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  • May 1989 (Revised June 1990)
  • Case

Great Britain: Decline or Renewal?

Focuses on the origins of economic decline and the problems of economic management in Great Britain, the oldest industrial state. Reviews the formation of macroeconomic policy, welfare policy, and industrial policy in the postwar period. Examines Prime Minister... View Details
Keywords: Macroeconomics; Great Britain
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  • November 2012
  • Case

Occupy Wall Street

By: Rakesh Khurana and Eric Baldwin
This case examines the Occupy Wall Street movement, which emerged in late 2011 in response to the fallout from the global financial crisis of 2008 and the economic downturn that followed. Occupy Wall Street was born out of a sense of frustration with both a global... View Details
Keywords: Occupy Wall Street; Organizational Behavior; Income Inequality; Democracy; Financial Crisis; Campaign Finance; Globalization; Globalized Economies and Regions; Mission and Purpose; Organizational Culture
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  • 2018
  • Working Paper

Platform Competition: Betfair and the U.K. Market for Sports Betting

By: Ramon Casadesus-Masanell and Neil Campbell
We examine two episodes of strategic interaction in the U.K. betting industry: (i) Betfair (an entrant multi-sided platform or MSP) vs. Flutter (also an MSP), and (ii) Betfair vs. traditional bookmakers. We find that although Betfair was an underfunded second mover in... View Details
Keywords: Platform Design; Betting; Digital Platforms; Design; Network Effects; Business Model; Competition; Cooperation; Market Entry and Exit
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    Dennis A. Yao

    Dennis Yao is the Lawrence E. Fouraker Professor of Business Administration and Chair of the Doctoral Programs at Harvard Business School. He joined the faculty in 2004 after having been at the Wharton School, University of Pennsylvania. From 1991-1994 he served as... View Details

    Keywords: automotive; defense; federal government; high technology
    • Nov 1998
    • Other Presentation

    Wellington Town Hall

    By: Michael E. Porter
    Speech on New Zealand competitiveness View Details
    Keywords: Economics; New Zealand
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      Elie Ofek

      Elie Ofek is a Professor in the Marketing unit at the Harvard Business School. Professor Ofek's research focuses on new product strategies in technology-driven business environments as well as in consumer-oriented companies in general. He explores interactions... View Details

      Keywords: internet; media; high technology; consumer products
      • March 2001
      • Article

      Strategy and the Internet

      By: M. E. Porter
      Many of the pioneers of Internet business, both dot-coms and established companies, have competed in ways that violate nearly every precept of good strategy. Rather than focus on profits, they have chased customers indiscriminately through discounting, channel... View Details
      Keywords: Strategy; Online Technology
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      • Research Summary

      Globalization & Corporate Transformation in India

      By: Nitin Nohria
      Political and economic reforms in India, which started in 1992, have led to a dramatic transformation of Indian companies. The first decade of this transformation focused on improving operational efficiency to rival world class competitors. Having proved to themselves... View Details
      • February 1992 (Revised March 1993)
      • Case

      Intel Corp.--1992

      By: Kenneth A. Froot
      Intel Corp., the world's dominant designer and manufacturer of microprocessors (the "brains" of the personal computer), has accumulated a large amount of cash (net of debt). Furthermore, it expects to continue to accumulate cash at an unprecedented rate. Has the... View Details
      Keywords: Dividends; Financial Management; Competition; Multinational Firms and Management; Cash; Technological Innovation; Capital Structure; Investment Return; Equity; Financial Strategy; Corporate Finance; Semiconductor Industry; United States
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      • November 2005
      • Supplement

      Nestle's Milk Districts: Case Supplement

      By: Ray A. Goldberg and Kerry Herman
      Nestle as the largest milk company in the world, has a history of economic development, nutrition, health, and food safety in all the major countries of the world. Each milk model is tailor-made to the needs of each country's political, social, and economic priorities. View Details
      Keywords: Development Economics; Nutrition; Health; Food; Government and Politics; Social Psychology; Economics; Food and Beverage Industry
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      • 14 Nov 2007
      • First Look

      First Look: November 14, 2007

      leadership position against aggressive competition in a rapidly shifting and uncertain technological environment. Traces the evolution and transformation of the company and highlights the difficult choices... View Details
      Keywords: Martha Lagace

        Robert C. Merton

        Robert C. Merton is the School of Management Distinguished Professor of Finance at the MIT Sloan School of Management.

        Merton is University Professor Emeritus at Harvard University and was the George Fisher Baker Professor of... View Details

        Keywords: banking; brokerage; financial services; insurance industry; investment banking industry; retail financial services
        • Jan 2013
        • Case

        The New Carolina Initiative

        This case explores the process of fostering competitiveness in South Carolina, one of the poorest states in the United States. View Details
        • March 2008
        • Article

        Market Reactions to Export Subsidies

        By: M. A. Desai and James R. Hines Jr.
        This paper analyzes the economic impact of export subsidies by investigating stock price reactions to a critical event in 1997. On November 18, 1997, the European Union announced its intention to file a complaint before the World Trade Organization (WTO), arguing that... View Details
        Keywords: Economic Systems; Trade; Development Economics; Financial Markets; Profit; Taxation; Volume; Value Creation; Market Design; Business Subsidiaries; Utilities Industry; Financial Services Industry; Europe; North and Central America
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          Liz Calder

          Liz Calder is a second-year PhD student in Strategy at Harvard Business School. Her research interests include innovation throughout the industry life cycle, strategic alliance formation, and entrepreneurial growth. 

          Prior to undertaking her doctoral... View Details

            W. Carl Kester

            Carl Kester is a Baker Foundation Professor and the George Fisher Baker Jr. Professor of Business Administration, Emeritus at Harvard Business School. He is a member of the Finance Unit. He served as Deputy Dean for Academic Affairs (2006-2010), Chairman of the... View Details

            Keywords: asset management; banking; education industry; financial services; investment banking industry; pharmaceuticals; private equity (LBO funds)
            • August 2023 (Revised December 2023)
            • Case

            Money Fellows: The Quest for Expansion

            By: Álvaro Rodríguez Arregui, Michael Chu and Ahmed Dahawy
            This case explores the opportunities and challenges associated with expanding the operations of a complex entrepreneurial business model. It highlights how cultural aspects of different geographies impact a startup's operational and economic models. The case also... View Details
            Keywords: Business Model; Developing Countries and Economies; Geographic Scope; Business Strategy; Mobile and Wireless Technology; Cross-Cultural and Cross-Border Issues; Business and Shareholder Relations; Financial Services Industry; Banking Industry; Egypt
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            • 21 Jan 2004
            • Other Presentation

            Indian Competitiveness: Where Does the Nation Stand?

            By: Michael E. Porter
            Competitiveness presentation delivered in Mumbai, India. View Details
            Keywords: Economics; India
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            • June 2018
            • Background Note

            Introduction to Life Settlements

            By: Alexander Braun, Lauren H. Cohen, Christopher J. Malloy and Jiahua Xu
            Life insurance is an asset owned by the majority of American adults (61%). Note that this 61% penetration rate is essentially at parity with home ownership (64%) and higher than that of 401(k) retirement account ownership (53%). Life settlements, or life insurance... View Details
            Keywords: Insurance; Assets; Value; Markets; Investment Return
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            • April 1997 (Revised February 2002)
            • Case

            Europe in 1996

            By: Huw Pill and Effie Anagnostopoulos
            Describes the process of economic and political integration in Europe in the period since 1945. The main issues discussed are: the common market; the single market; economic and monetary union; EU enlargement encompassing the former centrally planned economies; and EU... View Details
            Keywords: Integration; Trade; Macroeconomics; Europe
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