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On Competition
By: M. E. Porter
Competition is one of society's most powerful forces for making things better in many fields of human endeavor. The study of competition and the creation of value, in their full richness, have preoccupied me for several decades. Competition is pervasive, whether it...
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Porter, M. E. On Competition. Updated and Expanded Ed. Boston: Harvard Business School Publishing, 2008.
- November 2008
- Journal Article
Financial Constraints and Growth: Multinational and Local Firm Responses to Currency Crises
By: Mihir A. Desai, C. Fritz Foley and Kristin Forbes
This paper examines how financial constraints and product market exposures determine the response of multinational and local firms to sharp depreciations. U.S. multinational affiliates increase sales, assets, and investment significantly more than local firms during,...
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Keywords:
Economic Growth;
Financial Crisis;
Currency;
Private Equity;
Foreign Direct Investment;
Multinational Firms and Management;
Emerging Markets;
United States
Desai, Mihir A., C. Fritz Foley, and Kristin Forbes. "Financial Constraints and Growth: Multinational and Local Firm Responses to Currency Crises." Review of Financial Studies 21, no. 6 (November 2008).
- January 2008
- Case
Procter & Gamble Brazil (A): 2 1/2 Turnarounds
By: Rosabeth Moss Kanter and Matthew Bird
Juliana Azevedo Schahin, a local marketing director for Procter & Gamble in Sao Paulo, had worked closely with Tarek Fahahat, a regional executive based in Caracas, to solve the growth and profitability problems of P&G Brazil. They did so through the creation of...
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Keywords:
Innovation and Management;
Growth and Development Strategy;
Brands and Branding;
Demand and Consumers;
Product Development;
Organizational Change and Adaptation;
Expansion;
Consumer Products Industry;
Caracas
Kanter, Rosabeth Moss, and Matthew Bird. "Procter & Gamble Brazil (A): 2 1/2 Turnarounds." Harvard Business School Case 308-081, January 2008.
- January 2008 (Revised February 2008)
- Case
South Dakota Wheat Growers
By: David E. Bell and Mary L. Shelman
As a farmer-owned cooperative, South Dakota Wheat Growers (SDWG) serves the needs of its 3,600 active farmer-members by supplying farm inputs and organizing the marketing and transportation of grain produced in the co-op's service territory. For almost 80 years, the...
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Keywords:
Cooperative Ownership;
Plant-Based Agribusiness;
Production;
Rail Transportation;
Marketing Strategy;
Expansion;
Economic Growth;
Global Strategy;
Growth and Development Strategy;
Agriculture and Agribusiness Industry;
South Dakota
Bell, David E., and Mary L. Shelman. "South Dakota Wheat Growers." Harvard Business School Case 508-034, January 2008. (Revised February 2008.)
- January 2008
- Article
Entrepreneurship and Urban Success: Toward a Policy Consensus
By: Zoltan J. Acs, Edward L. Glaeser, Robert E. Litan, Lee Fleming, Stephan J. Goetz, William R. Kerr, Steven Klepper, Stuart S. Rosenthal, Olav Sorenson and William C. Strange
Like all politics, all entrepreneurship is local. Individuals launch firms and, if successful, expand their enterprises to other locations. But new firms must start somewhere, even if their businesses are conducted largely or exclusively on the Internet. Likewise,...
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Keywords:
Business Headquarters;
Business Startups;
Development Economics;
Economy;
Entrepreneurship;
Policy;
Taxation;
Growth and Development Strategy;
Product Development;
Business Processes;
Expansion;
Internet
Acs, Zoltan J., Edward L. Glaeser, Robert E. Litan, Lee Fleming, Stephan J. Goetz, William R. Kerr, Steven Klepper, Stuart S. Rosenthal, Olav Sorenson, and William C. Strange. "Entrepreneurship and Urban Success: Toward a Policy Consensus." Kauffman Foundation Research Report (January 2008).
- December 2007 (Revised February 2017)
- Case
Vegpro Group: Growing in Harmony
By: David E. Bell, Brian Milder and Mary Shelman
Vegpro, a horticulture company, is Kenya's largest exporter of fresh vegetables and flowers to top supermarkets in the U.K. and Europe. In 2007, Vegpro's business is threatened by growing consumer concern about the environmental impact of food production and transport,...
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Keywords:
Customer Satisfaction;
Developing Countries and Economies;
Ethics;
Food;
Growth and Development Strategy;
Operations;
Environmental Sustainability;
Agriculture and Agribusiness Industry;
Kenya;
Europe;
United Kingdom
Bell, David E., Brian Milder, and Mary Shelman. "Vegpro Group: Growing in Harmony." Harvard Business School Case 508-001, December 2007. (Revised February 2017.)
- December 2007
- Article
Learning to Live with Governments: Unilever in India and Turkey, 1950-1980
By: G. Jones
A noteworthy characteristic of the contemporary global economy is the uneven distribution of world foreign direct investment (FDI). In 2007 three-quarters of world FDI was located in developed countries. The residual was concentrated in a small number of emerging...
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Keywords:
Developing Countries and Economies;
Ethics;
Foreign Direct Investment;
Governing Rules, Regulations, and Reforms;
Business and Community Relations;
Business and Government Relations;
Consumer Products Industry;
India;
Turkey
Jones, G. "Learning to Live with Governments: Unilever in India and Turkey, 1950-1980." Entreprises et histoire 49 (December 2007).
- October 2007
- Case
Colgate Max Fresh: Global Brand Roll-Out
By: John A. Quelch
In February 2005, Nigel Burton, in his third year as president of global oral care at Colgate-Palmolive Company (CP), had every reason to feel optimistic. Worldwide market shares were strong and Colgate Max Fresh (CMF), a new toothpaste that had helped drive Colgate to...
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Keywords:
Marketing Strategy;
Product Launch;
Global Strategy;
Brands and Branding;
Consumer Products Industry;
Consumer Products Industry;
China;
Mexico
Quelch, John A., and Jacquie Labatt-Randle. "Colgate Max Fresh: Global Brand Roll-Out." Harvard Business School Case 508-009, October 2007.
- September 2007 (Revised November 2007)
- Case
Bunge: Food, Fuel, and World Markets
By: Tarun Khanna, Santiago Mingo and Jonathan West
In 2007, Bunge, an agribusiness company, had over $26 billion in worldwide sales and was considered, along with Cargill and Archer Daniels Midland (ADM), one of three very integrated worldwide agribusiness companies. Headquartered in White Plains, NY, the company has...
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Keywords:
Globalized Firms and Management;
Operations;
Organizational Design;
Situation or Environment;
Strategy;
Agriculture and Agribusiness Industry;
White Plains;
Brazil
Khanna, Tarun, Santiago Mingo, and Jonathan West. "Bunge: Food, Fuel, and World Markets." Harvard Business School Case 708-443, September 2007. (Revised November 2007.)
- March 2007 (Revised April 2007)
- Case
Micro Insurance Agency: Helping the Poor Manage Risk
By: Michael Chu and Jean Hazell
The notable success of insurance products for low-income clients of its microfinance network leads Opportunity International to launch the first global specialized microinsurance company, the Micro Insurance Agency (MIA). Building on the experience in 10 countries...
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Keywords:
Developing Countries and Economies;
Cost Management;
Microfinance;
Globalization;
Growth and Development Strategy;
Risk Management;
Infrastructure;
Nonprofit Organizations;
Competition;
Financial Services Industry;
Africa;
Asia;
Latin America
Chu, Michael, and Jean Hazell. "Micro Insurance Agency: Helping the Poor Manage Risk." Harvard Business School Case 307-089, March 2007. (Revised April 2007.)
- May 2006 (Revised February 2012)
- Case
General Electric's 20th Century CEOs (Abridged)
By: Nitin Nohria, Anthony J. Mayo and Mark Benson
General Electric thrived in every decade of the 20th century. Since its founding in 1892, GE has placed a high value on picking and training the best people. Staff members worked with other scientists in the company's research lab to design and manufacture new and...
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Nohria, Nitin, Anthony J. Mayo, and Mark Benson. "General Electric's 20th Century CEOs (Abridged)." Harvard Business School Case 406-118, May 2006. (Revised February 2012.)
- March 2006 (Revised November 2006)
- Case
The Market and the Mountain Kingdom: Change in Lesotho's Textile Industry
By: Rawi E. Abdelal, Regina M. Abrami, Noel Maurer and Aldo Musacchio
In Maseru, the capital of the Kingdom of Lesotho, the stirrings of industrialization and modernization were promising, and more than 50,000 workers, mostly women, were employed in the textile sector; the figure reflected more than a threefold increase in just a few...
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Keywords:
History;
Labor Unions;
Trade;
Business and Stakeholder Relations;
Financial Crisis;
Globalized Markets and Industries;
Business and Government Relations;
Decision Choices and Conditions;
Foreign Direct Investment;
Developing Countries and Economies;
Fashion Industry;
Apparel and Accessories Industry;
Lesotho
Abdelal, Rawi E., Regina M. Abrami, Noel Maurer, and Aldo Musacchio. "The Market and the Mountain Kingdom: Change in Lesotho's Textile Industry." Harvard Business School Case 706-043, March 2006. (Revised November 2006.)
- 2006
- Article
The End of Nationality? Global Firms and 'Borderless Worlds'
By: G. Jones
This article provides a historical perspective to current debates whether large global firms are becoming "stateless" and whether this is a historically new phenomenon. It shows that a great deal of international business in the nineteenth century was not easily fitted...
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Keywords:
Business Subsidiaries;
Multinational Firms and Management;
Trade;
Ownership;
International Finance;
Economic Systems;
International Accounting;
Globalized Economies and Regions;
Geographic Location;
Nationality;
Boundaries;
Global Strategy
Jones, G. "The End of Nationality? Global Firms and 'Borderless Worlds'." Zeitschrift für Unternehmensgeschichte 51, no. 2 (2006): 149–166.
- December 2005 (Revised April 2011)
- Case
General Electric's 20th Century CEOs
By: Nitin Nohria, Anthony Mayo and Mark Benson
General Electric thrived in every decade of the 20th century. Since its founding in 1892, GE has placed a high value on picking and training the best people. Staff members worked with other scientists in the company's research lab to design and manufacture new and...
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Nohria, Nitin, Anthony Mayo, and Mark Benson. "General Electric's 20th Century CEOs." Harvard Business School Case 406-048, December 2005. (Revised April 2011.)
- December 2005 (Revised July 2006)
- Case
Bunge: Poised for Growth
By: David E. Bell and Mary L. Shelman
As CEO of the world's largest oilseed processor, Alberto Weisser of Bunge must not only decide how quickly to expand in fast-growing markets of Eastern Europe and Asia, but also how best to leverage the firm's global footprint and leadership position. The firm is...
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Keywords:
Customer Focus and Relationships;
Trade;
Global Strategy;
Leadership;
Growth Management;
Management Style;
Demand and Consumers;
Supply Chain;
Integration;
Technology;
Agriculture and Agribusiness Industry;
Biotechnology Industry;
Asia;
Europe
Bell, David E., and Mary L. Shelman. "Bunge: Poised for Growth." Harvard Business School Case 506-036, December 2005. (Revised July 2006.)
- March 2005 (Revised March 2006)
- Case
Sealed Air Taiwan (A) (Abridged)
By: Lynn S. Paine
The general manager for U.S.-based Sealed Air Corp.'s Taiwan subsidiary must decide how to improve productivity and achieve profitability. In addition to considering a new approach to compensation, he is wondering how to bridge the gap between Sealed Air's corporate...
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Keywords:
Organizational Culture;
Organizational Change and Adaptation;
Cross-Cultural and Cross-Border Issues;
Relationships;
Service Operations;
Motivation and Incentives;
Management Skills;
Compensation and Benefits;
Taiwan;
United States
Paine, Lynn S. "Sealed Air Taiwan (A) (Abridged)." Harvard Business School Case 305-094, March 2005. (Revised March 2006.)
- July 2004 (Revised July 2020)
- Case
Hines Goes to Rio
By: Arthur I Segel and Ricardo Reisen De Pinho
The Torre Almirante office tower, Hines' newest project in Rio de Janeiro, was a 36-story, Class AA office tower with an adjoining 420-stall parking structure and a preserved 14-story historic facade. It was completely different from anything that had previously been...
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Keywords:
Property;
Design;
Construction;
Buildings and Facilities;
Risk Management;
Problems and Challenges;
Real Estate Industry;
Brazil;
New York (city, NY)
Segel, Arthur I., and Ricardo Reisen De Pinho. "Hines Goes to Rio." Harvard Business School Case 805-001, July 2004. (Revised July 2020.)
- March 2004 (Revised November 2012)
- Teaching Note
P&G Japan: The SK-II Globalization Project (TN)
Traces changes in P&G's international strategy and structure, culminating in Organization 2005, a reorganization that places strategic emphasis on product innovation rather than geographic expansion and shifts power from local subsidiary to global business management....
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- December 2003 (Revised April 2004)
- Case
Dragon's Teeth Vineyards
By: Alan D. MacCormack, Marius Leibold, Sven Voelpel and Kerry Herman
Dragon's Teeth Vineyards (DTV) is a South African wine producer that is considering whether to use genetically modified organisms (GMOs) in its wine-making process. GMOs promise to lower the costs of wine production significantly through increased yields and reduced...
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Keywords:
Technological Innovation;
Growth and Development Strategy;
Genetics;
Transition;
Brands and Branding;
Product Development;
Product Design;
Organizational Change and Adaptation;
Technology Adoption;
Food and Beverage Industry;
Biotechnology Industry;
South Africa
MacCormack, Alan D., Marius Leibold, Sven Voelpel, and Kerry Herman. "Dragon's Teeth Vineyards." Harvard Business School Case 604-069, December 2003. (Revised April 2004.)
- October 2003
- Case
ABS Global
By: David E. Bell, Hal Hogan and Jose M. M. Porraz
ABS Global is considering an acquisition in Australia. Efficient production and distribution is becoming more difficult as it becomes global. Yet trade restrictions and local preferences for its product, bull semen, dictate that ABS come up with a new way to...
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Keywords:
Acquisition;
Production;
Global Strategy;
Distribution;
Adaptation;
Agriculture and Agribusiness Industry;
Australia
Bell, David E., Hal Hogan, and Jose M. M. Porraz. "ABS Global." Harvard Business School Case 504-053, October 2003.