Articles & Cases

Articles

  • “Reinterpreting the role of the board of directors”, think at London Business School, August, 2022 (With M.Hilb)
  • Strategic transformation to global open R&D: The case of Takeda”, Hitotsubashi Business Review, Summer 2021 (With K. Asakawa, in Japanese)
  • “Takeda’s strategic transformation”, think at London Business School, January, 2020 (With K. Asakawa and A. Plump)
  • “Gestionar centros mundiales de innovacion”, Harvard Deusto Business Review, August, 2015 (With K. Asakawa)
  • “Swiss Fund”, Neue Zürcher Zeitung, May 13, 2012 (With H. Altherr, M. Hilb, G. Pfister, in German).
  • “Was haben Aktionäre überhaupt mit der Strategie zu tun?”, Neue Zürcher Zeitung,Scorecard Aktionäre, February, 2012 (in German).
  • “Anchors in a Professional Storm”, Business Strategy Review, 22, 4, 2011 (With D. Houlder and B. Kerres).
  • “The real job of boards”, Businesss Strategy Review, 21, 3, 2010 (With M. Alexander and P.-Y. Gomez).
  • “When you shouldn’t go global”, Harvard Business Review, 86, 12, December, 2008, (With M. Alexander).
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  • “Democracy and the Evolution of Corporate Governance”, Corporate Governance: An International Review, 13, 6, 2005 (With P.-Y. Gomez).
  • “The silver lining of the ‘post-bubble’ era”, Financial Times, June 2, 2003, Fund Management Supplement (With R. Hindle Fisher).
  • “Partnering with the Unfamiliar: Lessons from the Case of Renault and Nissan”, Business Strategy Review, 13, 2, 2002 (With K.Asakawa, P.-Y. Gomez).
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  • “Swissair, une tragédie pour les petits porteurs”, Management & Conjoncture Sociale, Printemps 2002.
  • “Fresenius A.G.: High-Speed Globalization”, Business Strategy Review, 11, 2, 2000.
  • “The New Team Organization: Learning to Manage Arbitrariness”, European Management Journal, 17, 1, 1999.
  • “Interunit Communication in Multinational Corporations”, Management Science, 40, 1, 1994 (With S. Ghoshal, G. Szulanski).

Cases

  • Takeda Pharmaceutical: The Governance of Strategic Transformation (A/B). London Business School (2018)
  • Hermes Pensions Management. London Business School (2003).
  • Bombardier/Adtranz (A/B). London Business School (2003).
  • Renault/Nissan. London Business School, EM-Lyon, Keio Business School (2000).
    (Published in Bartlett, Ghoshal, and Birkinshaw, Transnational Management, 3rd Edition, New York: MacMillan, 2003, p.593-617.)
  • Bombardier, Inc. London Business School (1999).
  • CMS Energy. London Business School (1999).
  • Fresenius A.G. London Business School and INSEAD (1999).
  • Gemplus. London Business School (1999).