Louis T. Wells
Herbert F. Johnson Professor of International Management, Emeritus
Professor Louis T. Wells is the Herbert F. Johnson Professor of International Management at the Harvard Business School. He has served as consultant to governments of a number of developing countries, as well as to international organizations and private firms. His principal consulting activities have been concerned with foreign investment policy and with negotiations between foreign investors and host governments.
His research interests include multinational enterprises; international business-government relations; foreign investment in developing countries; and foreign investment by firms from developing countries. He was the Coordinator for Indonesia Projects, Harvard Institute for International Development, Jakarta, Indonesia, in 1994-5. His associations include: Fellow -Academy of International Business, member - Foreign Advisory Board - Lahore Business School, and member - Council on Foreign Relations.
Professor Wells received a BS in Physics from Georgia Tech and his MBA and DBA from the Harvard Business School.
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Book
| 2007
Making Foreign Investment Safe: Property Rights and National Sovereignty
L. T. Wells Jr. and Rafiq Ahmed
Keywords: Investment;
Property;
Rights;
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Book
| 2001
Plantage-, Handels-, en Mijngeld van Nederlands Indië
A. J. Lansen and L. T. Wells Jr.
Citation: Lansen, A. J., and L. T. Wells Jr. Plantage-, Handels-, en Mijngeld van Nederlands Indië. Oosteinde, Netherlands: Mevius Numisbooks International, 2001.
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Book
| 1995
Manager in the International Economy
R. Vernon, L. T. Wells Jr. and S. Rangan
Citation: Vernon, R., L. T. Wells Jr., and S. Rangan. Manager in the International Economy. 7th ed. Englewood Cliffs, NJ: Prentice Hall, 1995. (Wells was co-author with R. Vernon of the second through fifth editions, as well. An earlier edition was also published in Korean.)
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Book
| 1991
Facilitating Foreign Investment: Government Institutions to Screen and Monitor Investment from Abroad
L. T. Wells Jr. and A. G. Wint
Keywords: Foreign Direct Investment;
Government and Politics;
Investment;
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Book
| 1991
Economic Environment of International Business
R. Vernon and L. T. Wells Jr.
Keywords: Business Ventures;
Global Range;
Economics;
Citation: Vernon, R., and L. T. Wells Jr. Economic Environment of International Business. 5th ed. Englewood Cliffs, NJ: Prentice Hall, 1991. (Wells was a co-author of the first through fourth editions, as well. One edition was published in Chinese by the editorial staff of the Shanghai San-Lian Bookstore, 1990.)
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Manual
| 1991
Teaching Manual for Manager in the International Economy
L. T. Wells Jr.
Keywords: Global Strategy;
Citation: Wells, L. T., Jr. Teaching Manual for Manager in the International Economy. Englewood Cliffs, NJ: Prentice Hall, 1991. (Latest version is for the 6th edition.)
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Book
| 1984
Technology Crossing Borders: The Choice, Transfer, and Management of International Technology Flows
Louis T. Wells and Robert B. Stobaugh
Keywords: Knowledge Dissemination;
Technology;
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Book
| 1983
Third World Multinationals
L. T. Wells Jr.
Keywords: Developing Countries and Economies;
Multinational Firms and Management;
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Book
| 1980
Product Innovation and Directions of International Trade
L. T. Wells Jr.
Keywords: Product Development;
Globalization;
Citation: Wells, L. T., Jr. Product Innovation and Directions of International Trade. NY: Arno Press, Inc., 1980.
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Book
| 1980
Tax and Investment Policies for Hard Minerals: Public and Multinational Enterprises in Indonesia
Malcolm Gillis, Ralph Beals, Glenn Jenkins, L. T. Wells Jr. and Ulrich Peterson
Keywords: Taxation;
Investment;
Policy;
Metals and Minerals;
Multinational Firms and Management;
Indonesia;
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Book
| 1978
Taxation and Mining: Non Fuel Minerals in Bolivia and Other Countries
L. T. Wells Jr., Malcolm Gillis and Meyer W. Bucovetsky
Keywords: Taxation;
Mining;
Metals and Minerals;
Bolivia;
Citation: Wells, L. T., Jr., Malcolm Gillis, and Meyer W. Bucovetsky. Taxation and Mining: Non Fuel Minerals in Bolivia and Other Countries. Cambridge, MA: Ballinger Publishing Company, 1978. (Wells wrote or was co-author of chapters 5, 7, 8, and 9.)
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Book
| 1975
Negotiating Third World Mineral Agreements: Promises as Prologue
David N. Smith and L. T. Wells Jr.
Keywords: Metals and Minerals;
Agreements and Arrangements;
Developing Countries and Economies;
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Book
| 1975
The Choice of Technology in Developing Countries: Some Cautionary Tales
L. T. Wells Jr.
Keywords: Developing Countries and Economies;
Technology;
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Book
| 1974
The Acquisition of Technology from Multinational Corporations by Developing Countries
Walter A. Chudson and L. T. Wells Jr.
Keywords: Technology;
Multinational Firms and Management;
Developing Countries and Economies;
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Book
| 1972
Managing the Multinational Enterprise: Organization of the Firm and Ownership of the Subsidiary
John M. Stopford and L. T. Wells Jr.
Keywords: Multinational Firms and Management;
Organizational Structure;
Ownership;
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Book
| 1972
A Product Life Cycle for International Trade?
L. T. Wells Jr.
Keywords: Product;
Trade;
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Article
| World Bank
| Forthcoming
Infrastructure and Privatization
Louis T Wells Jr
Keywords: Infrastructure;
Privatization;
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Article
| Tribal Art
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Art and Expatriates in Liberia
Louis T. Wells
Keywords: Arts;
Demography;
Liberia;
Citation: Wells, Louis T. "Art and Expatriates in Liberia." Tribal Art 55, nos. 14:2 (spring 2011).
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Article
| AIB Insights
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Multinationals Make Money in the Third World
Louis T. Wells
Keywords: Business Ventures;
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Journal Article
| TAMS Journal
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Heart of Darkness: Business Tokens of the Congo (Part 1)
Louis T. Wells
Few numismatic fields are as unexplored as the tokens of what was once the Belgian Congo. Although the head (and “extra-wife”) tokens have been thoroughly cataloged, I have found only one very early and incomplete attempt, by Mahieu in the 1920s, to report other tokens from this vast territory. Most of the tokens in this article that have not been previously listed were obtained in markets in Kinshasa between 2000 and 2005. Given the poor communications and regional violence, tokens from the eastern and even central part of the Congo were unlikely to appear in this western-located city. Probably many more tokens were issued in association with the Congo's important mines and plantations. This “Part I” article should serve as a start for the development of a “Part II” with a more complete list and history of issuing companies. Until then, the tokens of the former Belgian Congo and its independent successor states remain largely in darkness.
Keywords: Agribusiness;
Mining;
Currency;
Labor;
Congo, Democratic Republic of the;
Citation: Wells, Louis T. "Heart of Darkness: Business Tokens of the Congo (Part 1)." TAMS Journal 48 (April 2008): 36–42.
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Journal Article
| Bulletin of Indonesian Economic Studies
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Private Power in Indonesia
Louis T. Wells
The Asian Currency Crisis led to the collapse of agreements Indonesia had negotiated for private electric power only a few years earlier. The ensuing struggle meant bad publicity and several hundred million dollars in costs for Indonesia. As Indonesia in 2007 was designing a new law that would pass the constitutional test and encourage private investors in electric power, it was not clear that officials had fully understood the lessons of the recent disputes. Problems lay less in the legal framework than in lack of information about deals elsewhere, the institutional structure for negotiations and renegotiations, and the personal interests of highly placed individuals. The resulting power purchase agreements had led to high prices for electricity, imbalances of risks and rewards, and an unwillingness of officials to use the most effective defenses when disputes arose. Learning from the past should help officials not to make similar mistakes in the future.
Keywords: Energy Generation;
Government Legislation;
Knowledge Management;
Knowledge Sharing;
Risk Management;
Agreements and Arrangements;
Business and Government Relations;
Indonesia;
Citation: Wells, Louis T. " Private Power in Indonesia." Bulletin of Indonesian Economic Studies 43, no. 3 (December 2007): 341–364.
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Article
| Transnational Dispute Management
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Investor State Conciliation - A Comment
L. T. Wells Jr.
Keywords: Investment;
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Article
| Transnational Dispute Management
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Protecting Foreign Investors in the Developing World: A Shift in U.S. Policy in the 1990s?
L. T. Wells Jr.
Keywords: History;
Investment;
Policy;
Citation: Wells, L. T., Jr. " Protecting Foreign Investors in the Developing World: A Shift in U.S. Policy in the 1990s?" Transnational Dispute Management 1, no. 3 (July 2004). (Published as "Protecting Foreign Investors in the Developing World: A Shift in U.S. Policy in the 1990s?" In International Business and Government Relations in the 21st Century: In Honor of Jack Behrman, edited by Robert Grosse. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 2005.)
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Article
| Oil, Gas & Energy Law
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An Economist Questions the Arbitration Award to Karaha Bodas Company in Indonesia
Louis T. Wells
Keywords: Indonesia;
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Article
| Arbitration International
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Double Dipping in Arbitration Awards? An Economist Questions Damages Awarded to Karaha Bodas Company in Indonesia
L. T. Wells Jr.
Keywords: Economics;
Law;
Indonesia;
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Article
| Cai jing [Caijing Magazine]
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Incentives and Institutions to Attract Foreign Direct Investment
L. T. Wells Jr.
Keywords: Motivation and Incentives;
Foreign Direct Investment;
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Article
| TAMS Journal
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Tokens of Faith: Mission Money in Africa
L. T. Wells Jr.
Keywords: Africa;
Citation: Wells, L. T., Jr. "Tokens of Faith: Mission Money in Africa." TAMS Journal (October 2000): 140–145.
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Article
| Journal of International Management
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Government, Business, and Academia: Origins of Raymond Vernon's Understanding of Multinational Enterprise
Louis T Wells Jr
Keywords: Government and Politics;
Business Ventures;
Education;
Global Range;
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Journal Article
| Journal of International Management
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Publications by Raymond Vernon
L. T. Wells Jr.
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Article
| Journal of International Business Studies
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Multinationals and the Developing Countries
Louis T Wells Jr
Keywords: Global Range;
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Article
| Harvard Business Review
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Is Foreign Infrastructure Investment Still Risky?
L. T. Wells Jr. and E. S. Gleason
Keywords: Investment;
Risk and Uncertainty;
Global Range;
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Article
| International Executive
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Don't Stop with the One-stop Shop: Foreign Investment in a Liberalizing Third World
Louis T Wells Jr and A. Wint
Keywords: Investment;
Global Range;
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Article
| Transnational Corporations and the Exploitation of Natural Resources
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Changing Relationships in the Concessions Process
Louis T Wells Jr
Keywords: Change;
Relationships;
Negotiation;
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Article
| World Development
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The Public-Private Choice: The Case of Marketing a Country to Investors
Louis T Wells Jr and A. Wint
Keywords: Decision Choices and Conditions;
Marketing;
Investment;
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Journal Article
| Liberal Education
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Supping with the Devil: Another Interpretation
L. T. Wells Jr.
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Article
| Vikalpa
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How Far Should Global Products Go?
Louis T Wells Jr and Sushil Vachani
Keywords: Product;
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Journal Article
| Revista-INCAE
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Como Mercadear un Pais
Louis T Wells Jr and A. Wint
Citation: Wells, Louis T., Jr, and A. Wint. " Como Mercadear un Pais." Revista-INCAE 3, no. 2 (Second Semester 1989): 55–63.
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Journal Article
| TAMS Journal
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Shape for Place: Herrings & Co. in the Netherlands East Indies
L. T. Wells Jr.
Citation: Wells, L. T., Jr. "Shape for Place: Herrings & Co. in the Netherlands East Indies." TAMS Journal (October 1987): 172–176.
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Article
| TAMS Journal
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Water, Bread, and Meat: Payment for Work in the Atacama Desert
L. T. Wells Jr.
Keywords: Compensation and Benefits;
South America;
Citation: Wells, L. T., Jr. "Water, Bread, and Meat: Payment for Work in the Atacama Desert." TAMS Journal (October 1987): 119–120.
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Book Review
| Journal of International Business Studies
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Review of The Chinese Connection, by Michael A. Goldberg
Louis T Wells Jr
Keywords: China;
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Journal Article
| Morganeer
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Mog Hubcaps
Louis T Wells Jr
Citation: Wells, Louis T., Jr. "Mog Hubcaps." Morganeer, no. 3 (1985): 32–33.
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Article
| International Organization
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Sovereignty en Garde: Negotiating with Foreign Investors
L. T. Wells Jr. and D. Encarnation
Keywords: Negotiation;
Investment;
Citation: Wells, L. T., Jr., and D. Encarnation. " Sovereignty en Garde: Negotiating with Foreign Investors." International Organization 39, no. 1 (winter 1985): 47–78. (Reprinted in Benjamin Gomes-Casseres and David B. Yoffie (eds.) The International Political Economy of Direct Foreign Investment. London: Edward Elgar Publishing Ltd., 1993.)
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Article
| Portfolio: International Economic Perspectives
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Small Scale Manufacturing as a Competitive Advantage
L. T. Wells Jr.
Keywords: Production;
Citation: Wells, L. T., Jr. "Small Scale Manufacturing as a Competitive Advantage." A Decade of Debate on Multinational Corporations. Portfolio: International Economic Perspectives 10, no. 3 (1985). (Also in T.H. Moran (ed.) Multinational Corporations: The Political Economy of Foreign Direct Investment. Lexington: Lexington Books, 1985. pp. 119-136.)
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Book Review
| African Arts
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Exhibit Review of 'The Tribal Style: Selections from the African Collection of the Peabody Museum of Salem'
Louis T Wells Jr
Keywords: Arts;
Information;
Fine Arts Industry;
Massachusetts;
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Article
| Journal of International Business Studies
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Bargaining Power of Multinationals and Host Governments
L. T. Wells Jr. and N. Fagre
Keywords: Negotiation;
Power and Influence;
Government and Politics;
Citation: Wells, L. T., Jr., and N. Fagre. " Bargaining Power of Multinationals and Host Governments." Journal of International Business Studies (fall 1982). (Reprinted in Philip Grub, Fariborz Ghadar, and Dara Khambata (eds.) The Multinational Enterprise in Transition, 2d ed. Princeton: The Darwin Press, 1984.)
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Book Review
| African Arts
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Exhibit Review of 'Polynesian Objects of Daily Use'
Louis T Wells Jr
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Book Review
| Harvard International Law Journal
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Book Review of Renegotiations in International Business Transactions, edited by William S. Stoever
Louis T Wells Jr
Keywords: Negotiation;
Business Ventures;
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Article
| Orientations
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Squatting Figures of Borneo
Louis T Wells Jr
Keywords: Indonesia;
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Article
| Tatung Life
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Strategies of Multinational Firms: New Third World Multinationals
L. T. Wells Jr.
Keywords: Strategy;
Business Ventures;
Global Range;
Citation: Wells, L. T., Jr. "Strategies of Multinational Firms: New Third World Multinationals." Tatung Life (January 1, 1980). (in Chinese and English.)
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Article
| Multinational Business
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Third World Multinationals
L. T. Wells Jr.
Keywords: Global Range;
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Article
| Harvard Magazine
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Face to Face with African Sculpture
Louis T Wells Jr
Keywords: Arts;
Africa;
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Article
| Worldpaper
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Bargaining Tips: Advice From a Veteran
Louis T Wells Jr
Keywords: Negotiation;
Information;
Citation: Wells, Louis T., Jr. "Bargaining Tips: Advice From a Veteran." Worldpaper (April 1979).
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Article
| Bulletin of Indonesian Economic Studies
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Developing Country Investors in Indonesia
Louis T Wells Jr and V'Ella Warren
Keywords: Global Range;
Investment;
Indonesia;
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Book Review
| Journal of Development Economics
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Book Review of Foreign Investment and Development in the Southwest Pacific: With Special Reference to Australia and Indonesia, edited by David William Carr
Louis T Wells Jr
Keywords: Foreign Direct Investment;
Growth and Development;
Australia;
Indonesia;
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Article
| Massworld: Commonwealth of Massachusetts Quarterly Report on Foreign Business Activity
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How Foreign Businesses Decide to Invest in Massachusetts
L. T. Wells Jr.
Keywords: Business Ventures;
Investment;
Massachusetts;
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Article
| Columbia Journal of World Business
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Foreign Investment from the Third World: The Experience of Chinese Firms from Hong Kong
L. T. Wells Jr.
Keywords: Foreign Direct Investment;
Global Range;
Learning;
Hong Kong;
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Journal Article
| Integración latinoamericana
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La Internacionalizacion de Firmas de los Paises en Desarrollo
Louis T Wells Jr
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Book Review
| African Arts
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Exhibit Review of 'The Sculptor's Eye'
Louis T Wells Jr
Keywords: Information;
Arts;
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Article
| African Arts
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The Harley Masks of Northeast Liberia
Louis T Wells Jr
Keywords: Arts;
Liberia;
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Article
| Harvard Business Review
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Negotiating with Third World Governments
L. T. Wells Jr.
Keywords: Negotiation;
Global Range;
Government and Politics;
Citation: Wells, L. T., Jr. " Negotiating with Third World Governments." Harvard Business Review 55, no. 1 (January–February 1977). (Abridged version in AMA Marketing News, June 1977. Also reprinted in Douglas N. Dickson (ed.) Managing Effectively in the World Marketplace. New York: John WIley & Sons, 1983.)
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Article
| Harvard International Law Journal
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Conflict Avoidance in Concession Agreements
L. T. Wells Jr. and David N. Smith
Keywords: Conflict and Resolution;
Agreements and Arrangements;
Citation: Wells, L. T., Jr., and David N. Smith. " Conflict Avoidance in Concession Agreements." Harvard International Law Journal 17, no. 1 (winter 1976). (Also reprinted in Robert Hellawell and Don Wallace (eds.) Negotiating Foreign Investments: A Manual for the Third World. Washington International Law Institute, 1982.)
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Article
| American Journal of International Law
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Mineral Agreements in Developing Countries: Structures and Substance
Louis T Wells Jr and David Smith
Keywords: Metals and Minerals;
Global Range;
Agreements and Arrangements;
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Article
| Harvard Business Review
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Social Cost/Benefit Analysis for MNC's
L. T. Wells Jr.
Keywords: Cost;
Society;
Citation: Wells, L. T., Jr. " Social Cost/Benefit Analysis for MNC's." Harvard Business Review 53, no. 2 (March–April 1975). (Also reprinted in Frederick D.S. Choi, Essentials of Multinational Accounting: An Anthology. UMI, 1979; and Douglas N. Dickson (ed.) Managing Effectively in the World Marketplace. New York: John Wiley & Sons, 1983.)
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Article
| Ritsumeikan keieigaku [Ritsumeikan Business Review]
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International Trade: The Product Life Cycle Approach
Louis T Wells Jr
Keywords: Global Range;
Trade;
Product;
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Article
| Harvard Business Review
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Don't Overautomate Your Foreign Plant
L. T. Wells Jr.
Citation: Wells, L. T., Jr. " Don't Overautomate Your Foreign Plant." Harvard Business Review 52, no. 1 (January–February 1974). (Also reprinted in Douglas N. Dickson (ed.) Managing Effectively in the World Marketplace. New York: John Wiley & Sons, 1983.)
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Article
| Bulletin of Indonesian Economic Studies
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Men and Machines in Indonesia's Light Manufacturing Industry
Louis T Wells Jr
Keywords: Production;
Machinery and Machining;
Manufacturing Industry;
Indonesia;
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Article
| European Business
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Joint Venture Partners - Successful Handshake or Painful Headache?
Louis T Wells Jr
Keywords: Joint Ventures;
Partners and Partnerships;
Success;
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Article
| Worldwide P & I Planning
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Ironing Out the New Relationships
Louis T Wells Jr and J. M. Stopford
Keywords: Relationships;
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Book Review
| Journal of Common Market Studies
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Book Review of Comparative Marketing Systems: A Cultural Approach, edited by Montrose S. Sommers and Jerome B. Kernan
Louis T Wells Jr
Keywords: Marketing;
System;
Culture;
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Book Review
| Journal of International Economics
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Book Review of International Big Business, 1957-67: A Study of Comparative Growth, edited by Robert Rowthorn and Stephen Hymer
Louis T Wells Jr
Keywords: Business History;
Growth and Development;
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Article
| Quarterly Journal of Economics
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Test of a Product Cycle Model of International Trade: U.S. Exports of Consumer Durables
Louis T Wells Jr
Keywords: Global Range;
Trade;
Product;
Goods and Commodities;
United States;
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Comment
| Southern Journal of Business
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Comments on the 'Longer Run Pressures of U.S. Manufacturing Subsidiaries in Europe
Louis T Wells Jr
Keywords: Production;
Business Subsidiaries;
United States;
Europe;
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Chapter
| The Yearbook on International Investment Law and Policy 2010/2011
| 2011
Japanese Multinationals in Foreign Disputes: Do They Behave Differently and Does It Matter for Host Countries?
L. T. Wells Jr. and Chieko Tsuchiya
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Preface
| The Evolving International Investment Regime: Expectations, Realities, Options
| 2011
Preface
L. T. Wells Jr.
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Chapter
| The Yearbook on International Investment Law and Policy 2009-2010
| 2010
Property Rights for Foreign Capital: Sovereign Debt and Private Direct Investment in Times of Crisis
Louis T. Wells
Keywords: Property;
Rights;
International Finance;
Capital;
Sovereign Finance;
Foreign Direct Investment;
Financial Crisis;
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Comment
| The Natural Resources Trap: Private Investment without Public Commitment
| 2010
'Urgency and Betrayal: Three Attempts to Foster Private Investment in Argentina's Oil Industry,' by Nicolas Gadano
Louis T. Wells
Keywords: Investment;
Private Sector;
Government and Politics;
Governing Rules, Regulations, and Reforms;
Business and Government Relations;
Non-Renewable Energy;
Energy Industry;
Argentina;
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Chapter
| The Backlash Against Investment Arbitration: Perceptions and Reality
| 2010
Backlash to Arbitration: Three Causes
Louis T. Wells
There are at least three reasons for the current backlash among developing countries against the international regime that governs disputes between foreign investors and host governments. First is the inconsistency of the decisions rendered by arbitration panels established under bilateral investment treaties, investment provisions of regional trade agreements, clauses in investment contracts, and, occasionally, provisions of host countries' investment laws. Second, and perhaps most important, is the very rigid view of contracts that panels have tended to take, even when a host country acts as a result of an economic crisis. A third cause of backlash is closely related to the second: the seeming insensitivity of arbitration panels to signals that corruption or incompetency might have been involved in the original negotiations or subsequent renegotiations of agreements that gave rise to disputes. There are other reasons for reaction, but they pose less threat to the existing system. Although the ideal solution would be a multilateral agreement, past efforts to conclude one suggest that reaching agreement is unlikely in the near future. Building an appellate process, providing for symmetry in access to arbitration, and mid-point guidance might go some distance toward reducing the backlash.
Keywords: Developing Countries and Economies;
International Finance;
Foreign Direct Investment;
Agreements and Arrangements;
Business and Government Relations;
Conflict Management;
Citation: Wells, Louis T. " Backlash to Arbitration: Three Causes." Chap. 14 in The Backlash Against Investment Arbitration: Perceptions and Reality, edited by Michael Waibel, Asha Kaushal, Kyo-Hwa Chung, and Claire Balchin, 341–352. Alphen aan den Rijn, Netherlands: Kluwer Law International, 2010.
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Chapter
| The Yearbook on International Investment Law and Policy 2008/2009
| 2009
Property Rights for Foreign Capital: Sovereign Debt and Private Direct Investment in Times of Crisis
Louis T. Wells
Keywords: Property;
Rights;
International Finance;
Capital;
Sovereign Finance;
Foreign Direct Investment;
Financial Crisis;
Citation: Wells, Louis T. "Property Rights for Foreign Capital: Sovereign Debt and Private Direct Investment in Times of Crisis." In The Yearbook on International Investment Law and Policy 2008/2009, edited by Karl P. Sauvant. New York: Oxford University Press, 2009.
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Chapter
| Emerging Multinationals in Emerging Markets
| 2009
Third World Multinationals: A Look Back
L. T. Wells Jr.
Keywords: Business History;
Multinational Firms and Management;
Africa;
Asia;
Latin America;
Oceania;
West Indies;
Citation: Wells, L. T., Jr. "Third World Multinationals: A Look Back." Chap. 2 in Emerging Multinationals in Emerging Markets, edited by Jitendra V. Singh, and Ravi Ramamurti. New York: Cambridge University Press, 2009.
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Chapter
| International Political Risk Management: Looking to the Future
| 2005
The New International Property Rights: Can the Foreign Investor Rely on Them?
L. T. Wells Jr.
Keywords: Property;
Rights;
Foreign Direct Investment;
Trust;
Citation: Wells, L. T., Jr. "The New International Property Rights: Can the Foreign Investor Rely on Them?" In International Political Risk Management: Looking to the Future. Vol. III, edited by Theodore H. Moran, and Gerald T. West. Washington, D.C.: World Bank, 2005.
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Chapter
| International Business
| 2003
Managing the Multinational Enterprise
L. T. Wells Jr. and John M. Stopford
Keywords: Multinational Firms and Management;
Citation: Wells, L. T., Jr., and John M. Stopford. "Managing the Multinational Enterprise." In International Business, edited by Peter Buckley.The History of Management Thought. Aldershot, U.K.: Ashgate Publishing, 2003. (Originally published as chapter 2 of John M. Stopford and L.T. Wells, Managing the Multinational Enterprise. New York: Basic Books, 1972.)
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Chapter
| The New Economic Analysis of Multinationals
| 2003
Multinationals and the Developing Countries
L. T. Wells Jr.
Keywords: Multinational Firms and Management;
Developing Countries and Economies;
Citation: Wells, L. T., Jr. " Multinationals and the Developing Countries." In The New Economic Analysis of Multinationals, edited by Thomas Brewer, Stephen Guisinger, and Stephen Young. Northampton, U.K.: Edward Elgar Publishing, 2003. (Originally published in Journal of International Business Studies 29, no. 1, pp. 101-114.)
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Chapter
| Managing International Political Risk
| 1998
God and Fair Competition: Does the Foreign Direct Investor Face Still Other Risks in Emerging Markets
L. T. Wells Jr. and T. Moran
Keywords: Foreign Direct Investment;
Fairness;
Competition;
Emerging Markets;
Citation: Wells, L. T., Jr., and T. Moran. "God and Fair Competition: Does the Foreign Direct Investor Face Still Other Risks in Emerging Markets." In Managing International Political Risk, edited by Theodore Moran. Oxford: Blackwell Publishers, 1998.
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Chapter
| Africa and the American Private Sector: Corporate Perspectives on a Growing Relationship
| 1997
Marketing a Region for Trade and Investment
L. T. Wells Jr.
Keywords: Globalized Economies and Regions;
Marketing;
Trade;
Investment;
Citation: Wells, L. T., Jr. "Marketing a Region for Trade and Investment." In Africa and the American Private Sector: Corporate Perspectives on a Growing Relationship, pp. 77–88. Washington, D.C.: Corporate Council on Africa, 1997.
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Chapter
| The World Economy: Challenges of Globalization and Regionalization
| 1996
Antagonism or Equanimity: U.S. Multinationals and Regional Trading Blocs
L. T. Wells Jr.
Keywords: Multinational Firms and Management;
Globalized Economies and Regions;
Trade;
Citation: Wells, L. T., Jr. "Antagonism or Equanimity: U.S. Multinationals and Regional Trading Blocs." In The World Economy: Challenges of Globalization and Regionalization, edited by Marjan Svetlicic, and H. W. Singer, pp. 165–186. London: Macmillan Press, 1996.
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Chapter
| Asia and Africa: Legacies and Opportunities
| 1994
Foreign Direct Investment
L. T. Wells Jr.
Keywords: Foreign Direct Investment;
Citation: Wells, L. T., Jr. "Foreign Direct Investment." In Asia and Africa: Legacies and Opportunities, edited by D. L. Lindauer, and M. Roemer. San Francisco: ICS Press, 1994.
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Chapter
| Asia and Africa: Legacies and Opportunities
| 1994
Foreign Investment
L. T. Wells Jr.
Keywords: Foreign Direct Investment;
Citation: Wells, L. T., Jr. " Foreign Investment." In Asia and Africa: Legacies and Opportunities, edited by D. L. Lindauer, and M. Roemer. San Francisco: ICS Press, 1994.
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Chapter
| Promoting Foreign Direct Investment in Developing Countries
| 1993
Promoting Foreign Investment: Opportunities and Pitfalls for Host Countries
L. T. Wells Jr.
Keywords: Foreign Direct Investment;
International Finance;
Globalized Economies and Regions;
Citation: Wells, L. T., Jr. "Promoting Foreign Investment: Opportunities and Pitfalls for Host Countries." In Promoting Foreign Direct Investment in Developing Countries, 43–53. Paris: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD), 1993.
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Chapter
| Multinationals in the Global Political Economy
| 1993
Marketing Strategies to Attract Foreign Investment
L. T. Wells Jr.
Keywords: Marketing Strategy;
Foreign Direct Investment;
Globalized Economies and Regions;
Trade;
Citation: Wells, L. T., Jr. "Marketing Strategies to Attract Foreign Investment." In Multinationals in the Global Political Economy, edited by L. Eden, and E. Potter, pp. 168–186. New York: St. Martin's Press, 1993.
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Chapter
| Foreign Direct Investment
| 1993
Mobile Exporters: New Foreign Investors in East Asia
L. T. Wells Jr.
Keywords: Foreign Direct Investment;
Trade;
Asia;
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Chapter
| Beyond Free Trade: Firms, Governments, and Global Competition
| 1993
Minerals: Eroding Oligopolies
L. T. Wells Jr.
Keywords: Metals and Minerals;
Duopoly and Oligopoly;
Mining Industry;
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Chapter
| The International Political Economy of Direct Foreign Investment
| 1993
Motivations for Foreign Investment
L. T. Wells Jr.
Keywords: Foreign Direct Investment;
Motivation and Incentives;
Citation: Wells, L. T., Jr. "Motivations for Foreign Investment." In The International Political Economy of Direct Foreign Investment. 2 vols. Edited by B. Gomes-Casseres, and D. B. Yoffie. London, England: Edward Elgar Publishing, 1993. (This is adapted from Third World Multinationals: The Rise of Foreign Investment from Developing Countries, pp. 67-89.)
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Chapter
| Ghana's Development: Strategic Lessons from Asia
| 1992
Foreign Investment in Southeast and East Asia: Lessons for Ghana
L. T. Wells Jr.
Keywords: Foreign Direct Investment;
Trade;
Ghana;
Asia;
Citation: Wells, L. T., Jr. "Foreign Investment in Southeast and East Asia: Lessons for Ghana." In Ghana's Development: Strategic Lessons from Asia, edited by Richard H. Goldman, Michael Roemer, Donald R. Snodgrass, and L. T. Wells Jr..Development Discussion Paper. Cambridge: Harvard Institute for International Development, 1992. (Also published as CAER Discussion Paper No. 11, March 1992. Also in Journal of Ghanaian Economic Society (1995))
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Chapter
| Exporter: UN Gran Desafio Para Chile
| 1988
A Modo de Resumen
L. T. Wells Jr.
Citation: Wells, L. T., Jr. "A Modo de Resumen." In Exporter: UN Gran Desafio Para Chile, edited by Carlos F. Caceres, Felipe P. Larrain, and Gregory C. Nicalaidis, 349–59. Santiago: Editorial Universitaria, 1988.
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Chapter
| The Role of the Private Sector in Fostering/Responding to Global Structural Change
| 1988
Effects of Foreign Investment
L. T. Wells Jr.
Keywords: Foreign Direct Investment;
Citation: Wells, L. T., Jr. "Effects of Foreign Investment." In The Role of the Private Sector in Fostering/Responding to Global Structural Change, edited by Andrew R. Blair, and Josephine E. Olson, 21–31. Pittsburgh: University of Pittsburgh, 1988.
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Chapter
| Direct Foreign Investment: Costs and Benefits
| 1987
Evaluating Foreign Investment with Special Reference to Southeast Asia
L. T. Wells Jr.
Keywords: Foreign Direct Investment;
Performance Evaluation;
Developing Countries and Economies;
Asia;
Citation: Wells, L. T., Jr. "Evaluating Foreign Investment with Special Reference to Southeast Asia." In Direct Foreign Investment: Costs and Benefits, edited by Richard D. Robinson. New York: Greenwood Press, 1987. (Also in Chinese Academy of Social Science paper series (in Chinese) and reprinted in T. H. Moran (ed.), Governments and Transnational Corporations (London and New York: Rutledge, 1993), pp. 285-308.)
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Chapter
| Competition in Global Industries
| 1986
Government Relations in the Global Firm
L. T. Wells Jr. and Amir Mahini
Keywords: Globalized Firms and Management;
Business and Government Relations;
Citation: Wells, L. T., Jr., and Amir Mahini. " Government Relations in the Global Firm." In Competition in Global Industries, edited by M. E. Porter. Boston, MA: Harvard Business School Press, 1986. (Also in Competizione Globale, published by Isvor-Fiat, Turin, Italy, 1987.)
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Chapter
| Investing in Development: New Roles for Private Capital
| 1986
Evaluating Foreign Investment
L. T. Wells Jr. and Dennis J Encarnation
Keywords: Foreign Direct Investment;
Performance Evaluation;
Citation: Wells, L. T., Jr., and Dennis J Encarnation. "Evaluating Foreign Investment." In Investing in Development: New Roles for Private Capital, edited by T. H. Moran, pp.61–86. Washington, D.C.: Transaction Books, 1986. (Also reprinted in Fariborz Ghador (ed.), Multinational Enterprise in Transition (Princeton, N.J: The Darwin Press, Inc., 1986), pp. 347-372.)
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Chapter
| Multinationals of the South: New Actors in the
International Economy
| 1986
New and Old Multinationals: Competitors or Partners?
L. T. Wells Jr.
Keywords: Multinational Firms and Management;
Competition;
Partners and Partnerships;
Citation: Wells, L. T., Jr. "New and Old Multinationals: Competitors or Partners?" In Multinationals of the South: New Actors in the
International Economy, edited by Kushi M. Khan. London: Pinter Publishers, 1986. (Reprinted in Technology Development and Overseas Investment (Taipei: Macagno, Webb, & Associates, 1988), pp. 71-84.)
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Chapter
| Research in International Business and Finance
| 1984
Multinationals from Asian Developing Countries
L. T. Wells Jr.
Keywords: Multinational Firms and Management;
Developing Countries and Economies;
Asia;
Citation: Wells, L. T., Jr. "Multinationals from Asian Developing Countries." In Research in International Business and Finance. Vol. 4 (Part A), edited by Richard W. Moxon, Thomas Roehl, and J. Frederick Truitt. Greenwich, CT: JAI Press, 1984.
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Chapter
| International Business: Issues and Concepts
| 1984
International Trade: The Product Life Cycle Approach
L. T. Wells Jr.
Keywords: Product;
Trade;
Citation: Wells, L. T., Jr. "International Trade: The Product Life Cycle Approach." In International Business: Issues and Concepts, edited by Reed Moyer. New York: John Wiley & Sons, 1984. (Reprint from The Product Life Cycle and International Trade.)
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Chapter
| Multinationals from Developing Countries
| 1981
Foreign Investors from the Third World
L. T. Wells Jr.
Keywords: Foreign Direct Investment;
Developing Countries and Economies;
Citation: Wells, L. T., Jr. "Foreign Investors from the Third World." In Multinationals from Developing Countries, edited by Krishna Kumar, and Maxwell McLeod. Lexington, MA: D.C. Heath and Company, 1981.
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| Tax and Investment Policies for Hard Minerals: Public and Multinational Enterprises in Indonesia
| 1980
Negotiating and Implementing Mineral Agreements with Multinationals: Some Critical Tax Development Issues
L. T. Wells Jr. and Malcolm Gillis
Keywords: Agreements and Arrangements;
Metals and Minerals;
Mining;
Multinational Firms and Management;
Globalized Markets and Industries;
Taxation;
Mining Industry;
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Chapter
| Government, Technology, and the Future of the Automobile
| 1980
The International Product Life Cycle and United States Regulation of the Automobile Industry
L. T. Wells Jr.
Keywords: History;
Government and Politics;
Globalized Markets and Industries;
Business and Government Relations;
Auto Industry;
United States;
Citation: Wells, L. T., Jr. "The International Product Life Cycle and United States Regulation of the Automobile Industry." In Government, Technology, and the Future of the Automobile, edited by William H. Abernathy, and Douglas H. Ginsburg. New York: McGraw-Hill, 1980.
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| Taxation and Mining: Non-fuel Minerals in Bolivia and Other Countries
| 1978
Comparative Mining Taxes
Louis T. Wells, Meyer Bucovetsky and Malcolm Gillis
Keywords: Mining;
Taxation;
Mining Industry;
Citation: Wells, Louis T., Meyer Bucovetsky, and Malcolm Gillis. "Comparative Mining Taxes." Chap. 5 in Taxation and Mining: Non-fuel Minerals in Bolivia and Other Countries, edited by Malcolm Gillis. Cambridge, MA: Ballinger Publishing Company, 1978.
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| Taxation and Mining: Non-fuel Minerals in Bolivia and Other Countries
| 1978
Evaluation of the Present System of Mining Taxation
Malcolm Gillis, Louis T. Wells and Brian Wright
Keywords: Mining;
Taxation;
Performance Evaluation;
Mining Industry;
Citation: Gillis, Malcolm, Louis T. Wells, and Brian Wright. "Evaluation of the Present System of Mining Taxation." Chap. 7 in Taxation and Mining: Non-fuel Minerals in Bolivia and Other Countries, edited by Malcolm Gillis. Cambridge, MA: Ballinger Publishing Company, 1978.
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| Taxation and Mining: Non-fuel Minerals in Bolivia and Other Countries
| 1978
Issues and Policies Related to Mining Tax Reform
Malcolm Gillis, Louis T. Wells and Ulrich Petersen
Keywords: Mining;
Taxation;
Governing Rules, Regulations, and Reforms;
Policy;
Mining Industry;
Citation: Gillis, Malcolm, Louis T. Wells, and Ulrich Petersen. "Issues and Policies Related to Mining Tax Reform." Chap. 9 in Taxation and Mining: Non-fuel Minerals in Bolivia and Other Countries, edited by Malcolm Gillis. Cambridge, MA: Ballinger Publishing Company, 1978.
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| Taxation and Mining: Non-fuel Minerals in Bolivia and Other Countries
| 1978
Alternatives for Mineral Tax Reform
Malcolm Gillis, Louis T. Wells, Glenn Jenkins and Brian Wright
Keywords: Metals and Minerals;
Taxation;
Governing Rules, Regulations, and Reforms;
Mining Industry;
Citation: Gillis, Malcolm, Louis T. Wells, Glenn Jenkins, and Brian Wright. "Alternatives for Mineral Tax Reform." Chap. 8 in Taxation and Mining: Non-fuel Minerals in Bolivia and Other Countries, edited by Malcolm Gillis. Cambridge, MA: Ballinger Publishing Company, 1978.
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Chapter
| Multinationals from Small Countries
| 1977
The Internationalization of Firms from Developing Countries
L. T. Wells Jr.
Keywords: Developing Countries and Economies;
Globalized Firms and Management;
Globalized Economies and Regions;
Citation: Wells, L. T., Jr. "The Internationalization of Firms from Developing Countries." In Multinationals from Small Countries, edited by Tamir Agmon, and Charles P. Kindleberger. Cambridge, MA: MIT Press, 1977.
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Chapter
| The Case for the Multinational Corporation: Six Scholarly Views
| 1976
More or Less Poverty? The Economic Effects of the MNE at Home and in the LDC's
L. T. Wells Jr.
Keywords: Poverty;
Developing Countries and Economies;
Multinational Firms and Management;
Globalized Economies and Regions;
Citation: Wells, L. T., Jr. "More or Less Poverty? The Economic Effects of the MNE at Home and in the LDC's." In The Case for the Multinational Corporation: Six Scholarly Views, edited by Carl H. Madden. New York: Praeger, 1976.
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| Big Business and the State: Changing Relations in Western Europe
| 1974
Automobiles
L. T. Wells Jr.
Keywords: Machinery and Machining;
Auto Industry;
Citation: Wells, L. T., Jr. "Automobiles." In Big Business and the State: Changing Relations in Western Europe, edited by R. Vernon. Cambridge: Harvard University Press, 1974.
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Chapter
| Bedrifter I Okende Internasjonal Kon-Kurranse
| 1973
National Policies in an International Industry: The Europeans and Automobiles
Louis T Wells Jr
Keywords: Globalized Markets and Industries;
Policy;
Government and Politics;
Business and Government Relations;
Auto Industry;
Europe;
Citation: Wells, Louis T., Jr. "National Policies in an International Industry: The Europeans and Automobiles." In Bedrifter I Okende Internasjonal Kon-Kurranse. Bergen: Norges Handelshøyskole Kursvirksomhet, 1973.
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| Micro Aspects of Development
| 1973
Effects of Foreign Joint Ventures on Developing Countries
L. T. Wells Jr.
Keywords: Developing Countries and Economies;
Joint Ventures;
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Teaching Note
| HBS Case Collection
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2011
Caselets: Bribery and Extortion in International Business and Caselets (Abridged)(TN)
Louis T. Wells
Teaching Note for 700-055 and 707-052.
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Case
| HBS Case Collection
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2011
(Revised from original 1999 version)
Caselets: Bribery and Extortion in International Business
Louis T. Wells Jr.
"Caselets" present several examples of decisions involving bribery or take other actions that could be considered as corrupt.
Keywords: Crime and Corruption;
Decisions;
Trade;
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Case
| HBS Case Collection
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2011
(Revised from original 2007 version)
Caselets: Bribery and Extortion in International Business (Abridged)
Louis T. Wells Jr.
"Caselets" present several examples of decisions involving bribery or take other actions that could be considered as corrupt.
Keywords: Crime and Corruption;
Globalized Firms and Management;
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Teaching Note
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2011
Japan: The Miracle Years (TN)
Louis T. Wells
Teaching Note for 702-014.
Keywords: Growth and Development;
Policy;
Performance;
Economic Growth;
Governance Controls;
Japan;
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Teaching Note
| HBS Case Collection
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2011
Aguas Argentinas: Settling a Dispute (TN)
Louis T. Wells
Teaching Note for 705-019.
Keywords: Business and Government Relations;
Negotiation;
Contracts;
Rights;
Strategy;
Utilities Industry;
Argentina;
France;
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Background Note
| HBS Case Collection
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2010
(Revised from original 2006 version)
Protecting Foreign Investors
Louis T. Wells Jr.
Describes the emergence of several kinds of efforts to assure the safety of foreign investment in emerging markets: international arbitration, expanded official political risk insurance, credit from government agencies, and intervention by investors' home governments. Points out the roles of bilateral investment treaties and regional economic agreements in making arbitration accessible to an increasing number of foreign investors. Views the various arrangements as substitutes for a global agreement on foreign direct investment that would parallel the WTO for trade given that attempts to negotiate a comprehensive arrangement have so far failed. Also, presents several criticisms of the current system.
Keywords: Foreign Direct Investment;
Risk Management;
Emerging Markets;
Agreements and Arrangements;
Business and Government Relations;
Safety;
Citation: Wells, Louis T., Jr. " Protecting Foreign Investors." Harvard Business School Background Note 706-044, November 2010. (Revised from original March 2006 version.)
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Case
| HBS Case Collection
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2010
(Revised from original 2001 version)
Japan: The Miracle Years
Louis T. Wells Jr.
Japan experienced rapid growth in the 1950s and 1960s while following a set of policies that differ from current policies in fashion. Although some observers believe that Japanese growth occurred in spite of the policies rather than because of them, several countries have looked to Japan's approach during this period as a way to accelerate their own growth. This case provides data on performance and describes the important institutions, policies, and control tools that were used in Japan. A rewritten version of two earlier cases.
Keywords: History;
Policy;
Economic Growth;
Business and Government Relations;
Growth and Development Strategy;
Japan;
Citation: Wells, Louis T., Jr. " Japan: The Miracle Years." Harvard Business School Case 702-014, February 2010. (Revised from original October 2001 version.)
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Case
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2007
(Revised from original 2005 version)
Aguas Argentinas: Settling a Dispute
Louis T. Wells Jr. and Alexandra de Royere
The French-owned Aguas Argentinas faces a demand from the Argentine government that it renegotiate its concession to operate the Buenos Aires water and sewage services. The company must decide whether to continue with efforts to settle on a new contract or to exercise its rights to go to international arbitration. Either way, it must decide on its strategy going forward.
Keywords: Foreign Direct Investment;
Contracts;
Infrastructure;
Privatization;
Business and Government Relations;
Conflict and Resolution;
Business Strategy;
Utilities Industry;
France;
Buenos Aires;
Citation: Wells, Louis T., Jr., and Alexandra de Royere. " Aguas Argentinas: Settling a Dispute." Harvard Business School Case 705-019, August 2007. (Revised from original March 2005 version.)
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Case
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2006
(Revised from original 1997 version)
Herbert Hoover (A)
Louis T. Wells Jr.
Presents a character sketch of Herbert Hoover, along with Hoover's views on the cause of the Great Depression of the 1930s. Illustrates the political economy of the period and presents different interpretations of the course of the Great Depression. A rewritten version of an earlier case.
Keywords: Economy;
Financial Crisis;
Government and Politics;
Identity;
Perspective;
Citation: Wells, Louis T., Jr. " Herbert Hoover (A)." Harvard Business School Case 798-041, June 2006. (Revised from original November 1997 version.)
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Background Note
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2005
(Revised from original 2005 version)
Arbitration between Foreign Investors and Host Governments
Louis T. Wells Jr. and Regina Garcia-Cuellar
Explains the emergence of international arbitration as an option for foreign investors with disputes with governments of emerging markets. Presents issues about whether arbitration will remain acceptable to countries and governments.
Keywords: Conflict and Resolution;
Foreign Direct Investment;
Globalized Markets and Industries;
Emerging Markets;
Government and Politics;
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Background Note
| HBS Case Collection
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2005
(Revised from original 2005 version)
Reading the Balance of Payments
Louis T. Wells Jr.
Describes the construction of the balance of payments and defines frequently used measures taken from the balance of payments.
Keywords: Accounting;
Finance;
Citation: Wells, Louis T., Jr. " Reading the Balance of Payments." Harvard Business School Background Note 705-025, June 2005. (Revised from original January 2005 version.)
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Case
| HBS Case Collection
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2001
(Revised from original 1996 version)
Incidents in Trade Policy
Louis T. Wells Jr. and Courtenay Sprague
Discusses a series of incidents of conflict between the United States and foreign governments on trade.
Keywords: Trade;
Policy;
Agreements and Arrangements;
Conflict and Resolution;
Globalization;
Government and Politics;
United States;
Citation: Wells, Louis T., Jr., and Courtenay Sprague. " Incidents in Trade Policy." Harvard Business School Case 796-140, January 2001. (Revised from original March 1996 version.)
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Case
| HBS Case Collection
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2000
(Revised from original 2000 version)
World Trade Organization, The: After the Seattle Protests
Louis T. Wells Jr.
Representatives of the World Trade Organization (WTO) met in Seattle to plan the next round of trade negotiations, only to face protestors and fail to reach agreement on an agenda. This case discusses the evolution of the WTO, its rules, and some of the controversy surrounding it.
Keywords: Trade;
Governing Rules, Regulations, and Reforms;
Agreements and Arrangements;
Failure;
Northwestern United States;
Citation: Wells, Louis T., Jr. "World Trade Organization, The: After the Seattle Protests." Harvard Business School Case 700-132, July 2000. (Revised from original May 2000 version.)
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Background Note
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2000
(Revised from original 1997 version)
Bretton Woods System of Exchange Rates, The
Louis T. Wells Jr.
Describes the exchange rate system adopted at Bretton Woods in 1994.
Keywords: Trade;
Currency Exchange Rate;
Government and Politics;
Adoption;
System;
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Case
| HBS Case Collection
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1999
(Revised from original 1996 version)
Indonesia (A)
Richard H.K. Vietor, Louis T. Wells Jr., Neil Gelfand and Mark Hildebrand
Keywords: Indonesia;
Citation: Vietor, Richard H.K., Louis T. Wells Jr., Neil Gelfand, and Mark Hildebrand. " Indonesia (A)." Harvard Business School Case 796-125, November 1999. (Revised from original February 1996 version.)
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Teaching Note
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1998
Dow Indonesia (A) (Abridged), (B1), and (B2), Teaching Note
Louis T. Wells Jr.
Citation: Wells, Louis T., Jr. "Dow Indonesia (A) (Abridged), (B1), and (B2), Teaching Note." Harvard Business School Teaching Note 799-059, December 1998.
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Background Note
| HBS Case Collection
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1998
(Revised from original 1997 version)
Note on the Balance of Payments
Louis T. Wells Jr.
Describes the construction of the balance of payments and defines frequently used measures taken from the balance of payments.
Keywords: Financial Statements;
International Finance;
Citation: Wells, Louis T., Jr. " Note on the Balance of Payments." Harvard Business School Background Note 797-091, December 1998. (Revised from original January 1997 version.)
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Supplement
| HBS Case Collection
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1997
Data Supplement The Tax Cut of 1964
David A. Moss, Louis T. Wells Jr. and Courtenay Sprague
Supplements Tax Cut of 1964.
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Case
| HBS Case Collection
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1997
(Revised from original version)
Background and Agreements on Foreign Direct Investment
Louis T. Wells Jr. and Courtenay Sprague
A brief history of foreign direct investment (FDI) is explored, emphasizing conflicts, developments in the legal framework governing FDI, and international agreements and nonbinding principles formulated to resolve disputes brought in by FDI. Propositions provide a context from which core issues may be discussed by the students.
Keywords: Foreign Direct Investment;
Agreements and Arrangements;
Conflict Management;
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Case
| HBS Case Collection
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1997
Herbert Hoover (B)
Louis T. Wells Jr.
Presents a character sketch of Herbert Hoover, along with Hoover's views on the cause of the Great Depression of the 1930s. Illustrates the political economy of the period and presents different interpretations of the course of the Great Depression. A rewritten version of an earlier case.
Keywords: Economic Slowdown and Stagnation;
Financial Crisis;
Government and Politics;
Personal Characteristics;
Citation: Wells, Louis T., Jr. " Herbert Hoover (B)." Harvard Business School Case 798-042, November 1997.
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Background Note
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1997
Inauguration of Franklin D. Roosevelt
Louis T. Wells Jr. and Daniel Pope
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Case
| HBS Case Collection
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1997
(Revised from original 1997 version)
Incidents in Foreign Direct Investment
Louis T. Wells Jr. and Courtenay Sprague
Presents seven examples (i.e., incidents) of conflict concerning foreign direct investment. The incidents lay the framework for discussion of issues such as the jurisdiction of the WTO and the U.S. position, the Helms-Burton Act of 1996 and its political implications, and campaign contributions from foreign corporations backing U.S. Democrats--and the controversy therein.
Keywords: Trade;
International Finance;
Foreign Direct Investment;
Laws and Statutes;
United States;
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Case
| HBS Case Collection
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1997
Enron Development Corporation: The Dabhol Power Project in Maharashtra, India (A) (Abridged)
Louis T. Wells Jr.
A large, lucrative power plant is negotiated for construction/operation by an American power company in India's evolving privatized power sector. The process of incorporating the project is captured in this case. The American company will own and operate the plant in India, which will sell power to India.
Keywords: Factories, Labs, and Plants;
Transition;
Energy Generation;
Construction;
Cross-Cultural and Cross-Border Issues;
Emerging Markets;
Negotiation Process;
Production;
Privatization;
Energy Industry;
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Case
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1997
Enron Development Corp.: The Dabhol Power Project in Maharashtra, India (B) (Abridged)
Louis T. Wells Jr.
A new administration takes power in a state in India and cancels a power project agreed upon by the previous state government and a U.S.-based energy company. The project cancellation is based on allegations of irregularities, exorbitant costs, and political pressures.
Keywords: Energy Generation;
Fairness;
Cost;
Cross-Cultural and Cross-Border Issues;
Policy;
Government and Politics;
Contracts;
Market Entry and Exit;
Negotiation Process;
Conflict Management;
Energy Industry;
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Case
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1997
Enron Development Corp.: The Dabhol Power Project in Maharashtra, India (C) (Abridged)
Louis T. Wells Jr.
Discusses the resolution of the canceled power project in Maharashtra. The contract between the American gas giant and Indian state government is renegotiated.
Keywords: Energy Generation;
Cross-Cultural and Cross-Border Issues;
Policy;
Contracts;
Negotiation Process;
Conflict and Resolution;
Citation: Wells, Louis T., Jr. "Enron Development Corp.: The Dabhol Power Project in Maharashtra, India (C) (Abridged)." Harvard Business School Case 797-087, February 1997.
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Case
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1996
(Revised from original version)
Choices in U.S. Trade Policy
Louis T. Wells Jr. and Courtenay Sprague
Describes the moments leading to the conclusion of the Uruguay Round of international trade negotiations and the outcome of those negotiations. Discusses some of the options facing the Clinton Administration with respect to its international trade policy.
Keywords: Trade;
Governing Rules, Regulations, and Reforms;
Policy;
Negotiation;
Outcome or Result;
United States;
Citation: Wells, Louis T., Jr., and Courtenay Sprague. " Choices in U.S. Trade Policy." Harvard Business School Case 796-117, June 1996. (Revised from original March 1996 version.)
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Background Note
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1996
International Institutions
David A. Moss, Louis T. Wells Jr. and Lakshmi Gopalan
Describes the IMF, the World Bank Group, the regional development banks, the Bank of International Settlements, the OECD, and the Group of 7.
Keywords: Financial Institutions;
Banks and Banking;
International Finance;
Trade;
International Relations;
Banking Industry;
Citation: Moss, David A., Louis T. Wells Jr., and Lakshmi Gopalan. " International Institutions." Harvard Business School Background Note 796-116, February 1996.
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Case
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1994
Uruguay Round of the GATT: Choices in U.S. Trade Policy
Louis T. Wells Jr.
Keywords: Trade;
Policy;
United States;
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Case
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1991
(Revised from original version)
Caustic Soda in Japan (A)
Louis T. Wells Jr.
Keywords: Chemicals;
Chemical Industry;
Japan;
Citation: Wells, Louis T., Jr. " Caustic Soda in Japan (A)." Harvard Business School Case 378-203, February 1991. (Revised from original March 1978 version.)
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Case
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1990
(Revised from original version)
Dow Indonesia (B2)
James E. Austin, Dennis J. Encarnation III and Louis T. Wells Jr.
Keywords: Chemical Industry;
Indonesia;
Citation: Austin, James E., Dennis J. Encarnation III, and Louis T. Wells Jr. " Dow Indonesia (B2)." Harvard Business School Case 386-033, January 1990. (Revised from original July 1985 version.)
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Case
| HBS Case Collection
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1988
Decontrol of Fertilizer Prices in Pakistan
Louis T. Wells Jr.
Keywords: Business and Government Relations;
Developing Countries and Economies;
Price;
Pakistan;
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Background Note
| HBS Case Collection
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1987
Note on Intellectual Property
Louis T. Wells Jr.
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Background Note
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1987
Indonesia: Choice of Industrialization Strategy
Louis T. Wells Jr.
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Background Note
| HBS Case Collection
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1987
Pakistan: A Background Note
Louis T. Wells Jr.
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Case
| HBS Case Collection
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1986
Dow Indonesia (A), Software Case
James E. Austin and Louis T. Wells Jr.
Keywords: Chemical Industry;
Indonesia;
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Supplement
| HBS Case Collection
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1986
Kedaung Industrial Ltd., Video
Louis T. Wells Jr.
Presents an interview with the Indonesian partner of Corning Glass Works' investment in Indonesia. The first part of the interview sets out the original decisions made by the partners. It serves to introduce the partners to the class and to help them decide whether to invest or not. The second part of the interview tells what happened and includes the partner's lessons for future investors.
Keywords: Partners and Partnerships;
Decisions;
Investment;
Consumer Products Industry;
Indonesia;
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Case
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1986
(Revised from original version)
Dow Indonesia (B1)
James E. Austin, Dennis J. Encarnation III and Louis T. Wells Jr.
Keywords: Chemical Industry;
Indonesia;
Citation: Austin, James E., Dennis J. Encarnation III, and Louis T. Wells Jr. " Dow Indonesia (B1)." Harvard Business School Case 386-032, February 1986. (Revised from original July 1985 version.)
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Case
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1986
(Revised from original version)
Dow Indonesia (A)
James E. Austin, Dennis J. Encarnation III and Louis T. Wells Jr.
Keywords: Chemical Industry;
Indonesia;
Citation: Austin, James E., Dennis J. Encarnation III, and Louis T. Wells Jr. " Dow Indonesia (A)." Harvard Business School Case 386-031, February 1986. (Revised from original July 1985 version.)
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Case
| HBS Case Collection
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1980
Packages Ltd.
Louis T. Wells Jr.
Citation: Wells, Louis T., Jr. " Packages Ltd." Harvard Business School Case 381-027, September 1980.
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Case
| HBS Case Collection
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1980
International Relations at Xerox
Louis T. Wells Jr.
Keywords: International Relations;
Information Technology Industry;
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Case
| HBS Case Collection
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1979
Bribery and Extortion in International Business
Louis T. Wells Jr.
Keywords: Crime and Corruption;
Trade;
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Case
| HBS Case Collection
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1978
Caustic Soda in Japan (B)
Louis T. Wells Jr.
Keywords: Chemical Industry;
Japan;
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Background Note
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1978
Note on MITI and the Japanese Liberalization of Direct Foreign Investments
Louis T. Wells Jr.
Keywords: Foreign Direct Investment;
Japan;
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Case
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1975
(Revised from original version)
P.T. Pertamina: Gulf Industrial Processing
Louis T. Wells Jr.
Keywords: Energy Industry;
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Case
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1974
(Revised from original version)
Chesebrough-Pond's Uruguay
Louis T. Wells Jr.
Keywords: Uruguay;
Citation: Wells, Louis T., Jr. " Chesebrough-Pond's Uruguay." Harvard Business School Case 313-044, June 1974. (Revised from original January 1969 version.)
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Case
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1974
(Revised from original version)
Picard Printing Products (A)
Louis T. Wells Jr.
Citation: Wells, Louis T., Jr. " Picard Printing Products (A)." Harvard Business School Case 374-227, February 1974. (Revised from original January 1974 version.)
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Case
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1974
MAG
Robert B. Stobaugh and Louis T. Wells Jr.
Citation: Stobaugh, Robert B., and Louis T. Wells Jr. " MAG." Harvard Business School Case 374-241, January 1974.
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Teaching Note
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1968
Chesebrough-Pond's Uruguay, Teaching Note
Louis T. Wells Jr.
Keywords: Uruguay;
Citation: Wells, Louis T., Jr. "Chesebrough-Pond's Uruguay, Teaching Note." Harvard Business School Teaching Note 313-382, November 1968.
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Conference Presentation
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Jan
2001
Attracting Foreign Investment to Saudi Arabia
Louis T Wells Jr
Keywords: Foreign Direct Investment;
Saudi Arabia;
Citation: Wells, Louis T., Jr. "Attracting Foreign Investment to Saudi Arabia." Paper presented at the Jeddah Economic Forum, January 01, 2001.
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Conference Presentation
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01
Jan
2000
Privatization of Infrastructure
Louis T Wells Jr
Keywords: Privatization;
Infrastructure;
Citation: Wells, Louis T., Jr. "Privatization of Infrastructure." Paper presented at the Jeddah Economic Forum, January 01, 2000.
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Conference Presentation
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Jan
1978
United States Aid and Foreign Direct Investment in Egypt
L. T. Wells Jr.
Keywords: Foreign Direct Investment;
International Finance;
United States;
Egypt;
Citation: Wells, L. T., Jr. "United States Aid and Foreign Direct Investment in Egypt." In Proceedings of the Conference on Policies and Strategies of USAID in Egypt. , University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, January 01, 1978.
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Conference Presentation
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Feb
1976
The Transnational Corporation and the Host Country
Louis T Wells Jr
Keywords: Cross-Cultural and Cross-Border Issues;
Multinational Firms and Management;
Citation: Wells, Louis T., Jr. "The Transnational Corporation and the Host Country." Paper presented at the Conference on the Regulation of Transnational Corporations, Columbia Law School, February 01, 1976.
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Conference Presentation
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Dec
1975
Appropriate and Applicable Technology: The Indonesian Case Study
L. T. Wells Jr.
Keywords: Technology;
Indonesia;
Citation: Wells, L. T., Jr. "Appropriate and Applicable Technology: The Indonesian Case Study." Paper presented at the Corporate Consultation, Council on Religion and International Affairs, The Carnegie Center for Transnational Studies, Council on Religion and International Affairs, Aspen, CO, December 01, 1975.
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Conference Presentation
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Jan
1969
Vehicles for the International Transfer of Technology
Louis T Wells Jr
Keywords: Technology;
Globalization;
Citation: Wells, Louis T., Jr. "Vehicles for the International Transfer of Technology." In Technology and Economic Development. Paper presented at the Economic Research Foundation Conference, Istanbul, January 1, 1969.
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Other Unpublished Work
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Using Tax Incentives to Compete for Foreign Investment: Are They Worth the Costs?
L. T. Wells Jr., Nancy J. Allen, Jacques Morisset and Neda Pirnia
Keywords: Taxation;
Motivation and Incentives;
Foreign Direct Investment;
Cost vs Benefits;
Citation: Wells, L. T., Jr., Nancy J. Allen, Jacques Morisset, and Neda Pirnia. "Using Tax Incentives to Compete for Foreign Investment: Are They Worth the Costs?" Foreign Investment Advisory Service Occasional Paper Series, September 2001.
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Other Unpublished Work
| 2000
Administrative Barriers to Foreign Investment: Reducing Red Tape in Africa
L. T. Wells Jr., Timothy S. Buehrer, James J. Emery and Melvin T. Spence Jr.
Keywords: Government and Politics;
Foreign Direct Investment;
Citation: Wells, L. T., Jr., Timothy S. Buehrer, James J. Emery, and Melvin T. Spence Jr. "Administrative Barriers to Foreign Investment: Reducing Red Tape in Africa." Foreign Investment Advisory Service Occasional Paper Series, International Finance Corporation, Washington, D.C., 2000.
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Other Unpublished Work
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Marketing a Country: Promotion as a Tool for Attracting Foreign Investment
Louis T Wells Jr and A. Wint
Keywords: Foreign Direct Investment;
Marketing;
Citation: Wells, Louis T., Jr, and A. Wint. "Marketing a Country: Promotion as a Tool for Attracting Foreign Investment." Foreign Investment Advisory Service Occasional Paper Series, International Finance Corporation, Washington, D.C., 2000. (This is a revised version of the author's earlier monograph by the same title, originally published in 1991 as Occasional Paper No. 1. The original version has been published in French, Spanish, Chinese, and Arabic.)
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Other Unpublished Work
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Cutting Red Tape: Lessons from a Case-based Approach to Improving the Investment Climate in Mozambique
L. T. Wells Jr. and Timothy S. Buehrer
Keywords: Investment;
Economic Growth;
Financial Strategy;
Cases;
Mozambique;
Citation: Wells, L. T., Jr., and Timothy S. Buehrer. "Cutting Red Tape: Lessons from a Case-based Approach to Improving the Investment Climate in Mozambique." Foreign Investment Advisory Service Occasional Paper Series, January 2000. (Condensed as "Reduzir a burocracia: Licoes da Mozal para o melhoramento do clima de investimentos em Mocambique," Discussion Paper No. 3, Gabinete de Estudos Ministerio do Plano e Financas Republica de Mocambique, 2000; and reprinted in condensed form as a chapter in A Economia Mocambicana Contemporanea: Ensaios, Gabinete de Estudos, edited by Cassio Rolim, Antonio S. Franco, Bruce Bolnick and Per-Ake Andersson. Mozambique: Ministerio do Plano e Financas, 2002.)
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Other Unpublished Work
| 2000
Revisiting Marketing a Country: Promotion as a Tool for Attracting Foreign Investment
L. T. Wells Jr.
Keywords: Country;
Marketing;
Foreign Direct Investment;
Citation: Wells, L. T., Jr. "Revisiting Marketing a Country: Promotion as a Tool for Attracting Foreign Investment." Foreign Investment Advisory Service Occasional Paper Series, January 2000.
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Other Unpublished Work
| 1999
Private Investment in Infrastructure: Managing Non-commercial Risk
L. T. Wells Jr.
Keywords: Risk Management;
Investment;
Infrastructure;
Citation: Wells, L. T., Jr. "Private Investment in Infrastructure: Managing Non-commercial Risk." World Bank, September 1999.
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Other Unpublished Work
| 1992
Conflict or Indifference: U.S. Multinationals in a World of Regional Trading Blocs
L. T. Wells Jr.
Keywords: Multinational Firms and Management;
International Relations;
United States;
Citation: Wells, L. T., Jr. "Conflict or Indifference: U.S. Multinationals in a World of Regional Trading Blocs." OECD Development Centre Technical Papers Series, Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD), Paris, March 1992.
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Other Unpublished Work
| 1989
Intellectual Property and Developing Countries: Options for US Policy
Louis T Wells Jr
Keywords: Intellectual Property;
Policy;
United States;
Citation: Wells, Louis T., Jr. "Intellectual Property and Developing Countries: Options for US Policy." Policy Focus Series Series, Overseas Development Council, Washington, D.C., January 1989.
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Mimeo
| 1980
The Generation of Industrial Technology by the Less Developed Countries
Pankaj Ghemawat and Louis T Wells Jr
Keywords: Technology;
Developing Countries and Economies;
Citation: Ghemawat, Pankaj, and Louis T Wells Jr. "The Generation of Industrial Technology by the Less Developed Countries." Council on Science and Technology, January 1980. Mimeo.
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Mimeo
| 1980
Transfer of Industrial Technology Among the Developing Countries
Pankaj Ghemawat and Louis T Wells Jr
Keywords: Technology;
Developing Countries and Economies;
Citation: Ghemawat, Pankaj, and Louis T Wells Jr. "Transfer of Industrial Technology Among the Developing Countries." Council on Science and Technology, January 1980. Mimeo.
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Report
| 1970
Foreign Investment in Joint Ventures: Some Effects of Government Policies in Less Developed Countries
L. T. Wells Jr.
Keywords: Joint Ventures;
Foreign Direct Investment;
Policy;
Developing Countries and Economies;
Citation: Wells, L. T., Jr. "Foreign Investment in Joint Ventures: Some Effects of Government Policies in Less Developed Countries." Economic Development Report Series, Harvard University, Development Advisory Service, Cambridge, January 1970.
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Report
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Some Proposals for Ghana's Industrialization Policies
Louis T Wells Jr
Keywords: Developing Countries and Economies;
Policy;
Ghana;
Citation: Wells, Louis T., Jr. "Some Proposals for Ghana's Industrialization Policies." Economic Development Report Series, Harvard University, Development Advisory Service, Cambridge, January 1969.
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Report
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The Evolution of Concession Agreements
L. T. Wells Jr.
Keywords: Agreements and Arrangements;
Business and Government Relations;
Citation: Wells, L. T., Jr. "The Evolution of Concession Agreements." Economic Development Report Series, Harvard University, Development Advisory Service, Cambridge, January 1968.
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