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  • 14 Apr 2022
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Developing a Digital Mindset

  • February 1997 (Revised February 2002)
  • Case

Mexico (A): From Stabilized Development to Debt Crisis

By: Huw Pill
Describes the evolution of the Mexican economy from 1945 to 1982. Describes the import-substituting industrialization strategy pursued in the aftermath of World War II. Discusses briefly why this failed in the late 1960s and then analyzes the change of strategy toward... View Details
Keywords: Economy; History; Borrowing and Debt; Financial Crisis; Macroeconomics; Mexico
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Pill, Huw. "Mexico (A): From Stabilized Development to Debt Crisis." Harvard Business School Case 797-096, February 1997. (Revised February 2002.)
  • September 1982 (Revised October 1988)
  • Background Note

Note on Implementing Strategy

By: Richard G. Hamermesh
Presents a framework for thinking about problems of implementing strategy. Defines the tasks of implementation and the range of implementation situations, then develops four approaches to implementation and reviews a range of implementation skills. Intended for use in... View Details
Keywords: Strategy
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Hamermesh, Richard G. "Note on Implementing Strategy." Harvard Business School Background Note 383-015, September 1982. (Revised October 1988.)
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Institute For Strategy And Competitiveness

HBS ISC Professor Michael Porter retired from the Harvard Business School faculty on November 30, 2023. Harvard Business Review: Smart, Connected Products Health Care: Value-Based Health Care U.S. COMPETITIVENESS: Competition in the Politics Industry The Institute for... View Details
  • April 2015
  • Teaching Note

Yara International: Africa Strategy

By: Michael Porter and Jorge Ramirez-Vallejo
Leading fertilizer producer Yara International demonstrates the concept of creating shared value through the Southern Agricultural Corridor of Tanzania (SAGCOT) initiative, which brought together multiple organizations to enhance agricultural development in rural... View Details
Keywords: Shared Value; Tanzania; Agriculture Reform; Africa; Tanzania
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Porter, Michael, and Jorge Ramirez-Vallejo. "Yara International: Africa Strategy." Harvard Business School Teaching Note 715-461, April 2015.
  • January 2004 (Revised May 2004)
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Strategy and Positioning in Professional Service Firms

By: Ashish Nanda
This case provides a definition of strategy, distinguishes between corporate and practice strategy, and discusses how and why developing and implementing strategy for professional service firms is different from developing and implementing strategy for commercial... View Details
Keywords: Corporate Strategy; Service Industry
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Nanda, Ashish. "Strategy and Positioning in Professional Service Firms." Harvard Business School Background Note 904-060, January 2004. (Revised May 2004.)
  • June 2012
  • Class Lecture

Why You're Not Buying Venezuelan Chocolate: The Provenance Paradox

By: Rohit Deshpandé
A product's country of origin establishes its authenticity. This is the provenance paradox. Consumers associate certain geographies with the best products: French wine, Italian sports cars, Swiss watches. Competing products from other countries - especially developing... View Details
Keywords: Global Business; Branding; Strategic Planning; Strategic Positioning; Emergent Countries; Consumer Perception; Developing Markets; Brands and Branding; Geographic Location; Globalized Markets and Industries; Perception; Emerging Markets; Product Positioning; Global Strategy; Marketing Strategy; Food and Beverage Industry; Venezuela
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Deshpandé, Rohit. "Why You're Not Buying Venezuelan Chocolate: The Provenance Paradox ." Harvard Business School Class Lecture 512-703, June 2012.
  • 2003
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The Development of the Cluster Concept—Present Experiences and Recent Developments

By: Christian H.M. Ketels
This review presents an overview of the current research on clusters and cluster-based economic development. It is organized in three parts: First, it takes a look at the conceptual foundations of the cluster approach, discussing the definition of clusters, the... View Details
Keywords: Growth and Development Strategy; Industry Clusters; Development Economics; Performance; Framework; Knowledge Sharing; Policy
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Ketels, Christian H.M. "The Development of the Cluster Concept—Present Experiences and Recent Developments." Germany, North Rhine-Westphalia, Ministry of Economic Affairs and Energy, Dusseldorf, Germany, December 2003.
  • 11 Jan 2010
  • Research & Ideas

Mixing Open Source and Proprietary Software Strategies

strategies that managers can take into consideration when setting the course for their own firms. A Q&A with Llanes follows. Julia Hanna: How did you come to be interested in this particular area of research? Gaston Llanes: We started... View Details
Keywords: by Julia Hanna; Web Services

    Fiscal Development Under Sovereign and Colonial Rule

    Dominant theories of state formation and nation-building lean heavily on the classic European tale of the simultaneous development of a ‘fiscal state’ and a ‘nation state’. However, this Euro-centered narrative does not factor in that more than two-thirds of the... View Details

    • February 2008 (Revised July 2008)
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    Wanxiang Group: A Chinese Company's Global Strategy

    By: Regina M. Abrami, William C. Kirby, F. Warren McFarlan, Keith Chi-ho Wong and Tracy Manty
    With an almost forty-year history as a business in China, the Wanxiang Group has navigated through the significantly different political and economic changes in China to succeed as a global leader in the auto parts industry and to develop into a broad business... View Details
    Keywords: Mergers and Acquisitions; Business Conglomerates; Global Strategy; Business History; Growth and Development Strategy; Vertical Integration; Auto Industry; Hangzhou; United States
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    Abrami, Regina M., William C. Kirby, F. Warren McFarlan, Keith Chi-ho Wong, and Tracy Manty. "Wanxiang Group: A Chinese Company's Global Strategy." Harvard Business School Case 308-058, February 2008. (Revised July 2008.)
    • September 2017 (Revised February 2018)
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    Becton Dickinson: Global Health Strategy

    By: Mark R. Kramer and Sarah Mehta
    Becton, Dickinson and Company (BD) was a medical technology firm headquartered in Franklin Lakes, New Jersey, with 43,000 employees and 2016 revenues of $12.5 billion. For several years, the company had pursued developing products that created shared value, defined as... View Details
    Keywords: Shared Value; Creating Shared Value; Odon Device; Medical Technology; Value Creation; Values and Beliefs; Philanthropy and Charitable Giving; Health; Health Care and Treatment; Health Testing and Trials; Emerging Markets; Social Issues; Competitive Strategy; Medical Devices and Supplies Industry; Africa; Asia; Middle East
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    Kramer, Mark R., and Sarah Mehta. "Becton Dickinson: Global Health Strategy." Harvard Business School Case 718-406, September 2017. (Revised February 2018.)
    • 31 May 2011
    • Research & Ideas

    Japan Disaster Shakes Up Supply-Chain Strategies

    The full cultural and sociological aftershocks of the earthquake in Japan—the worst disaster to hit the country since World War II—are washing like a tsunami across many industries as manufacturers and their customers scramble to replace... View Details
    Keywords: by Dennis Fisher; Auto; Technology; Computer; Electronics
    • June 2005 (Revised August 2013)
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    Amazon.com's European Distribution Strategy

    By: Janice Hammond and Claire Chiron
    Describes how Amazon's distribution system evolved from the company's inception. In 2003, Amazon Europe must decide how to reconfigure its distribution network in light of expected growth, products proliferation, and geographical expansion in Europe. Examines how... View Details
    Keywords: Business Model; Decision Choices and Conditions; Growth and Development; Business or Company Management; Growth and Development Strategy; Supply and Industry; Distribution; Supply Chain; Risk and Uncertainty; Expansion; Web Services Industry
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    Hammond, Janice, and Claire Chiron. "Amazon.com's European Distribution Strategy." Harvard Business School Case 605-002, June 2005. (Revised August 2013.)
    • November 2002 (Revised January 2013)
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    Central America: Strategy for Economic Integration

    By: Michael E. Porter and Niels Ketelhohn
    Describes the economic integration efforts of the Central American countries in the late 1990s. View Details
    Keywords: Development Economics; Economic Growth; Cross-Cultural and Cross-Border Issues; Cooperation; Integration; Central America
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    Porter, Michael E., and Niels Ketelhohn. "Central America: Strategy for Economic Integration." Harvard Business School Case 703-425, November 2002. (Revised January 2013.)
    • December 2014 (Revised January 2018)
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    Yara International: Africa Strategy

    By: Michael E. Porter, Mark R. Kramer, Jorge Ramirez-Vallejo and Kerry Herman
    Leading fertilizer producer Yara International demonstrates the concept of creating shared value through the Southern Agricultural Corridor of Tanzania (SAGCOT) initiative, which brought together multiple organizations to enhance agricultural development in rural... View Details
    Keywords: Shared Value; Tanzania; Agriculture Reform; Value Creation; Plant-Based Agribusiness; Agriculture and Agribusiness Industry; Chemical Industry; Tanzania
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    Porter, Michael E., Mark R. Kramer, Jorge Ramirez-Vallejo, and Kerry Herman. "Yara International: Africa Strategy." Harvard Business School Case 715-402, December 2014. (Revised January 2018.)
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    Rooting Marketing Strategy in Human Universals

    Localization strategies can be costly to implement while globalization strategies may fail to develop or create demand by stressing readily shared product features rather than shared needs. Thus the question: Is there, somewhere between the extremes of localization... View Details
    • March 1992
    • Teaching Note

    Developing Strategic Technological Competencies, Module Two: Developing Technological Capabilities, Teaching Note

    By: Dorothy Leonard-Barton
    Keywords: Strategy; Information Technology; Competency and Skills
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    Leonard-Barton, Dorothy. "Developing Strategic Technological Competencies, Module Two: Developing Technological Capabilities, Teaching Note." Harvard Business School Teaching Note 692-063, March 1992.
    • 7 PM – 11 PM EDT, 10 Oct 2018

    HBX Strategy Execution

    Identify and solve your company's strategic challenges with an exclusive group of like-minded senior leaders via HBX Live, a real-time, interactive online classroom. Program Dates: October 10, 2018 - November 7, 2018 View Details
    • June 1992
    • Article

    Product Development and Competitiveness

    By: K. B. Clark and T. Fujimoto
    Keywords: Product; Research and Development; Competition
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    Clark, K. B., and T. Fujimoto. "Product Development and Competitiveness." Journal of the Japanese and International Economies 6 (June 1992): 101–143.
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