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Ensure that Your Joint Ventures Meet Your ESG Goals
Joint ventures Digital ArticleFew companies report the impact of operations they don’t fully control — but scrutiny on these investments is growing. -
Preparing for Your Company’s First Meeting with a Startup Collaborator
Collaboration and teams Digital ArticleThree priorities to help lay the groundwork for success. -
How Midsize Companies Can Compete in AI
AI and machine learning Digital ArticleJoint AI ventures can help them keep up with giants and startups alike. -
Research: Joint Ventures that Keep Evolving Perform Better
Joint ventures Digital ArticleMarket leaders maximize returns by actively shaping — and reshaping — their partnership portfolios. -
The Rules of Co-opetition
Collaboration and teams Magazine ArticleRivals are working together more than ever before. Here’s how to think through the risks and rewards. -
Joint Ventures and Partnerships in a Downturn
Competitive strategy Magazine ArticleHow to think about your existing collaborations—and the new ones you should seek out -
How to Win with Machine Learning
Strategy Magazine ArticleAnd how to catch up if you’re lagging behind -
Research: Only 10% of Joint Venture Board Members Are Women
Boards Digital ArticleJVs are subject to far less public exposure — and fewer quotas and disclosure requirements — than other businesses. -
To Be More Data Driven, Look for the Right Business Partner
Growth strategy Digital ArticleIt’s smart to pool resources. -
How to Monetize a Business Ecosystem
Business models Digital ArticleThree elements to focus on. -
The Upside of Losing Innovative Employees to Competitors
R&D ResearchA study of pharmaceutical firms finds that it leads to valuable collaborations. -
The Executive Director of a UN Agency on Running It Like a Business
International business Magazine ArticleCost control and risk management have been crucial. -
United Way’s CEO on Shifting a Century-Old Business Model
Technology and analytics Magazine ArticleTechnology has enabled the charity to make strong connections with individual donors. -
There’s Only One Way to Break into China’s Crowded Retail Market
Global strategy Digital ArticleYou’ll have to partner with Alibaba or Tencent. -
How Companies, Governments, and Nonprofits Can Create Social Change Together
Public-private partnerships Digital ArticleA framework for collaborating more effectively. -
The Right Kind of Conflict Leads to Better Products
Managing conflicts Digital ArticleEven alliances with outside partners benefit from a little friction. -
Managing Multiparty Innovation
Innovation Magazine ArticleHow big companies are joining forces to seize opportunities at their intersections -
Why Your Partnership Contract Is Too Important to Be Left to the Lawyers
Economics Digital ArticleManaging in the face of incomplete contracts. -
What We Can Learn from Merger Deals That Never Happened
Mergers and acquisitions Digital ArticleLessons from a trio of recent high-profile busts. -
A Hands-Off Approach to Open Innovation Doesn’t Work
Innovation ResearchThe right way to partner with a startup.
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Ensure that Your Joint Ventures Meet Your ESG Goals
Joint ventures Digital ArticleFew companies report the impact of operations they don’t fully control — but scrutiny on these investments is growing. -
Collaborate with Your Competitors—and Win
Joint ventures Magazine ArticleCollaboration between competitors is in fashion. General Motors and Toyota assemble automobiles, Siemens and Philips develop semiconductors, Canon supplies photocopiers to Kodak, France’s Thomson and Japan’s JVC manufacture videocassette recorders. But the spread of what we call “competitive collaboration”—joint ventures, outsourcing agreements, product licensings, cooperative research—has triggered unease about the long-term consequences. A strategic alliance […] -
Simple Rules for Making Alliances Work
Joint ventures Magazine ArticleConventional advice about alliances hasn’t reduced their dismal failure rate. Success requires shifting your focus to a complementary set of principles. -
Micro Capitalism:?Eastern Europe’s Computer Future
Global strategy Magazine ArticleThroughout Central Europe and the Soviet Union, computer entrepreneurs are emerging from the shells of state organizations to begin the exhilarating yet chaotic process of building a market economy. The customer base is eager and literate. The programmers are smart and inventive. Few people are complacent, and many are scared. No one can control this […] -
Making Hospital Partnerships Work
Joint ventures Digital ArticleIdentify and shore up your weaknesses. -
Mastering the Value Chain: An Interview with Mark Levin of Millennium Pharmaceuticals
Organizational transformation Magazine ArticleAn industry in flux creates vast opportunities. But to seize them, you have to understand how the current upheavals will create different sources of value—and then reinvent your company to capitalize on them. -
The Relationship You Need to Get Right
Collaboration and teams Magazine ArticleA guide to being an effective sponsor—and a good protege—throughout your career -
Joint Ventures in Russia:?Put the Locals in Charge
International business Magazine ArticleDozens of joint ventures are making big profits in Russia. The secret is high quality—and Russian management. -
There’s Only One Way to Break into China’s Crowded Retail Market
Global strategy Digital ArticleYou’ll have to partner with Alibaba or Tencent. -
Connect and Develop: Inside Procter & Gamble's New Model for Innovation
Innovation & Entrepreneurship Magazine ArticleFor generations, Procter & Gamble generated most of its phenomenal growth by innovating from within--building global research facilities and hiring the... -
Joint Ventures:?Saving the Soviets from Perestroika
Global strategy Magazine ArticleMuch has been written about the crowded McDonald’s restaurant in Moscow—and little about what is most significant about it. This is not just an imaginative deal between one restaurant chain and some lucky Russian potato farmers. The joint venture is succeeding because its terms have been tailored to the emerging facts of the Soviet political […] -
Great Transition
Global Business Magazine ArticleAs China's economy grows and opens further, the opportunity it presents to multinationals is changing. Foreign companies are moving to country development... -
How Partners Shape Strategy
Joint ventures Magazine ArticleIs your company the hub of a network of partners that don’t interact with one another? If so, you may be well positioned to produce radical innovations, but you could be on your own if trouble strikes. Or are you part of a web of interconnected allies? Then you may be limited to incremental innovations—but […] -
Managing Alliances with the Balanced Scorecard
Balanced scorecard Magazine ArticleFifty percent of corporate alliances fail. But you can increase your partnership’s odds of success by applying these techniques. -
How the Arts Can Prosper Through Strategic Collaborations
Marketing Magazine ArticleRising costs and shrinking revenues have hurt arts organizations, but creative action can help. -
Turning Negotiation into a Corporate Capability (HBR OnPoint Enhanced Edition)
Strategy & Execution Magazine ArticleEvery company today exists in a complex web of relationships formed through negotiation. Purchasing and outsourcing contracts are negotiated with vendors.... -
New Ventures for Corporate Growth
Innovation Magazine ArticleAs the traditional avenues of corporate growth become less attractive, many companies find the appeal of new venture strategies harder to resist. Though difficult to implement and often slow to repay investment, these strategies do offer the promise of facilitating entry into new business areas with innovative, usually technology-based products. And for large companies with […] -
Preparing for Your Company's First Meeting with a Startup Collaborator
Leadership & Managing People Digital ArticleThree priorities to help lay the groundwork for success. -
Don’t Integrate Your Acquisitions, Partner with Them
Joint ventures Magazine ArticleBucking conventional wisdom, some emerging multinationals are preserving the identity of companies they’ve taken over. By allowing them operational autonomy, they’re reaping rewards. -
The Executive Director of a UN Agency on Running It Like a Business
Organizational Development Magazine ArticleWhen the author became executive director of the United Nations Office for Project Services, in 2014, she faced a big challenge: moving the operational...
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Match and Mismatch: The Wahaha-Danone Dispute
Strategy & Execution Case Study8.95View Details China's leading beverage company, Hangzhou Wahaha Group (Wahaha), and the French beverage giant, Groupe Danone (Danone), formed a strategic Joint Venture... -
Scott Tucker (A): Race to the Top
Finance & Accounting Case Study8.95View Details The case tells the story of the rise and fall of Scott Tucker, an entrepreneur, businessman, passionate race car driver, competitor, and owner of a professional... -
PDVSA & CITGO (A): Seeking Stability in an Uncertain World
Organizational Development Case Study8.95View Details In order to secure demand for its heavy oil, PDVSA buys 50% of the U.S. refining and retail company Citgo. In 1990, it buys the remaining 50% ownership... -
Asahi Glass Co.: Diversification Strategy, Japanese Version
Strategy & Execution Case Study8.95View Details Describes the history and diversification strategy of the Japanese manufacturer Asahi Glass Co. The company has diversified through internal growth, acquisition,... -
Honda: Innovation The Chinese Way
Strategy & Execution Case Study8.95View Details Innovation is the key to success in the history of Honda Motor Group (Honda). In July 2007, Guangzhou Honda's Research and Development Co. Ltd. (GHRD)... -
Display Technologies, Inc., Japanese Version
Technology & Operations Case Study8.95View Details Display Technologies, Inc. (DTI) is a new joint venture between Toshiba and IBM Japan that is manufacturing the most advanced form of flat panel displays.... -
Xerox and Fuji Xerox
Global Business Case Study8.95View Details Describes the growth and development of Fuji Xerox, Xerox's joint venture in Japan, and the evolving relationship between Fuji Xerox and Xerox. Focuses... -
Wyoff and China - LuQuan: Negotiating a Joint Venture (A), Spanish Version
Strategy & Execution Case Study8.95View Details Through stalled joint venture talks between Pennsylvania-based Wyoff Corp. and Jina-based China-LuQuan, strategic and cross-cultural negotiation challenges... -
ALPES S.A.: A Joint Venture Proposal (B)
Finance & Accounting Case Study5.00View Details An abstract is not available for this product. -
PDVSA & CITGO (B): Fully Integrated?
Organizational Development Case Study5.00View Details Concerned that Citgo investments are not yielding sufficient returns, PDVSA constrains Citgo management's autonomy, leading to Citgo senior management... -
Beijing Jeep Co. and the WTO
Global Business Case Study8.95View Details Beijing Jeep Corp. Ltd. was one of the first joint ventures between an American company, DaimlerChrysler Corp., and a Chinese enterprise, Beijing Automotive... -
Indus Towers: From Infancy to Maturity
Organizational Development Case Study15.05View Details Indus Towers, the world's largest telecom tower company, is a joint venture between three telecom rivals in India. These rivals-Bharti Airtel, Vodafone... -
Refinancing of Shanghai General Motors (A)
Finance & Accounting Case Study8.95View Details The CFO of General Motors' joint venture in Shanghai, Shanghai General Motors (SGM), wants to refinance almost $900 million of project finance it raised... -
Fiat's Strategic Alliance with Tata: Its Evolution from Fiat's perspective (B)
Global Business Case Study5.00View Details In March 2008, Fiat India Automobiles signed a MoU with the Maharashtra state administration to increase the total investment at the plant to 40.2 billion... -
Chiang-Sho Ltd., Japanese Version
Technology & Operations Case Study8.95View Details Chiang-Sho Ltd. is a joint venture producing agricultural machinery in China. The CEO must decide how to respond to pressure from the Chinese partner--also... -
The Deutsch-Casella Joint Venture and [Yellow Tail]? Wines: Trading Up or Trading Down?
Strategy & Execution Case Study8.95View Details In early February 2009, executives from a U.S. wine importer, W. J. Deutsch & Sons (Deutsch), met in White Plains, New York, to try and reach a consensus... -
Fiat's Strategic Alliance with Tata: Its Evolution from Tata's Perspective (C)
Global Business Case Study5.00View Details Supplement to case IES202. Five months after the signing of a memorandum of understanding and with a delay of almost a year, Tata saw the first product... -
Czech Mate: CME and Vladimir Zelezny (A)
Finance & Accounting Case Study8.95View Details This case examines how insiders can expropriate value from shareholders in emerging markets when property rights are ill-defined. As such, it provides... -
Renault-Nissan Alliance, Japanese Version
Global Business Case Study8.95View Details On Wednesday, May 29, 2002, the board of directors of Renault-Nissan BV (RNBV) met for the first time to discuss the state of the alliance between Renault... -
The Baminica Power Plant Project: What Went Wrong and What Can Be Learned
Global Business Case Study8.95View Details This case describes a series of events over an eight-year period involving a power plant project in the Caribbean. An executive from the project developer,...
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Ensure that Your Joint Ventures Meet Your ESG Goals
Joint ventures Digital ArticleFew companies report the impact of operations they don’t fully control — but scrutiny on these investments is growing. -
Collaborate with Your Competitors—and Win
Joint ventures Magazine ArticleCollaboration between competitors is in fashion. General Motors and Toyota assemble automobiles, Siemens and Philips develop semiconductors, Canon supplies photocopiers to Kodak, France’s Thomson and Japan’s JVC manufacture videocassette recorders. But the spread of what we call “competitive collaboration”—joint ventures, outsourcing agreements, product licensings, cooperative research—has triggered unease about the long-term consequences. A strategic alliance […] -
Simple Rules for Making Alliances Work
Joint ventures Magazine ArticleConventional advice about alliances hasn’t reduced their dismal failure rate. Success requires shifting your focus to a complementary set of principles. -
Match and Mismatch: The Wahaha-Danone Dispute
Strategy & Execution Case Study8.95View Details China's leading beverage company, Hangzhou Wahaha Group (Wahaha), and the French beverage giant, Groupe Danone (Danone), formed a strategic Joint Venture... -
Scott Tucker (A): Race to the Top
Finance & Accounting Case Study8.95View Details The case tells the story of the rise and fall of Scott Tucker, an entrepreneur, businessman, passionate race car driver, competitor, and owner of a professional... -
Micro Capitalism:?Eastern Europe’s Computer Future
Global strategy Magazine ArticleThroughout Central Europe and the Soviet Union, computer entrepreneurs are emerging from the shells of state organizations to begin the exhilarating yet chaotic process of building a market economy. The customer base is eager and literate. The programmers are smart and inventive. Few people are complacent, and many are scared. No one can control this […] -
Making Hospital Partnerships Work
Joint ventures Digital ArticleIdentify and shore up your weaknesses. -
PDVSA & CITGO (A): Seeking Stability in an Uncertain World
Organizational Development Case Study8.95View Details In order to secure demand for its heavy oil, PDVSA buys 50% of the U.S. refining and retail company Citgo. In 1990, it buys the remaining 50% ownership... -
Mastering the Value Chain: An Interview with Mark Levin of Millennium Pharmaceuticals
Organizational transformation Magazine ArticleAn industry in flux creates vast opportunities. But to seize them, you have to understand how the current upheavals will create different sources of value—and then reinvent your company to capitalize on them. -
Asahi Glass Co.: Diversification Strategy, Japanese Version
Strategy & Execution Case Study8.95View Details Describes the history and diversification strategy of the Japanese manufacturer Asahi Glass Co. The company has diversified through internal growth, acquisition,...