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      • August 2023
      • Teaching Note

      Kunshan, Incorporated: The Making of China’s Richest Town

      By: William C. Kirby and Noah B. Truwit
      Teaching Note for HBS Case No. 313-103. The case is designed to give the students an understanding of the local Chinese entrepreneurial state and how foreign and Chinese firms have worked with it to create China’s richest small city. The major themes are—local state...  View Details
      Keywords: Higher Education; Entrepreneurship; China
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      Kirby, William C., and Noah B. Truwit. "Kunshan, Incorporated: The Making of China’s Richest Town." Harvard Business School Teaching Note 324-020, August 2023.
      • June 2023
      • Case

      Chipmaking in the Desert: Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company’s Global Expansion

      By: William C. Kirby and Noah B. Truwit
      On December 6, 2022, in Phoenix, Arizona, Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC) Executive Chairman Mark Liu outlined the company’s ambitious plans to invest $40 billion to build semiconductor manufacturing plants in Phoenix. The event also celebrated the...  View Details
      Keywords: Geopolitical Units; Government and Politics; Government Legislation; Expansion; Market Entry and Exit; Semiconductor Industry; Taiwan; United States
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      Kirby, William C., and Noah B. Truwit. "Chipmaking in the Desert: Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company’s Global Expansion." Harvard Business School Case 323-101, June 2023.
      • June 2023
      • Teaching Note

      Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company Limited: Global Leadership in Chipmaking

      By: William C. Kirby and Noah B. Truwit
      Teaching Note for HBS Case No. 321-126. The general purpose of this case is to explore the evolving nature of business relations across the Taiwan strait, focusing on the prominence of Taiwan's high-tech industry. After the legendary founder of Taiwan Semiconductor...  View Details
      Keywords: Geopolitical Units; Government and Politics; Competition; Production; Disruption; Semiconductor Industry; Manufacturing Industry; Taiwan; Taiwan Strait; China
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      Kirby, William C., and Noah B. Truwit. "Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company Limited: Global Leadership in Chipmaking." Harvard Business School Teaching Note 323-129, June 2023.
      • November 2022 (Revised April 2023)
      • Supplement

      HTC and Virtual Reality (B)

      By: Andy Wu and Matt Higgins
      In April 2023, Cher Wang, CEO and Chairwoman of HTC, reflected on her time as a leader in the virtual reality industry from her office high above Taoyuan City, Taiwan. It had been a roller coaster ride of new product introductions and unexpected challenges for HTC and...  View Details
      Keywords: VR; Virtual Reality; Strategy; Metaverse; Market Entry and Exit; Competition; Technology Industry; Taiwan; China; United States
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      Wu, Andy, and Matt Higgins. "HTC and Virtual Reality (B)." Harvard Business School Supplement 723-403, November 2022. (Revised April 2023.)
      • September 2022 (Revised August 2023)
      • Case

      Audrey Tang: Using Technology to Strengthen Democracy in Taiwan

      By: Shikhar Ghosh and Shweta Bagai
      Since the early days of the internet, Taiwan had a vibrant community of civic hackers and open-source programmers who engaged with social issues. Audrey Tang was one of them. She spearheaded the 2014 Sunflower Student Movement in Taiwan, where protestors peacefully...  View Details
      Keywords: Democracy; Internet; Web Technology; Digital Transformation; Digital Platform; COVID; Information Technology; Applications and Software; Governance; Entrepreneurship; Governing Rules, Regulations, and Reforms; Innovation and Invention; Taiwan; China; Asia
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      Ghosh, Shikhar, and Shweta Bagai. "Audrey Tang: Using Technology to Strengthen Democracy in Taiwan ." Harvard Business School Case 823-048, September 2022. (Revised August 2023.)
      • February 2021 (Revised September 2021)
      • Case

      Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company Limited: Global Leadership in Chipmaking

      By: William C. Kirby, John P. McHugh and Noah B. Truwit
      Keywords: Semiconductors; Geopolitics; Industrial Policy; Information Technology; Innovation Strategy; Competition; Strategy; Semiconductor Industry; Taiwan
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      Kirby, William C., John P. McHugh, and Noah B. Truwit. "Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company Limited: Global Leadership in Chipmaking." Harvard Business School Case 321-126, February 2021. (Revised September 2021.)
      • October 9, 2020
      • Editorial

      ‘Strategic Clarity’ Won't Solve the United States' Taiwan Dilemma: An Open Commitment to Defend Taiwan Won't Mean Much Unless the U.S. Has the Certain Capacity to Do So.

      By: Andy Zelleke
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      Zelleke, Andy. "‘Strategic Clarity’ Won't Solve the United States' Taiwan Dilemma: An Open Commitment to Defend Taiwan Won't Mean Much Unless the U.S. Has the Certain Capacity to Do So." The Diplomat (October 9, 2020).
      • August 2020 (Revised November 2020)
      • Case

      Gogoro: From Electric Scooter to Energy Platform

      By: Tarun Khanna and Billy Chan
      The founder of Gogoro had always wanted to revolutionize the energy market from day one since he started the electric scooter business that featured an innovative battery swapping technology. Over the course of five years, he had developed a premium line of electric...  View Details
      Keywords: Entrepreneurship; Information Technology; Energy; Organizational Change and Adaptation; Strategy; Taiwan
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      Khanna, Tarun, and Billy Chan. "Gogoro: From Electric Scooter to Energy Platform." Harvard Business School Case 721-379, August 2020. (Revised November 2020.)
      • November 2019 (Revised January 2020)
      • Supplement

      Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company Limited: A Global Company's China Strategy (B)

      By: William C. Kirby, Billy Chan and Dawn H. Lau
      After the legendary founder of Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC) retired, the new chairman had to grapple with fresh challenges related to its China market: a recently opened factory in China had to find ways to reverse its financial loss and meet its...  View Details
      Keywords: Cross-cultural; Foreign Investment; Government; Business and Government Relations; Globalization; Change Management; Customer Relationship Management; Innovation Strategy; Global Strategy; Leadership; Semiconductor Industry; Taiwan; China
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      Kirby, William C., Billy Chan, and Dawn H. Lau. "Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company Limited: A Global Company's China Strategy (B)." Harvard Business School Supplement 320-045, November 2019. (Revised January 2020.)
      • 2018
      • Chapter

      Why Do So Many Chinese Students Come to the United States?

      By: William C. Kirby
      Many books offer information about China, but few make sense of what is truly at stake. The questions addressed in this unique volume provide a window onto the challenges China faces today and the uncertainties its meteoric ascent on the global horizon has provoked....  View Details
      Keywords: Asia; China; Emerging Country; Students; Education; Higher Education; Globalization; International Relations; History; Society; Education Industry; Asia; China; United States
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      Kirby, William C. "Why Do So Many Chinese Students Come to the United States?" Chap. 27 in The China Questions: Critical Insights into a Rising Power, edited by Jennifer Rudolph and Michael Szonyi, 219–230. Cambridge, MA: Harvard University Press, 2018.
      • 2017
      • Book

      The Language of Global Success: How a Common Tongue Transforms Multinational Organizations

      By: Tsedal Neeley

      For nearly three decades, English has been the lingua franca of cross-border organizations, yet studies on corporate language strategies and their importance for globalization have been scarce. In The Language of Global Success, Tsedal Neeley provides an...  View Details

      Keywords: Communication; Residency; Corporate Strategy; Globalized Firms and Management; Cross-Cultural and Cross-Border Issues; Brazil; France; Germany; Indonesia; Japan; Taiwan; Thailand; United States
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      Neeley, Tsedal. The Language of Global Success: How a Common Tongue Transforms Multinational Organizations. Princeton, NJ: Princeton University Press, 2017.
      • June 2017
      • Case

      AKB48: Going Global? (A)

      By: Juan Alcácer, Kotaro Sasamoto, Tee Chayakul and Mayuka Yamazaki
      After a remarkable success in Japan, the producer of the Japanese female singing group AKB48 evaluates market opportunities overseas for his artistic creation. This case introduces the business model behind the AKB48 concept and allows students to identify what...  View Details
      Keywords: Brand Building; Brand Extension; Culture-based Products; Global Products; Differentiation; Intellectual Property; International Business; Local Products; Strategy; Value Capture; Market Entry and Exit; Music Entertainment; Business Model; Global Strategy; Global Range; Brands and Branding; Value Creation; Expansion; Music Industry; Japan; China; Indonesia; Taiwan; Philippines; Thailand; South Korea
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      Alcácer, Juan, Kotaro Sasamoto, Tee Chayakul, and Mayuka Yamazaki. "AKB48: Going Global? (A)." Harvard Business School Case 717-445, June 2017.
      • April 2017
      • Case

      Yushan Bicycles: Learning to Ride Abroad

      By: Christopher A. Bartlett and Paul S. Myers
      Yushan Bicycles, one of Taiwan's leading bicycle manufacturers, is pursuing an international expansion strategy by increasing demand for its range of traditional and electric bicycles and shifting its product mix toward higher-margin models sold through specialty...  View Details
      Keywords: Globalized Firms and Management; Growth and Development Strategy; Competitive Strategy; Conflict Management; Learning; Bicycle Industry; Taiwan; Australia
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      Bartlett, Christopher A., and Paul S. Myers. "Yushan Bicycles: Learning to Ride Abroad." Harvard Business School Brief Case 917-539, April 2017.
      • April 2016 (Revised January 2017)
      • Case

      Bank of Taiwan

      By: Dennis Campbell and Dawn H. Lau
      Keywords: Taiwan
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      Campbell, Dennis, and Dawn H. Lau. "Bank of Taiwan." Harvard Business School Case 116-058, April 2016. (Revised January 2017.)
      • June 2015 (Revised January 2017)
      • Case

      Epistar and the Global LED Market

      By: Willy C. Shih, Chen-Fu Chien and Hung-Kai Wang
      It took BJ Lee many years to learn how to navigate the patent minefield that was the global LED industry. When his company was first spun off from the Industrial Technology Research Institute in Taiwan, he thought the essence of a good IP strategy was to develop a...  View Details
      Keywords: Intellectual Property Management; Patenting; Patent Litigation; Intellectual Property; Patents; Electronics Industry; Semiconductor Industry; Asia; United States; Japan; Taiwan
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      Shih, Willy C., Chen-Fu Chien, and Hung-Kai Wang. "Epistar and the Global LED Market." Harvard Business School Case 615-053, June 2015. (Revised January 2017.)
      • 24 Oct 2014
      • Other Presentation

      Building a Competitive Taiwan

      By: Michael E. Porter
      National competitiveness presentation delivered at The Michael Porter Taipei Forum  View Details
      Keywords: Taiwan; Competitiveness; Economics; Taiwan
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      Porter, Michael E. "Building a Competitive Taiwan." Asia Leadership Forum, University of Nottingham Ningbo China and Harvard Business School, Taipei, Taiwan, October 24, 2014.
      • 17 Jul 2014
      • Panel Discussion

      Monitoring the Monitors: How Social Factors Influence Supply Chain Auditors

      By: Jodi L. Short and Michael W. Toffel
      Keywords: CSR; Corporate Accountability; Corporate Social Responsibility; Outsourced Production; Outsourcing; Sustainability; Sustainability Management; Auditing; Audit Quality; Gender; Conflicts Of Interest; Bias; Apparel and Accessories Industry; Electronics Industry; Manufacturing Industry; China; India; Pakistan; Bangladesh; Mexico; Brazil; Viet Nam; Indonesia; Philippines; Sri Lanka; Taiwan; South Korea
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      Short, Jodi L., and Michael W. Toffel. "Monitoring the Monitors: How Social Factors Influence Supply Chain Auditors." Elevate Limited Webinar, July 17, 2014. (Webinar coordinated by Elevate Limited.)
      • Summer 2014
      • Article

      Taiwan's PC Industry, 1976–2010: The Evolution of Organizational Capabilities

      By: Howard H. Yu and Willy C. Shih
      The stellar growth of Taiwan's personal computer (PC) industry over the past three decades represents a paradox. Participating in the global production system, local firms in Taiwan grew in association with established firms in the West. Despite their technical...  View Details
      Keywords: Personal Computer; PC; PC Industry; Taiwan PC Industry; Taiwan PC Manufacturers; Innovation and Invention; Innovation and Management; Innovation Strategy; Growth and Development; Growth and Development Strategy; Growth Management; Industry Clusters; Industry Growth; Industry Structures; Information Technology; Technological Innovation; Mobile Technology; Information Technology Industry; Taiwan
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      Yu, Howard H., and Willy C. Shih. "Taiwan's PC Industry, 1976–2010: The Evolution of Organizational Capabilities." Business History Review 88, no. 2 (Summer 2014): 329–357.
      • April 2014
      • Teaching Note

      Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company Limited: A Global Company's China Strategy

      By: William C. Kirby and Erica M. Zendell
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      Kirby, William C., and Erica M. Zendell. "Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company Limited: A Global Company's China Strategy." Harvard Business School Teaching Note 314-138, April 2014.
      • March 2014
      • Case

      MediaTek: From Feature Phones to Smartphones

      By: Willy Shih
      MediaTek was the third largest fabless semiconductor company in the world, and was the second largest supplier of the silicon microchips that powered mobile phones. Yet as the company's chairman reflected on his R&D strategy, he wondered why it hadn't moved faster on...  View Details
      Keywords: Decision Choices and Conditions; Decisions; Business Strategy; Corporate Strategy; Technology Adoption; Telecommunications Industry; Semiconductor Industry; China; Taiwan
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      Shih, Willy. "MediaTek: From Feature Phones to Smartphones." Harvard Business School Case 614-059, March 2014.
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