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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
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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
- 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
- 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
- 05 Jun 2006
- Research & Ideas
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