industry in Taiwan is a striking success for advocates of strong industrial policy. It has led to the island nation's domination of the global "foundry" business in which firms like Taiwan Semiconductor...
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Keywords:
Economic Growth;
Industry Structures;
State Ownership;
Business and Government Relations;
Competition;
Semiconductor Industry;
Taiwan
Shih, Willy C., and Jyun-Cheng Wang. "Upgrading the Economy: Industrial Policy and Taiwan's Semiconductor Industry." Harvard Business School Case 609-089, February 2009. (Revised December 2010.)
- Web
Alumni - Global
of Management Practice Poorvu Family Professor of Management Practice, Retired); Hakeem I. Belo-Osagie (Senior Lecturer of Business Administration); Jeffrey F. Rayport (Senior Lecturer of Business Administration); Willy View Details
- October 2017 (Revised September 2022)
- Teaching Note
Fuyao Glass America: Sourcing Decision
By: Willy Shih
This case is about globalization: a Chinese company has decided to locate a production facility close to its customers in the U.S., but a recent contract bid means it will lose money, at least initially, by supplying product from that factory. The purpose of this case...
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HBR Classics - Alumni
Tuning Market Oriented Practices New Thinking for a New Financial Order Innovation Innovation Killers, Clayton M. Christensen, Stephen Pl, Kaufman, and Willy C. Shih Innovation...
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About the Center - Christensen Center for Teaching & Learning
1991 More about C. Roland Christensen Faculty Willis Emmons Director; Senior Lecturer Staff Alexandra Sedlovskaya Associate Director Biography Alexandra Sedlovskaya Associate Director Alexandra Sedlovskaya...
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- 2008
- Simulation
Strategic Innovation Simulation: Back Bay Battery
By: Willy C. Shih and Clayton Christensen
This online simulation allows students to play the role of a business unit manager at Back Bay Battery Company who faces the dilemma of balancing a portfolio of investment strategies across products in the rechargeable battery space. Players have to manage R&D...
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Keywords:
Competitive Strategy;
Disruptive Innovation;
Growth and Development Strategy;
Innovation and Management;
Investment;
Product Development;
Research and Development;
Battery Industry
Shih, Willy C., and Clayton Christensen. "Strategic Innovation Simulation: Back Bay Battery." Simulation and Teaching Note. Watertown, MA: Harvard Business School Publishing, 2008. Electronic. (2656-HTM-ENG.)
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Technology & Innovation - Faculty & Research
heterogeneous telecommunication costs arising from different regulatory regimes) strengthens our results. 2014 Working Paper Bridging Science and Technology Through Academic-Industry Partnerships By: Sen Chai and Willy View Details
- September–October 2020
- Article
Global Supply Chains in a Post-Pandemic World: Companies Need to Make Their Networks More Resilient. Here's How.
By: Willy C. Shih
The COVID-19 pandemic exposed the vulnerabilities in the production strategies and supply chains of firms everywhere. Coupled with a rise in economic nationalism, manufacturers everywhere are going to be under pressure to rethink their sourcing and logistics...
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Keywords:
Resilience;
Pandemic;
Operations Management;
Health Pandemics;
Supply Chain;
Supply Chain Management;
Manufacturing Industry;
United States;
Asia;
Europe
Shih, Willy C. "Global Supply Chains in a Post-Pandemic World: Companies Need to Make Their Networks More Resilient. Here's How." R2005F. Harvard Business Review 98, no. 5 (September–October 2020): 82–89.
- Research Summary
Evolution of firm structure in vertical specialized technology supply chains
By: Willy C. Shih
The global market in many everyday products has been transformed by the internationalization of production. In many industries, semiconductors and electronic products in particular, a sequential mode of production has evolved in which goods are produced...
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- 17 Sep 2019
- News
Trump's tariffs revive damaging prewar world of trade barriers
- Web
Faculty & Researchers - Managing the Future of Work
With Karen Mills. Truly Human Leadership at Barry-Wehmiller, Harvard Business School teaching note, 2016. With Dylan Minor. A Wake-Up Call for Tomorrow’s Top 1 Percent: Rebuild America’s Middle Class, Fortune, 2015. With Michael Porter. View Details
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Podcast - Business & Environment
Review’s Cold Cast podcast with Brian Kenny interviewing HBS professors Willy Shih and Mike Toffel about their teaching case about Kenya-based Sian Flowers. They discuss the company’s efforts to create a...
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- 12 Mar 2021
- News
It’s Time to Rethink Your Global Logistics
- March 21, 2022
- Article
Are the Risks of Global Supply Chains Starting to Outweigh the Rewards?
By: Willy C. Shih
The conflict in Ukraine is only the latest jolt to global supply chains. Disruptions caused by the Covid-19 pandemic, climate-related events, and geopolitical tensions were already undermining their rationale. As companies rethink sourcing, they will have to consider...
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Keywords:
Supply Chain Management;
Supply Chain;
Distribution;
Globalization;
Manufacturing Industry;
Consumer Products Industry;
United States;
Asia;
Europe
Shih, Willy C. "Are the Risks of Global Supply Chains Starting to Outweigh the Rewards?" Harvard Business Review Digital Articles (March 21, 2022).
- 10 Jul 2022
- News
Manufacturing Process Innovations: A “Bessemer Moment” For Titanium?
- 30 Mar 2023
- Blog Post
Amager Bakke: A Look into the Future of Waste Incineration
In January 2023, Professors Willy Shih and Mike Toffel led more than 40 HBS MBA students on site visits to witness the energy transition and innovative sustainable production activities throughout Denmark...
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- 07 Mar 2023
- Blog Post
Deconstructing LEGO’s Decarbonization
In January 2023, Professors Willy Shih and Mike Toffel led more than 40 HBS MBA students on site visits to witness the energy transition and innovative sustainable production activities throughout Denmark...
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- August 2023 (Revised September 2023)
- Case
T.G.S. Transportation: Battery Electric or Hydrogen?
By: Willy C. Shih
Peter Schneider, the President of T.G.S. Transportation, Inc., faced a choice. His company operated drayage trucks that moved containerized cargo between the Ports of Los Angeles, Long Beach, and Oakland to customers across the State of California, with a focus on the...
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Keywords:
Decarbonization;
Clean Technology;
Energy;
Energy Policy;
Renewable Energy;
Environmental Sustainability;
Truck Transportation;
Transportation Industry;
United States;
California
Shih, Willy C. "T.G.S. Transportation: Battery Electric or Hydrogen?" Harvard Business School Case 624-032, August 2023. (Revised September 2023.)
- October 2015 (Revised October 2016)
- Case
Building Watson: Not So Elementary, My Dear! (Abridged)
By: Willy C. Shih
This case is set inside IBM Research's efforts to build a computer that can successfully take on human challengers playing the game show Jeopardy! It opens with the machine named Watson offering the incorrect answer "Toronto" to a seemingly simple question during the...
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Keywords:
Analytics;
Big Data;
Business Analytics;
Product Development Strategy;
Machine Learning;
Machine Intelligence;
Artificial Intelligence;
Product Development;
AI and Machine Learning;
Information Technology;
Analytics and Data Science;
Information Technology Industry;
United States
Shih, Willy C. "Building Watson: Not So Elementary, My Dear! (Abridged)." Harvard Business School Case 616-025, October 2015. (Revised October 2016.)