In the following table, the Ghemawat readings are taken from the required textbook:
Ghemawat, Pankaj. Redefining Global Strategy: Crossing Borders in a World Where Differences Still Matter. Boston, MA: Harvard Business School Press, 2007. ISBN: 9781591398660.
| SES # | TOPICS | READINGS | CASES |
|---|---|---|---|
| Part I: Nation, industries and firms | |||
| 1 | The changing global landscape |
Friedman, Thomas. "It's a Flat World, After All." The New York Times Magazine, April 3, 2005. Ghemawat. "Semiglobalization and Strategy." Chapter 1. |
Can Bollywood Go Global? HBS 9-806-040. |
| 2 | Linking national and firm-level advantage |
Porter, Michael. "Competing Across Locations: Enhancing Competitive Advantage through a Global Strategy." From On Competition. Boston, MA: Harvard Business School Press, 1998. ISBN: 9780875847955. Beise, Marian. "Lead Markets: Country-Specific Drivers of the Global Diffusion of Innovations." Research Policy 33 (2004): 997-1018. |
Finland and Nokia, HBS 9-702-427. |
| Part II: Building the global enterprise | |||
| 3 | Local strength to global advantage |
Lessard, Donald. "Frameworks for Global Strategic Analysis." Journal of Strategic Management Education 1 (2003): 19-37. Ghemawat. "Differences Across Countries." Chapter 2. |
Shimano Inc. A and B, MIT Sloan School Case. |
| 4 | Building a global business | Ghemawat. "Global Value Creation." Chapter 3. | Lessard, Donald, and Cate Reavis. "CEMEX: Globalization 'The CEMEX Way'." MIT Sloan School Case 09-039, March 5, 2009. |
| 5 | Cross-border arbitrage and outsourcing |
Ferdows, Kasra. "Making the Most of Foreign Factories." Harvard Business Review (March-April 1997): 3. Ghemawat. "Arbitrage - Exploiting Differences." Chapter 6. "IBM and Globalization: Hungry Tiger, Dancing Elephant." The Economist (April 4, 2007). |
American Outsourcing, HBS 9-705-037. |
| 6 | Expanding from new regions | Bartlett, Christopher, and Sumantra Ghoshal. "Going Global: Lessons from Late Movers." Harvard Business Review (March-April 2000): 133-142. | ICICI's Global Expansion, HBS 9-706-426. |
| 7 | Responding to strategic threats from late movers |
Dawar, Niraj, and Tony Frost. "Competing with Giants: Survival Strategies for Local Companies in Emerging Markets." Harvard Business Review (March-April 1999): 119-129. RecommendedRamamurti, Ravi, and Jitendra Singh. "Generic Strategies of India's Emerging Multinationals." In Emerging Multinationals from Emerging Markets. Cambridge, UK: Cambridge University Press, forthcoming. |
The PC Wars: Dell vs. Lenovo, MIT Sloan School Case. |
| Part III: Integrating the global enterprise | |||
| 8 | Managing integration and responsivess |
Bartlett, Christopher, and Sumantra Ghoshal. "Managing Across Borders: New Organizational Responses." Sloan Management Review 29 (Fall 1987): 43-53. Ghemawat. "Adaption - Adjusting to Differences." Chapter 4. |
P&G Europe: Ariel Ultra's Eurobrand Strategy, INSEAD 300-085-1. |
| 9 | Integrating global manufacturing and product development |
Santos, Jose, Yves Doz, and Peter Williamson. "Is Your Innovation Process Global?" MIT Sloan Management Review 45 (Summer 2004): 31-37. Majchrzak, Ann, Arvind Malhotra, Jeffrey Stamps, and Jessica Lipnack. "Can Absence Make a Team Grow Stronger?" Harvard Business Review (2004): 131-137. Ghemawat. "Aggregation - Overcoming Differences." Chapter 5. |
"InterSoft of Argentina (A+B)," HBS 9-497-025. |
| 10 | Integrating global supply and marketing chains |
Ghoshal, Sumantra, and Lynda Gratton. "Integrating the Enterprise." Sloan Management Review 44 (Fall 2002): 31-38. Ghemawat. "Playing the Differences." Chapter 7. |
Zara: Fast Fashion, HBS 9-703-497. |
| 11 | Global leadership |
Bartlett, Christopher, and Sumantra Ghoshal. "What is a Global Manager?" Harvard Business Review 81 (2003): 101-108. Ghosn, Carlos. "Saving the Business Without Losing the Company." Harvard Business Review (January 2002): 3-11. |
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