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On Competition
By: M. E. Porter
Competition is one of society's most powerful forces for making things better in many fields of human endeavor. The study of competition and the creation of value, in their full richness, have preoccupied me for several decades. Competition is pervasive, whether it... View Details
Porter, M. E. On Competition. Updated and Expanded Ed. Boston: Harvard Business School Publishing, 2008.
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Podcast - Business & Environment
most of which comes from cement– the glue that binds conventional forms of concrete. We focus on one type of green concrete produced by Urban Mining Industries that replaces half of the cement with recycled glass that makes its product... View Details
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General Management - Faculty & Research
Citation Related Sucher, Sandra J., and Fares Khrais. "The NCB Capital Turnaround: Waking the Sleeping Giant (B)." Harvard Business School Supplement 325-116, May 2025. Bridj and the Business of Urban Mobility (B): A New Model in Kansas... View Details
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Africa - Global
into the local business environment. The HBS Africa Research Center in collaboration with the HBS Business and Environment Initiative hosted an in-person Alumni event on Climate Adaptation and Urban Economic Development led by Prof.... View Details
- 29 Jul 2019
- Research & Ideas
How Companies Benefit When Employees Work Remotely
employees, but companies and the environment, too. “People will gravitate to a location where they want to live, rather than where they have to live,” predicts Choudhury. “This was the big promise of digital technology, that it would allow people to move away from the... View Details
Keywords: by Kristen Senz
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The role of the manager in cross-sector interactions
My second stream of research takes the individual manager as the unit of analysis in examining cross-sector interactions. Two papers explore processes and mechanisms that allow managers to cross sectoral boundaries more effectively.
The first paper... View Details
The first paper... View Details
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About the Project - Managing the Future of Work
leading urban centers and rural areas We are grateful to our research partners, who have provided pro bono or in-kind support as well as expertise and thought leadership: Accenture BCG Burning Glass Institute Grads of Life Lightcast... View Details
- 15 Aug 2013
- Working Paper Summaries
Competition and Social Identity in the Workplace: Evidence from a Chinese Textile Firm
Keywords: by Takao Kato & Pian Shu
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Economic Development in Rural Areas - Institute For Strategy And Competitiveness
Rural economic development should focus on the unique strengths of each area, rather than concentrating on ameliorating generic weaknesses The appropriate economic unit for strategy purposes must include not only rural areas but also adjacent View Details
- 09 Apr 2024
- Research & Ideas
When Climate Goals, Housing Policy, and Corporate R&D Collide, Social Good Can Emerge
For almost four years, Omar Asensio and his colleagues have been studying the impact of federal energy programs on low-income neighborhoods. The intersection of technology—artificial intelligence, in particular—and public policy has long been an area of focus for... View Details
Keywords: by Glen Justice
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About - Business & Environment
University, where he focused on the history of urbanization and industrialization. In 2017, Spencer began collaborating with scientists, business leaders, designers, technologists, and educators to research the effects of climate change... View Details
- 15 May 2015
- Research & Ideas
Kids Benefit From Having a Working Mom
years of education; urban versus rural dwelling; average Female Labor Force participation in the respondent's home country during the years the respondent was 0 to 14 years old; Economic Freedom Index in the respondent's home country... View Details
Keywords: by Carmen Nobel
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Topics - HBS Working Knowledge
Transportation (10) Trends (7) Trust (27) Urban Development (13) Urban Scope (1) Valuation (3) Value Creation (11) Values and Beliefs (61) Value (20) Venture Capital (47) Vertical Integration (3) Volatility... View Details
- 18 Oct 2023
- News
Spreading the Words
and their friends and families, uses tablets and educational games to teach math, English, and local languages at schools. The organization also sets up micro schools—one-room digital schoolhouses in communities that lack the requisite infrastructure, such as refugee... View Details
Keywords: April White
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Biography - Institute For Strategy And Competitiveness
co-founded four non-profit organizations growing out of his scholarly work: The Initiative for a Competitive Inner City, which addresses economic development in distressed urban communities; the Center for Effective Philanthropy, which... View Details
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Contemporary Developing Countries: Entrepreneurial Solutions to Intractable Problems
By: Tarun Khanna
What problems do developing countries face, and how can individuals contribute to solutions rather than awaiting the largesse of the state or other actors? Intractable problems – such as lack of access to education and healthcare, forced reliance on contaminated... View Details
- 01 Jun 2023
- HBS Case
A Nike Executive Hid His Criminal Past to Turn His Life Around. What If He Didn't Have To?
in Miller’s hometown. Deindustrialization was leading to the large-scale loss of urban jobs, increasing poverty in the city. While many Whites began moving to the suburbs, Black residents mostly remained in the city. After all, Black... View Details
- June 2021
- Case
Akira Fukabori and Kevin Kajitani at avatarin (A) (Abridged)
By: Linda A. Hill and Emily Tedards
In 2016, Akira Fukabori and Kevin Kajitani, aeronautical engineers at All Nippon Airways Co., Ltd., began to wonder why, in a world of accelerating globalization and digital connectivity, those who lived in far-remote villages or impoverished urban areas could not... View Details
Keywords: Agility; Ecosystem; Innovation Ecosystems; Innovation; Crowdsourcing; XPRIZE; Open Innovation; Partnership; Government; Collaboration; Co-creation; Purpose; Impact; Social Impact; Movement; Organizational Behavior; Organizational Ambidexterity; Ambidexterity; Culture; Culture Change; Global Teams; Experimentation; Space; Space Industry; Airline Industry; Start-up; Platform Business; Platform Strategy; Platform; Digital; Robotics; Robots; Avatar; Telepresence; Innovation Lab; Mobility; COVID-19; Intrapreneurship; Public-private Partnership; Innovation and Invention; Technological Innovation; Partners and Partnerships; Collaborative Innovation and Invention; Alignment; Leadership; Leading Change; Diversity; Organizational Culture; Change Management; Strategy; Entrepreneurship; Digital Platforms; Transportation Industry; Aerospace Industry; Japan
Hill, Linda A., and Emily Tedards. "Akira Fukabori and Kevin Kajitani at avatarin (A) (Abridged)." Harvard Business School Case 421-085, June 2021.
- March 2013
- Teaching Note
Nestlé: Agricultural Material Sourcing Within the Concept of Creating Shared Value (CSV) (TN)
By: Ray A. Goldberg and Matthew Preble
In December 2012, Hans Jöhr, Nestlé's head of corporate agriculture, was preparing to meet with the company's board of directors to discuss its vision for the future related to sustainable agriculture. Nestlé's continued success depended on its ability to access the... View Details
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Executive Education | Social Enterprise | Harvard Business School
This five-day program helps leaders from urban school systems drive improved performance by applying proven management concepts to the unique challenges of their districts. PELP Accelerating Board Capacity (ABC) Institute JUL 20-23, 2025... View Details