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The Gift of Global Talent
continues to grow, the three core approaches taken by corporations so far offer a playbook for companies that find themselves outside the action in today’s concentrated innovation geography. How can companies most effectively harness the... View Details
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News - Institute For Strategy And Competitiveness
U.S. Problem Political System Biggest U.S. Problem by Michael E. Porter Jan 20, 2016 Media Mention GE and the turning point for Boston GE and the turning point for Boston by... View Details
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About the Project - U.S. Competitiveness
About the Project 09 Aug 2013 Video Dean Nitin Nohria Announces the U.S. Competitiveness Project Video What Is the U.S. Competitiveness Project? 02 Apr 2015 Video An Economy Doing Half Its Job Re: Michael Porter and Jan Rivkin The U.S.... View Details
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Presentations - Institute For Strategy And Competitiveness
discusses the core concepts of value based health care to the 2020 Intensive Seminar. January 2020 Value-Based Primary Care by Professor Leemore Dafney Professor Leemore Dafney applies principles of value-based health care to primary... View Details
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Eligibility & Rules - Alumni
founder and have an active daily leadership role in the company. Investment funds, acquisitions, and consulting services are not deemed "new ventures" and are not eligible. No subsidiary companies are permitted to apply. You can only apply to one region. That region... View Details
- 09 Jun 2022
- Blog Post
The MBA Class of 2022 Looks Back
perfect time, place, and environment to be bold. What is your favorite memory of your time at HBS?Given that we started with online classes, one of my favorite memories is the first time my section had an in-person case discussion, “LEGO: The Crisis,” led View Details
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Strategy Awards & Honors - Faculty & Research
Educator in 2020. Maria P. Roche : Recipient of a NSF Science of Science and Innovation Policy Doctoral Dissertation Research Improvement Grant, National Science Foundation, 2019–2021. 2019 Rebecca M. Henderson : Chosen as one of three “Directors of the Year” View Details
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Antitrust & Competition Policy - Institute For Strategy And Competitiveness
and new ideas—drive growth in productivity. Antitrust policy, however, remains focused on static goals. While the need for a vigorous antitrust policy is greater than ever, antitrust authorities must use new approaches to evaluating the health of competition and the... View Details
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Doing Business in a Divided World - Alumni
performance – or maybe even improving it? Moderated by Professor Robert Kaplan, Marvin Bower Professor of Leadership Development, Emeritus Session Rapporteurs: Dr. Christopher Eaglin, Professor Vikram Gandhi, Professor Hise Gibson,... View Details
- January 2010 (Revised February 2012)
- Case
Meetup
By: Mikolaj Jan Piskorski and David Chen
Meetup, an on-line company providing means of arranging face-to-face meetings, is deciding between two options of increasing its revenue by investing to: (i) increase new sign ups, (ii) improve the engagement of existing users. View Details
- 06 Nov 2014
- News
Harvard Business School Marks Completion of First Cohort of HBX CORe
- November 2011
- Article
Social Strategies That Work
By: Mikolaj Jan Piskorski
Although most companies have collected lots of friends and followers on social platforms such as Facebook, few have succeeded in generating profits there. That's because they merely port their digital strategies into social environments by broadcasting their commercial... View Details
Keywords: Social Platforms; Social Strategies; Social and Collaborative Networks; Customers; Relationships; Business Strategy; Profit
Piskorski, Mikolaj Jan. "Social Strategies That Work." Harvard Business Review 89, no. 11 (November 2011): 116–122.
- March 2015
- Case
Unilever: Combatting Global Food Waste
By: David F. Drake, Janice H. Hammond and Matthew G. Preble
The global consumer goods company Unilever was on pace to hit a number of aggressive targets by 2020 as part of the Unilever Sustainable Living Project, including a goal to halve the waste associated with the disposal of its products. Unilever's chief supply chain... View Details
Keywords: Food Waste; Sustainable Business And Innovation; Sustainable Supply Chains; Sustainable Operations; Organization Alignment; Environmental Sustainability; Operations; Supply Chain Management; Growth and Development Strategy; Food; Agribusiness; Strategy; Organizational Change and Adaptation; Beauty and Cosmetics Industry; Consumer Products Industry; Food and Beverage Industry; Forest Products Industry; Manufacturing Industry; Retail Industry; North and Central America; Europe; Asia; Africa; Latin America; India
Drake, David F., Janice H. Hammond, and Matthew G. Preble. "Unilever: Combatting Global Food Waste." Harvard Business School Case 615-040, March 2015.
- March 2009 (Revised September 2013)
- Case
Yelp
By: Mikolaj Jan Piskorski, David Chen and Aaron Smith
Yelp was a popular online destination for reviews of local establishments, written by volunteer Internet users and read by 60 million people per month. However, the company was far from profitable. The CEO needs to decide between two options to increase the revenue.... View Details
- 2008
- Working Paper
Structural Closure and Exposure: Market Reactions to Announcements of Acquisitions and Divestitures
By: Mikolaj Jan Piskorski and Nitin Nohria
This paper develops an exchange-network perspective on corporate diversification and proposes two measures of corporate scope: structural closure and structural exposure. Structural closure focuses on exchanges of goods and services inside the firm... View Details
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Faculty and Research - Alumni
Professor Rebecca Henderson’s online course Sustainable Business Strategy draws upon her research focused on energy and the environment. How You can Help The easiest way for donors to foster faculty thought leadership is by giving to the... View Details
- 2014
- Working Paper
Principals and Their Car Dealers: What Do Targets Tell About Their Relation?
By: Jan Bouwens, Eddy Cardinaels and Jingwen Zhang
In this study we describe target setting and target achievements for a car dealership. Car dealers are eligible for a discount on the purchase price conditional on their achieving the sales targets set by the franchisor. We show that car dealers (franchisees) who... View Details
Keywords: Goals and Objectives; Motivation and Incentives; Franchise Ownership; Auto Industry; Retail Industry
Bouwens, Jan, Eddy Cardinaels, and Jingwen Zhang. "Principals and Their Car Dealers: What Do Targets Tell About Their Relation?" Harvard Business School Working Paper, No. 14-107, April 2014.
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Strategy - Building and Sustaining Competitive Advantage
By: Jan W. Rivkin
With the accelerating pace of competition, cutting-edge companies are defined by innovative strategies. In this Executive Education program, we explore how to develop groundbreaking stratgies and action plans for execution, forecast industry evolution, and analyze... View Details
- April 1989 (Revised August 1989)
- Case
Burlington Northern (A)
Describes the forces that led to the development of a logistics analysis program by the Burlington Northern Railroad. The first half of the case describes changes in industrial structure, technology, demographics, shipper practices, and government regulation that led... View Details
Hammond, Janice H. "Burlington Northern (A)." Harvard Business School Case 689-081, April 1989. (Revised August 1989.)
- January 2003 (Revised January 2008)
- Case
The British Motorcycle Industry at a Crossroads
By: Jan W. Rivkin
By 1975, the collapse of the British motorcycle industry is nearly complete. Only one British manufacturer, NVT, remains in operation. In this setting, the British government commissions the Boston Consulting Group to identify and evaluate strategic alternatives for... View Details
Keywords: Cost; Industry Structures; Business and Government Relations; Mathematical Methods; Competition; Consulting Industry; Manufacturing Industry; Motorcycle Industry; Great Britain
Rivkin, Jan W. "The British Motorcycle Industry at a Crossroads." Harvard Business School Case 703-031, January 2003. (Revised January 2008.)