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Organizational Innovation in the Multinational Enterprise: Internalization Theory and Business History
By: Teresa da Silva Lopes, Mark Casson and Geoffrey Jones
This article engages in a methodological experiment by using historical evidence to challenge a common misperception about internalization theory. The theory has often been criticized for maintaining that it assumes a hierarchically organized MNE based on knowledge...
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Keywords:
Internalization;
Multinational Strategy;
Business History;
Organization And Management Theory;
Globalization;
Entrepreneurship;
Governance;
History;
Organizations;
Theory;
Africa;
Asia;
Europe;
Latin America;
North and Central America
da Silva Lopes, Teresa, Mark Casson, and Geoffrey Jones. "Organizational Innovation in the Multinational Enterprise: Internalization Theory and Business History." Journal of International Business Studies 50, no. 8 (October 2019): 1338–1358.
- June 2018
- Teaching Note
ALAC International
By: Richard S. Ruback, Royce Yudkoff and Ahron Rosenfeld
ALAC International (ALAC) was awarded the U.S. distributorship of di-isononyl phthalate (DINP) which provided ALAC an opportunity to increase its sales and profits. But the opportunity required a significant additional investment in working capital. The DINP, shipped...
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- September 1992
- Case
International Airlines
A frequent flyer for a large international airline encounters typical but recurring service problems. The marketing management of the company explores the use of information technology in understanding and dealing with the issues involved. Concepts of database...
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Keywords:
Marketing Communications;
Information Technology;
Customer Focus and Relationships;
Air Transportation Industry
Jones, Thomas O. "International Airlines." Harvard Business School Case 693-045, September 1992.
- December 2017
- Case
Mondelēz International
By: David Bell, Kerry Herman and Amram Migdal
Mondelēz International is a packaged foods company competing primarily in “snacks” around the globe. The case describes how and why the Kraft Inc. CEO, and later Mondelēz CEO, Irene Rosenfeld, created Mondelēz and how she positioned it as a growth company at a time...
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Keywords:
Agribusiness;
Food;
Growth and Development Strategy;
Food and Beverage Industry;
Europe;
Asia;
China;
Latin America;
Middle East
Bell, David, Kerry Herman, and Amram Migdal. "Mondelēz International." Harvard Business School Case 518-051, December 2017.
- Jul 2014
- Report
International Tax Reform
Recent merger transactions highlight long-simmering problems in the U.S. corporate tax, particularly with respect to its international provisions. Desai's comments outline briefly the origins of these transactions, the range of...
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- April 2002 (Revised September 2004)
- Background Note
International Entrepreneurial Bibliography
Lists information sources relevant for entrepreneurs and for those who finance them in an international context. Includes three types of sources: newspapers and online information services, journals and periodicals, and books.
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Kuemmerle, Walter. "International Entrepreneurial Bibliography." Harvard Business School Background Note 802-186, April 2002. (Revised September 2004.)
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Advent International
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- April 2004 (Revised August 2004)
- Teaching Note
BuildingBlocks International
BuildingBlocks International (BBI) plans to accomplish its mission to help children in developing countries succeed in school by bringing management expertise to local organizations. Two years after founding BBI, however, the team hasn't figured out exactly how to make...
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- July 2014 (Revised December 2016)
- Case
EcoMotors International
By: John D. Macomber and Hermes Alvarez
Eco-Motors, funded in part by Khosla Ventures, has to decide how to go to market with a new technology for internal combustion engines for automotive and industrial use. The OPOC engine has opposed pistons and is a two-stroke engine, as compared to a more traditional...
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Keywords:
Technological Innovation;
Business Model;
Customer Value and Value Chain;
Engineering;
Manufacturing Industry;
Green Technology Industry;
Auto Industry
Macomber, John D., and Hermes Alvarez. "EcoMotors International." Harvard Business School Case 215-012, July 2014. (Revised December 2016.)
- November 1994
- Case
Navistar International
By: Stuart C. Gilson and Jeremy Cott
As a consequence of laying off half its workforce in a massive downsizing program, the company--a large manufacturer of medium and heavy trucks--struggles with a huge ($2.6 billion) liability for retiree medical costs. Although the company has promised its retirees...
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Keywords:
Negotiation Process;
Wages;
Labor Unions;
Legal Liability;
Insolvency and Bankruptcy;
Restructuring
Gilson, Stuart C., and Jeremy Cott. "Navistar International." Harvard Business School Case 295-030, November 1994.
- March 2007 (Revised May 2012)
- Case
PRG-Schultz International
By: Paul W. Marshall and James Weber
PRG-Schultz will run out of cash within a couple of months unless the new CEO can reduce costs and restructure the company's debt. PRG was the dominant market leader in the audit recovery industry. The industry consisted of firms which employed accounting professionals...
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Keywords:
History;
Organizational Change and Adaptation;
Leadership;
Restructuring;
Cost Management;
Insolvency and Bankruptcy;
Borrowing and Debt;
Accounting Audits;
Accounting Industry
Marshall, Paul W., and James Weber. "PRG-Schultz International." Harvard Business School Case 807-126, March 2007. (Revised May 2012.)
- January 1981 (Revised May 1981)
- Case
Craftsland International
Bartczak, Norman. "Craftsland International." Harvard Business School Case 181-086, January 1981. (Revised May 1981.)
- December 1999 (Revised March 2001)
- Case
Machinery International (A)
By: David F. Hawkins
A U.S. company must decide how to translate its German subsidiary's DM financial statements into U.S. dollars for public and internal reporting purposes. A rewritten version of an earlier case.
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Keywords:
Machinery and Machining;
Financial Statements;
Financial Reporting;
Currency;
Money;
Accounting;
Valuation;
Manufacturing Industry;
Accounting Industry;
United States
Hawkins, David F. "Machinery International (A)." Harvard Business School Case 100-012, December 1999. (Revised March 2001.)
- January 2012 (Revised August 2012)
- Case
Dirigo International
By: Christopher M. Gordon and Chad M. Carr
Dirigo International is proposing a major expansion of their life sciences research and manufacturing facilities in the heart of a major city and middle to lower income residential neighborhood. The company and city government are seeking a development solution in the...
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Keywords:
Production;
Property;
Expansion;
Governing Rules, Regulations, and Reforms;
Business and Government Relations;
Research and Development;
Outcome or Result;
Biotechnology Industry
Gordon, Christopher M., and Chad M. Carr. "Dirigo International." Harvard Business School Case 212-056, January 2012. (Revised August 2012.)
- February 2006 (Revised April 2006)
- Case
Grove International Partners
By: Robert F. Higgins, Carin-Isabel Knoop and Suzanne Petrela
Grove International Partners, one of the world's largest international real estate private equity funds, is actively seeking new investment opportunities in the seniors housing industry. The firm has identified two potential opportunities--one located in Japan and one...
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Keywords:
Decision Choices and Conditions;
Private Equity;
Investment;
Opportunities;
Financial Services Industry;
Health Industry;
Japan;
United Kingdom
Higgins, Robert F., Carin-Isabel Knoop, and Suzanne Petrela. "Grove International Partners." Harvard Business School Case 806-096, February 2006. (Revised April 2006.)
- 2013
- Working Paper
International Health Economics
By: Mark Egan and Tomas J. Philipson
Perhaps because health care is a local service sector, health economists have paid little attention to international linkages between domestic health care economies. However, the growth in domestic health care sectors is often attributed to medical innovations whose...
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Egan, Mark, and Tomas J. Philipson. "International Health Economics." NBER Working Paper Series, No. 19280, August 2013.
- 2012
- Article
The Internalization of Advertising Services: An Inter-Industry Analysis
By: Sharon Horsky, Steven C. Michael and Alvin J. Silk
This study investigates the extent to which U.S. advertisers use in-house rather than independent advertising agencies and examines inter-industry variation in such internalization. Contrary to the widely held impression that use of an in-house advertising agency is...
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Keywords:
Advertisers;
In-house Advertising;
Inter-industry Variation;
Internalization;
Scale Economies;
Transaction Costs;
Vertical Integration;
Advertising Costs;
Creative Industries;
Marketing Strategy;
Advertising Industry;
Europe;
North and Central America
Horsky, Sharon, Steven C. Michael, and Alvin J. Silk. "The Internalization of Advertising Services: An Inter-Industry Analysis." Review of Marketing Science 10, no. 1 (2012).
- March 2006
- Module Note
International Regulatory Regimes
By: Mihir A. Desai and Kathleen Luchs
Describes the seventh module in the International Finance course at Harvard Business School. The module focuses on how national and international regulatory regimes influence financial decisions. The module explores how national regulatory regimes interact, the...
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Keywords:
Globalized Markets and Industries;
International Finance;
Decisions;
Governing Rules, Regulations, and Reforms;
Business Ventures;
Teaching;
International Relations;
Education Industry
Desai, Mihir A., and Kathleen Luchs. "International Regulatory Regimes." Harvard Business School Module Note 206-128, March 2006.
- December 2018 (Revised May 2019)
- Case
Darling Ingredients International
By: David E. Bell and Natalie Kindred
Led by CEO Randall Stuewe, Texas-based Darling Ingredients International was a rendering firm with $3.7 billion in 2017 revenues. Since 2003, Darling had transformed from U.S. focused into a global player in the processing of biological waste from meat and foodservice...
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Keywords:
Darling;
Ingredients;
Stuewe;
Rendering;
Animal Byproducts;
Used Cooking Oil;
UCO;
Diamond Green Diesel;
DGD;
Valero;
Renewable Diesel;
Biofuel;
Recycling;
Carbon;
LCFS;
Blend;
Blender;
Strategy;
Corporate Strategy;
Renewable Energy;
Food;
Agribusiness;
Expansion;
Diversification;
Growth Management;
Technological Innovation;
Policy;
Government Legislation;
Agriculture and Agribusiness Industry;
Energy Industry;
Food and Beverage Industry;
United States;
Louisiana;
California;
Texas
Bell, David E., and Natalie Kindred. "Darling Ingredients International." Harvard Business School Case 519-048, December 2018. (Revised May 2019.)
- January 2013 (Revised March 2014)
- Case
The IASB at a Crossroads: The Future of International Financial Reporting Standards (B)
By: Karthik Ramanna, Karol Misztal and Daniela Beyersdorfer
In late 2012, IASB chair Hans Hoogervorst, just over a year into his term, must address several serious geopolitical challenges that can derail IFRS growth. The SEC has issued a report outlining why the U.S. should not adopt IFRS. Other major economies such as Japan...
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Keywords:
IASB;
IFRS;
International Politics;
Standard Setting;
Accounting;
International Accounting;
International Relations;
Government and Politics;
Accounting Industry;
Public Administration Industry;
China;
Europe;
United States
Ramanna, Karthik, Karol Misztal, and Daniela Beyersdorfer. "The IASB at a Crossroads: The Future of International Financial Reporting Standards (B)." Harvard Business School Case 113-089, January 2013. (Revised March 2014.)