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09 Feb 2016
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February 9, 2016

could a small brand compete against a company that had captured the hearts and minds of consumers? Which brand-positioning concept should Paez choose to best capture consumers' attention and interest and View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

16 Nov 2010
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First Look: November 16, 2010

case:http://cb.hbsp.harvard.edu/cb/product/510053-PDF-ENG Family Corporate Governance: A Brief Literature Review Lena G. Goldberg and David KironHarvard Business School Note 311-055 This note discusses competing theories of governance in... View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

21 Oct 2008
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First Look: October 21, 2008

diversification into the technology intensive TFT-LCD flat panel display industry. Because the diversification is far away from its core competence in petrochemicals, it is an opportunity to examine how the firm was able to become a... View Details

Keywords: Martha Lagace

09 Jan 2006
Research & Ideas

Rebuilding Commercial Real Estate

viewed as a new asset class that competes with stocks and bonds for investment capital. It earned that newfound status on the strength of market-stabilizing structural changes that took root after the last crash. "Everything we do... View Details

Keywords: by Roger Thompson; Construction; Real Estate

24 May 2011
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Urban Waste Entrepreneurs John D. Macomber, Chad M. Carr, and Fan ZhaoHarvard Business School Case 211-086 Private sector entrepreneur in China with advanced solid waste management capability competes with state owned enterprises and also... View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

05 Apr 2016
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April 5, 2016

mini-corporations that would last for most of the school year and would compete to sell goods or services. The learn-by-doing program gave teenagers the chance to prepare for corporate life by experiencing different positions within the... View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthlorne

22 Feb 2011
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Most Popular Articles, Papers of the Decade

of these structural changes to compete "differently" and innovate in their business models. However, there is not yet agreement on what are the distinctive features of superior business models. This dispute may have arisen, in... View Details

Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne

21 Jul 2008
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Solving the Marketing Resources Allocation Puzzle

this product. Interestingly, they were able to use the model to predict how competing firms might react to different marketing scenarios, which led to better estimates of the real changes in demand that would result from a new marketing... View Details

Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne

19 Mar 2006
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Unlocking Your Investment Capital

Many companies can double or even triple their capacity to invest in strategic assets and competencies by properly managing their "risk balance sheet," argues Harvard Business School professor Robert C. Merton. In a provocative... View Details

Keywords: by Ann Cullen; Financial Services

19 Jul 2004
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Why Innovations Sit on the Shelf

surprising how few corporate leaders make a genuine effort to foster candor within their companies. Sadly, they lose any chance at building organizations in which speed and transparency contribute to the vitality of their enterprise. Adopting the process we have... View Details

Keywords: by Michael Beer, Russell Eisenstat & Derek Schrader

30 May 2000
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Market Makers Bid for Success

these large businesses to succeed. (We're targeting Fortune 1000 companies.) That was the key decision we made—not to compete against them. No way do we want to compete against Dell. What we want to do is... View Details

Keywords: by Staff; Web Services; Technology

01 Feb 2011
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competing accountability demands. This involves deciding both to whom and for what they owe accountability. This chapter provides an overview of common dilemmas of nonprofit accountability, lays out tradeoffs inherent in a range of... View Details

01 Oct 2020
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Are CEOs the Wrong Leaders for Stakeholder Capitalism?

well-being of society. But those people are not corporate executives. They are elected leaders who are competent and trustworthy.” Is Milton Friedman’s philosophy an invitation, ironicaslly, to more active public governance? Is... View Details

Keywords: by James Heskett

28 Mar 2017
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states, thereby helping increase the incomes of 80–100 million farmer families across the country. However, despite its success, Amul is beginning to come under increasing pressure. Multinationals like Nestlé and Unilever are increasing their presence in India and... View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

05 Dec 2013
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Is Walmart Defying Economic Gravity?

Summing Up When Does Friction Trump Scale in the Corporate Life Cycle? This month's column raised the issue of size limits on an organization's ability to compete In today's global economy. The specific case in point was Walmart and... View Details

Keywords: by James Heskett; Retail

08 Aug 2011
Research & Ideas

The Death of the Global Manager

efficiency. If you're Ford or Toyota, for example, you have to compete in the world market to capture the minimum efficient scale." The second requirement, often in conflict with the first, is a sensitivity and responsiveness to... View Details

Keywords: by Julia Hanna

24 Jul 2000
Research & Ideas

Something Ventured, Something Gained: A European View of Venture Capital

which specializes in technology, life science, and information technology, also chose the global route in the mid-'80s so that it could help its client entrepreneurs compete successfully in the world economy. Forget about the traditional... View Details

Keywords: by James E. Aisner; Financial Services

November 2003 (Revised October 2005)
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Leading the Josie Esquivel Franchise (A)

By: Boris Groysberg and Laura Morgan Roberts

Reviews Josie Esquivel's career history, detailing how, through her personal attributes, skills, experiences, and organizational practices she has developed into a star analyst. Should Esquivel accept an offer to leave Lehman Brothers for Morgan Stanley? To make this... View Details

Keywords: Experience and Expertise; Decision Choices and Conditions; Resignation and Termination; Job Offer; Franchise Ownership; Performance; Personal Development and Career; Personal Characteristics; Competitive Strategy; Competitive Advantage

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Pernod Ricard: Uncorking Digital Transformation

By: Iavor Bojinov, Edward McFowland III, François Candelon, Nikolina Jonsson and Emer Moloney

This case study explores the opportunities and challenges of the digital transformation journey of French wine and spirits company Pernod Ricard. As part of the transformation, the company launched four key digital programs (KDPs) aimed at using data and artificial... View Details

Keywords: Business Organization; Business Divisions; Talent and Talent Management; Global Strategy; AI and Machine Learning; Analytics and Data Science; Digital Transformation; Digital Strategy; Advertising; Sales; Organizational Culture; Product Development; Decision Making; Technology Adoption; Alignment; Expansion; Food and Beverage Industry; France; Europe

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June 2008
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The Multiunit Enterprise

By: David A. Garvin and Lynne C. Levesque

A multiunit enterprise is a geographically dispersed organization built from standard units (stores, restaurants, or branches) that are aggregated into larger geographic groupings (districts, regions, and divisions). Although this organizational structure has become... View Details