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  • September 2021 (Revised December 2021)
  • Case

Spire, the CubeSat Revolution, and the Government as a Space Data Customer

By: Matthew Weinzierl, Mehak Sarang and Brendan L. Rosseau
This case outlines the rise of Spire Global, a young space company using CubeSats to provide weather data and weather prediction services. In addition to tracing the evolution of a space startup from novel idea to publicly-traded company, the case also examines the... View Details
Keywords: Space; Government Contracting; Remote Sensing; Satellites; Business Startups; Public Sector; Cost vs Benefits; Competition; Weather; Forecasting and Prediction
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  • September 2009
  • Teaching Note

IBM in the 21st Century: The Coming of the Globally Integrated Enterprise (TN)

By: Rosabeth M. Kanter and Matthew Bird
Teaching Note for [308105]. View Details
Keywords: Opportunities; Value; Competition; System; Innovation and Invention; Multinational Firms and Management; Leadership Development; Information Technology Industry; Computer Industry
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  • October 2004
  • Case

Sales Force Training at Arrow Electronics (B)

By: Jason R. Barro, Brian J. Hall and Aaron Zimmerman
Supplements the (A) case. A rewritten version of an earlier supplement. View Details
Keywords: Human Resources; Compensation and Benefits; Recruitment; Retention; Selection and Staffing; Salesforce Management; Competition
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  • December 1998
  • Case

Australian Wheat Board Limited.: Becoming a Grower-owned Corporation

By: Ray A. Goldberg, Carin-Isabel Knoop and Cate Reavis
In July 1999, the Australian Wheat Board (AWB), a statutory national and international grain marketing organization, would become grower-owned. As a private corporation, the AWB would no longer receive government borrowing guarantees and would have to rely on its own... View Details
Keywords: Transformation; Capital Structure; Globalized Markets and Industries; Monopoly; Employee Ownership; Competition
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  • 03 Apr 2018
  • First Look

New Research and Ideas, April 3, 2018

attracted considerable attention among donors and the media. Now, GiveDirectly is looking to grow, and it is contemplating how best to recruit talented employees and keep them motivated. In addition to offering salaries competitive with... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
  • 03 May 2016
  • First Look

First Look, May 3, 2016

nonmarket forces that constrain those strategies are largely defined by two features: the delineation of its geographic markets by political boundaries and markets that have natural monopoly characteristics. While the pre-monopoly stage or periods of View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
  • 24 Nov 2014
  • Research & Ideas

Corrupting Silence: Companies Must Speak Up Against Bribes

corporate culture— and not against the law in Germany until 1999. The competitive environment and permissive culture both played a role in the future bribery scandal. "There are three elements that lead individuals in companies to get... View Details
Keywords: by Michael Blanding
  • 04 Oct 2004
  • Research & Ideas

Start to Measure Your E-commerce Success

measurements are often difficult. Many senior managers have come to believe that further investment in new technology and e-commerce is an imperative that is required to maintain or develop a competitive position. They often make... View Details
Keywords: by Marc J. Epstein
  • 26 Apr 2004
  • Research & Ideas

A Clear Eye for Innovation

excelled at analog photography but hasn't been able to make the leap to digital cameras. Boeing, a longtime leader in commercial aircraft, has experienced difficulties in its defense-contracting businesses and has recently stumbled in the face of View Details
Keywords: by Charles A. O'Reilly III & Michael L. Tushman
  • 04 Mar 2002
  • Research & Ideas

Don’t Lose Money With Customers

the respective market's competitive environment. Business size, loyalty, and the seller's share of a customer's total purchases are all important determinants of profitability. In a third study, Narayandas and Goizueta associate professor... View Details
Keywords: by Peter K. Jacobs
  • 01 Dec 2021
  • What Do You Think?

How Will the Metaverse Affect Productivity?

relatively soon? How will the Metaverse affect productivity? What do you think? Share your thoughts in the comments below. Editor's note: Heskett explores the leader's role in his upcoming book, Win From Within: Build Organizational Culture for View Details
Keywords: by James Heskett
  • 06 Aug 2020
  • Research & Ideas

Who Will Give You the Best Professional Guidance?

encourage intimate conversations. They should be from a diverse set companies with varying personal backgrounds to allow for different perspectives and to avoid any awkward competitive conversations, although there should be an inherent... View Details
Keywords: by Julia B. Austin
  • 21 Oct 2013
  • Research & Ideas

Missing the Wave in Ship Transport

there were about 9,000 bulk carriers, which varied in dimensions from small to supersized. The bulk shipping market was valued at roughly $180 billion. Owners in this highly competitive industry make money either by transporting cargo for... View Details
Keywords: by Kim Girard; Transportation
  • 06 Nov 2013
  • What Do You Think?

Is Top-Down Resource Allocation on the Rise?

Joseph L. Bower, Managing the Resource Allocation Process: A Study of Corporate Planning and Investment Process, (Boston: Harvard Business School Press, 1970) Joseph L. Bower and Clark G. Gilbert, From Resource Allocation to Strategy, (London: Oxford University Press,... View Details
Keywords: by James Heskett
  • 02 Jan 2008
  • Research & Ideas

Most Popular Stories 2007

two contrasting approaches to delivering digital content to users. Can Apple and the recording industry seriously compete against free? Do iTunes and p2p help each other in some ways? Professor Ramon Casadesus-Masanell and collaborator Andres Hervas-Drane discuss their... View Details
Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne
  • 07 Nov 2005
  • What Do You Think?

Is Less Becoming More?

without endangering its competitive position? Or does the answer lie in increasing levels of disruptive competition, the strategy of providing less for much less? What do you think? Original Article The issue of whether less is more, both... View Details
Keywords: by James Heskett; Consumer Products
  • 16 May 2005
  • Research & Ideas

Confronting the Reality of Web Services

services, what benefits have they realized? Do they gain competitive advantage? A: It sure looks like Amazon and eBay are strengthening their positions and continuing to grow by using Web services well. I studied an effort by IBM and its... View Details
Keywords: by Sara Grant
  • 16 Nov 1999
  • Lessons from the Classroom

Leading Change and Organizational Renewal

From another viewpoint, sustainable competitive advantage is diminishing because, increasingly, firms can locate plants anywhere, and call on human, financial, and other resources without regard for locale. How is organizational design... View Details
Keywords: by Staff
  • 17 Jun 2016
  • Op-Ed

Companies Need to Start Marketing Security to Customers

undercut a positive message about a product's benefits with safety warnings. That might make you feel uncomfortable and even dissuade you from buying the brand. You might instead buy a competitive product that doesn't flag safety issues... View Details
Keywords: by John A. Quelch; Entertainment & Recreation
  • 11 Aug 2003
  • Research & Ideas

Cheap, Fast, and In Control: How Tech Aids Innovation

what are some of the possible negative consequences of remaining stagnant? Stefan Thomke: Competitive environments and technologies are constantly changing, which creates both wonderful opportunities to innovate and grave threats if we... View Details
Keywords: by Wendy Guild

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