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- 02 Mar 2015
- Research & Ideas
Retail Reaches a Tipping Point—Which Stores Will Survive?
everything—was reportedly in conversations to buy some of those storefronts—possibly its first real beach-head in the brick-and-mortar world. As harbingers of the future of retail, these events certainly caught the attention of Harvard Business School View Details
- January 2009
- Teaching Note
HCL Technologies (A) (TN)
By: Tarun Khanna and Linda A. Hill
Teaching Note for [408004]. View Details
- 24 Aug 2016
- Blog Post
Internship In Action
because I’ve had the opportunity to pitch the solution to different markets and hopefully will be able to launch it before I leave in 2 weeks! This experience has been enriching in so many ways: First - I fully managed the project and... View Details
Keywords: Consumer Products / Retail
- 2010
- Working Paper
The Influence of Prior Industry Affiliation on Framing in Nascent Industries: The Evolution of Digital Cameras
New industries sparked by technological change are characterized by high uncertainty. In this paper we explore how a firm's conceptualization of products in this context, as reflected by product feature choices, is influenced by prior industry affiliation. We study... View Details
Keywords: Experience and Expertise; Technological Innovation; Product Launch; Market Entry and Exit; Industry Growth; Product Development; Behavior; Competitive Strategy; Electronics Industry
Benner, Mary J., and Mary Tripsas. "The Influence of Prior Industry Affiliation on Framing in Nascent Industries: The Evolution of Digital Cameras." Harvard Business School Working Paper, No. 11-007, July 2010. (Revised December 2010.)
- 30 Oct 2020
- News
Billion-Dollar Valuations and Exits for Harvard-born Startups
that “(a) part of it is me, but the big part is the team you assemble and where the market has gone. ...And it’s investors that believed in me as a first-time entrepreneur who was a doctor without business or tech experience.” CarePort... View Details
- 10 Jul 2000
- Research & Ideas
Privatization and the New European Economy
From France to Italy, Germany to Denmark, chances are good that if you pick a country in Europe, you can match it with its state-owned airline. But as Europe unites, barriers come down, and competition heats up, cross-border mergers have... View Details
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Scrapbooks & Collectibles- The Art of American Advertising
Clubs Faculty & Research Business & Environment Business History Christensen Center for Teaching & Learning Entrepreneurship Faculty & Research Global Healthcare HBS Working Knowledge Institute for Strategy & Competitiveness Leadership... View Details
- 01 Sep 2018
- News
Ask the Expert: Delivering the Goods
profit motive is needed. One argument for ending monopolies and opening the market for private services is that this might lead to more rapid technology introduction and innovation. You don’t have to look very far to find examples of... View Details
Keywords: Jen McFarland Flint
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strategies for competitive leadership. Strategy and Innovation Insights on innovation: sustaining creativity, digital transformation, and essential tech principles for leaders. Finance and Investing Finance insights on inflation, crypto... View Details
- 15 Jan 2008
- First Look
First Look: January 15, 2008
across complements can offset horizontal competition between substitutes. In this paper, we isolate the offsetting price effects and show how they operate in large (as well as small) clusters. We argue that it is possible in principle for... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
Melvin H. Baker
With $100,000 in capital, Baker founded the National Gypsum Company with two colleagues in 1925. When he assumed the CEO position a few years later, he led his company from a newcomer in a highly competitive field, making one product in... View Details
Keywords: Construction & Real Estate
- 01 Dec 1996
- News
Laurel without Hardy? A Lesson for Business
paying attention to complements is a necessity. Without key complements, the market may never take off. In established markets, attending to complements has less dramatic but still valuable results. Here, complements most likely exist,... View Details
- 01 Jun 2006
- News
India Arrives
talent. “There’s also the possibility that unprecedented competition will create a fragmented market in which nobody makes any money,” she adds. While acknowledging these concerns, as well as the daunting... View Details
Keywords: Julia Hanna
- 2010
- Working Paper
Agglomerative Forces and Cluster Shapes
By: William R. Kerr and Scott Duke Kominers
We model spatial clusters of similar firms. Our model highlights how agglomerative forces lead to localized, individual connections among firms, while interaction costs generate a defined distance over which attraction forces operate. Overlapping firm interactions... View Details
Keywords: Entrepreneurship; Geographic Location; Patents; Labor; Industry Clusters; Industry Structures; Relationships; Competitive Advantage; Technology Industry; California
Kerr, William R., and Scott Duke Kominers. "Agglomerative Forces and Cluster Shapes." Harvard Business School Working Paper, No. 11-061, December 2010.
- 17 Aug 2010
- First Look
First Look: August 17
a community of scientists beyond the firm's boundary. Download the paper: http://www.hbs.edu/research/pdf/11-012.pdf Multinational Firms, Labor Market Discrimination, and the Capture of Competitive Advantage... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- July 2011
- Teaching Note
The Credit Suisse/Gerson Lehrman Group Alliance (TN)
By: Robert G. Eccles and Penelope Rossano
Teaching Note for 409046. View Details
- 23 May 2000
- Research & Ideas
Minding the Muse: The Impact of Downsizing on Corporate Creativity
pharmaceutical firms that rely on creativity," she says. "Today's fast-changing global markets place increased pressure on companies of every kind to continuously create new products, services, and View Details
Keywords: by Peter K. Jacobs
- February 2009
- Teaching Note
Examining the Adoption of Drug-Eluting Stents (TN)
By: Elie Ofek and Peter Wickersham
Teaching Note for [509028]. View Details
- 01 Jun 2012
- News
Bringing ‘Global’ Back Home
president of its Americas division, a post he’s held since 2005. Believed by many to be on course to be Ford’s next CEO, Fields has had a rich apprenticeship. After graduating from Rutgers University, he joined IBM in sales and marketing... View Details
- 01 Mar 2015
- News
Ask the Expert: Inside the Fed
members of the Fed pay attention to media speculation? How do they deal with a situation where the speculation is going in the wrong direction and will likely result in a “surprise” to the markets when announced? Would they prefer to... View Details