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- January 1993 (Revised October 1994)
- Case
Harvard Business School: Strategies from Inception Through World War II
By: Hugo Uyterhoeven
Uyterhoeven, Hugo. "Harvard Business School: Strategies from Inception Through World War II." Harvard Business School Case 393-102, January 1993. (Revised October 1994.)
- October 2017
- Article
Elevating Repositioning Costs: Strategy Dynamics and Competitive Interactions
By: Anoop R. Menon and Dennis Yao
This paper proposes an approach for modeling competitive interactions that incorporates the costs to firms of changing strategy. The costs associated with strategy modifications, which we term “repositioning costs,” are particularly relevant to competitive interactions...
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Keywords:
"Repositioning Costs;
Strategy Dynamics;
Strategic Interaction;
Capabilities;
Cost;
Strategy;
Change;
Game Theory;
Organizational Change and Adaptation
Menon, Anoop R., and Dennis Yao. "Elevating Repositioning Costs: Strategy Dynamics and Competitive Interactions." Strategic Management Journal 38, no. 10 (October 2017): 1953–1963.
- 9 AM – 10 AM EDT, 30 Oct 2019
- HBS Online
HBS Online Disruptive Strategy
Make innovation a reality with strategies from two-time World's Most Innovative Business Thinker, Clayton Christensen. Program Dates: October 30, 2019 - December 11, 2019
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- 9 AM – 10 AM EDT, 21 Aug 2019
- HBS Online
HBS Online Disruptive Strategy
Make innovation a reality with strategies from two-time World's Most Innovative Business Thinker, Clayton Christensen. Program Dates: August 21, 2019 - October 02, 2019
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- May 2012
- Article
Global Business Speaks English: Why You Need a Language Strategy Now
By: Tsedal Neeley
Neeley, Tsedal. "Global Business Speaks English: Why You Need a Language Strategy Now." Harvard Business Review 90, no. 5 (May 2012): 116–124.
- 21 Dec 2011
- Research & Ideas
The Most Common Strategy Mistakes
"Michael Porter didn't get to be a giant in the field of competition and strategy by hunting small game." Joan Magretta begins her new book on Harvard Business School's Michael Porter's work by...
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by Joan Magretta
- 23 Sep 2008
- Other Presentation
Strategy for Social Enterprises
Strategy presentation at the Harvard Business School Club of Greater New York. Topics include: strategy for museums and social enterprises.
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Porter, Michael E. "Strategy for Social Enterprises." Harvard Business School Club of New York Social Enterprise Summit, New York City, NY, September 23, 2008.
- Web
Strategy - Institute For Strategy And Competitiveness
HBS ISC Strategy Strategy Strategy Explained Business Strategy Creating a Successful View Details
- 12 May 2015
- Conference Presentation
Shared Value and Strategy
The best companies don't compete to be the best—they compete to be unique. Harvard Business School's Prof. Michael E. Porter applies his classic strategy framework to shared value as a differentiating strategy to enhance competitiveness. This slide presentation was...
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Porter, Michael E. "Shared Value and Strategy." Paper presented at the Shared Value Leadership Summit, FSG, New York, NY, May 12, 2015.
- 09 Aug 2022
- News
4 Strategies for Shifting the Power Balance in Your Business
- 2001
- Book
Cases in Strategic Marketing Management: Business Strategies in Latin America
By: Guillermo D'Andrea and John A. Quelch
D'Andrea, Guillermo, and John A. Quelch. Cases in Strategic Marketing Management: Business Strategies in Latin America. Upper Saddle River, NJ: Prentice Hall, 2001.
- Research Summary
Mastering Strategy Execution
By: Robert Simons
Professor Robert Simons’ research encompasses three areas of management accountability that are the foundation for successful strategy execution: organization design, performance measurement and control, and risk management. In addition, Simons is interested in the... View Details
- April 2013
- Article
Business Model Innovation and Competitive Imitation: The Case of Sponsor-Based Business Models
By: Ramon Casadesus-Masanell and Feng Zhu
This paper provides the first formal model of business model innovation. Our analysis focuses on sponsor-based business model innovations where a firm monetizes its product through sponsors rather than setting prices to its customer base. We analyze strategic...
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Keywords:
Business Model Innovation;
Imitation;
Sponsor-based Business Model;
Strategic Revelation;
Strategic Concealment;
Business Model;
Innovation and Invention;
Price;
Competitive Strategy;
Adoption;
Value;
Duopoly and Oligopoly;
Product;
Customers;
Market Entry and Exit;
Monopoly
Casadesus-Masanell, Ramon, and Feng Zhu. "Business Model Innovation and Competitive Imitation: The Case of Sponsor-Based Business Models." Strategic Management Journal 34, no. 4 (April 2013): 464–482.
- June 2013
- Background Note
Mobilizing an Online Business
By: Peter Coles and Benjamin Edelman
Entrepreneurs starting online businesses often need to mobilize multiple sets of users or customers, each of whom hesitates to participate unless others join also. This case presents several challenges with similar structure.
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Keywords:
Mobilization Strategy;
Network Effects;
Platforms;
Internet;
Entrepreneurship;
Strategy;
Two-Sided Platforms;
Technology Adoption;
Innovation Strategy;
Information Technology Industry;
Telecommunications Industry;
Computer Industry
Coles, Peter, and Benjamin Edelman. "Mobilizing an Online Business." Harvard Business School Background Note 913-061, June 2013. (request a courtesy copy.)
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Nonprofit Strategy & Governance | Social Enterprise | Harvard Business School
Philanthropy Advisors (RPA), evaluated her client’s philanthropy project and its mediocre performance. RPA was a... One Way to Help Employees Build Emergency Savings By: Timothy Flacke and Peter Tufano May 14, 2024 | Harvard Business...
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- March 2019 (Revised March 2023)
- Case
Accion's Fintech Strategy
By: V. Kasturi Rangan, Michael Chu and Tricia Gregg
Accion, an NGO, had been a pioneer in microfinance since its entry into that sector in the early 1970s. Its investments in Banco Compartamos paid off, when the microfinance bank went IPO in 2007, leaving an influx of $138 million for Accion. Under a new CEO, Michael...
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Keywords:
Fintech;
Impact Investing;
Financial Inclusion;
Technological Innovation;
Strategy;
Strategic Planning;
Performance Effectiveness;
Non-Governmental Organizations;
Microfinance;
Financial Institutions;
Business Growth and Maturation;
Customer Focus and Relationships;
Industry Growth
Rangan, V. Kasturi, Michael Chu, and Tricia Gregg. "Accion's Fintech Strategy." Harvard Business School Case 319-091, March 2019. (Revised March 2023.)
- 2013
- Book
Blockbusters: Hit-making, Risk-taking, and the Big Business of Entertainment
By: Anita Elberse
What's behind the phenomenal success of entertainment businesses such as Warner Bros., Marvel Enterprises, and the NFL—along with such stars as Jay-Z, Lady Gaga, and LeBron James? Which strategies give leaders in film, television, music, publishing, and sports an edge...
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Keywords:
Entertainment;
Business;
Strategy;
Media;
Digital Technology;
Blockbuster;
Superstar;
Film;
Television;
Music;
Publishing;
Performing Arts;
Nightlife;
Risk and Uncertainty;
Information Technology;
Marketing Strategy;
Music Entertainment;
Success;
Sports;
Business Strategy;
Film Entertainment;
Television Entertainment;
Music Industry;
Fine Arts Industry;
Entertainment and Recreation Industry;
Publishing Industry
Elberse, Anita. Blockbusters: Hit-making, Risk-taking, and the Big Business of Entertainment. New York: Henry Holt and Co., 2013.
- Research Summary
Competitive Strategy
Porter is engaged in a major new body of work on the theoretical foundations of competitive positioning and the underpinnings of sustainable competitive advantage. This research highlights the distinction between positioning and operational effectiveness; the... View Details