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- February 2021
- Module Note
Competitive Growth Strategy in Technology
By: Andy Wu
Wu, Andy. "Competitive Growth Strategy in Technology." Harvard Business School Module Note 721-442, February 2021.
- May 1987
- Background Note
Multinational Marketing and Competitive Strategy
Buzzell, Robert D., and John A. Quelch. "Multinational Marketing and Competitive Strategy." Harvard Business School Background Note 587-175, May 1987.
- 2016
- Report
Review of Competitiveness Frameworks: An Analysis Conducted for the Irish National Competitiveness Council
By: Christian H.M. Ketels
The report reviews recent research on competitiveness as well as the use of competitiveness frameworks applied in leading international competitiveness rankings and in national competitiveness assessments. The report includes four main parts: The initial chapter... View Details
Ketels, Christian H.M. "Review of Competitiveness Frameworks: An Analysis Conducted for the Irish National Competitiveness Council." Report, Dublin, Ireland, April 2016.
- May – June 1987
- Article
From Competitive Advantage to Corporate Strategy
By: M. E. Porter
Porter, M. E. "From Competitive Advantage to Corporate Strategy." Harvard Business Review 65, no. 3 (May–June 1987).
- July 1997 (Revised April 2000)
- Background Note
Competition and Business Strategy in Historical Perspective
Describes the contributions of strategic concepts in the business world, and how they came to be influenced by competitive thinking. View Details
Ghemawat, Pankaj. "Competition and Business Strategy in Historical Perspective." Harvard Business School Background Note 798-010, July 1997. (Revised April 2000.)
- January 1995 (Revised July 1996)
- Background Note
Antitrust and Competitive Strategy in the 1990s
Describes U.S. antitrust policy, including major judicial decisions and their impact on competitive strategy. View Details
McGahan, Anita M., and Julia Kou. "Antitrust and Competitive Strategy in the 1990s." Harvard Business School Background Note 795-059, January 1995. (Revised July 1996.)
- 11 Mar 2014
- Other Presentation
The Looming Challenge of U.S. Competitiveness
Professor Porter evaluated US competitiveness and its implications for Philadelphia. Host Dr. Mercedes Delgado, Assistant Professor of Strategic Management within the Fox School of Business, is a co-researcher on Professor Porter's work on innovation clusters and... View Details
Keywords: Competitiveness; U.S. Competitiveness; Competition; Development Economics; Industry Clusters; Innovation and Invention; Philadelphia; United States
Porter, Michael E. "The Looming Challenge of U.S. Competitiveness." Innovation Leadership Speaker Series, Temple University, Fox School of Business, Philadelphia, PA, March 11, 2014.
- Teaching Interest
Strategy - Building and Sustaining Competitive Advantage
By: Jan W. Rivkin
With the accelerating pace of competition, cutting-edge companies are defined by innovative strategies. In this Executive Education program, we explore how to develop groundbreaking stratgies and action plans for execution, forecast industry evolution, and analyze... View Details
- 1989
- Other Presentation
Competitive Strategy and Real Estate Development
Remarks to the 1989 Harvard Business School Real Estate Symposium View Details
Porter, Michael E. "Competitive Strategy and Real Estate Development." Harvard Business School Real Estate Symposium, Boston, MA, 1989.
- May 2013 (Revised March 2014)
- Case
Strategy and the Strategist
This short case presents a series of brief accounts, observations, and quotations that challenge students to think about the role of the CEO — and of the CEO's (possibly strong) beliefs and convictions — in strategy. It focuses in particular on three issues and their... View Details
Keywords: Belief Systems; Strategic Analysis; Competitive Advantage; Values; Vision; Strategy And Leadership; Strategy; Leadership; Values and Beliefs
Van den Steen, Eric. "Strategy and the Strategist." Harvard Business School Case 713-533, May 2013. (Revised March 2014.)
- 2015
- Other Teaching and Training Material
Strategy Reading: Competitive and Cooperative Dynamics
Casadesus-Masanell, Ramon. "Strategy Reading: Competitive and Cooperative Dynamics." Core Curriculum Readings Series. Boston: Harvard Business Publishing 8131, 2015.
- 25 Jan 2007
- Other Presentation
Winning Competitive Strategies in Today's Shifting Global Marketplace
The following portion of this presentation draws on Michael E. Porter and Elizabeth Olmsted Teisberg: Redefining Health Care: Creating Value-Based Competition on Results, Harvard Business School Press, May 2006. Earlier publications about health care include the... View Details
Porter, Michael E. "Winning Competitive Strategies in Today's Shifting Global Marketplace." Nyenrode Business Universiteit, Amsterdam, The Netherlands, January 25, 2007.
- March 2014
- Course Overview Note
Creating and Sustaining Competitive Advantage
This note gives an overview (for instructors) of the MBA elective course "Creating and Sustaining Competitive Advantage" (CSCA). The course gives students a deep dive on competitive advantage, on its relation to overall strategic performance (defined as performance... View Details
- Forthcoming
- Article
Dynamic Competition for Customer Memberships
By: Cristian Chica, Julian Jimenez-Cardenas and Jorge Tamayo
A competitive two-period membership (subscription) market is analyzed. Two symmetric firms charge a “membership” fee that allows consumers to buy products or services at a given unit price for both periods. Firms can choose between long- or short-term memberships. When... View Details
Keywords: Competitive Price Discrimination; Membership; Dynamic Competition; Competition; Price; Consumer Behavior; Business Model
Chica, Cristian, Julian Jimenez-Cardenas, and Jorge Tamayo. "Dynamic Competition for Customer Memberships." Journal of Economics & Management Strategy (forthcoming). (Pre-published online August 12, 2024.)
- 2008
- Book
Execution Premium: Linking Strategy to Operations for Competitive Advantage
By: Robert S. Kaplan and David P. Norton
In a world of stiffening competition, business strategy is more crucial than ever. Yet most organizations struggle in this area--not with formulating strategy but with executing it, or putting their strategy into action. Owing to execution failures, companies realize... View Details
Keywords: Management Analysis, Tools, and Techniques; Operations; Performance; Strategic Planning; Business Strategy
Kaplan, Robert S., and David P. Norton. Execution Premium: Linking Strategy to Operations for Competitive Advantage. Harvard Business Press, 2008.
- 2018
- Working Paper
UK Competitiveness after Brexit
On June 23rd, 2016 52% of UK voters opted to put their country on the path to leave the European Union by March 29, 2019. This result was a surprise to many, and went against the advice of the vast majority of economic experts and business leaders. Two years later, and... View Details
Porter, Michael E. "UK Competitiveness after Brexit." Harvard Business School Working Paper, No. 19-029, September 2018. (Revised January 2019.)
- March 2005 (Revised March 2006)
- Case
Foreign Exchange Hedging Strategies at General Motors: Competitive Exposures
By: Mihir A. Desai and Mark Veblen
How can a multinational firm analyze and manage currency risks that arise from competitive exposures? General Motors has a substantial competitive exposure to the Japanese yen. Although the risks GM faces from the depreciating yen are widely acknowledged, the company's... View Details
Keywords: Multinational Firms and Management; Currency Exchange Rate; Competition; Credit Derivatives and Swaps; International Finance; Financial Management; Investment Funds; Risk and Uncertainty; Auto Industry
Desai, Mihir A., and Mark Veblen. "Foreign Exchange Hedging Strategies at General Motors: Competitive Exposures." Harvard Business School Case 205-096, March 2005. (Revised March 2006.)
- 2017
- Chapter
The Swedish Competitiveness Scorecard 2017
By: Christian H.M. Ketels
The Swedish Competitiveness Scorecard assesses Sweden's current competitiveness across a broad range of indicators, applying an impact logic from competitiveness fundamentals to productivity and prosperity outcomes. On these indicators Sweden is compared to a peer... View Details
Ketels, Christian H.M. "The Swedish Competitiveness Scorecard 2017." Chap. 2 in Swedish Economic Forum Report 2017: Svensk konkurrenskraft, edited by Johan Eklund and Per Thulin, 18–46. Sweden: Swedish Entrepreneurship Forum, 2017, Swedish ed.
- 2004
- Class Lecture
Capturing the Value: Competitive Strategies That Work
Bradley, Stephen P. "Capturing the Value: Competitive Strategies That Work." Boston: Harvard Business School Publishing Class Lecture, 2004. Electronic. (Faculty Lecture: HBSP Product Number 7529C.)