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- July 2022
- Case
Metaverse Seoul
By: Mitchell Weiss and Samantha Markowitz
In May 2022, the Seoul Metropolitan Government (SMG) launched the pilot of Metaverse Seoul, a government-run metaverse. SMG had delivered a virtual version of Seoul’s mayor’s office. The team aimed to gain insights as they worked towards building a broad, immersive,...
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Keywords:
Metaverse;
Entrepreneurship;
Innovation and Invention;
Digital Platforms;
Internet and the Web;
Government Administration;
Public Administration Industry;
South Korea;
Asia
Weiss, Mitchell, and Samantha Markowitz. "Metaverse Seoul." Harvard Business School Case 823-009, July 2022.
- Student-Profile
Patricia Satterstrom
psychology and business. After graduating, I decided not to pursue medicine, and a year spent studying and working in Korea sparked my interest in how to structure effective collaboration across culture and distance. As a doctoral student...
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- Winter 2017
- Article
Google, Mobile and Competition: The Current State of Play
By: Benjamin Edelman
I present Google practices that have raised objections from competition regulators. I consider the key impediments to competition and examine the business models foreclosed by Google's restrictions.
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Keywords:
Antitrust;
Mobile;
Mobile Technology;
Search Technology;
Technology Platform;
Contracts;
Lawfulness;
Competition;
Information Technology Industry;
European Union;
Russia;
South Korea
Edelman, Benjamin. "Google, Mobile and Competition: The Current State of Play." Antitrust Chronicle (Winter 2017).
- 15 Feb 2014
- Conference Presentation
Men as Cultural Ideals: How Culture Shapes Gender Stereotypes
By: Amy Cuddy, Elizabeth Baily Wolf, Peter Glick and Michael I. Norton
Four studies test whether cultural values moderate the content of gender stereotypes, such that male stereotypes more closely align with core cultural values (specifically, individualism vs. collectivism) than do female stereotypes. In Studies 1 and 2, using different...
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Cuddy, Amy, Elizabeth Baily Wolf, Peter Glick, and Michael I. Norton. "Men as Cultural Ideals: How Culture Shapes Gender Stereotypes." Paper presented at the 15th Society for Personality and Social Psychology Annual Meeting, Austin, TX, February 15, 2014.
- April 1998 (Revised January 2005)
- Case
Bahtulism, Collapse, Resurrection? Financial Crisis in Asia: 1997-1998
By: Huw Pill and Donald H. Mathis
Describes, in detail, events precipitating crises. Provides both conventional and new explanations of crises. Presents a chronology of crises as the events unfold, and a brief summary of four particular countries (Malaysia, Indonesia, South Korea, Thailand) and their...
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Keywords:
Financial Crisis;
Crisis Management;
International Finance;
Development Economics;
Thailand;
Malaysia;
South Korea;
Indonesia
Pill, Huw, and Donald H. Mathis. "Bahtulism, Collapse, Resurrection? Financial Crisis in Asia: 1997-1998." Harvard Business School Case 798-089, April 1998. (Revised January 2005.)
- 17 Apr 2007
- First Look
First Look: April 17, 2007
Challenges Authors:Michael I. Norton, Samuel R. Sommers, and Sara Brauner Periodical:Journal of Behavioral Decision Making (in press) Contingent Political Capital and International Alliances: Evidence from South Korea Author:Jordan I....
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Martha Lagace
- 08 Apr 2011
- Research & Ideas
Will the Japan Disaster Remake the Landscape for Green Energy in Asia?
in the clean energy field in Asia in general, and in China specifically-by 2020 China, India, Japan, and South Korea are expected to account for 40 percent of global clean power project investments. The challenge for entrepreneurs is to...
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- 21 Jan 2014
- First Look
First Look: January 21
Case 713-522 Microsoft in Korea Microsoft Korea sees a potential opportunity to dramatically improve its subsidiary's performance by actively recruiting and promoting female senior managers in South Korea....
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Sean Silverthorne
- 18 May 2009
- Research & Ideas
The Unseen Link Between Savings and National Growth
much faster than other poor countries with less private savings. Q: You studied Korea as one place where savings led growth. What actions contributed to the evolution of their Total Factor Productivity during the post-war period? A: TFP...
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by Sarah Jane Gilbert
- Web
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HBS ISC About Michael Porter About Michael Porter A Letter from Michael Porter Biography The Essential Porter Honors & Awards Affiliated Organizations & Institutions VBHCD Initiative Honors & Awards Honors & Awards Porter Prize Japan Porter Prize India Porter Prize...
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- 26 May 2016
- News
Alan F. Horn, MBA 1971
bar and later ran a liquor store. By the time Horn was in the ninth grade, they had moved eight times. While their finances weren’t stable, the family was built on a solid foundation of love. After graduating from Union College, Horn fulfilled his ROTC scholarship by...
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Susan Young
- October 2008 (Revised February 2009)
- Case
Daewoo Shipbuilding and Marine Engineering
Explores the journey of aggressive learning and capability building in the operations of a major Korean Shipbuilder. While DSHM had once used its superior learning capability to topple its Japanese competition, it now faced the potential for a similar attack from new...
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Keywords:
Job Cuts and Outsourcing;
Ship Transportation;
Competitive Strategy;
Globalization;
Manufacturing Industry;
Japan;
China;
South Korea
Upton, David M., and Bowon Kim. "Daewoo Shipbuilding and Marine Engineering." Harvard Business School Case 609-018, October 2008. (Revised February 2009.)
- 01 Jan 2008
- News
Meg Whitman, MBA 1979
relevant in Korea as it is in Germany or Argentina,” says Whitman, noting that eBay is now in 39 markets around the world. Whitman built the brand by listening and responding to customers and through smart acquisitions, expanding into...
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- 12 Feb 2001
- Research & Ideas
Creating Value Across Borders
example, while Korea has a great education system, its industry structure is still rather inefficient. The Asian financial crisis induced a healthy shakeout, and now private equity firms are very active there. The more challenging regions...
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by Staff
- 11 May 2020
- Op-Ed
Immigration Policies Threaten American Competitiveness
from South Korea at age 11 without speaking English, was among the pharmaceutical leaders who briefed President Trump on vaccine development in March. The flow of global talent responsible for bringing these innovators to American shores...
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by William R. Kerr
- 2012
- Working Paper
Brides for Sale: Cross-Border Marriages and Female Immigration
Every year, a large number of women migrate as brides from developing countries to developed countries in East Asia. This phenomenon virtually did not exist in the early 1990s, but foreign brides currently comprise 4 to 35 percent of newlyweds in these developed Asian...
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Keywords:
Immigration;
Gender;
Developing Countries and Economies;
Education;
Cross-Cultural and Cross-Border Issues;
East Asia;
Japan;
South Korea;
Taiwan;
Singapore
Kawaguchi, Daiji, and Soohyung Lee. "Brides for Sale: Cross-Border Marriages and Female Immigration." Harvard Business School Working Paper, No. 12-082, March 2012.
- January 2006 (Revised August 2008)
- Case
Vivaldi Food Concepts--The Start-up of an Asian Venture (A)
Joel Silverstein needs to raise an additional $1.5 million from private investors to round out the equity financing for his new Quick Service Restaurant venture in China, Korea, and Japan. How should he pitch the opportunity? What should be the terms?
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Keywords:
Venture Capital;
Private Equity;
Business Startups;
Retail Industry;
Food and Beverage Industry;
Japan;
China;
South Korea
Isenberg, Daniel J. "Vivaldi Food Concepts--The Start-up of an Asian Venture (A)." Harvard Business School Case 806-118, January 2006. (Revised August 2008.)
- 01 Sep 2015
- News
Ink
Korea is one of the best-imagined pieces of literature on life under authoritarianism I have encountered. The protagonist, Jun Do (think ‘John Doe’), goes from obscure orphan to absurd hero, all the while exposing the fragility of the...
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- 04 Sep 2018
- Working Paper Summaries