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Commitments and Capabilities (Spanish version)
Ghemawat, Pankaj; Pisano, Gary P.Case HBS-703S42StrategyPresents evidence on the unsustainability of many competitive advantages, reviews the typical threats to the sustainability, and discusses ways in which those threats can be combatted.Starting at €8.20
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China vs the World: Whose Technology Is It
Hout, Thomas M.; Ghemawat, PankajArticle HBS-R1012H-EStrategyNo longer content with being the world's factory for low-value products, China has quietly opened a new front in its campaign to become the globe's most powerful economy: It's on a quest for high-tech dominance. In pursuit of this goal, the Chinese government has ensured that it will be both buyer and seller in certain key industries by retaining ownership of customers and suppliers alike. It has consolidated manufacturers in those industries int...Starting at €8.20
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Nucor at a Crossroads (Spanish version)
Ghemawat, Pankaj; Stander, Henricus J.Case HBS-703S36StrategyThis case is accompanied by a Video Short that can be shown in class or included in a digital coursepack. Instructors should consider the timing of making the video available to students, as it may reveal key case details. Nucor is a minimill deciding whether to spend a significant fraction of its net worth on a commercially unproven technology in order to penetrate a large but hitherto inaccessible segment of the steel market. This case is an in...Starting at €8.20
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De Beers at the Millennium (Spanish version)
Ghemawat, Pankaj; Marciano, SoniaCase HBS-714S06StrategyAt the time of the millennium, diamond demand was threatened by an increasing awareness among jewelry customers that diamond production and trading in some countries was being linked to growing inequities and human rights violations. This, in turn, had an impact on De Beers' reputation and consumer confidence in the diamond as a product that represented integrity, love, and commitment. In 2000, De Beers' sustainability depends on the ability of i...Starting at €8.20
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Benchmarking Globalization to Boost Business Connections
Ghemawat, Pankaj; Altman, StevenArticle ART-2673-EEconomics, StrategyThough global connectedness, which correlates with global growth, appears to be recovering since the global economic crisis, there is still a long way to go, as the latest DHL Global Connectedness Index reveals. Global strategist and professor Pankaj Ghemawat and research scholar Steven A. Altman unpack the findings of their comprehensive study that measures the depth, breadth and directions of trade, capital, information and people flows ...Starting at €8.20
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The Central Challenge of Global Strategy (Spanish version)
Ghemawat, PankajArticle HBS-R0703CStrategyThe main goal of any international strategy should be to manage the large differences that arise at the borders of markets. Yet executives often fail to exploit market and production discrepancies, focusing instead on the tensions between standardization and localization. In this article, Pankaj Ghemawat presents a new framework that encompasses all three effective responses to the challenges of globalization. He calls it the AAA Triangle. The ...Starting at €8.20
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Regional Strategies for Global Leadership (Spanish version)
Ghemawat, PankajArticle HBS-R0512FStrategyhome base, portfolio, hub, platform, and mandate. Some companies adopt the strategies in sequence, but the most nimble switch from one to another and combine approaches as their markets and businesses evolve. At Toyota, for example, exports from the home base continue to be substantial even as the company builds up an international manufacturing presence. And as Toyota achieves economies of scale and scope with a strong network of hubs, the comp...Starting at €8.20
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Globalization in the Age of Trump
Ghemawat, PankajArticle HBS-R1704J-EBusiness leaders are scrambling to adjust to a world few imagined possible just a year ago. The myth of a borderless world has come crashing down. Traditional pillars of open markets--the United States and the UK--are wobbling, and China is positioning itself as globalization's staunchest defender. Countries throughout North America and Europe have experienced waves of anti-globalization sentiment. In the face of such uncertainty, leaders of mult...Starting at €8.20
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The Cosmopolitan Corporation (Spanish version)
Ghemawat, PankajArticle HBS-R1105FStrategyNever mind what you've heard about the world being flat. Today's global landscape is marked by unbalanced growth, protectionism, and ethnic, religious, and linguistic divides. Differences still do matter. The ideal of a truly global, stateless corporation has become popular, but it simply isn't possible to achieve, says the author. Look at Rupert Murdoch's News Corporation. A major player from Australia to the United Kingdom to the United Sates, ...Starting at €8.20
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The Cosmopolitan Corporation
Ghemawat, PankajArticle HBS-R1105F-EStrategyNever mind what you've heard about the world being flat. Today's global landscape is marked by unbalanced growth, protectionism, and ethnic, religious, and linguistic divides. Differences still do matter. The ideal of a truly global, stateless corporation has become popular, but it simply isn't possible to achieve, says the author. Look at Rupert Murdoch's News Corporation. A major player from Australia to the United Kingdom to the United Sates, ...Starting at €8.20