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- July – August 2011
- Article
The Paradox of Samsung's Rise
By: Tarun Khanna, Jaeyong Song and Kyungmook Lee
Twenty years ago, few people would have predicted that Samsung could transform itself from a low-cost original equipment manufacturer to a world leader in R&D, marketing, and design, with a brand more valuable than Pepsi, Nike, or American Express. Fewer still would...
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Keywords:
Organizational Design;
Research and Development;
Marketing;
Business Processes;
Brands and Branding;
System;
Globalized Markets and Industries;
Transformation;
Cost;
Forecasting and Prediction;
Production;
Quality;
China;
India;
Turkey
Khanna, Tarun, Jaeyong Song, and Kyungmook Lee. "The Paradox of Samsung's Rise." Harvard Business Review 89, nos. 7-8 (July–August 2011): 142–147.
- 19 Mar 2007
- Research & Ideas
Handicapping the Best Countries for Business
seem at crucial junctures in their development. They could quickly advance to becoming economic powerhouses or slip behind in their competitiveness. A: Yes. Those countries (Mexico and South Africa), as well as Malaysia, Brazil, Chile, Argentina, and View Details
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by Sean Silverthorne
- 23 Apr 2014
- HBS Case
Are Electronic Cigarettes a Public Good or Health Hazard?
of smokers who would have taken up tobacco if e-cigarettes didn't exist, as well as the number of smokers who would have quit cold turkey without the availability of electronic products. "To really determine the public health impact...
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- December 2011
- Case
Negotiating the Path of Abraham
By: James K. Sebenius and Kimberlyn Leary
The Abraham Path Initiative board faces strategic and negotiating challenges in revitalizing a route of Middle East cultural tourism following Abraham's path 4000 years ago. The Path begins in the ancient ruins of Harran, in modern-day Turkey, where Abraham first heard...
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Keywords:
Nonprofit Organizations;
Governing and Advisory Boards;
Partners and Partnerships;
Negotiation;
Social Entrepreneurship;
Religion;
Culture;
Tourism Industry;
Israel;
Syria;
Middle East;
Turkey;
Jordan
Sebenius, James K., and Kimberlyn Leary. "Negotiating the Path of Abraham." Harvard Business School Case 912-017, December 2011.
- September 2012 (Revised January 2013)
- Case
SMARTBITES (A)
By: Michael Roberts, Jeronimo Silva and Amar Bhide
The case describes a Turkish brother-sister team who are evaluating the option of acquiring and operating a franchise of a US bakery/cafe in Turkey. They are comparing this option to that of simply starting a similar business.
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Franchising;
Start-up;
Franchise Ownership;
Family Ownership;
Business Startups;
Cost vs Benefits;
Multinational Firms and Management;
Food and Beverage Industry;
Retail Industry;
Turkey;
United States
Roberts, Michael, Jeronimo Silva, and Amar Bhide. "SMARTBITES (A)." Harvard Business School Case 813-074, September 2012. (Revised January 2013.)
- 03 Oct 2017
- First Look
First Look at Research and Ideas, October 3, 2017
greater. When Exit Is an Option: Effects of Indiscriminate Violence on Attitudes Among Syrian Refugees in Turkey By: Fabbe, Kristin, Chad Hazlett, and Tolga Sinmazdemir Abstract—Most research on the effects of violence on civilian...
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by Sean Silverthorne
- 30 Jan 2019
- What Do You Think?
Who Will Measure up to These Two Remarkable Leaders?
office environment.) He was the life of a party, particularly one celebrating Southwest’s employees. (At 4 p.m. Dallas time he would reach into his bottom right-hand desk drawer to pull out a bottle of his favorite beverage, Wild Turkey...
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- December 2011
- Article
EXEMPLARY CONTRIBUTION: Transforming Mental Models on Emerging Markets
By: Charles Dhanaraj and Tarun Khanna
Economic growth in the Western world increasingly depends on meaningful engagement with emerging markets such as Brazil, China, India, South Africa, and Turkey. Business schools are responding with increased attention to these markets in their research and curricula....
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Keywords:
Emerging Markets;
Business Model;
Economic Growth;
Developing Countries and Economies;
Research;
Business Education;
Learning;
Financial Institutions;
Framework;
Transformation;
Perspective;
India;
China;
Brazil;
South Africa;
Turkey
Dhanaraj, Charles, and Tarun Khanna. "EXEMPLARY CONTRIBUTION: Transforming Mental Models on Emerging Markets." Academy of Management Learning & Education 10, no. 4 (December 2011).
- 23 Apr 2019
- First Look
New Research and Ideas, April 23, 2019
iyzico to dominate the industry in Turkey within three years of its founding. Having raised A and B rounds from local and institutional investors in 2014 and 2015 respectively, Ozbugutu believes that iyzico could benefit from another...
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Dina Gerdeman
- 05 Jun 2018
- First Look
New Research and Ideas, June 5, 2018
back peaceful settlements or support warring groups and continued fighting. Attitudes toward peaceful settlement are expected to be especially obdurate for civilians who have been exposed to violence. In a survey of 1,120 Syrian refugees in View Details
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Dina Gerdeman
- 19 Jun 2018
- First Look
New Research and Ideas, June 19, 2018
optimal action paves the way for incidental learning, while being dogmatic creates a barrier. Download working paper: https://pubwww.hbs.edu/faculty/Pages/item.aspx?num=54567 Harvard Business School Case 717-035 Turkey and Russia: Dangerous...
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Dina Gerdeman
- 01 Apr 2008
- First Look
First Look: April 1, 2008
inward FDI. After 1945 many developing governments pursued policies which restricted foreign-owned firms. India and Turkey were among the countries with particularly difficult policy environments. This paper explores why Unilever, the...
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Martha Lagace
- 12 Mar 2014
- Research & Ideas
Entrepreneurship and Multinationals Drive Globalization
Unilever is instructive. In India, Turkey and other developing countries, the firm was an early mover in appointing nationals to senior management positions, and in making broad social investments. It was still almost regulated out of...
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- 19 Jul 2011
- First Look
First Look: July 19
unwilling, to invest directly in Turkey because of political risk and government restrictions. The case ends in 1988 when the founder received a report from the management consultancy Bain calling for the firm to reduce the range of...
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Sean Silverthorne
- Teaching Interest
Globalization and Emerging Markets
Globalization and Emerging Markets is designed for students who will be investing, managing a business or nonprofit, or working for a government in an emerging market. The unit of analysis of the course ranges from countries to multinational and domestic companies... View Details
Keywords:
Emerging Market;
Globalization;
BRICS;
N11;
Resource Allocation;
Pakistan;
Angola;
Dubai;
South Korea;
South Africa;
Turkey;
Liberia;
China;
Brazil;
Nigeria
- 05 Aug 2008
- First Look
First Look: August 5, 2008
2005, the fate of the European Constitution is in jeopardy. Ten new accession countries have just joined the EU, with Turkey in the beginning stages of the accession process. New member states and additional future members have provoked...
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Martha Lagace
- 12 Jul 2020
- Book
The Harvard Business School Faculty Summer Reader 2020
to innovate on an unprecedented scale, in every aspect of business. But the organization must also change, argues Stefan Thomke. Business, Ethics and Institutions: The Evolution of Turkish Capitalism in Global Perspectives The business history of modern View Details
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by Staff
- 03 Jan 2017
- First Look
January 3, 2017
https://pubwww.hbs.edu/faculty/Pages/item.aspx?num=52034 2016 Contemporary Turkish Politics Forward-Facing and Behind the Scenes: Shifts in Political Islam in Post–July 15 Turkey By: Fabbe, Kristin Abstract—No abstract available. Publisher's...
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Carmen Nobel
- March 2019
- Case
Wattpad
By: John Deighton and Leora Kornfeld
How to run a platform to match four million writers of stories to 75 million readers? Use data science. Make money by doing deals with television and filmmakers and book publishers. The case describes the challenges of matching readers to stories and of helping writers...
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Keywords:
Platform Businesses;
Creative Industries;
Publishing;
Data Science;
Machine Learning;
Collaborative Filtering;
Women And Leadership;
Managing Data Scientists;
Big Data;
Recommender Systems;
Digital Platforms;
Information Technology;
Intellectual Property;
Analytics and Data Science;
Publishing Industry;
Entertainment and Recreation Industry;
Canada;
United States;
Philippines;
Viet Nam;
Turkey;
Indonesia;
Brazil
Deighton, John, and Leora Kornfeld. "Wattpad." Harvard Business School Case 919-413, March 2019.
- 08 Nov 2016
- First Look
November 8, 2016
two years after its $2.1 billion acquisition of Mey Icki Sanayi ve Ticaret AS (Mey Icki), the principal spirits company in Turkey specializing in the local beverage, raki, Diageo, the world’s leading premium drinks company, was concerned...
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Sean Silverthorne