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Rethinking Infrastructure to Spur Sustainability Efforts
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When Scenario Planning Fails
Social and global issues Digital ArticleLeaders of companies with operations in Russia share how they’ve navigated new and unexpected challenges during the war in Ukraine. -
The U.S.–India Relationship Is Key to the Future of Tech
Globalization Digital ArticleAs tensions mount between China and the U.S., India’s role in global innovation — and who it partners with — becomes increasingly important. -
Your Strategy Needs a Story
Strategy formulation Digital ArticleA well-told story can help employees and other stakeholders understand how your business works and where it’s heading. -
Will Your Competitive Advantage Work in Other Markets?
Global strategy Digital ArticleWhen expanding internationally, don’t assume your existing strategy will transfer seamlessly. -
3 Obstacles to Globalizing a Digital Platform
Global strategy Digital ArticleAnd how to overcome them. -
How Much Autonomy Should You Give Your Global Teams?
International business Digital ArticleThree key factors to consider, based on more than 100 interviews with global executives. -
Building a Globally Diverse Team Is Actually Getting Easier
Talent management Digital ArticleFive ways leaders can identify and recruit international talent. -
Entering a Market Where There’s Little Demand for Your Product
International business Digital ArticleThree strategies that have worked around the world. - HBR-AS WEBINAR SPONSORED BY SAP
Why the Circular Economy is Gaining Momentum and How Your Company Can Participate Webinar
Global strategy ResearchHBR-AS Webinar Sponsored by SAP. -
Should You Localize Your Product for the Chinese Market?
Global strategy Digital ArticleResearchers found that the strategy can lead brands to lose what made them appealing in the first place (as well as a whole lot of time and money). - SPONSOR CONTENT FROM DELOITTE PRIVATE
Is Your Family Business Ready for Global Growth?
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Understanding China
Globalization Magazine ArticleBusinesspeople and politicians in the West hold outdated beliefs about the second-largest economy in the world. This package reveals much that may surprise them. -
“Americans Don’t Know How Capitalist China Is”
Globalization SpotlightAn interview with Weijian Shan -
The Strategic Challenges of Decoupling
Globalization SpotlightNavigating your company’s future in China -
Implementing Inclusive Policies Across a Global Organization
Diversity and inclusion Digital ArticleThree strategies for multinational companies. -
Looking for New Global Markets? Bigger Isn’t Always Better.
International business Digital ArticleThree metrics to guide your company’s international expansion. -
Don't Let the Pandemic Set Back Gender Equality
Leadership & Managing People Digital ArticleWhat CEOs can do to reverse the trend. -
Name Your Brand with a Global Audience in Mind
Global strategy Digital ArticleFive tips for positioning yourself in international markets. -
Prepare for the U.S. and China to Decouple
Global strategy Digital ArticleFour steps for businesses to take.
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Understanding China
Global Business SpotlightThis package begins with "What the West Gets Wrong About China," by Rana Mitter and Elsbeth Johnson, which discusses three fundamental misconceptions:... -
Global Business Speaks English
Business communication Magazine ArticleWhy you need a language strategy now -
Global Teams That Work
Global Business Magazine ArticleMany companies today rely on employees around the world, leveraging their diversity and local expertise to gain a competitive edge. However, geographically... -
Your Strategy Needs a Story
Strategy & Execution Digital ArticleA well-told story can help employees and other stakeholders understand how your business works and where it's heading. -
The Strategic Challenges of Decoupling
Global Business SpotlightMost business executives who have put time, effort, and investment into developing a presence in China resist the notion of decoupling. With the Biden... -
4 Principles for Improving Health Care Around the World
Global strategy Digital ArticleFirst understand your patients and their community. -
Micro Capitalism: Eastern Europe’s Computer Future
Global strategy Magazine ArticleThroughout Central Europe and the Soviet Union, computer entrepreneurs are emerging from the shells of state organizations to begin the exhilarating yet chaotic process of building a market economy. The customer base is eager and literate. The programmers are smart and inventive. Few people are complacent, and many are scared. No one can control this […] -
The State of Globalization in 2019, and What It Means for Strategists
Business and society Digital ArticleExecutives should consider four key ideas. -
Case Study: Did We Expand Too Quickly?
Global strategy Magazine ArticleThe CEO of a climbing-gym chain rethinks its international growth plan. -
The Wealth of African Nations
Emerging markets Magazine ArticleAfrica has some of the poorest nations in the world, but it is wealthier across the continent than India. The average gross national income (GNI) per capita across all 53 African nations in 2005 was about $954, more than $200 higher than India’s. As the map illustrates, 12 African nations (with 100 million people among […] -
Corporations Need a Better Approach to Public Policy
Global Business Digital ArticleWe need a more sophisticated method than lobbying. -
The Coalitions That Could Hold the EU Together
Economics Digital ArticleThree possible futures. -
7 Myths About Doing Business in Sub-Saharan Africa
Emerging markets Digital ArticleWhat multinationals need to know. -
What to Know About Doing Business in Iran
Emerging markets Digital ArticleThe opportunity is there, despite the challenges. -
America’s Not-So-Troubling Debts and Deficits
Costing Magazine ArticleSomething strange is happening in the debate about the U.S. federal budget deficit. Across the land, in books and on editorial pages, the message seems to be changing. In October 1987, Peter Peterson wrote in the Atlantic Monthly that the federal deficit is the centerpiece of many grim scenarios, including global depression, severe inflation, a […] -
Why Your Company Needs a Foreign Policy
International business Magazine ArticleMultinationals must address growing geopolitical volatility. -
Prospects for Emerging Markets Aren’t as Bad as You’ve Heard
Emerging markets Digital ArticleThey’re still growing faster than developed markets. -
The "Smart Society" of the Future Doesn't Look Like Science Fiction
Strategy & Execution Digital ArticleCountries like Estonia and South Korea are leading the way. -
The Former CEO of DHL Express on Leading the Company Through an Existential Crisis
Global strategy Digital ArticleAnd the unusual ways he communicated urgency. -
The Globe: Is It Too Late to Enter China?
Global strategy Magazine ArticleYes, it’s a tough market. And yes, your competitors may have gotten there first. But the biggest mistake would be choosing not to invest in China.
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Thierry Porté
Organizational Development Case Study8.95View Details -
TikTok and Kuaishou: A Tale of Two Short-Video Sharing Apps from China to the Globe
Strategy & Execution Case Study8.95View Details Short videos are the new trend in entertainment and social networking. TikTok/Douyin is the undisputed leader of short video-sharing apps. Less than four... -
Globalization of CEMEX
Strategy & Execution Case Study8.95View Details CEMEX is a Mexican company that has become a major international competitor in cement while maintaining a higher level of profitability than other, longer-established... -
HTC Corp. in 2012
Strategy & Execution Case Study8.95View Details After 15 years of remarkable achievements, Taiwan-based HTC Corp. faced difficult times by 2012. CEO Peter Chou, who drove HTC's transformation from an... -
Netflix in India: The Way Ahead
Leadership & Managing People Case Study8.95View Details Netflix, Inc. (Netflix), the world's leading provider of subscription video on demand (SVoD), launched its Indian platform on January 6, 2016. Due to... -
Gavi and COVID-19: Pandemic of the Century
Innovation & Entrepreneurship Case Study8.95View Details Gavi has helped immunize over 760 million children in the world's poorest countries over the past 20 years saving 13 million lives. How should Gavi respond... -
Takeda Pharmaceutical Company Limited (B)
Strategy & Execution Case Study5.00View Details This case is a follow up to HBS Case No. 721-373, Takeda Pharmaceutical Company Limited (A). Following the events of the previous case, Takeda reached... -
Marketing Chateau Margaux, Chinese Version
Sales & Marketing Case Study8.95View Details Chateau Margaux, luxury brand or connoisseur brand? Although France is awash with unsold wine, demand has never been stronger for the very finest Bordeaux.... -
Ripple: The Business of Crypto
Strategy & Execution Case Study8.95View Details The case explores Ripple CEO Brad Garlinghouse's mission to disrupt the global payments industry by leveraging the cryptocurrency XRP. Students will learn... -
Inditex: 2012, Chinese Version
Strategy & Execution Case Study8.95View Details In the 11 years since its public offering, Inditex and its flagship brand, Zara, had expanded into 86 countries, achieved $21.6 billion in revenue, and... -
Unilever's New Global Strategy: Competing through Sustainability, Portuguese Version
Global Business Case Study8.95View Details In January 2009, when Paul Polman was appointed CEO of Unilever, he inherited a company in long-term decline at the beginning of a major global financial... -
Lincoln Electric: Venturing Abroad
Strategy & Execution Case Study8.95View Details Lincoln Electric, a 100-year-old manufacturer of welding equipment and consumables based in Cleveland, Ohio, motivates its U.S. employees through a culture... -
Airbnb, Inc
Management Case Study8.95View Details The case is set in 2022, and the protagonist is Brian Chesky, co-founder and CEO of Airbnb, Inc. - an online rental platform. As the Covid-19 pandemic... -
Ant Financial (A), Chinese Version
Technology & Operations Case Study8.95View Details Headquartered in Hangzhou (China), Ant Financial has grown into a fintech "Unicorn." The fintech empire that the company established spanned verticals... -
Grupo Bimbo
Global Business Case Study8.95View Details In 2007 Grupo Bimbo, a leading global player in the baking industry, expands into China, while at the same time undertaking initiatives to make its U.S.... -
Movvo: Marketing Location-based Big Data
Management Case Study8.95View Details Diana Almeida, Roberto Ugo and Suzy Vasconcelos, the three founders of Movvo, are confident that their technology to detect consumers' movement patterns... -
NEC: A New R&D Site in Princeton, Japanese Version
Technology & Operations Case Study8.95View Details In 1992, Daizburo Shinoda, a senior R&D manager at NEC, has to deal with a succession issue regarding the leadership of NEC's R&D site in Princeton, N.J.... -
Airborne Express, Chinese Version
Strategy & Execution Case Study8.95View Details In the wake of a highly successful quarter, senior managers of Airborne Express, the third largest player in the express mail industry, review the firm's... -
Uber vs. Didi: The Race for China's Ride-hailing Market
Strategy & Execution Case Study8.95View Details As a result of fast-developing mobile technology, companies must deal with increasing business complexity in a high-velocity environment. The Uber vs.... -
Glovo: Expanding Quick Commerce
Technology & Operations Case Study8.95View Details In March 2021, delivery app CEO Oscar Pierre and his team consider strategies to grow Glovo's quick commerce delivery service and to approach their expansion...
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Understanding China
Global Business SpotlightThis package begins with "What the West Gets Wrong About China," by Rana Mitter and Elsbeth Johnson, which discusses three fundamental misconceptions:... -
Global Business Speaks English
Business communication Magazine ArticleWhy you need a language strategy now -
Global Teams That Work
Global Business Magazine ArticleMany companies today rely on employees around the world, leveraging their diversity and local expertise to gain a competitive edge. However, geographically... -
Your Strategy Needs a Story
Strategy & Execution Digital ArticleA well-told story can help employees and other stakeholders understand how your business works and where it's heading. -
The Strategic Challenges of Decoupling
Global Business SpotlightMost business executives who have put time, effort, and investment into developing a presence in China resist the notion of decoupling. With the Biden... -
Organizing for Worldwide Effectiveness: The Transnational Solution
Global Business Digital ArticleTo be competitive in an increasingly complex international environment, companies with worldwide operations must achieve global coordination and national... -
Thierry Porté
Organizational Development Case Study8.95View Details -
What Business Leaders Need to Know About China Now
Global strategy AudioA conversation about myths that persist around China, and how we can change them. -
4 Principles for Improving Health Care Around the World
Global strategy Digital ArticleFirst understand your patients and their community.