Dominance - Publications - Faculty & Research

19 Sep 2024
Blog Post

A Day at Royal FloraHolland: The Epicenter of the Global Flower Market

house offered a unique lens into the vibrant global horticulture industry. RFH’s Dominant Global Position: Dominant Position in the Flower Supply Chain RFH's dominant position... View Details

Russell Simmons

Simmons was principally responsible for bringing rap and hip hop music into the cultural mainstream of America. His formation of Def Jam Records in the early eighties marked the beginning of rap as a dominant music form. By the end of the... View Details

Keywords: Entertainment & Broadcast Media

03 Dec 2001
What Do You Think?

What Happens When the Sumo Master Learns Judo?

Microsoft, as the leader in one generation of technology, becoming the dominant player in the next generation. As long as Microsoft continues to re-deploy the margins in its core business to explore new ones, chances are the market and... View Details

Keywords: by James Heskett

Portrait Project

Michael Newton

companions than I am accustomed to these days. The Boy Scouts, Guitar Hero, and Vader's relentless chewing dominated the meandering conversation. At the end of the night, I found it hard to leave. HBS is an incredible gift but it leads us... View Details

02 Nov 2021
News

Row On

Times. When he returned to Boston in 2004, he joined HBS classmate Chuck Pieper in addition to Roger Borggaard and Fred Schoch to make up a formidable team. Dubbing themselves “the Four Horsemen,” the men dominated in their age class,... View Details

Keywords: rowing; obituary; sports; retirement; Alzheimer's Disease; Performing Arts, Spectator Sports, and Related Industries; Arts, Entertainment

23 Jul 2001
Research & Ideas

How One Center of Innovation Lost its Spark

environment not by doing nothing, but by accelerating past organizational routines based on established assumptions.— Donald N. Sull The benefits of this knowledge sharing, however, are likely to decline over time as the industry settles on a View Details

Keywords: by Donald Sull; Manufacturing; Transportation; Auto

01 Dec 2008
News

The Next Chapter

love Cambridge, and I love Harvard Square,” he told Publishers Weekly (September 15, 2008). And speaking of corporate strategy, especially in the book publishing business, there’s one company that really stands out in Olson’s mind. He predicted that Amazon will be the... View Details

Keywords: Publishing Industries (except Internet); Information; Management; Retail Trade

Fast Answer

Industry overviews

NetAdvantage: useful for industries dominated by public companies. Most reports are US-focused, although there are a few global reports. You can also access the archive of industry reports going back to the late 1990s.... View Details

15 Aug 2021
News

You’ve Never Heard of the Biggest Digital Media Company in America

spend money in a particular area (travel, tech, health) and guide them to their purchases, while taking a cut.” The Times piece argues that the Red Ventures’ success represents “a challenge to the oligopolistic dominance of Amazon over... View Details

08 Mar 2010
Sharpening Your Skills

Sharpening Your Skills: Successful Negotiation

negotiation, part auction. Call it the negotiauction. Here's how to play the game. How Important Are Opening Talks In Determining A Negotiation's Outcome? Walking the Talk in Multiparty Bargaining: An Experimental Investigation At the onset of negotiation in multiparty... View Details

Keywords: by Staff

Profile

Raja Bobbili

this dominant idea that business leaders make important decisions with imperfect information. As an investor, that is exactly what I have to do – exercise sound judgment in the context of significant uncertainty and complexity. How did... View Details

Keywords: Investment Management / Hedge Fund

Portrait Project

Nikhita Raman

down my school building. The unrest roaring across Indonesia had dominated the news for weeks, but I never imagined that it would reach my sleepy town. Growing up Indian amidst Indonesia’s globalization, it marked the beginning of my... View Details

01 Mar 2018
News

Democratizing Data to Favor Farmers

sector has been dominated by big players. A few buyers like Cargill and Archer Daniels Midland dominate global commodity trades, while a cluster of conglomerates like Monsanto and DuPont control vital farm... View Details

Keywords: Sasha Issenberg

04 Feb 2008
Research & Ideas

Podcast: The Potential Partnership of India and China

powerful economic development programs that each is pursuing, these countries are poised to become dominant economic powers in short order. But there is a subtle trend occurring that could make these 2 competitors even more formidable on... View Details

Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne

01 Dec 2022
News

Built to Last

Dallas or Succession,” says Weisiger, who started out working in a company warehouse at the age of 14. While those backstabbing, dynastic stories dominate popular imagination, operating outside the pressure of the quarterly earnings... View Details

Keywords: Julia Hanna; family business; leadershp; employee management; Machinery Manufacturing; Manufacturing

04 Feb 2008
News

After Twenty Years, Rankings Remain Controversial

marketplace hit that several other publications launched their own over the next several years, including Forbes, the Financial Times, U.S. News & World Report, and the Wall Street Journal. For better or worse, the rankings came to View Details

Keywords: Roger Thompson; Business Schools & Computer & Management Training; Educational Services

01 Sep 2015
News

Clubs: Capital Improvements

International. “Washington has transformed from a city dominated by government to one that has a thriving business community,” says Youngkin, “and it is attracting an enormous number of talented people.” View Details

Keywords: April White

01 Dec 2003
News

Meg's World

full-fledged powerhouse, with revenue on track to top $2 billion this year. With more than 28 million active users, eBay dominates the online auction marketplace. Whitman came straight to HBS after graduating from Princeton with a degree... View Details

Keywords: Management, Scientific, and Technical Consulting Services; Professional Services

26 Jun 2000
Research & Ideas

A New Ecosystem for Business and Society

dominant form of organization has been of a hierarchy. Now and in the future, Clark said, many more people in the organization will be responsible for taking action and initiating strategic activities. As the old hierarchy is beginning to... View Details

Keywords: by Martha Lagace

01 Dec 2001
News

BOOK: Creating Value through Corporate Restructuring

by Stuart C. Gilson (John Wiley & Sons) News of major job cuts, bankruptcies, mergers, and buyouts seems to dominate the headlines these days, as global economic forces put pressure on companies to adapt in pursuit of higher market value.... View Details

Keywords: Margie Kelley

Publications