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- 25 Nov 2014
- News
It Doesn’t Matter If Competitors Know Your Strategy
- 28 Jun 2023
- News
How to Differentiate Your Brick-and-Mortar from Online Competitors
- June 2011
- Teaching Note
Reed Supermarkets: A New Wave of Competitors (Brief Case)
By: John A. Quelch and Carole Carlson
Teaching note for brief case 4296. View Details
- April–June 2015
- Article
It Doesn't Matter If Competitors Know Your Strategy
By: Frank V. Cespedes
It is difficult for people to implement what they don't understand. Yet, research indicates that, on average, more than 50% of employees in organizations say they do not understand their organization's strategy. Further, the percentage of people reporting ignorance of... View Details
Cespedes, Frank V. "It Doesn't Matter If Competitors Know Your Strategy." ThinkSales (April–June 2015), 10–11.
- Article
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.
- August 1994 (Revised June 1995)
- Case
The TV-Home Shopping Wars: QVC and Its Competitors
Rayport, Jeffrey F., and Elizabeth B. Glass. "The TV-Home Shopping Wars: QVC and Its Competitors." Harvard Business School Case 395-014, August 1994. (Revised June 1995.)
- 2015
- Chapter
Framing the Game: How Brands' Relationships with Their Competitors Affect Consumer Preference
By: Neeru Paharia, Jill Avery and Anat Keinan
In this chapter, we explore how brands' relationships with their competitors affect consumers' preferences. Through a series of experiments, we show that the competitive context in which a brand operates can affect consumers' purchase interest and purchase frequency.... View Details
Keywords: Brand Management; CRM; Customer Relationship Management; Marketing Strategy; Marketing; Brands and Branding; Customer Focus and Relationships; Competition; Consumer Products Industry
Paharia, Neeru, Jill Avery, and Anat Keinan. "Framing the Game: How Brands' Relationships with Their Competitors Affect Consumer Preference." Chap. 2 in Strong Brands, Strong Relationships, edited by Susan Fournier, Michael Breazeale, and Jill Avery. Abingdon, UK: Routledge, 2015.
- 21 Jun 2013 - 22 Jun 2013
- Conference Presentation
Stock Market Prediction via Social Media: The Importance of Competitors
By: Frank Nagle
Nagle, Frank. "Stock Market Prediction via Social Media: The Importance of Competitors." Paper presented at the 11th ZEW Conference on the Economics of Information and Communication Technologies, Center for European Economic Research (ZEW), Mannheim, Germany, June 21–22, 2013.
- 18 Mar 2018
- Working Paper Summaries
Thanks for Nothing: Expressing Gratitude Invites Exploitation by Competitors
- November 2011 (Revised October 2014)
- Case
Attack of the Clones: Birchbox Defends Against Copycat Competitors
By: Peter A. Coles and Benjamin Edelman
Birchbox offers trial-sized beauty products delivered monthly by mail—attracting rave reviews. Seeing the success of this model, numerous "copycat" clones seek to offer the same service. Many of these copycats focus on non-U.S. countries, but others are challenging... View Details
Coles, Peter A., and Benjamin Edelman. "Attack of the Clones: Birchbox Defends Against Copycat Competitors." Harvard Business School Case 912-010, November 2011. (Revised October 2014.) (request a courtesy copy.)
- 9 May 2013 - 11 May 2013
- Conference Presentation
Stock Market Prediction via Social Media: The Importance of Competitors
By: Frank Nagle
- February 2003 (Revised February 2009)
- Case
Yahoo!: Becoming a Competitor in the Career Listings Space (B)
By: Kathleen L. McGinn and Nicole Nasser
After weighing the pros and cons of making an unsolicited bid for HotJobs.com (an online recruiting company already under contract to be acquired by TMP Worldwide), the executive team of Yahoo! decides to make an immediate move rather than wait for the Federal Trade... View Details
Keywords: Mergers and Acquisitions; Management Teams; Bids and Bidding; Negotiation Process; Strategy
McGinn, Kathleen L., and Nicole Nasser. "Yahoo!: Becoming a Competitor in the Career Listings Space (B)." Harvard Business School Case 903-072, February 2003. (Revised February 2009.)
- June 1991
- Article
Corporate Policy and the Ethics of Competitor Intelligence Gathering
By: L. S. Paine
Paine, L. S. "Corporate Policy and the Ethics of Competitor Intelligence Gathering." Journal of Business Ethics 10, no. 6 (June 1991): 423–436. (Reprinted in Ethical Theory and Business, edited by Norman E. Bowie and Tom L. Beauchamp, 4th ed. 489-497. Englewood Cliffs, N.J.: Prentice-Hall, Inc., 1993; Reprinted in Ethics in Marketing, edited by J. Quelch and C. Smith. Burr Ridge, Ill.: Richard D. Irwin, 1993; Reprinted (and abridged) in Ethics Journal 2, no. 1, Ethics Resource Center (1992): 1-5.)
- 2018
- Working Paper
Thanks for Nothing: Expressing Gratitude Invites Exploitation by Competitors
By: Jeremy Yip, Kelly Kiyeon Lee, Cindy Chan and Alison Wood Brooks
Previous research has revealed that expressing gratitude motivates prosocial behavior in cooperative relationships. However, expressing gratitude in competitive interactions may operate differently. Across five studies, we demonstrate that individuals interacting with... View Details
Yip, Jeremy, Kelly Kiyeon Lee, Cindy Chan, and Alison Wood Brooks. "Thanks for Nothing: Expressing Gratitude Invites Exploitation by Competitors." Harvard Business School Working Paper, No. 18-081, February 2018.
- 2007
- Working Paper
Global Competitors as Next-Door Neighbors: Competition and Geographic Concentration in the Semiconductor Industry
By: Minyuan Zhao and Juan Alcacer
Despite the many advantages offered by technology clusters, firms located in them face the risk of losing valuable knowledge to nearby competitors. In this study, we argue that multi-location firms strategically organize their R&D activities to appropriate the value of... View Details
Keywords: Information Technology; Industry Clusters; Innovation and Invention; Geographic Location; Competitive Strategy; Globalization; Semiconductor Industry
Zhao, Minyuan, and Juan Alcacer. "Global Competitors as Next-Door Neighbors: Competition and Geographic Concentration in the Semiconductor Industry." Michigan Ross School of Business Working Paper, No. 1091, March 2007. (Available at SSRN.)
- Article
Japan's 'Liberalized' Capital Market Is No Boon to Foreign Competitors
By: Amar Bhidé
Bhidé, Amar. "Japan's 'Liberalized' Capital Market Is No Boon to Foreign Competitors." Los Angeles Times (July 15, 1984).
- 10 Aug 2013 - 13 Aug 2013
- Conference Presentation
Stock Market Prediction via Social Media: The Importance of Competitors
By: Frank Nagle
- March 2015 (Revised August 2016)
- Case
Coffee Wars in India: Starbucks 2015
By: David Yoffie and Rachna Tahilyani
This case examines the progress made by Starbucks in its first two years of operation in India. View Details
Yoffie, David, and Rachna Tahilyani. "Coffee Wars in India: Starbucks 2015." Harvard Business School Case 715-453, March 2015. (Revised August 2016.)
- Research Summary
When Distance Shrinks: The Effects of Competitor Proximity on Firm Survival
What are the performance implications of locating close to firms in one's industry? The existing empirical evidence is mixed. In this paper I argue that proximity between firms affects their performance differently... View Details