Publications

March 1980 (Revised February 1987)
Case

Sweco, Inc. (A)

By: Michael E. Porter and George S. Yip

Describes Sweco's decision about whether to enter the mud-processing equipment industry (used in oil well drilling). This is an internal entry decision, and the case describes Sweco's existing businesses as well as the mud-processing industry and competitors. The case... View Details

Keywords: Cost vs Benefits; Decisions; Forecasting and Prediction; Cost; Analytics and Data Science; Market Entry and Exit; Competition

July 1978 (Revised January 1985)
Case

Autodraft Corp.

By: Michael Y. Yoshino and John W. Hurd

1977
Book

NOW Accounts: Strategies for Financial Institutions

By: D. B. Crane and Michael J. Riley

Keywords: Financial Institutions; Strategy

2024
White Paper

Modernizing the U.S. Exchange Visitor Skills List

By: William R. Kerr and Michael C. Clemens

Keywords: Immigration; Labor; Competency and Skills

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2022
Working Paper

Getting on the Map: The Impact of Online Listings on Business Performance

By: Michael Luca, Abhishek Nagaraj and Gauri Subramani

We evaluate the extent to which small businesses maintain an online presence, looking at restaurant listings on a major online review platform. While the majority of restaurants have an online presence, we find that roughly 18 percent in our sample have no presence as... View Details

Keywords: Small Business; Internet and the Web; Revenue; Digital Marketing; Food and Beverage Industry

October 2022 (Revised January 2025)
Case

On Ramp to Crypto

By: Iavor Bojinov, Michael Parzen and Paul Hamilton

2020
Book

The Politics Industry: How Political Innovation Can Break Partisan Gridlock and Save Our Democracy

By: Katherine M. Gehl and Michael E. Porter

March 29, 2021
Editorial

Research: A Little Recognition Can Provide a Big Morale Boost

By: Shibeal O'Flaherty, Michael Sanders and A.V. Whillans

As organizations large and small face the twin challenges of increasingly strained budgets and burned out workforces, what can managers do to keep employees engaged—without breaking the bank? In this piece, the authors share new research on the power of symbolic awards... View Details

Keywords: Motivation; Psychology; Work; Employees; Motivation and Incentives; Social Psychology

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January 2020
Case

Chipotle Mexican Grill: A Bull versus Bear Debate

By: Lena G. Goldberg and Michael S. Kaufman

January 2020
Supplement

Clover Food Lab in 2016 (B)

By: Lena G. Goldberg and Michael S. Kaufman

January 2020
Supplement

From 80 Thoreau to Mooncusser Fish House & Moon Bar (B)

By: Lena G. Goldberg and Michael S. Kaufman

June 2019 (Revised February 2020)
Case

Eric Hawkins Leading Agile Teams @ Digitally-Born AppFolio (A)

By: Tsedal Neeley, Paul Leonardi and Michael Norris

Eric Hawkins, director of engineering at AppFolio—a digital technology firm that offered cloud-based business software to small and medium sized companies—was shocked by an unusual request from his senior leadership team. Could Hawkins and one of his agile teams build... View Details

Keywords: Values; Agile; Vision; Corporate Culture; Leadership; Values and Beliefs; Organizational Culture; Decision Choices and Conditions; Digital Transformation; Technology Industry; United States; California

5 Apr 2018
Interview

The New CEO Activism: What Leaders Must Know

By: Aaron K Chatterji and Michael W. Toffel

September 2017 (Revised February 2023)
Supplement

Managing Diversity and Inclusion at Yelp (B)

By: Michael Luca, Joshua Schwartzstein and Gauri Subramani

Supplements the (A) case. View Details

September 2016
Supplement

Hotel Vertu: Analyzing the Opportunity in the Boutique Hotel Industry, Spreadsheet for Students (Brief Case)

By: Howard H. Stevenson and Michael J. Roberts

17 Nov 2015 - 19 Nov 2015
Other Presentation

Cluster Mapping and Cluster-Based Economic Development

By: Michael E. Porter and Christian H.M. Ketels

This workshop brought together cluster policymakers, experts, and policy-oriented researchers from the United States and the European Union to exchange best practices on cluster mapping, cluster portals, and cluster-based economic development policies and programs.... View Details

Keywords: Clusters; Competitiveness; Economic Development; Competition; Development Economics; United States; European Union