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20 Sep 2012
Research & Ideas

US Competitiveness at Risk

but some probably should not. In making their location decisions, some managers failed to understand hidden costs of offshoring, such as indirect costs of hiring and retention, supervision, and intellectual-property protection. We also... View Details

Keywords: Re: Michael E. Porter & Jan W. Rivkin

21 Apr 2014
Research & Ideas

Bio-Piracy: When Western Firms Usurp Eastern Medicine

for anything where the prior art is known," explains Prithwiraj Choudhury, an assistant professor in the Technology, Operations, and Management unit at Harvard Business School. "But when a Western firm goes to a Western... View Details

Keywords: by Carmen Nobel; Legal Services; Biotechnology

07 Aug 2006
Research & Ideas

Whatever Happened to Caveat Emptor?

distinguish those protections that reflect genuine consumer concerns from those that merely protect trade-exposed domestic producers. For the moment, such disagreements are managed by the dispute- settlement body of the WTO. There is... View Details

Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne; Retail

06 Feb 2006
Research & Ideas

The Trouble Behind Livedoor

in Japan is abysmal—most firms are run in spite of, rather than for, their shareholders. And a world in which the managers are making investment decisions for the shareholders is a scary one. If investors want to overpay, they have only... View Details

Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne; Financial Services; Technology

05 Jun 2006
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Using Competition to Reform Healthcare

consumer. The system needs to be redesigned so that each participant is motivated to increase value, measured by health outcomes per dollar expended. This excerpt discusses how healthcare providers can shift to a value-based model. An interview with Professor Porter... View Details

Keywords: by Michael E. Porter; Health