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Changing Role of Country Managers
By: John A. Quelch
Quelch, John A. "Changing Role of Country Managers." International Business 6, no. 7 (July 1993): 83–84.
- March 1985
- Background Note
MNCs and Host Country Relationships
Keywords:
Multinational Firms and Management
Bartlett, Christopher A. "MNCs and Host Country Relationships." Harvard Business School Background Note 385-299, March 1985.
- 23 Jul 2020
- Research & Ideas
How Countries Use Financial Policy to Fight COVID-19
The fiscal and monetary response to the coronavirus pandemic has been emergent, global, and deep. Some countries have more sophisticated fiscal and monetary tools—and the ability to use them swiftly—than others. The ability to compare...
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by Rachel Layne
Provenance Paradox and Country of Origin Branding
Since a product's country of origin of the product establishes its authenticity, companies from emerging markets are unable to price products comparably to similar firms from developed markets. This problem of establishing authenticity, called the "provenance paradox,"...
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- 2009
- Working Paper
Why Do Countries Adopt International Financial Reporting Standards?
By: Karthik Ramanna and Ewa Sletten
In a sample of 102 non-European Union countries, we study variations in the decision to adopt International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS). There is evidence that more powerful countries are less likely to adopt IFRS, consistent with more powerful countries being...
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Keywords:
Financial Reporting;
International Accounting;
Globalized Economies and Regions;
Network Effects;
Standards;
Adoption
Ramanna, Karthik, and Ewa Sletten. "Why Do Countries Adopt International Financial Reporting Standards?" Harvard Business School Working Paper, No. 09-102, March 2009.
- 18 Oct 2021
- News
The Shortages Hitting Countries around the World
- 2011
- Working Paper
Management Practices Across Firms and Countries
By: Nicholas Bloom, Christos Genakos, Raffaella Sadun and John Van Reenen
For the last decade we have been using double-blind survey techniques and randomized sampling to construct management data on over 10,000 organizations across 20 countries. On average, we find that in manufacturing, American, Japanese, and German firms are the best...
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Keywords:
Management Practices and Processes;
Business Ventures;
Public Sector;
Private Sector;
Country;
Performance;
Motivation and Incentives
Bloom, Nicholas, Christos Genakos, Raffaella Sadun, and John Van Reenen. "Management Practices Across Firms and Countries." Harvard Business School Working Paper, No. 12-052, December 2011.
- 1990
- Book
Strategic Management in Developing Countries
By: J. E. Austin and T. Kohn
Austin, J. E., and T. Kohn. Strategic Management in Developing Countries. New York: Free Press, 1990.
- Fast Answer
Forecasts: economic, industry, and country
How can I find economic, industry, and country forecasts worldwide? Datastream: HBS access is limited to Consensus Economics Mean Forecasts. Open the Excel application and select Refinitiv link, then...
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- February 2012
- Article
Management Practices across Firms and Countries
By: Nicholas Bloom, Christos Genakos, Raffaella Sadun and John Van Reenen
For the last decade we have been using double-blind survey techniques and randomized sampling to construct management data on over 10,000 organizations across 20 countries. On average, we find that in manufacturing American, Japanese, and German firms are the best...
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Keywords:
Management Practices and Processes;
Competency and Skills;
Governing Rules, Regulations, and Reforms;
Organizations;
Developing Countries and Economies;
Economic Sectors;
Performance;
Business and Shareholder Relations;
Private Equity;
Multinational Firms and Management;
United States;
Germany;
Japan;
China;
India
Bloom, Nicholas, Christos Genakos, Raffaella Sadun, and John Van Reenen. "Management Practices across Firms and Countries." Academy of Management Perspectives 26, no. 1 (February 2012): 12–33.
- Fast Answer
Business conditions in countries worldwide
How can I find out about business conditions in countries worldwide? Economist Intelligence Unit (EIU): Country Commerce reports provide information on business practices and regulations such as setting up a business, human...
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- 2003
- Chapter
Multinationals and the Developing Countries
By: L. T. Wells Jr.
Wells, L. T., Jr. "Multinationals and the Developing Countries." In The New Economic Analysis of Multinationals, edited by Thomas Brewer, Stephen Guisinger, and Stephen Young. Northampton, U.K.: Edward Elgar Publishing, 2003. (Originally published in Journal of International Business Studies 29, no. 1, pp. 101-114.)
- March 1979
- Article
Developing Country Investors in Indonesia
By: Louis T Wells Jr and V'Ella Warren
Wells, Louis T., Jr, and V'Ella Warren. "Developing Country Investors in Indonesia." Bulletin of Indonesian Economic Studies 15, no. 1 (March 1979).
- 1996
- Article
Country Managers: The Next Generation
By: Jon I. Martinez and John A. Quelch
Martinez, Jon I., and John A. Quelch. "Country Managers: The Next Generation." International Marketing Review 13, no. 3 (1996): 43–55.
- 01 Mar 2006
- News
Fast Lane to Country Lane
TOGETHERNESS: Mark and Kim Lackley based their furniture business in Vermont. Learn on someone else’s dime. That’s a lesson from HBS that served Kim Alley Lackley (MBA ’94) well as she made the leap from software and Internet start-ups to launching her husband’s...
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- December 1997 (Revised January 1998)
- Exercise
COO and Country Manager Job Selection Exercise
By: Hugo Uyterhoeven
From seven candidates, students must choose two who are most qualified for the COO position at an entrepreneurial Danish multinational organization, and two who are the best choices for country manager in Vietnam for the company.
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Uyterhoeven, Hugo. "COO and Country Manager Job Selection Exercise." Harvard Business School Exercise 398-079, December 1997. (Revised January 1998.)
- 05 Sep 2012
- News
Study: Countries with more tipping are more corrupt
- Article
Multinationals and the Developing Countries
By: Louis T Wells Jr
Keywords:
Global Range
Wells, Louis T., Jr. "Multinationals and the Developing Countries." Journal of International Business Studies 29, no. 1 (First Quarter 1998): 101–114.