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- 2014
- Report
An Economy Doing Half Its Job: Findings of Harvard Business School's 2013–14 Survey on U.S. Competitiveness
By: Michael E. Porter and Jan Rivkin
In 2013–14, Harvard Business School (HBS) conducted its third alumni survey on U.S. competitiveness. Our report on the findings focuses on a troubling divergence in the American economy: large and midsize firms have rallied strongly from the Great Recession, and highly... View Details
Porter, Michael E., and Jan Rivkin. "An Economy Doing Half Its Job: Findings of Harvard Business School's 2013–14 Survey on U.S. Competitiveness." Report, Harvard Business School, September 2014. (With contributions from Joseph B. Fuller, Allen S. Grossman, Rosabeth Moss Kanter, and Kevin W. Sharer.)
- 24 Jul 2000
- Research & Ideas
Global Brands: Connecting With Consumers Across Boundaries
throughout an organization, not just those in the marketing department. The benefits, of course, are commensurate with the amount of effort required, providing a competitive advantage that's hard for anyone else to emulate. In a View Details
Keywords: by James E. Aisner
- November 2007 (Revised August 2009)
- Case
Iceland: Small fish in a global pond
By: Michael E. Porter and Christian H.M. Ketels
Describes the economic development of Iceland since 1945, focusing in particular on the years since 2000, when Iceland experienced strong growth and Icelandic companies aggressively internationalized. View Details
Porter, Michael E., and Christian H.M. Ketels. "Iceland: Small fish in a global pond." Harvard Business School Case 708-472, November 2007. (Revised August 2009.)
- Web
Executive Education Courses - Institute For Strategy And Competitiveness
subject to full payment. Learn more Strategy for Health Care Delivery (Winter) Summary When you improve value, everyone wins—your patients, your organization, and the global health care ecosystem. This program examines the latest... View Details
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Strategies for Cross-National Regions - Institute For Strategy And Competitiveness
the pressure of a global economic slowdown, it is critical for nations to work together to develop regional strategies that improve competitiveness across borders. Strategies that coordinate economic policy... View Details
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What Others Are Saying - Institute For Strategy And Competitiveness
countries as part of his pioneer work on the competitiveness of nations. Many have lauded Porter’s pioneering efforts and strategy, but I personally believe his connecting to the larger social and environmental well-being upon which all... View Details
- 1992
- Chapter
Leadership Development as a Lever for Global Transformation
By: Noel M. Tichy, Michael I. Brimm, Ram Charan and Hirotaka Takeuchi
- 01 Jun 1996
- News
1996 Global Alumni Conference Probes "Information Revolution"
that new levels of interconnectivity via the Internet could help foster IT entrepreneurship in other regions, Prabhakar also observed that global competition is infusing the "cowboy culture" of Silicon... View Details
Keywords: Daniel Penrice
- 2014
- Article
An Analysis of the Competitive Advantage of the United States of America in Commercial Human Orbital Spaceflight Markets
By: Greg Autry, Laura Huang and Jeff Foust
The “Public/Private Human Access to Space” / Human Orbital Markets (HOM) study group of the International Academy of Astronautics (IAA) has established a framework for the
identification and analysis of relevant factors and structures that support a global human... View Details
Keywords: Air Transportation; Infrastructure; Emerging Markets; Analysis; Competitive Advantage; Aerospace Industry; United States
Autry, Greg, Laura Huang, and Jeff Foust. "An Analysis of the Competitive Advantage of the United States of America in Commercial Human Orbital Spaceflight Markets." New Space 2, no. 2 (2014): 83–110.
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Entrepreneurship and Global Capitalism - Course Catalog
HBS Course Catalog Entrepreneurship and Global Capitalism Course Number 1130 Professor Geoffrey Jones Fall; Q1Q2; 3.0 credits 28 sessions Exam with Paper option Career Focus The course will equip students with a deep understanding of why... View Details
- 2014
- Working Paper
Multinational Firms, Labor Market Discrimination, and the Capture of Competitive Advantage by Exploiting the Social Divide
By: Jordan I. Siegel, Lynn Pyun and B.Y. Cheon
The organizational theory of the multinational firm holds that foreignness is a liability, and specifically that lack of embeddedness in host-country social networks is a source of competitive disadvantage; meanwhile the literature on labor market discrimination... View Details
Keywords: Prejudice and Bias; Human Capital; Selection and Staffing; Multinational Firms and Management; Competitive Advantage; Markets; Profit; Gender; South Korea
Siegel, Jordan I., Lynn Pyun, and B.Y. Cheon. "Multinational Firms, Labor Market Discrimination, and the Capture of Competitive Advantage by Exploiting the Social Divide." Harvard Business School Working Paper, No. 11-011, August 2010. (Revised February 2014.)
- April 2010 (Revised October 2010)
- Case
Vale: Global Expansion in the Challenging World of Mining
By: Tarun Khanna, Aldo Musacchio and Ricardo Reisen de Pinho
In 2009 the management of Vale, a Brazilian diversified mining company and the largest iron ore producer in the world, was under pressure from at least two fronts. First, the emergence of China as the most important consumer of iron ore in the last few years had... View Details
Keywords: Financial Crisis; Investment; Global Strategy; Risk Management; Market Entry and Exit; Business and Government Relations; Competitive Strategy; Mining Industry; Brazil
Khanna, Tarun, Aldo Musacchio, and Ricardo Reisen de Pinho. "Vale: Global Expansion in the Challenging World of Mining." Harvard Business School Case 710-054, April 2010. (Revised October 2010.)
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Strategy in Emerging Economies - Institute For Strategy And Competitiveness
in Emerging Economies Strategy is important for companies operating in developing and emerging economies. These businesses face distinct challenges and need to adopt a new approach if they want to be successful and stay relevant in today’s View Details
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MOC Network reaches 20 year milestone - Institute For Strategy And Competitiveness
economic development careers. Microeconomics of Competitiveness - 20 th Anniversary Video View Video MOC 2022 Report Through its 20 years the MOC Network has successfully leveraged a network of scholars and change leaders on a View Details
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The Exchange Rate Exposure of a Global Competitor
By: Timothy A. Luehrman
Luehrman, Timothy A. "The Exchange Rate Exposure of a Global Competitor." Journal of International Business Studies 21, no. 2 (Second Quarter 1990): 225–42.
- 2006
- Chapter
The Microeconomic Foundations of Prosperity: Findings from the Business Competitiveness Index
By: Michael E. Porter, Christian H.M. Ketels and Mercedes Delgado-Garcia
Porter, Michael E., Christian H.M. Ketels, and Mercedes Delgado-Garcia. "The Microeconomic Foundations of Prosperity: Findings from the Business Competitiveness Index." In Global Competitiveness Report 2006-2007, edited by Augusto Lopez-Claros, Michael E. Porter, Xavier Sala-i-Martin, and Klaus Schwab. Palgrave Macmillan: Palgrave Macmillan, 2006.
- November–December 2016
- Article
The Impact of Patent Wars on Firm Strategy: Evidence from the Global Smartphone Industry
By: Yongwook Paik and Feng Zhu
Strategy scholars have documented in various empirical settings that firms seek and leverage stronger institutions to mitigate hazards and gain competitive advantage. In this paper, we argue that such “institution-seeking” behavior may not be confined to the pursuit of... View Details
Keywords: Patent Wars; Patent Litigation; Intellectual Property (IP) Enforcement; Institutions; Patent Thicket; Smartphone; Patents; Corporate Strategy; Mobile Technology
Paik, Yongwook, and Feng Zhu. "The Impact of Patent Wars on Firm Strategy: Evidence from the Global Smartphone Industry." Organization Science 27, no. 6 (November–December 2016): 1397–1416.