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1998
Book

Competing on Internet Time: Lessons from Netscape and Its Battle with Microsoft

By: M. A. Cusumano and D. B. Yoffie

Keywords: Internet and the Web; Competitive Strategy

1995
Book

Reengineering the Organization, Transforming to Compete in the Information Economy Instructor's Guide

By: R. L. Nolan, D. L. Stoddard, T. H. Davenport and S. Jarvenpaa

Keywords: Organizational Change and Adaptation; Information Technology

2000
Chapter

In Search of Dynamic Capabilities: The Origins of R&D Competence in Biopharmaceuticals

By: Gary P. Pisano

Keywords: Competency and Skills; Research and Development; Pharmaceutical Industry; Biotechnology Industry

September 2013 (Revised April 2014)
Case

Trader Joe's

By: David L. Ager and Michael A. Roberto

Based on a variety of metrics, Trader Joe's ranked as one of the most successful grocers in the United States in 2013. Experts estimated that the company had the highest sales per square foot of any major grocery chain, even significantly higher than top performer... View Details

Keywords: Core Competencies; Growth Strategy; Strategic Positioning; Industry Analysis; Competitive Strategy; Competitive Advantage; Organizational Culture; Growth and Development Strategy; Retail Industry; Food and Beverage Industry; United States

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Article

Spontaneous Deregulation: How to Compete with Platforms That Ignore the Rules

By: Benjamin Edelman and Damien Geradin

Many successful platform businesses—think Airbnb, Uber, and YouTube—ignore laws and regulations that appear to preclude their approach. The rule-flouting phenomenon is something we call "spontaneous private deregulation," and it is not new. Benign or otherwise,... View Details

Keywords: Regulation; Deregulation; Innovation And Strategy; Innovation Strategy; Laws and Statutes; Transportation Industry; Accommodations Industry; Entertainment and Recreation Industry; Media and Broadcasting Industry

2016
Chapter

Competent but Cold: The Stereotype Content Model and Envy in Organizations

By: Elizabeth Baily Wolf and Peter Glick

Keywords: Envy; Emotion; Stereotype Content Model; Emotions

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1994
Working Paper

Hypercompetitive Environments as Complex Systems: A New Paradigm for Managerial Competence

By: M. C. Moldoveanu and H. H. Stevenson

08 Jan 2013
Working Paper Summaries

Leading Amidst Competing Technical and Institutional Demands: Revisiting Selznick’s Conception of Leadership

Keywords: by Marya L. Besharov & Rakesh Khurana

Article

Research: Cracking a Joke at Work Can Make You Seem More Competent

By: Alison Wood Brooks

Keywords: Humor; Judgment

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2012
Working Paper

Leading Amidst Competing Technical and Institutional Demands: Revisiting Selznick's Conception of Leadership

By: Marya L. Besharov and Rakesh Khurana

31 May 2012
Working Paper Summaries

Conflict Policy and Advertising Agency-Client Relations: The Problem of Competing Clients Sharing a Common Agency

Keywords: by Alvin J. Silk; Advertising

fall 1999
Article

(Dis)Respecting versus (Dis)liking: Status and Interdepenences Predict Ambivalent Stereotypes of Competence and Warmth

By: S.T. Fiske, J. Xu, A.J.C. Cuddy and P. Glick

Keywords: Status and Position; Attitudes; Competency and Skills

March 1973 (Revised June 1974)
Background Note

Notes on the Management of Change: Implications of Postulating a Need for Competence

2001
Other Unpublished Work

Using Tax Incentives to Compete for Foreign Investment: Are They Worth the Costs?

By: L. T. Wells Jr., Nancy J. Allen, Jacques Morisset and Neda Pirnia

Keywords: Taxation; Motivation and Incentives; Foreign Direct Investment; Cost vs Benefits

fall 1997
Article

The Myth of the Generic Manager: New Personal Competencies for New Management Roles

By: C. A. Bartlett and S. Ghoshal

Keywords: Management; Knowledge

2011
White Paper

Brands Are People Too! Harnessing the Power of Brand Warmth and Competence

By: Chris Malone, Jill Avery and S. T. Fiske

Research in customer behavior has revealed that the way humans respond to brands is simply an extension of the way they instinctively perceive, judge, and behave towards one another. Understanding how consumers judge brands using social processes akin to those used in... View Details

Keywords: Brands; Brand Management; Customer Relationship Management; CRM; Brand Positioning; Brand Equity; Customers; Customer Focus and Relationships; Customer Satisfaction; Brands and Branding; Marketing; Marketing Communications; Marketing Strategy; Consumer Products Industry