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- February 2017 (Revised February 2022)
- Background Note
Creating and Sustaining Competitive Advantage
This note gives students a systematic and comprehensive framework for analyzing and developing competitive advantage. It pays explicit attention to both creating and sustaining advantage and considers both alignment and assets as sources of advantage. View Details
Keywords: Scope; Scale; Competitive Dynamics; Value Proposition; Bargaining Power; Competitive Advantage; Assets; Alignment; Business Strategy; Design
Van den Steen, Eric. "Creating and Sustaining Competitive Advantage." Harvard Business School Background Note 717-479, February 2017. (Revised February 2022.)
- 05 Nov 2012
- Research & Ideas
What Wall Street Doesn’t Understand About International Trade
'non-strategic traders,' " Cohen says. Historically, Wall Street has failed to consider the local ethnic population trading strategy when assessing the value of a firm. In fact, the researchers found that analysts are significantly less... View Details
Keywords: by Carmen Nobel
- 01 Oct 1998
- News
Perspectives on Success
From finance to flea markets, Class of '73 alums have made their mark in a wide range of endeavors over the past 25 years. For some, a series of random events crystallized into an unexpected opportunity or a new professional direction.... View Details
- 11 Aug 2009
- First Look
First Look: August 11, 2009
http://www.hbs.edu/research/pdf/10-006.pdf Banking Deregulations, Financing Constraints and Firm Entry Size Authors:William R. Kerr and Ramana Nanda Abstract We examine the effect of U.S. branch banking deregulations on the entry size of... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 01 Mar 2009
- News
Damon Silvers
is a mistake. The issue is, to paraphrase HBS professor Michael Porter, what’s our strategy? We have to have a strategy as a nation, but not just any strategy. In 2007, 40 percent of the profits of American public corporations came from... View Details
- 20 Jun 2016
- News
Having an Impact on Development and Poverty Issues
the public and private sectors. Before founding these firms, Gandhi was head of the institutional strategy area for Morgan Stanley and then vice chairman of investment banking and global head of the financial institutions business for... View Details
Keywords: Constantine von Hoffman
- March 1991 (Revised May 1991)
- Case
New York Life Insurance Co.: Pension Department
By: Robert J. Dolan
Analyzes competition in the pension fund industry. In particular, New York Life must decide whether to compete head-to-head with mutual fund giants by offering record-keeping services or to just continue to focus on selling investment products. Presents the results of... View Details
Dolan, Robert J. "New York Life Insurance Co.: Pension Department." Harvard Business School Case 591-051, March 1991. (Revised May 1991.)
- January 1980 (Revised October 1984)
- Background Note
Note on Pricing
Intended to serve as a comprehensive overview of pricing strategy. View Details
Corey, E. Raymond. "Note on Pricing." Harvard Business School Background Note 580-091, January 1980. (Revised October 1984.)
- 17 Aug 2021
- Blog Post
Applying the MBA Skillset to Global Health Challenges: Summer Fellow Vasilis Theodorou (MBA 2022)
diseases in low-and middle-income countries. I am part of CHAI’s Global Malaria Strategy and Financing team, a team that provides direct technical and operational support to countries to strengthen their... View Details
- 18 Apr 2005
- Research & Ideas
Tips to Reinvent the Department Store
Penney's, but will only buy clothing at specialty stores. Sören Petsch, finance manager at Sears, Roebuck & Co., said encouraging customers who buy from one category at their stores to buy from more departments is a key challenge for... View Details
- 24 Apr 2014
- News
A commitment to conservation supports the bottom line
sustainability. “We strongly believe in the appeal of a strategy that achieves the goals of both purely financial investors and mission-driven investors, as it allows us to access more capital and have a greater impact,” explains Hoffer.... View Details
- 14 Jul 2023
- Blog Post
A Pathway to Pursue Aspirations
media space; it’s competitive and interesting – especially when you really believe in the content they make.” Mizuho spent her internship summer deep in reflection, “struggling to move out of finance and find what I want to do long term.”... View Details
- November 2006 (Revised July 2021)
- Case
Kerr-McGee
By: Robin Greenwood and André Perold
Activist investors Carl Icahn and Barry Rosenstein acquire a stake in Oklahoma-based company Kerr-McGee. They demand two board seats and ask the company to make several operational and financial changes, including the repurchase of equity and divestiture of their... View Details
Keywords: Investment Activism; Restructuring; Equity; Investment; Management; Governance Controls; Corporate Strategy; Chemical Industry; Energy Industry; United States
Greenwood, Robin, and André Perold. "Kerr-McGee." Harvard Business School Case 207-020, November 2006. (Revised July 2021.)
- June 2023
- Supplement
Leading with Trust: Sarah Al-Suhaimi Video Supplement
By: Sandra J. Sucher, Sarah Livick-Moses and Dave Habeeb
This supplement features video interviews with Sarah Al Suhaimi, CEO of NCB Capital, the investment arm of Saudi's largest bank. View Details
Keywords: Leadership And Change Management; Women And Leadership; Women Executives; Stakeholder Management; Investment Banking; Growth and Development Strategy; Change Management; Strategy; Finance; Asset Management; Financial Services Industry; Saudi Arabia; Middle East
Sucher, Sandra J., Sarah Livick-Moses, and Dave Habeeb. "Leading with Trust: Sarah Al-Suhaimi Video Supplement." Harvard Business School Multimedia/Video Supplement 323-701, June 2023.
- October 2006
- Background Note
China's Financial Markets: 2006
By: F. Warren McFarlan, Li Jin and Tracy Manty
Provides an overview of capital markets in mainland China, evaluating the up-to-date performance of key components of the markets, highlighting concerns as China strives to modernize its financial system to meet global competition and support its fast growing economy. View Details
Keywords: Developing Countries and Economies; Capital Markets; Financial Markets; Financial Strategy; Global Strategy; Markets; Competition; China
McFarlan, F. Warren, Li Jin, and Tracy Manty. "China's Financial Markets: 2006." Harvard Business School Background Note 307-058, October 2006.
- 01 Mar 2003
- News
Three Appointed to Endowed Professorships
Paul A. Gompers, Roy and Elizabeth Simmons Professor of Business Administration Paul Gompers specializes in research on financial issues related to start-up, high growth, and newly public companies. A member of both the Finance and the... View Details
- 01 Dec 2006
- News
Faculty Books
dynamics and strategies used by firms that recognize the transformative power of these “invisible engines.” Shorter discussions of Internet-based software platforms offer glimpses into a future in which the way we buy, pay, watch, listen,... View Details
- December 1986 (Revised March 1991)
- Supplement
Caterpillar-Komatsu in 1986
Provides an update to the global competitive interaction between Caterpillar and Komatsu described in companion cases Caterpillar Tractor and Komatsu Ltd. Caterpillar's response to Komatsu's growing market share is outlined, then the impact of rapidly changing... View Details
Keywords: Competition; Currency Exchange Rate; Price; Global Strategy; Policy; Market Participation; Strategy; Manufacturing Industry; Agriculture and Agribusiness Industry; Industrial Products Industry
Bartlett, Christopher A. "Caterpillar-Komatsu in 1986." Harvard Business School Supplement 387-095, December 1986. (Revised March 1991.)