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- 24 Apr 2019
- Video
MyToolbox Wins 2019 New Venture Competition Student Business Track
- 02 Apr 2019
- Research Event
Women Pay a Higher Career Price in Today's Always-On Work Culture
educated and valuable talent in a competitive labor market. The loss of women managers—and potential future leaders—has been particularly vexing for executives. Many of them cling to the belief that women’s struggle to balance their home... View Details
- 31 Aug 2009
- Research & Ideas
Why Competition May Not Improve Credit Rating Agencies
competition is really the right medicine. "Competition in the ratings industry has been increasing, and there have been calls for yet more competition. Whether competition is likely to reduce quality or... View Details
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How Market Power Affects Dynamic Pricing: Evidence from Inventory Fluctuations at Car Dealerships
By: Ayelet Israeli, Fiona Scott-Morton, Jorge Silva-Risso and Florian Zettelmeyer
This paper investigates empirically the effect of market power on dynamic pricing in the presence of inventories. Our setting is the auto retail industry; we analyze how automotive dealerships adjust prices to inventory levels under varying degrees of market power. We... View Details
Keywords: Dynamic Pricing; Market Power; Pricing; Price Discrimination; Inventory Production; Marketing; Price; Competitive Strategy; Auto Industry; Retail Industry
Israeli, Ayelet, Fiona Scott-Morton, Jorge Silva-Risso, and Florian Zettelmeyer. "How Market Power Affects Dynamic Pricing: Evidence from Inventory Fluctuations at Car Dealerships." Management Science 68, no. 2 (February 2022): 895–916.
- 25 Apr 2017
- Video
Veho Wins 2017 New Venture Competition Business Track
- 05 Aug 2002
- What Do You Think?
Is Platform Leadership Old Hat or the Wave of the Future?
Summing Up Platform leadership, the process by which base technologies are developed and on which innovations created by many entrepreneurs can be based, may be characteristic of the knowledge economy. But it isn't new, at least to... View Details
Keywords: by James Heskett
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Judging | New Venture Competition
capital firms in the US. Also included are some of the most successful Harvard Business School (HBS) entrepreneurs from top companies. Criteria Judging criteria is focused on Customer Value Proposition which includes size of market, View Details
- February 23, 2022
- Article
Can WEB3 Bring Back Competition to Digital Platforms?
By: Christian Catalini and Scott Duke Kominers
Like the early Internet, blockchain and Web3 applications promise a new wave of decentralization and competition—yet at the same time, it is unclear which of the dynamics that drove concentration in online platforms and services will remain in force under the Web3... View Details
Keywords: Web3; Blockchain; Interoperability; Internet and the Web; Technological Innovation; Competition; Digital Platforms
Catalini, Christian, and Scott Duke Kominers. "Can WEB3 Bring Back Competition to Digital Platforms?" Competition Policy International (online) (February 23, 2022).
- 28 May 2009
- Working Paper Summaries
Monopolistic Competition Between Differentiated Products With Demand For More Than One Variety
- October 2021 (Revised December 2021)
- Case
PhonePe: Democratizing Payments in India
By: Michael Chu and Rachna Tahilyani
The co-founders of PhonePe, India’s leading digital payment platform are considering pursuing various growth opportunities in a huge country just entering the digital age. In a highly competitive industry, the founders are keenly aware that making the right choices is... View Details
Keywords: Digital Platform; Digital Banking; Business Strategy; Growth and Development Strategy; Decision Choices and Conditions; Corporate Entrepreneurship; Digital Platforms; Financial Services Industry; Asia; India
Chu, Michael, and Rachna Tahilyani. "PhonePe: Democratizing Payments in India." Harvard Business School Case 322-053, October 2021. (Revised December 2021.)
- Spring–Fall 2015
- Article
Whither Uber? Competitive Dynamics in Transportation Networks
By: Benjamin Edelman
Transportation Network Companies offer notable service advances—but do they comply with the law? I offer evidence of some important shortfalls, then consider how the legal system might appropriately respond. Though it is tempting to forgive many violations in light of... View Details
Keywords: Transportation Network Company; Uber; Lyft; Regulation; Lawfulness; Transportation Networks; Laws and Statutes; Law Enforcement; Transportation Industry; Information Technology Industry
Edelman, Benjamin. "Whither Uber? Competitive Dynamics in Transportation Networks." Competition Policy International 11, no. 1 (Spring–Fall 2015).
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Tools | New Venture Competition
AppSuccess 2011 Finalist A collaborative web-based platform which matches low-income high school seniors with college students from top universities, who work together one-on-one to select colleges, complete a View Details
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Finalists | New Venture Competition
Finalists Business Track, 2024 Aria Reese Donohue (MBA 2024) Aria is a B2B SaaS platform that transforms shared spaces into hyper-personalized environments. BEAM Nathan Dass (MBA 2025) Sara Ballantyne (MBA 2025) We provide continuous,... View Details
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Teams | New Venture Competition
affordable, reliable, and clean irrigation. TestParty Michael Bervell (MBA 2024) Jason Tan Comprehensive platform to help companies get and stay ADA or EAA compliant based on the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines. Trans Health HQ Ivan... View Details
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Teams | New Venture Competition
module and data transfer service, connecting individual satellites in any orbit to a broad network of satellites and their connected ground stations across the world. Finalists, 2024 Aria Reese Donohue (MBA 2024) Aria is a B2B SaaS View Details
- 19 Apr 2018
- Video
DynamiCare Health Wins 2018 New Venture Competition Alumni Track
- September–October 2022
- Article
Should Your Company Sell on Amazon?: Reach Comes at a Price
By: Ayelet Israeli, Leonard A. Schlesinger, Matt Higgins and Sabir Semerkant
Selling on Amazon allows brands to reach millions of consumers—but that exposure comes with costs. They include smaller margins, more competition, the risk of commoditization, and less knowledge about customers.
In this article, the authors present a scorecard to... View Details
Keywords: Retail; Retailing; Online Business; Ecommerce; E-commerce; E-Commerce Strategy; Omnichannel Retail; Omnichannel Retailing; Amazon; Amazon.com; Sales; Digital Marketing; Internet and the Web; Business Model; Retail Industry; Consumer Products Industry; Fashion Industry; Advertising Industry; Battery Industry; Apparel and Accessories Industry; Beauty and Cosmetics Industry; Distribution Industry; Electronics Industry; Food and Beverage Industry; United States
Israeli, Ayelet, Leonard A. Schlesinger, Matt Higgins, and Sabir Semerkant. "Should Your Company Sell on Amazon? Reach Comes at a Price." Harvard Business Review 100, no. 5 (September–October 2022): 38–46.
- February 2021 (Revised June 2021)
- Case
Brainlab: Imaging a MedTech Future
By: Regina E. Herzlinger, Gregory P. Licholai and Federica Gabrieli
Can Brainlab, a privately held firm, compete with giants like Medtronic and Amazon in delivering the Digital Operating Room of the future? The CEO is pondering solutions for secure exchange of medical information, pricing a new robotic imaging device, and reorganizing... View Details
Keywords: Surgery; Robotics; Health Care; Private Healthcare; Pricing; Technology Platform; Acquisition; Business Growth and Maturation; Growth and Development Strategy; Business Strategy; Corporate Strategy; Corporate Entrepreneurship; Health Care and Treatment; Health; Innovation and Invention; Innovation and Management; Innovation Strategy; Technological Innovation; Applications and Software; Information Infrastructure; Information Technology; Digital Platforms; Health Industry; Europe; Germany; Munich
Herzlinger, Regina E., Gregory P. Licholai, and Federica Gabrieli. "Brainlab: Imaging a MedTech Future." Harvard Business School Case 321-087, February 2021. (Revised June 2021.)
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Publications - Institute For Strategy And Competitiveness
platform must organize data around conditions. February 2020 Article 2020 TDABC Starter Kit 2020 TDABC Starter Kit by Professor Robert Kaplan and Dr. Syed Shehab This article is designed for new partners to help initiate TDABC projects.... View Details
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Courses - Institute For Strategy And Competitiveness
competitiveness and successful economic development viewed from a bottom-up, microeconomic perspective. MOC is a distinctive course platform developed at Harvard by Professor Michael Porter and a team of... View Details