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- 1981
- Book
Germany and the Two World Wars
By: Andreas Hillgruber and William C. Kirby
Hillgruber, Andreas, and William C. Kirby. Germany and the Two World Wars. Cambridge: Harvard University Press, 1981. (William C. Kirby, translator.)
- May 2001 (Revised February 2005)
- Case
KONE: The MonoSpace Launch in Germany
By: Das Narayandas and Gordon Swartz
Focuses on the launch of a new elevator product in Germany. In 1996, global construction slumps and low differentiation among competitive offerings has led to significant price competition and margin erosion in the elevator industry. In these circumstances, KONE, one...
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Keywords:
Machinery and Machining;
Product Launch;
Product Development;
Construction Industry;
Germany
Narayandas, Das, and Gordon Swartz. "KONE: The MonoSpace Launch in Germany." Harvard Business School Case 501-070, May 2001. (Revised February 2005.)
- October 2001
- Supplement
Philipp Justus at eBay Germany (B)
By: Linda A. Hill and Maria Farkas
Hill, Linda A., and Maria Farkas. "Philipp Justus at eBay Germany (B)." Harvard Business School Supplement 402-015, October 2001.
- January 2021
- Teaching Plan
Thomas J. Watson, IBM and Nazi Germany
By: Geoffrey Jones and Grace Ballor
- January 7, 2012
- Article
What Minnesota Can Learn from Germany
By: Bill George
George, Bill. "What Minnesota Can Learn from Germany." Star Tribune (Minneapolis) (January 7, 2012).
- 1992
- Article
British Business in Germany since the Nineteenth Century
By: G. Jones
Keywords:
Business Ventures;
Business History;
Cross-Cultural and Cross-Border Issues;
Germany;
United Kingdom
Jones, G. "British Business in Germany since the Nineteenth Century." Zeitschrift für Unternehmensgeschichte 37 (1992).
- March 2003 (Revised September 2005)
- Teaching Note
KONE: The MonoSpace Launch in Germany (TN)
By: Das Narayandas
Teaching Note for (9-501-070).
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- December 2018
- Case
Corporate Transformation at Merck KGaA, Darmstadt, Germany
By: Joseph B. Fuller, Amy C. Edmondson, Daniela Beyersdorfer and Tonia Labruyere
When Stefan Oschmann became CEO and chairman of the executive board of Merck KGaA, Darmstadt, Germany, in 2016, the company had started its transformation from a mid-tier traditional German industry player to a global modern science and technology player. The...
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Keywords:
Corporate Governance With Family Ownership;
Transformation;
Change Management;
Restructuring;
Corporate Governance;
Family Ownership
Fuller, Joseph B., Amy C. Edmondson, Daniela Beyersdorfer, and Tonia Labruyere. "Corporate Transformation at Merck KGaA, Darmstadt, Germany." Harvard Business School Case 319-072, December 2018.
- May 1982
- Case
Honeywell Europe: Human Resource Planning (B)--West Germany
By: Wickham Skinner, D. Q. Mills and Jean K. Trescott
Skinner, Wickham, D. Q. Mills, and Jean K. Trescott. "Honeywell Europe: Human Resource Planning (B)--West Germany." Harvard Business School Case 682-051, May 1982.
- September 1992 (Revised November 1993)
- Supplement
Germany in the 1990s: Managing Reunification, Supplement
By: George C. Lodge
Provides a short update, describing what happened.
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Lodge, George C. "Germany in the 1990s: Managing Reunification, Supplement." Harvard Business School Supplement 793-042, September 1992. (Revised November 1993.)
- September 1994 (Revised September 1995)
- Background Note
Germany in the 1990s: Managing Reunification Update
Dyck, Alexander. "Germany in the 1990s: Managing Reunification Update." Harvard Business School Background Note 795-029, September 1994. (Revised September 1995.)
- 11 Sep 2019
- Research & Ideas
Germany May Have the Answer for Reducing Drug Prices
American lawmakers attempting to stem spiraling drug costs might find inspiration in Germany, where the government’s regulatory model has been curbing price growth without thwarting innovation or access, says research from Harvard Business School. Since 2011, View Details
- February 1993 (Revised April 1993)
- Teaching Note
Germany in the 1990s: Managing Reunification and Supplement TN
By: George C. Lodge
Teaching Note for (9-793-033) and (9-793-042).
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- January 1980 (Revised September 1988)
- Case
Germany (A): The Rebirth of an Economy
Anderson, Douglas D. "Germany (A): The Rebirth of an Economy." Harvard Business School Case 380-120, January 1980. (Revised September 1988.)
- August 2022
- Article
Availability of New Medicines in the U.S. and Germany From 2004 to 2018
By: Katharina Blankart, Huseyin Naci and Amitabh Chandra
Importance: Germany's unique approach to coverage determination and pricing has ensured that effective medicines remain on the market, often at prices reduced through negotiation. However, less is known about trade-offs of this approach with regard to initial...
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Keywords:
Market Entry and Exit;
Price;
Market Timing;
Governing Rules, Regulations, and Reforms;
Pharmaceutical Industry;
United States;
Germany
Blankart, Katharina, Huseyin Naci, and Amitabh Chandra. "Availability of New Medicines in the U.S. and Germany From 2004 to 2018." e2229231. JAMA Network Open 5, no. 8 (August 2022).
- 2004
- Book
Pharmacopolitics: Drug Regulation in the United States and Germany
By: Arthur A. Daemmrich
Keywords:
Health;
Governing Rules, Regulations, and Reforms;
Government and Politics;
United States;
Germany
Daemmrich, Arthur A. Pharmacopolitics: Drug Regulation in the United States and Germany. University of North Carolina Press, 2004. (Winner of Edward Kremers Award of the American Institute of the History of Pharmacy For best book in pharmaco-historical writing published in the previous two years presented by American Institute of the History of Pharmacy.)
- 2024
- Working Paper
Scared Straight? Threat and Assimilation of Refugees in Germany
By: Philipp Jaschke, Sulin Sardoschau and Marco Tabellini
This paper studies the effects of local threat on cultural and economic assimilation of refugees, exploiting plausibly exogenous variation in their allocation across German regions between 2013 and 2016. We combine novel survey data on cultural preferences and economic...
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Keywords:
Assimilation;
Threat Hypothesis;
Migration;
Cultural Change;
Refugees;
Culture;
Identity;
Germany
Jaschke, Philipp, Sulin Sardoschau, and Marco Tabellini. "Scared Straight? Threat and Assimilation of Refugees in Germany." Harvard Business School Working Paper, No. 22-043, December 2021. (Revised May 2024. Also available from NBER.)
- 2022
- Book
Empires of Ideas: Creating the Modern University from Germany to America to China
By: William C. Kirby
The modern university was born in Germany. In the twentieth century, the United States leapfrogged Germany to become the global leader in higher education. Will China challenge its position in the twenty-first?
Today American institutions dominate nearly every... View Details
Today American institutions dominate nearly every... View Details
Kirby, William C. Empires of Ideas: Creating the Modern University from Germany to America to China. Cambridge, MA: Belknap Press of Harvard University Press, 2022.
- March 1996
- Case
Germany and the Bonn-Berlin Split: Supporting Distributed Work Through IT
By: Lynda M. Applegate and Carin-Isabel Knoop
Applegate, Lynda M., and Carin-Isabel Knoop. "Germany and the Bonn-Berlin Split: Supporting Distributed Work Through IT." Harvard Business School Case 396-169, March 1996.
- January 2006 (Revised April 2006)
- Supplement
Dr. Ing. h.c. F. Porsche AG (B): Made in Germany
By: Jeffrey Fear and Carin-Isabel Knoop
Fear, Jeffrey, and Carin-Isabel Knoop. "Dr. Ing. h.c. F. Porsche AG (B): Made in Germany." Harvard Business School Supplement 706-019, January 2006. (Revised April 2006.)