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HBS Working Knowledge
May 10, 2004
Cynthia D. Churchwell |
Rethink the Value of Joint Ventures Why are joint ventures losing favor with transnational companies? Professor Mihir A. Desai discusses research that suggests globalization makes go-it-alone strategies pay off.   |
HBS Working Knowledge
August 2, 2006
Martha Lagace |
Investor Protection: The Czech Experience When TV Nova launched as the first private television channel in post-communist Czechoslovakia, few anticipated the business drama behind the scenes. Here's what managers can learn from one unlucky investor's experience. |
HBS Working Knowledge
January 26, 2009
Martha Lagace |
Where is Home for the Global Firm? The defining characteristics of what makes a firm belong to a country -- where it is incorporated, where it is listed, the nationality of its investor base, the location of headquarters functions -- are no longer bound to one country. |
HBS Working Knowledge
July 30, 2008
Mihir A. Desai |
Why the U.S. Should Encourage FDI American financial executives are courting foreign direct investors, particularly sovereign wealth funds, for new investments. Should these investments draw increased scrutiny from U.S. regulators? Economics says that FDI should be encouraged. |
HBS Working Knowledge
October 24, 2005
Cynthia D. Churchwell |
IPR: Protecting Your Technology Transfers Does the presence of stronger intellectual property rights increase international technology transfer in general? It's an important question because of the potential benefits to both the companies involved and the local economies where they do business. |
HBS Working Knowledge
March 12, 2014
Sean Silverthorne |
Entrepreneurship and Multinationals Drive Globalization Why is the firm overlooked as a contributor when we identify the drivers of globalization? Geoffrey Jones discusses his new book, Entrepreneurship and Multinationals: Global Business and the Making of the Modern World. |
HBS Working Knowledge
April 7, 2008
Sean Silverthorne |
The Debate over Taxing Foreign Profits Harvard Business School professor Mihir Desai describes how the U.S. taxes corporations' foreign profits, and makes a case for exempting foreign profit from taxes if proper safeguards are put in place. |
HBS Working Knowledge
July 18, 2005
Ann Cullen |
Time to Rethink the Corporate Tax System? Mihir A. Desai discusses new ways businesses are looking to shrink their tax obligations, how the commonly accepted dual-book system may ultimately harm shareholders, and the role boards of directors play in making sure their companies stay within the rules. |
HBS Working Knowledge
June 14, 2004
Ann Cullen |
The Big Money for Big Projects An interview with Harvard Business School Professor Benjamin Esty. He studies the financing of some of the largest projects in the world: the Eurotunnel, Hong Kong Disneyland, and the Airbus A380, to name three. |
HBS Working Knowledge
July 24, 2014 |
Reform Tax Law to Keep US Firms at Home The flood of US corporations relocating to other countries is a hot topic in Congress. In testimony before the Senate Committee on Finance, Professor Mihir Desai provided possible solutions. |
HBS Working Knowledge
March 20, 2006
Sarah Jane Gilbert |
Do I Dare Say Something? Professors explored the challenges employees face speaking up to internal authorities. Their research focused on behavior in large, multinational corporations, but the lessons learned can apply to smaller enterprises as well. |
HBS Working Knowledge
December 15, 2003
Cynthia D. Churchwell |
The New Global Business Manager What are the critical skills global managers need today compared to ten years ago? An interview with Harvard Business School professor Christopher A. Bartlett. |
HBS Working Knowledge
June 18, 2007
Mihir Desai |
Leveling the Executive Options Playing Field A Harvard Business School professor argues that investors and regulators are served poorly by the U.S. corporate financial reporting system, which allows companies to declare different profit figures to the IRS than they report to shareholders. |
