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      Multinational Firms & Management: Articles, Research, & Case Studies on Multinational Firms & Management– HBS Working Knowledge
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      International Business History and the Strategy of Multinational Enterprises: How History Matters

      By: Geoffrey Jones and Teresa da Silva Lopes
      This chapter provides an overview of the evolution of international business over the long-run as well as the strategies of MNEs. It highlights how strategies became more complex over time with MNEs moving from being coordinators of resources and managers of...  View Details
      Keywords: multinational; International Business; Internalization; Globalization; Theory; multinational firms And management; Business History; Africa; Asia; Europe; Latin America; Middle East; North And Central America
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      Jones, Geoffrey, and Teresa da Silva Lopes. "International Business History and the Strategy of Multinational Enterprises: How History Matters." Chap. 2 in The Oxford Handbook of International Business Strategy, edited by Kamel Mellahi, Klaus E. Meyer, Rajneesh Narula, Irina Surdu, and Alain Verbeke. Oxford, United Kingdom: Oxford University Press, 2021.
      • December 2020
      • Article

      Multinational Firms and the Politics of International Trade in Multidisciplinary Perspective

      By: Grace A. Ballor and Aydin B. Yildirim
      From the technical analyses of wide ranges of scholars to the public discourse backlashes against globalization, there is a huge volume of work historicizing, quantifying, and problematizing the complex role of multinational corporations (MNCs) in international trade....  View Details
      Keywords: Multinational Corporations; International Trade; Big Business; Economic Governance; Global Value Chains; Trade Policy; Corporate Regulation; multinational firms And management; Trade; Policy; Governance; Globalization
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      Ballor, Grace A., and Aydin B. Yildirim. "Multinational Firms and the Politics of International Trade in Multidisciplinary Perspective." Special Issue on Multinational Corporations and the Politics of International Trade. Business and Politics 22, no. 4 (December 2020): 573–586.
      • 2020
      • Working Paper

      The Effects of Temporal Distance on Intra-Firm Communication: Evidence from Daylight Savings Time

      By: Jasmina Chauvin, Prithwiraj Choudhury and Tommy Fan Pang
      Cross-border communication costs have plummeted and enabled the global distribution of work, but frictions attributable to distance persist. We estimate the causal effects of temporal distance stemming from time zone differences on intra-firm communication. We argue...  View Details
      Keywords: Communication Patterns; Time Zones; Geographic Frictions; Knowledge Workers; Multinational Companies; Communication; multinational firms And management; Geographic Location
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      Chauvin, Jasmina, Prithwiraj Choudhury, and Tommy Fan Pang. "The Effects of Temporal Distance on Intra-Firm Communication: Evidence from Daylight Savings Time." Harvard Business School Working Paper, No. 21-052, September 2020.
      • September 2020
      • Teaching Note

      Uber: Competing Globally

      By: Alexander J. MacKay
      Teaching Note for HBS Case No. 720-404.  View Details
      Keywords: Business Ventures; Business Growth And Maturation; Business Model; Geography; Geographic Location; Geographic Scope; Global Strategy; Globalization; multinational firms And management; Globalized Markets And Industries; Governance; Governance Controls; Governing Rules, Regulations, And Reforms; Innovation And Invention; Disruptive Innovation; Innovation Strategy; Law; management; Growth And Development; Growth management; Markets; Demand And Consumers; Consumer Behavior; Network Effects; Emerging Markets; Market Design; Market Entry And Exit; Market Participation; Supply And Industry; Industry Structures; Planning; Strategic Planning; Relationships; Business And Community Relations; Business And Government Relations; Business And Stakeholder Relations; Labor And management Relations; Networks; Adaptation; Strategy; Business Strategy; Competition; Competitive Advantage; Competitive Strategy; Expansion; Technology; Mobile Technology; Technology Platform; Transportation Networks; Transportation; Transportation Industry; Technology Industry; Africa; Ghana; Asia; China; Shanghai; Shanghai Shi; India; New Delhi; Europe; United Kingdom; London; England; Latin America; North And Central America; United States; New York (city, Ny); New York (state, Us); South America; Colombia
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      MacKay, Alexander J. "Uber: Competing Globally." Harvard Business School Teaching Note 721-387, September 2020.
      • July 2020
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      Intra-firm Geographic Mobility: Value Creation Mechanisms and Future Research Directions

      By: Prithwiraj Choudhury
      This paper argues that intra-firm geographic mobility is an understudied mechanism that can help mitigate coordination failures in a geographically distributed organization. The paper presents an organizing framework on how intra-firm geographic mobility creates value...  View Details
      Keywords: multinational firms And management; Employees; Geographic Location; Value Creation
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      Choudhury, Prithwiraj. "Intra-firm Geographic Mobility: Value Creation Mechanisms and Future Research Directions." Special Issue on Employee Inter- and Intra-Firm Mobility. Advances in Strategic Management 41 (July 2020).
      • May 2020
      • Case

      M-Lab: Enabling Innovation at Mitsubishi Corporation

      By: Krishna Palepu and Allison M. Ciechanover
      M-Lab’s founding goals were to infuse an innovation mindset into Mitsubishi Corporation; to catalyze new business opportunities; and to enable a dialogue between Japanese business and Silicon Valley. M-Lab housed representatives from each of Mitsubishi Corporation’s...  View Details
      Keywords: Business Ventures; Disruption; Transformation; Corporate Entrepreneurship; multinational firms And management; Innovation And management; Innovation Strategy; Organizational Change And Adaptation; Japan; United States
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      Palepu, Krishna, and Allison M. Ciechanover. "M-Lab: Enabling Innovation at Mitsubishi Corporation." Harvard Business School Case 120-061, May 2020.
      • April 2020 (Revised July 2020)
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      Amazon in China and India

      By: Krishna G. Palepu and Kairavi Dey
      Amazon has been unsuccessful in its efforts to develop a business in China. Even though Amazon was an early entrant into China’s e-commerce space, its domestic rivals, especially Alibaba, created innovative business models uniquely suited for the conditions in China. ...  View Details
      Keywords: Global Strategy; multinational firms And management; Emerging Markets; Business Strategy; Expansion; Business Model; Retail Industry; China; India; United States
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      Palepu, Krishna G., and Kairavi Dey. "Amazon in China and India." Harvard Business School Case 120-111, April 2020. (Revised July 2020.)
      • April 2020 (Revised June 2020)
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      Uber: Competing Globally

      By: Alexander J. MacKay, Amram Migdal and John Masko
      This case describes Uber’s global market entry strategy and responses by regulators and local competitors. It details Uber’s entry into New York City (United States), Bogotá (Colombia), Delhi (India), Shanghai (China), Accra (Ghana), and London (United Kingdom). In...  View Details
      Keywords: Business Ventures; Business Growth And Maturation; Business Model; Geography; Geographic Location; Geographic Scope; Globalization; Global Strategy; multinational firms And management; Globalized Markets And Industries; Governance; Governance Controls; Governing Rules, Regulations, And Reforms; Innovation And Invention; Disruptive Innovation; Innovation Strategy; Law; management; Growth And Development Strategy; Growth management; Markets; Demand And Consumers; Consumer Behavior; Network Effects; Emerging Markets; Market Design; Market Entry And Exit; Market Participation; Supply And Industry; Industry Structures; Planning; Strategic Planning; Relationships; Business And Community Relations; Business And Government Relations; Business And Stakeholder Relations; Labor And management Relations; Networks; Strategy; Adaptation; Business Strategy; Competition; Competitive Advantage; Competitive Strategy; Expansion; Technology; Mobile Technology; Technology Platform; Transportation; Transportation Networks; Transportation Industry; Technology Industry; Africa; Ghana; Asia; China; Shanghai Shi; Shanghai; India; New Delhi; Europe; United Kingdom; England; London; Latin America; North And Central America; United States; New York (city, Ny); New York (state, Us); South America; Colombia
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      MacKay, Alexander J., Amram Migdal, and John Masko. "Uber: Competing Globally." Harvard Business School Case 720-404, April 2020. (Revised June 2020.)
      • 2020
      • Working Paper

      No Line Left Behind: Assortative Matching Inside the Firm

      By: Achyuta Adhvaryu, Vittorio Bassi, Anant Nyshadham and Jorge Tamayo
      How do firms pair workers with managers, and which constraints affect the allocation of labor within the firm? We characterize the sorting pattern of managers to workers in a large readymade garment manufacturer in India and then explore potential drivers of the...  View Details
      Keywords: Assortative Matching; Productivity; Global Buyers; Readymade Garments; management; Employees; Performance Productivity
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      Adhvaryu, Achyuta, Vittorio Bassi, Anant Nyshadham, and Jorge Tamayo. "No Line Left Behind: Assortative Matching Inside the Firm." Harvard Business School Working Paper, No. 20-103, March 2020.
      • February 2020
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      Leading Change in Talent at L'Oréal

      By: Lakshmi Ramarajan, Vincent Dessain and Emer Moloney
      Jean-Claude Le Grand just stepped into a new role as Executive Vice-President for Human Resources at the global cosmetics company, L’Oréal. He is now responsible for the hiring, development, promotion, and retention of 83,000 employees worldwide. The highly successful...  View Details
      Keywords: Advertising; Business Headquarters; Business Divisions; Business Organization; Change; Change management; Transformation; Competency And Skills; Experience And Expertise; Talent And Talent management; Demographics; Diversity; Gender; Nationality; multinational firms And management; Human Resources; Employees; Recruitment; Retention; Selection And Staffing; Innovation And management; Jobs And Positions; Employment; Human Capital; Leadership; Leadership Development; Leadership Style; Leading Change; management Practices And Processes; Marketing; Brands And Branding; Product Marketing; Organizations; Organizational Change And Adaptation; Organizational Structure; Personal Development And Career; Planning; Strategic Planning; Problems And Challenges; Networks; Social Psychology; Attitudes; Power And Influence; Social And Collaborative Networks; Business Strategy; Advertising Industry; Beauty And Cosmetics Industry; Consumer Products Industry; France; Paris
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      Ramarajan, Lakshmi, Vincent Dessain, and Emer Moloney. "Leading Change in Talent at L'Oréal." Harvard Business School Case 420-106, February 2020.
      • Fall 2019
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      Du « défi américain » à l’expansion européenne: Les relations économiques transatlantiques des années cinquante aux années soixante-dix

      By: Grace A. Ballor
      Economic histories of post-war transatlantic relations have focused on two predominant narratives: US aid for European reconstruction through the Marshall Plan, and the threat of American business investment in Europe. But little research has linked these two elements....  View Details
      Keywords: Multinational Corporations; Economic History; International Relations; Business History; Foreign Direct Investment; multinational firms And management
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      Ballor, Grace A. "Du « défi américain » à l’expansion européenne: Les relations économiques transatlantiques des années cinquante aux années soixante-dix." Relations internationales 180, no. 4 (Fall 2019): 43–57.
      • September 2019
      • Case

      Gap, Inc., 2019

      By: John R. Wells and Benjamin Weinstock
      In 2000, The Gap, Inc. (Gap) was the world’s largest player in specialty fashion retailing, and companies such as Inditex of Spain, H&M of Sweden, and Fast Retailing of Japan were less than a quarter of Gap’s size. But after two decades of growth, Gap’s progress...  View Details
      Keywords: Strategic Change; Fashion; multinational; Brands; Competition; multinational firms And management; Performance Improvement; management Teams; Brands And Branding; Change management; Strategy; Retail Industry; Fashion Industry; Apparel And Accessories Industry; Sweden; Spain; United States
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      Wells, John R., and Benjamin Weinstock. "Gap, Inc., 2019." Harvard Business School Case 720-377, September 2019.
      • 2019
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      Location Fundamentals, Agglomeration Economies, and the Geography of Multinational Firms

      By: Laura Alfaro and Maggie Xiaoyang Chen
      Multinationals exhibit distinct agglomeration patterns, which have transformed the global landscape of industrial production (Alfaro and Chen, 2014). Using a unique worldwide plant-level dataset that reports detailed location, ownership, and operation information for...  View Details
      Keywords: Multinational Firm; Economic Geography; Agglomeration; Location Fundamentals; Agglomeration Economies; multinational firms And management; Geographic Location; Industry Clusters; Economics
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      Alfaro, Laura, and Maggie Xiaoyang Chen. "Location Fundamentals, Agglomeration Economies, and the Geography of Multinational Firms." Chap. 10 in The Oxford Handbook of Structural Transformation, edited by Célestin Monga and Justin Yifu Lin. Oxford University Press, 2019.
      • March 2019
      • Case

      Dabur India: Growing Professional Management from Family Roots

      By: Suraj Srinivasan, Namrata Arora and Jonah Goldberg
      The case opens in December of 2018, with Sunil Duggal, the CEO of Dabur India (a multinational consumer goods conglomerate with a focus in Ayurvedic products) contemplating who should succeed him at the head of the company. The new CEO will have been the first since...  View Details
      Keywords: Family Business; management Succession; multinational firms And management; Business Growth And Maturation
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      Srinivasan, Suraj, Namrata Arora, and Jonah Goldberg. "Dabur India: Growing Professional Management from Family Roots." Harvard Business School Case 119-089, March 2019.
      • 2019
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      International Business and Emerging Markets in Historical Perspective

      By: G. Jones
      This chapter examines international business in emerging markets over the long run. It shows how the strategies of Western multinationals evolved over time. In the first era of globalization in the 19th century, Western firms sought access to resources, and they faced...  View Details
      Keywords: Emerging Markets; Business History; multinational firms And management; Globalization
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      Jones, G. "International Business and Emerging Markets in Historical Perspective." Chap. 3 in The Oxford Handbook of Management in Emerging Markets, edited by Robert Grosse and Klaus E. Meyer, 55–76. Oxford, UK: Oxford University Press, 2019.
      • March–April 2019
      • Article

      A Recombination-Based Internationalization Model: Evidence from Narayana Health's Journey from India to the Cayman Islands

      By: Budhaditya Gupta and Tarun Khanna
      Internationalizing firms often find developing host-country resources challenging as they simultaneously attempt to replicate the resources that worked well in their home country and adapt them to fit the context of the host country. On the basis of a longitudinal...  View Details
      Keywords: Recombination; Internationalization; Cross-cultural And Cross-border Issues; multinational firms And management; Health Care And Treatment; India; Cayman Islands
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      Gupta, Budhaditya, and Tarun Khanna. "A Recombination-Based Internationalization Model: Evidence from Narayana Health's Journey from India to the Cayman Islands." Organization Science 30, no. 2 (March–April 2019): 405–425.
      • May 2018
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      Inditex: 2018

      By: John R. Wells, Galen Danskin and Gabriel Ellsworth
      In 2018, Inditex, based in Spain, was the largest specialist fashion retailer in the world, generating sales of $31.5 billion in 2017 from a portfolio of eight retail brands selling through a total of 7,475 stores located in 96 countries and from websites in 49...  View Details
      Keywords: Fashion; Fashion Industry; Succession; Ipo; Competition; Initial Public Offering; multinational firms And management; management Succession; Growth And Development Strategy; Competitive Strategy; Apparel And Accessories Industry; Retail Industry; Fashion Industry
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      Wells, John R., Galen Danskin, and Gabriel Ellsworth. "Inditex: 2018." Harvard Business School Case 718-515, May 2018.
      • May 2018
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      Selection and Market Reallocation: Productivity Gains from Multinational Production

      By: Laura Alfaro and Maggie X. Chen
      Assessing the productivity gains from multinational production has been a vital topic of economic research and policy debate. Positive aggregate productivity gains are often attributed to within-firm productivity improvement; however, an alternative, less emphasized...  View Details
      Keywords: Productivity Gains; Multinational Production; Selection; Market Reallocation; And Within-firm Productivity; multinational firms And management; Production; Performance Productivity; Competition; Mathematical Methods
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      Alfaro, Laura, and Maggie X. Chen. "Selection and Market Reallocation: Productivity Gains from Multinational Production." American Economic Journal: Economic Policy 10, no. 2 (May 2018): 1–38. (Also NBER Working Paper 18207. See Harvard Business School Working Paper, No. 12–111, 2015 for longer version.)
      • November 2017
      • Teaching Note

      Tencent

      By: John R. Wells and Gabriel Ellsworth
      Teaching Note for HBS No. 718-426. Tencent had undergone many transformations since it was founded in 1998 as a simple messaging service. In 2017, it was the largest online games provider in China with a wide range of game types, China’s largest social networking...  View Details
      Keywords: Tencent; Tencent Holdings; Wechat; Social Networking; Social Networks; Gaming; Gaming Industry; Video Games; Computer Games; Mobile Gaming; Portals; Payments; Mobile Payments; O2o; Online-to-offline; E-commerce; Messaging; Subscription Model; Freemium; Mobile App Industry; Smartphone; Pc; Monetization Strategy; Antitrust; Streaming; Cloud Computing; Artificial Intelligence; Big Data; Alibaba; Facebook; Jd.com; Tesla; Bundling; Synergies; Digital Strategy; Imitation; Licensing; Agility; Entry Barriers; Online Platforms; Advertising; Online Advertising; Business Ventures; Acquisition; Mergers And Acquisitions; Business Conglomerates; Business Growth And Maturation; Business Organization; For-profit firms; Joint Ventures; Restructuring; Communication Technology; Blogs; Interactive Communication; Interpersonal Communication; Entertainment; Film Entertainment; Games, Gaming, And Gambling; Music Entertainment; Investment; Investment Portfolio; Price; Revenue; Geographic Scope; Cross-cultural And Cross-border Issues; Global Strategy; multinational firms And management; Globalized Markets And Industries; Business History; Innovation Strategy; Technological Innovation; Business Or Company management; Goals And Objectives; Growth And Development Strategy; Product Positioning; Social Marketing; Network Effects; Market Entry And Exit; Market Platforms; Two-sided Platforms; Industry Growth; Monopoly; Media; Distribution Channels; Service Delivery; Organizational Change And Adaptation; Organizational Structure; Public Ownership; Problems And Challenges; Business And Government Relations; Groups And Teams; Networks; Opportunities; Social And Collaborative Networks; Strategy; Adaptation; Business Strategy; Commercialization; Competition; Competitive Advantage; Competitive Strategy; Cooperation; Corporate Strategy; Diversification; Expansion; Horizontal Integration; Vertical Integration; Information Technology; Internet; Mobile Technology; Online Technology; Search Technology; Software; Technology Networks; Technology Platform; Web; Web Sites; Wireless Technology; Value Creation; Emerging Markets; Product Development; Segmentation; Business Units; Communication; Profit; Communications Industry; Entertainment And Recreation Industry; Financial Services Industry; Information Industry; Information Technology Industry; Media And Broadcasting Industry; Motion Pictures And Video Industry; Music Industry; Service Industry; Technology Industry; Telecommunications Industry; Video Game Industry; Web Services Industry; Asia; China; Canton (province, China)
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      Wells, John R., and Gabriel Ellsworth. "Tencent." Harvard Business School Teaching Note 718-457, November 2017.
      • November 2017
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      Amazon.com, 2016

      By: John R. Wells and Gabriel Ellsworth
      Teaching Note for HBS No. 716-402. On January 28, 2016, Amazon announced record 2015 operating profits of $2.2 billion on $107 billion of sales, and the markets responded with cautious optimism. For years, founder and CEO Jeffrey Bezos had prioritized growth and...  View Details
      Keywords: Strategic Analysis; Retail; E-commerce; Amazon; Internet; Amazon.com; Amazonfresh; Jeff Bezos; Cloud Computing; Marketplaces; Streaming; E-reader Market; Digital Media; Mobile App; Online Retail; Shipping; Database; Tablet; Kindle; Kindle Fire; Smartphone; Delivery; Market Platforms; Two-sided Platforms; Competition; Internet; Corporate Strategy; Online Advertising; Business Growth And Maturation; Business Model; Business Organization; For-profit firms; Film Entertainment; Games, Gaming, And Gambling; Music Entertainment; Television Entertainment; Profit; Revenue; Global Strategy; multinational firms And management; Taxation; Business History; Human Resources; Resignation And Termination; Books; Human Capital; Working Conditions; Business Or Company management; Goals And Objectives; Growth And Development Strategy; Growth management; management Practices And Processes; Industry Growth; Industry Structures; Media; Distribution; Distribution Channels; Order Taking And Fulfillment; Infrastructure; Logistics; Product Development; Supply Chain; Supply Chain management; Organizational Culture; Public Ownership; Work-life Balance; Problems And Challenges; Labor And management Relations; Strategy; Adaptation; Business Strategy; Competitive Strategy; Diversification; Expansion; Integration; Horizontal Integration; Vertical Integration; Hardware; Information Technology; Mobile Technology; Online Technology; Technology Networks; Technology Platform; Web; Web Sites; Price; Software; Marketing; Marketing Strategy; Working Capital; Customer Focus And Relationships; Customer Value And Value Chain; Retail Industry; Advertising Industry; Distribution Industry; Electronics Industry; Entertainment And Recreation Industry; Information Technology Industry; Manufacturing Industry; Motion Pictures And Video Industry; Music Industry; Publishing Industry; Shipping Industry; Technology Industry; Video Game Industry; Web Services Industry; United States; Washington (state, Us); Seattle
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      Wells, John R., and Gabriel Ellsworth. "Amazon.com, 2016." Harvard Business School Teaching Note 718-441, November 2017.
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