HBSP (USA)
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The Context for Intergroup Leadership: Women's Groups in Saudi Arabia
Al-Dabbagh, MayBook Chapter HBS-3797BC-EIntergroup leadership can benefit from a more thorough understanding of the role of contextual factors in intergroup dynamics. So says the author who argues that leadership literature has given disproportionate attention to the role of the leader, and more recently to the role of follower, but less work has been done on the context of leadership. In this chapter, she uses the nascent women's movement in Saudi Arabia as a case study to examine how...Starting at €8.20
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How to Jump-Start the Clean-Tech Economy
Johnson, Mark W.; Suskewicz, JoshArticle HBS-R0911D-EStrategyBillions of dollars worldwide are pumped into the search for clean technology and renewable energy. So far, however, most investment has been in companies that are using conventional business models to fit new technologies into existing systems. A far better approach, say Johnson and Suskewicz, is to create whole new systems. The authors propose a framework for thinking about clean tech that consists of four interdependent components: an enabling...Starting at €8.20
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A Cautionary Tale for Emerging Market Giants
Black, J. Stewart; Morrison, Allen J.Article HBS-R1009J-EStrategyCompetitors from the developing world are rising fast. Will they come to rule the global economy? Not necessarily, say Insead's Black and Morrison, who argue that today's emerging giants look an awful lot like Japanese corporations in the 1990s. Japan's star has since fallen, and the country no longer dominates the Global 500 as it once did. Drawing on 25 years of research, the authors found that four factors drove Japanese firms' early export gr...Starting at €8.20
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Connecting Flights: The Time Sink That Kills Profits
Boeh, Kevin K.; Beamish, Paul W.Article HBS-F1112C-ELeadership and People ManagementThirteen years of research on more than 2,000 Japanese companies and their U.S. subsidiaries shows that the longer it takes to get from headquarters to that subsidiary, the less likely the subsidiary is to make a profit. Productivity, teamwork, trust, and staff retention can be eroded by long travel times.Starting at €8.20
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Why "I'm Sorry" Doesn't Always Translate
Maddux, William W.; Kim, Peter H.; Okumura, Tetsushi; Brett, JeanneArticle HBS-F1206B-ELeadership and People ManagementResearch focused on Japan and America shows that a seemingly simple concept, the apology, is interpreted very differently by different cultures. Only by understanding such differences can executives use it as a tool for facilitating negotiations, resolving conflicts, and repairing trust--of increasing importance in today's global world.Starting at €8.20
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The New, Improved "Keiretsu"
Aoki, Katsuki; Lennerfors, Thomas TaroArticle HBS-R1309J-EDuring the past decade, some of Japan's most dominant companies have been quietly turning their supplier relationships into a tool that helps them innovate faster while radically cutting costs. This is the new keiretsu--a modern version of the traditional system in which buyers formed close, collaborative associations with suppliers. Toyota provides a compelling example of how keiretsu, which lost luster during the cost-cutting of the 1990s, is b...Starting at €8.20
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How the Other Fukushima Plant Survived
Gulati, Ranjay; Casto, Charles; Krontiris, CharlotteArticle HBS-R1407K-EIn March 2011 Japan's Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant was devastated by three reactor explosions and three core meltdowns in the days following a 9.0 earthquake and a tsunami that produced waves as high as 17 meters. The world is familiar with Daiichi's fate; less well known is the crisis at its sister plant, Daini, about 10 kilometers to the south. As a result of the storm, three of Daini's four reactors lacked sufficient power to achieve ...Starting at €8.20
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Tokyo AFM
Brochet, FrancoisCase HBS-109056-EAccounting and ControlThis case was written as the financial accounting portion of the final exam for a first-year MBA course at Harvard Business School. The goal was to test students' ability to apply major concepts taught during the course to an industry which they had not covered, but which shared similarities in terms of economics with issues addressed in the curriculum. The company, Tokyo Auto Fire & Marine (hereafter Tokyo AFM), is a fictitious insurance company...Starting at €8.20
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Deferred Tax Assets in Basel III: Lessons from Japan, Teaching Note
Hawkins, David F.; Ramanna, KarthikTeaching Note HBS-112114-EAccounting and ControlTeaching Note for 111076.Starting at €0.00
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A Politician in a Leather Suit and the Paradox of Japanese Capitalism, Teaching Note
Ramanna, KarthikTeaching Note HBS-113139-ETeaching Note for 113026.Starting at €0.00