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China's Economy, in Six Charts
Finance & Accounting Digital ArticleVisualizing China's economic transformation. -
Guided Free Enterprise in Japan
International business Magazine ArticleThe widely held notion of “Japan, Inc.” is exaggerated; there is no monolithic business-government link. Even so, the cooperation (without incorporation) between the large corporate combines and the government bureaucracy is impressive in its strength and focus on the common economic good—especially in view of its achievements worldwide. As the economic power of the United […] -
China’s In-Store Wars
Marketing Digital ArticleIn China, the battle for the consumer is often won — and lost — not in factories or on television screens, but on store floors. As many as 45% of Chinese consumers make purchase decisions in real time, inside shops, according to surveys we have conducted, compared to just 24% in the US. Moreover, 56% […] -
Research: How Corporate Boards in Asia Can Improve Governance
Leadership & Managing People Digital ArticleFive actions to take today. -
Where the Race for Talent Is Tight, Women Gain Speed
Gender Digital ArticleIn fast-growing markets, women are getting ahead faster, too. -
Why the South Will Lead in the Global Tilt
Global Business Digital ArticleFour ways leaders from the global South have an edge in today's economy. -
The Right Way to Restructure Conglomerates in Emerging Markets
Government Magazine ArticleIn many countries, diversified business groups substitute for the institutions that support effective markets in capital, labor, and goods and services. Their capacity for doing this must be strengthened through restructuring, not destroyed through dismantling. -
Polycentric Innovation: The New Global Innovation Agenda for MNCs
International business Digital ArticleRecently I delivered a talk a the Council on Foreign Relations titled “Managing the New Trajectory of Global Innovation” explaining why and how multinationals must revamp their Western-centric innovation strategy in order to effectively leverage global ideas, talent, and markets. In our increasingly multi-polar world characterized by the inexorable rise of emerging markets like Brazil, […] -
With Innovation, You Don’t Get Points for Difficulty
Innovation Digital ArticleSomeone in India recently asked me what I thought about an innovation strategy featuring a heavy dose of “imitation.” My response was, “Innovation isn’t Olympic diving.” What did I mean? An individual diver’s scores for an event are a factor of two things: how well they execute their dive, and the “degree of difficulty” of […] -
The Controversy Around India’s $2,500 Car
Innovation Digital ArticleB V Krishnamurthy is the Director and Executive Vice-President of Alliance Business Academy in Bangalore, India. A turning point in the short history of automobile manufacturing in India will arrive this week, when “the $2500 car” from Tata, one of the most respected companies in India, is unveiled on January 10. Like many significant product […] -
The HBR Interview: “I Came Back Because the Company Needed Me”
Leadership Magazine ArticlePhotography: Lissa Gotwals Some CEOs come across as philosophers, and some just seem to love selling stuff. Yang Yuanqing, the 49-year-old head of the Chinese computer giant Lenovo, is among the latter. And he’s one of the best in the game. Yang, who studied computer science in his native China, assumed the reins in 2001, […] -
How Urban Culture Transcends Borders
Marketing Magazine ArticleAnti-American sentiment poses a challenge to companies seeking to export to some regions of the world, most notably parts of Asia and the Middle East. At the same time, segments within those regions keenly identify with U.S. urban youth culture—the world of hip-hop and rap. Research I conducted among Chinese undergraduates suggests that this identification […] -
How Chinese Companies Disrupt Through Business Model Innovation
Disruptive innovation Digital ArticleThey don’t rely on technological breakthroughs. -
New Research: The State of Work for Indian Women
Leadership & Managing People Digital ArticleThey're ahead of many global counterparts, but dissatisfaction with career progression drives almost as many women out of the workforce as childcare. -
How Can India Unleash Its Entrepreneurs?
Entrepreneurship Digital ArticleIn the course of the last three days I have spent at the 2009 India Economic Summit organized by the World Economic Forum (WEF), I have heard speeches from many politicians and policy-makers — from Prime Minister Manmohan Singh to Commerce and Industry Minister Anand Sharma to Montek Singh Ahluwalia, Deputy Chairman of the Planning […] -
Understanding Hong Kong’s Turbulent Summer
Business and society Digital ArticleWhat’s driving the protests and what it means for businesses. -
Why I Still Believe in India
Entrepreneurship Digital ArticleIndian entrepreneurs excel and overcoming obstacles. -
China’s Foreign Investments, Capitalism’s Future
Government Digital Article“The notion that capitalists should allow communists to buy their companies is, some argue, taking economic liberalism to an absurd extreme. But that is just what they should do, for the spread of Chinese capital should bring benefits to its recipients, and the world as a whole.” — “China buys up the world,” The Economist, […] -
How the Other Fukushima Plant Survived
Crisis management Magazine ArticleWhen we hear the words “Fukushima disaster,” most of us think of Fukushima Daiichi, the nuclear power plant wracked by three core meltdowns and three reactor building explosions following the March 2011 earthquake and tsunami in Japan. Without electricity to run the plant’s cooling systems, managers and workers couldn’t avert catastrophe: People around the world […] -
Email and Calendar Data Are Helping Firms Understand How Employees Work
Leadership & Managing People Digital ArticleAnd making reorgs more effective.
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Airport Retailing at Mondelez: The Launch of Toblerone Crunchy Almond in Asia
Sales & Marketing Case Study11.95View Details The case describes the challenges and opportunities of airport retailing in the confectionery category from both manufacturers' and retailers' perspectives.... -
Bridging the Digital Divide: HP's e-Inclusion (A)
Global Business Case Study11.95View Details Case A: Describes the development of e-inclusion, HP4s program aimed at addressing the Digital Divide. It follows the project from its initial focus of... -
CloudEats: Revolutionizing the Cloud Kitchen in Southeast Asia
Management Case Study11.95View Details Philippines-headquartered cloud kitchen CloudEats harbored the ambition of becoming the largest cloud kitchen in Southeast Asia, but it was considering... -
Sime Darby Berhad (C): Responding to the Asian Crisis
Strategy & Execution Case Study5.00View Details Supplements the (A) case. -
Alana Robertson at Munchia
Organizational Development Case Study11.95View Details The case tells a story of young European female manager joining a startup operating in Southeast Asia and facing challenges in adjusting to the work and... -
Advantage Partners: Dia Kanri (A)
Finance & Accounting Case Study11.95View Details This case explores the opportunity to purchase the condominium management business of a distressed real estate developer by Advantage Partners, a leading... -
Budweiser APAC Spinoff (B): The Financial Strategy for Localization
Finance & Accounting Case Study5.00View Details Supplement to Budweiser APAC Spinoff (A): The Financial Strategy for Localization. Case B follows Case A and discusses which alternative was actually... -
Bridging the Digital Divide: HP's First i-Community in Kuppam (B)
Global Business Case Study5.00View Details Case B describes the initial developments in the Kuppam i-community, in India, a pilot project, under the auspices of e-inclusion, aimed at researching... -
Women@Work: Fang (A)
Leadership & Managing People Case Study11.95View Details This series of six short two-part cases ("caselets") is written to highlight workplace dynamics faced by women professionals. Women represent about half... -
The Curious Case of Dell (B)
Finance & Accounting Case Study5.00View Details This is a two-part case which examines the events that led to CEO Michael Dell's decision to bring his company private in 2013. Case A is a global business... -
Tencent
Strategy & Execution Case Study11.95View Details Tencent had undergone many transformations since it was founded in 1998 as a simple messaging service. In 2017, it was the largest online games provider... -
The Accellion Service Guarantee
Sales & Marketing Case Study11.95View Details Accellion sought to position itself as a service provider in the Distributed File Storage, Management and Delivery market space. Its major targeted customers... -
Chase's Strategy for Syndicating the Hong Kong Disneyland Loan (A)
Finance & Accounting Case Study11.95View Details In late 1999, the Walt Disney Co. and the Hong Kong government agreed to develop Hong Kong Disneyland, a HK$28 (U.S.$3.6) billion theme park and resort... -
The House of Tata: Governance Challenges (B)
Strategy & Execution Case Study5.00View Details The two-part case "The House of Tata: Governance Challenges" is based on one of India's oldest, renowned, and most internationalized business groups.... -
Worldreader: Helping Readers Build a Better World
Innovation & Leadership Case Study11.95View Details Founded in 2010, Worldreader was an international nonprofit organization that promoted reading to children around the world. For many years, Worldreader... -
Advantage Partners: Dia Kanri (B)
Finance & Accounting Case Study5.00View Details This case presents the final decision and outcomes for the (A) case. -
NGO Microfinance in the Tibet Autonomous Region
Organizational Development Case Study11.95View Details In 1998, the Tibet Poverty Alleviation Fund (TPAF), a small, US-based non-governmental organization, launched an initiative to bring the benefits of microfinance... -
AT&T Consumer Products
Technology & Operations Case Study11.95View Details Describes the factors AT&T Consumer Products managers considered in deciding whether to locate a new plant for telephone answering machines in the United... -
Note on the Law of Sexual Harassment
Leadership & Managing People Case Study8.95View Details This note provides an introduction to the law of sexual harassment. It has three parts. Part One describes the laws on harassment in the United States.... -
King Philanthropies: Intentional Choices for Maximum Impact
Strategy & Execution Case Study11.95View Details In early 2018, the KP board had expressed enthusiasm for creating a grants initiative in India. However, as KP Portfolio Director Cindy Chen and her team...
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China's Economy, in Six Charts
Finance & Accounting Digital ArticleVisualizing China's economic transformation. -
Guided Free Enterprise in Japan
International business Magazine ArticleThe widely held notion of “Japan, Inc.” is exaggerated; there is no monolithic business-government link. Even so, the cooperation (without incorporation) between the large corporate combines and the government bureaucracy is impressive in its strength and focus on the common economic good—especially in view of its achievements worldwide. As the economic power of the United […] -
China’s In-Store Wars
Marketing Digital ArticleIn China, the battle for the consumer is often won — and lost — not in factories or on television screens, but on store floors. As many as 45% of Chinese consumers make purchase decisions in real time, inside shops, according to surveys we have conducted, compared to just 24% in the US. Moreover, 56% […] -
Research: How Corporate Boards in Asia Can Improve Governance
Leadership & Managing People Digital ArticleFive actions to take today. -
Where the Race for Talent Is Tight, Women Gain Speed
Gender Digital ArticleIn fast-growing markets, women are getting ahead faster, too. -
Why the South Will Lead in the Global Tilt
Global Business Digital ArticleFour ways leaders from the global South have an edge in today's economy. -
The Right Way to Restructure Conglomerates in Emerging Markets
Government Magazine ArticleIn many countries, diversified business groups substitute for the institutions that support effective markets in capital, labor, and goods and services. Their capacity for doing this must be strengthened through restructuring, not destroyed through dismantling. -
Polycentric Innovation: The New Global Innovation Agenda for MNCs
International business Digital ArticleRecently I delivered a talk a the Council on Foreign Relations titled “Managing the New Trajectory of Global Innovation” explaining why and how multinationals must revamp their Western-centric innovation strategy in order to effectively leverage global ideas, talent, and markets. In our increasingly multi-polar world characterized by the inexorable rise of emerging markets like Brazil, […] -
Airport Retailing at Mondelez: The Launch of Toblerone Crunchy Almond in Asia
Sales & Marketing Case Study11.95View Details The case describes the challenges and opportunities of airport retailing in the confectionery category from both manufacturers' and retailers' perspectives.... -
With Innovation, You Don’t Get Points for Difficulty
Innovation Digital ArticleSomeone in India recently asked me what I thought about an innovation strategy featuring a heavy dose of “imitation.” My response was, “Innovation isn’t Olympic diving.” What did I mean? An individual diver’s scores for an event are a factor of two things: how well they execute their dive, and the “degree of difficulty” of […]