Switching Costs - Publications - Faculty & Research

01 Jul 2008
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First Look: July 1, 2008

students to examine Suncor's strategic positioning and cost structure, and the challenges that the firm's leaders confront as of 2007. Purchase this case: http://harvardbusinessonline.hbsp.harvard.edu/... View Details

Keywords: Martha Lagace

01 Jun 2009
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says Chu, who grew up in Uruguay. “Seeing how dramatically San Luis Rassini has changed was incredible. It makes you think about the factors that have contributed to that change and wonder what it means for the future.” The conversation View Details

Keywords: Julia Hanna; Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools; Educational Services; Social Assistance; Health, Social Assistance; Management, Scientific, and Technical Consulting Services; Professional Services

23 Dec 2008
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First Look: December 23, 2008

etc.) to implement the new strategy. Purchase the case: http://harvardbusinessonline.hbsp.harvard.edu/ b01/en/common/item_detail.jhtml?id=109015 BMW's Project Switch (B): Importers vs. National Sales Companies Harvard Business School... View Details

Keywords: Martha Lagace

27 Mar 2012
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First Look: March 27

case:http://cb.hbsp.harvard.edu/cb/product/912030-PDF-ENG PAREXEL International Corp. (A) Regina E. Herzlinger and Natalie KindredHarvard Business School Case 311-068 Despite severe market turmoil, in 2001, the biopharmaceutical contract research organization (CRO)... View Details

Keywords: Carmen Nobel

16 Sep 2008
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First Look: September 16, 2008

Platform Envelopment Authors:Thomas R. Eisenmann, Geoffrey Parker, and Marshall Van Alstyne Abstract Due to network effects and switching costs, platform providers often become entrenched. To dislodge them, entrants generally must offer... View Details

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problems like climate change, ending the need for humans to work for a living and bringing the cost of energy to zero. Why are normally balanced leaders taking such extreme and opposite positions? At about the same time that ChatGPT was... View Details

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