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01 Mar 2023
News

Step Change

and create a competitive track record for the country.” Enan grew up with her parents and sister in the Osman Towers, a block of apartments overlooking the Nile River. She graduated from Cairo University in 2006 with a degree in... View Details

Keywords: Julia Hanna; photographed by Abdelrahman Gabr – Koree; entrepreneurship; women; venture capital; Egypt; developing economies; Finance

06 Sep 2016
First Look

September 6, 2016

a persuasive story to compete with the scandal narrative. Publisher's link: https://www.hbs.edu/faculty/Pages/item.aspx?num=51509 August 2013 Business History National Image as a Competitive Disadvantage: The Case of the New Zealand... View Details

Keywords: Carmen Nobel

11 Oct 2006
What Do You Think?

How Do We Respond to the “Dependency Ratio” Dilemma?

And consumers are becoming less willing to pay for it in the price of GM's products. When dependency ratios become too burdensome, as in the case of Bethlehem Steel in 2001, where each worker was supporting 7.5 retirees, management is... View Details

Keywords: by Jim Heskett

30 Mar 2018
What Do You Think?

What Should Mark Zuckerberg Do?

will be smart to unbundle the services and come out with a pricing table.” As Munyaradzi Mushato put it, “implement an authentic platform strategy where users pay, advertisers pay, and developers pay for the... View Details

Keywords: by James Heskett; Web Services; Information Technology

09 Jun 2024
Blog Post

The EC Formula: MBA Class of 2024 Looks Back

specific conditions. Once I was working in the field, though, I realized that as an engineer, my scope was limited to product design. I noticed that it was mostly people with MBAs who got to decide who had access to different kinds of treatments—and at what View Details

10 Nov 2003
Research & Ideas

Globalization: The Strategy of Differences

of price differentials. But the world is not so homogeneous as to have removed arbitrage from a company's strategic tool kit. In fact, many forms of arbitrage offer relatively sustainable sources of View Details

Keywords: by Pankaj Ghemawat

30 Aug 2004
Research & Ideas

Real Estate: The Most Imperfect Asset

over the next several years. For example, I just finished a case on a recent construction of an office tower in Rio de Janeiro with a particular focus on financing issues. The building is being financed in a single building REIT with a series of traunches [bond holder... View Details

Keywords: by Sarah Jane Johnston; Construction; Real Estate

24 Jul 2012
First Look

First Look: July 24

portfolios, such as exposure to climate change, remain hidden. If this disclosure void continues to exist, the competitiveness of U.S. companies and its capital market will be at risk. While not a panacea, we believe that developing... View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

12 Nov 2021
News

Alumni Business Leaders on Confronting the Climate Change Challenge

Taking a Stand. Patagonia pulled its advertising from Facebook and has recently renewed its call on other firms to boycott the platform until Facebook can make sure its products do no harm. What would taking a stand look like for your... View Details

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Images convey the awe-inspiring nature of steel making and the interplay between worker and machine taking place within massive steel plants. See More About the Exhibit US Competitiveness Project Examines Political Gridlock The sixth... View Details

29 Aug 2023
News

Helping Consumers Decarbonize their Purchases

they buy. And in this excerpt, Toffel and Pal talk about Common’s business model, the market opportunity, and what she’s learned about launching a climate venture. Courtesy Sanchali Pal READ MORE Mike Toffel: So let's talk a little bit about the business model. So... View Details

04 Apr 2023
Blog Post

Maersk’s Journey to Decarbonize Shipping

more than fivefold over 2021 and 2022. Graph showing forty-foot equivalent (FEU) container prices on various routes increasing in 2021 and falling in late 2022. Source: Freightos Maersk’s decarbonization strategy While many consumers and... View Details

16 Aug 2004
Research & Ideas

Luxury Isn’t What It Used to Be

Cashing in on the $60 billion global luxury goods market has never been tougher—or more rewarding. Competition is keen. And consumer preferences are constantly shifting, causing the concept of luxury itself to change over time. As a... View Details

Keywords: by Julia Hanna; Consumer Products

11 Jan 2010
Research & Ideas

Mixing Open Source and Proprietary Software Strategies

approaching it product by product.” Their findings highlight the complexities managers face in navigating an increasingly competitive industry. But if there's no easy recipe for software firms, even in the seemingly ideal balance of mixed... View Details

Keywords: by Julia Hanna; Web Services

15 Oct 2007
Research & Ideas

Businesses Beware: The World Is Not Flat

Thomas Friedman, author of "The World Is Flat: A Brief History of the Twenty-first Century", opines that a number of events ranging from the fall of the Berlin Wall to the rise of the Internet have flattened the competitive... View Details

Keywords: by Martha Lagace

18 Jun 2013
First Look

First Look: June 18

regulatory requirements, and some existing taxi booking vendors feel threatened by SaferTaxi's efforts to enter the market. As SaferTaxi attempts to satisfy these diverse constituents, international competition looms. What should... View Details

Keywords: Anna Secino

21 Apr 2015
First Look

First Look: April 21

relationships with their competitors affect consumers' preferences. Through a series of experiments, we show that the competitive context in which a brand operates can affect consumers' purchase interest and purchase frequency. We show... View Details

Keywords: Carmen Nobel & Sean Silverthorne

28 May 2020
Research & Ideas

Coronavirus Could Create a 'Bankruptcy Pandemic'

powerful tools to fix the business. One of these is the automatic stay, discussed previously. Companies in Chapter 11 can also reject unfavorable leases and supply agreements (under Section 365 of the Bankruptcy Code); sell assets in a View Details

Keywords: by Dina Gerdeman; Financial Services; Banking

23 Jul 2013
First Look

First Look: July 23

lower price point and co-branding as the Nexus 7. While his company would have a premier position at launch, companies like Samsung posed a large competitive threat. He also knew he would sell more of the... View Details