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U.S. Competitiveness
The U.S. Competitiveness Project is a research-led effort to understand and improve
the competitiveness of the United States. The project is committed to identifying
practical steps that business leaders can take to strengthen the U.S. economy. View Details
- 11 Mar 2014
- Other Presentation
The Looming Challenge of U.S. Competitiveness
Professor Porter evaluated US competitiveness and its implications for Philadelphia. Host Dr. Mercedes Delgado, Assistant Professor of Strategic Management within the Fox School of Business, is a co-researcher on Professor Porter's work on innovation clusters and... View Details
Keywords: Competitiveness; U.S. Competitiveness; Competition; Development Economics; Industry Clusters; Innovation and Invention; Philadelphia; United States
Porter, Michael E. "The Looming Challenge of U.S. Competitiveness." Innovation Leadership Speaker Series, Temple University, Fox School of Business, Philadelphia, PA, March 11, 2014.
- 2019
- Report
A Recovery Squandered: The State of U.S. Competitiveness 2019
By: Michael E. Porter, Jan Rivkin, Mihir Desai, Katherine M. Gehl, William R. Kerr and Manjari Raman
In this report, the authors synthesize their views on U.S. competitiveness and unveil the findings of the 2019 HBS surveys on U.S. competitiveness. Specifically, this report—built on the survey findings and eight years of prior research on the competitiveness of the... View Details
Keywords: U.S. Competitiveness; Competitive Strategy; Macroeconomics; Government and Politics; United States
Porter, Michael E., Jan Rivkin, Mihir Desai, Katherine M. Gehl, William R. Kerr, and Manjari Raman. "A Recovery Squandered: The State of U.S. Competitiveness 2019." Report, U.S. Competitiveness Project, Harvard Business School, December 2019.
- 2016
- Report
Problems Unsolved and a Nation Divided: The State of U.S. Competitiveness 2016
In this report, the authors synthesize their views on U.S. competitiveness and unveil the findings of the 2016 HBS surveys on U.S. competitiveness. Specifically, the report documents the faltering performance of the U.S. economy and the erosion of America’s business... View Details
Keywords: U.S. Competitiveness; Competitive Strategy; Macroeconomics; Government and Politics; United States
Porter, Michael E., Jan Rivkin, Mihir Desai, and Manjari Raman. "Problems Unsolved and a Nation Divided: The State of U.S. Competitiveness 2016." Report, U.S. Competitiveness Project, Harvard Business School, September 2016.
- 1 Apr 2013
- Interview
Restoring U.S. Competitiveness: Professor Michael Porter in an interview with Charlie Rose
"There is an historic opportunity right now for business and government to work together [to restore U.S. competitiveness]." Professor Porter discusses the eight federal policy priorities that business leaders and policymakers, liberals and conservatives agree will... View Details
Keywords: U.S. Competitiveness; Competition; Policy; Global Strategy; Business and Government Relations; United States
Porter, Michael E. "Restoring U.S. Competitiveness: Professor Michael Porter in an interview with Charlie Rose." Charlie Rose (Television program), April 1, 2013.
- October 29, 2012
- Article
What Business Should Do to Restore U.S. Competitiveness
By: Jan Rivkin and Michael E. Porter
Keywords: U.S. Competitiveness; Competition; Education; Public Administration Industry; Education Industry; United States
Rivkin, Jan, and Michael E. Porter. "What Business Should Do to Restore U.S. Competitiveness." Fortune 166, no. 7 (October 29, 2012).
- 10 Oct 2013
- Interview
Why U.S. Business is Stalling: Professor Michael Porter in an interview with David Wessel
In an interview with WSJ's David Wessel, Michael Porter from Harvard Business School talks about the challenges business in the U.S. is facing, including political gridlock in Washington and an ever-deepening skills shortage. View Details
Keywords: U.S. Competitiveness; Business or Company Management; Competition; Global Strategy; Problems and Challenges; United States
Porter, Michael E. "Why U.S. Business is Stalling: Professor Michael Porter in an interview with David Wessel." WSJ Live, October 10, 2013.
- Fall 2011
- Article
A Brief Postwar History of U.S. Consumer Finance
By: Gunnar Trumbull and Peter Tufano
In this brief history of U.S. consumer finance since World War II, the sector is defined based on the functions delivered by firms in the form of payments, savings and investing, borrowing, managing risk, and providing advice. Evidence of major trends in consumption,... View Details
Keywords: Consumer Finance; Consumer Credit; U.s. History; Consumer Behavior; Personal Finance; Credit; Trends; History; United States
Trumbull, Gunnar, and Peter Tufano. "A Brief Postwar History of U.S. Consumer Finance." Business History Review 85, no. 3 (Fall 2011): 461–498.
- 2015
- Report
The Challenge of Shared Prosperity: Findings of Harvard Business School's 2015 Survey on U.S. Competitiveness
By: Jan Rivkin, Karen G. Mills and Michael E. Porter
In the 2015 survey on U.S. competitiveness, HBS alumni weigh in on the current state and future trajectory of U.S. competitiveness as well as the structural strengths and weaknesses of the U.S. business environment. In addition, alumni delve deeper into two aspects of... View Details
Keywords: Competitiveness; U.S. Competitiveness; Shared Prosperity; Wealth; Competition; United States
Rivkin, Jan, Karen G. Mills, and Michael E. Porter. "The Challenge of Shared Prosperity: Findings of Harvard Business School's 2015 Survey on U.S. Competitiveness." Report, Harvard Business School, Boston, MA, September 2015 (With contributions from Michael I. Norton and Mitchell B. Weiss.)
- 2013
- Report
Competitiveness at a Crossroads: Finding of Harvard Business School's 2012 Survey on U.S. Competitiveness
Harvard Business School gleaned responses from nearly 7,000 alumni and more than 1,000 members of the general public. The survey not only provides an updated view of the U.S. business environment, but also illuminates specific actions that business leaders and... View Details
Keywords: PK - 12 Education; U.S. Competitiveness; Competition; Education; Business and Community Relations; Business and Government Relations; United States
Rivkin, Jan, Michael E. Porter, and Rosabeth M. Kanter. "Competitiveness at a Crossroads: Finding of Harvard Business School's 2012 Survey on U.S. Competitiveness." Report, Harvard Business School, Boston, MA, February 2013.
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U.S. Competitiveness
Dec 2019 Survey A Recovery Squandered By: Michael E. Porter , Jan W. Rivkin , Mihir A. Desai , Katherine M. Gehl , William R. Kerr , with Manjari Raman In 2019, HBS faculty members of the U.S. Competitiveness Project conducted the sixth... View Details
- 27 Nov 2013
- News
U.S. Companies Should Show Confidence in the U.S.
- February 2002 (Revised May 2004)
- Case
U.S. Labs
By: Michael J. Roberts and Robert F. Higgins
Describes the evolution of a start-up venture in the pathology lab segment of the clinical lab business. U.S. Labs tries a series of business models before running out of cash. The company is in dire need of financing, as its venture capital backers are refusing to put... View Details
Keywords: Entrepreneurship; Business Startups; Venture Capital; Financial Strategy; Financing and Loans; Business Model; Business or Company Management; Planning; Business Strategy; Health Industry
Roberts, Michael J., and Robert F. Higgins. "U.S. Labs." Harvard Business School Case 802-163, February 2002. (Revised May 2004.)
- May 2018
- Article
U.S. Treasury Premium
By: Wenxin Du, Joanne Im and Jesse Schreger
We quantify the difference in the convenience yield of U.S. Treasuries and government bonds of other developed countries by measuring the deviation from covered interest parity between government bond yields. We call this wedge the “U.S. Treasury Premium.” We document... View Details
Du, Wenxin, Joanne Im, and Jesse Schreger. "U.S. Treasury Premium." Journal of International Economics 112 (May 2018): 167–181.
- 09 Sep 2014
- News
U.S. firms globally competitive, U.S. workers aren’t: Harvard Biz
- 18 Jan 2012
- News
U.S. Losing Competitiveness?
- December 1991 (Revised November 1993)
- Case
U.S. Bank of Washington
A vice president of the U.S. Bank of Washington, a subsidiary of U.S. Bancorp, is asked to review a $6.5 million loan request from the Redhook Ale Brewery, a Seattle-based microbrewery. The case provides an understanding of the U.S. commercial banking industry and the... View Details
Keywords: Cash Flow; Financing and Loans; Financial Statements; Commercial Banking; Banking Industry; Seattle
Mason, Scott P. "U.S. Bank of Washington." Harvard Business School Case 292-057, December 1991. (Revised November 1993.)
- December 1981
- Case
U.S. Cycle
By: Hirotaka Takeuchi
Takeuchi, Hirotaka. "U.S. Cycle." Harvard Business School Case 582-069, December 1981.
- December 2016 (Revised October 2018)
- Case
U.S. Digital Service
By: Mitchell Weiss, Nick Sinai and Michael Norris
Mikey Dickerson and Haley Van Dyck found themselves far from home and far from certain about where to take the U.S. Digital Service (USDS) next. In the summer of 2015, they had landed in London to meet with Mike Bracken, director of the United Kingdom’s Government... View Details
Keywords: Public Entrepreneurship; Haley Van Dyck; Mikey Dickerson; United States Digital Service; Digital Services; Innovation Teams; Scaling Innovation; 18F; Presidential Innovation Fellows; Government Digital Service; Mike Bracken; Innovation Fellowships; Entrepreneurship; Government Administration; Innovation and Management; United States; United Kingdom
Weiss, Mitchell, Nick Sinai, and Michael Norris. "U.S. Digital Service." Harvard Business School Case 817-032, December 2016. (Revised October 2018.)