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2015
Working Paper

Competitiveness and Clusters: Implications for a New European Growth Strategy

By: Christian H.M. Ketels

This paper develops policy recommendations on the use of cluster-based economic policies and the adoption of a new concept of competitiveness in the context of the new growth path that WWWforEurope aims to outline.
A first section discusses and derives an... View Details

Keywords: Competitiveness; Clusters; Economic Policy; European Union; Competition; Industry Clusters; Policy; Economic Growth; European Union

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09 Aug 2021
Research & Ideas

OneTen: Creating a New Pathway for Black Talent

society—from healthcare to homebuying. In the wake of Floyd's murder, five executives felt compelled to confront these disparities. They formed a new organization, OneTen, to confront two of the most profound inequities: access to... View Details

Keywords: by Rawi E. Abdelal, Katherine Connolly Baden, and Boris Groysberg

05 Jun 2018
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New Research and Ideas, June 5, 2018

dropping out, value the benefits associated with competing in the second round more than influencing its outcome. Publisher's link: https://www.hbs.edu/faculty/Pages/item.aspx?num=54540 forthcoming Administrative Science Quarterly Technology Reemergence: Creating View Details

Keywords: Dina Gerdeman

2014
Article

Framework for China's Novel Sustainable Evaluation System Strategy

By: Robert G. Eccles and Peijun Duan

China’s sustainable development faces three challenges: first, the follow-up momentum of sustainable economic growth and economic transformation is insufficient; second, some resources and environment loads have reached their limits; third, some products affecting the... View Details

Keywords: Sustainable Development; Integrated Report; New Evaluation System; China

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11 Dec 2018
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New Research and Ideas, December 11, 2018

Pflueger, Carolin E., Emil Siriwardane, and Adi Sunderam Abstract—We propose a new measure of the economy’s risk appetite based on the valuation of volatile stocks. Unlike proxies for risk appetite derived from aggregates, our measure is... View Details

Keywords: Dina Gerdeman

03 Jul 2018
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New Research and Ideas, July 3, 2018

people. The rollout of the new technology is garnering a good deal of public attention, not just for the unfamiliar new “dialing” process that customers are required to learn,... View Details

Keywords: Dina Gerdeman

22 Jan 2008
Research & Ideas

New Challenges in Leading Professional Services

Professional service firms—law firms, financial services firms, money management firms, private equity firms, hedge funds, management consultants, advertising agencies—are the most challenging and exciting organizations to lead, maintain the authors of a View Details

Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne; Consulting; Accounting; Legal Services

01 Mar 2014
News

Case Study: Gazelle's New Predators

reCommerce market grew significantly in 2013 due to the influx of new devices. Although the market opportunity is enormous (estimated to reach $14B in the United States by 2015), the companies entering the proverbial playing field are... View Details

Keywords: ecommerce; Kathy Korman Frey; Telecommunications; Information; News, Library, Internet, and Other Services; Information; Retail Trade

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National Image as a Competitive Disadvantage: The Case of the New Zealand Organic Food Industry

By: Geoffrey Jones and Simon Mowatt

This article examines why organic agriculture and food consumption developed more strongly in some countries than others between the 1970s and the 2000s. The focus is the limited growth of the New Zealand organic sector, which contrasts with countries such as Denmark,... View Details

Keywords: Industrial Organization; Chinitz; Agglomeration; Clusters; Cities; Mines; Political Economy; FDI; Agribusiness Industry; Agriculture; Agribusiness; Entrepreneurship; Business History; Agriculture and Agribusiness Industry; Food and Beverage Industry; Retail Industry; New Zealand; Denmark

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05 Mar 2019
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New Research and Ideas, March 5, 2019

expected to generate social value in addition to profit. As a result, they also increasingly face the distinct challenge of pursuing social and financial goals at the same time. Social enterprises have a great deal of experience View Details

Keywords: Dina Gerdeman

March 2016 (Revised April 2017)
Teaching Note

Bridj and the Business of Urban Mobility (A): Introducing a New Model

By: Rosabeth Moss Kanter and Jonathan Cohen

This note is for the purpose of aiding classroom instructors in the use of the Harvard Business School case "Bridj and the Business of Urban Mobility: Introducing a New Model." Instructors may use it to help students understand the challenges that come with disrupting... View Details

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Judging | New Venture Competition

the venture, go-to-market plan and the capabilities and background of the team. You can learn more about the judging criteria through our New Venture Competition (NVC) 2025 Judging Rubric (pdf). Finals Judges Business Track, 2024 Aaron... View Details

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In the News - Entrepreneurship

In the News Every successful entrepreneur knows that the big idea is only as good as his/her ability to execute it. Access to the right knowledge at the right time is often the linchpin to a successful launch. Show Results For 12 Feb 2025... View Details

07 Nov 2017
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New Research and Ideas: November 7, 2017

adding new settings to explore established core debates. The discipline of business history evolved around the corporate strategies and structures of developed economies. The growing literature on the business history of emerging markets... View Details

Keywords: Carmen Nobel

21 Nov 2011
Lessons from the Classroom

The New Challenge of Leading Financial Firms

Groysberg says. "We'll look at how we can deal with it if we have to go through another crisis. Considering what's happening in Europe, it's a good time to start doing that." Globalization. Financial leaders must realize the... View Details

Keywords: by Carmen Nobel; Financial Services

18 Dec 2018
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New Research and Ideas, December 18, 2018

tech companies at the earliest stages, often when products and business models are still experimental. The firm’s partners are pleased with their preliminary returns and the deal flow they’ve been able to cultivate, in part by empowering... View Details

Keywords: Dina Gerdeman

19 Jun 2018
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New Research and Ideas, June 19, 2018

competitive pressures in a saturated market. As 2018 dawned, all parties were assessing the deal’s implications. Had the stock market overreacted to news of the deal? Why was Amazon buying Whole Foods? What were the long-term implications... View Details

Keywords: Dina Gerdeman

10 Jul 2018
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New Research and Ideas, July 10, 2018

Tarun Abstract—New technologies can be unsettling for industry incumbents, regulators, and consumers, because norms and institutions for dealing with them don’t yet exist. Interestingly, businesspeople in emerging economies face similar... View Details

Keywords: Dina Gerdeman

07 Sep 2020
News

Where ESG Ratings Fail: The Case for New Metrics

22 Feb 2021
Book

Reaching Today's Omnichannel Customer Takes a New Sales Strategy

Selling is changing, but broad generalizations and false dichotomies about ecommerce, big data, and other trends—hallmarks of current sales advice—are keeping business leaders from making sound decisions, says Frank Cespedes, author of a View Details

Keywords: by Kristen Senz