Competitive Strategy - Publications - Faculty & Research

01 Jun 2009
News

Too Big To Fail

assets reaching roughly $10 trillion, equivalent to total assets in the entire U.S. banking system. Says Moss: “While new systemic threats had emerged along the way, there was little effort to regulate them, undercutting the original New Deal View Details

Keywords: Roger Thompson; federal bailouts; Credit Intermediation and Related Activities; Finance

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

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02 Jan 2019
What Do You Think?

SUMMING UP: Do We Need an Artificial Intelligence Czar?

strategy on artificial intelligence research and development ” As he put it, “DARPA is a government agency responsible for developing and deploying weapons for war fighters of the future. We need CARPA—the Cyberhealth Advanced Research... View Details

Keywords: by James Heskett; Technology

01 Jun 2005
News

Profiles from the Class of 2005

the Russian economy, Mlotok entered an annual case competition sponsored by McKinsey; of the thousands of applications received, she was one of twenty finalists, and one of two offered a full-time position. Hoping to build on her work... View Details

Keywords: Roger Thompson; Julia Hanna; James E. Aisner; Graduate profiles; Government; Transportation Equipment Manufacturing; Manufacturing

01 Dec 2019
News

Case Study: Farming It Out

innovative product that has a potential for large cost savings, yet it is not protected from competitive developments. Hence, reaching critical mass and name recognition should be foremost in its strategy. The Microsoft approach would... View Details

Keywords: Jen McFarland Flint; Agriculture

September 2019 (Revised May 2020)
Supplement

Keroche (E): Considering Additional Capacity

By: Ramon Casadesus-Masanell and Pippa Tubman Armerding

This case describes Keroche’s growth after entering the beer business in 2008. Although the company was operating at full capacity and not able to fulfill all of its orders, Tabitha Karanja had set a goal of growing Keroche’s share of the Kenyan beer market from... View Details

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02 Jun 2003
Research & Ideas

Why Have Marketers Ignored America’s Man-of-Action Hero?

because it draws upon the power of the founding myths of the country (the myth of success, the frontier myth, the city on a hill) and reinterprets these myths in a way that provides meaning for men who work in large companies in an intensely View Details

Keywords: by Manda Salls

16 Aug 2024
In Practice

Election 2024: What's at Stake for Business and the Workplace?

environment are essential. High-performing organizations need ground rules so that people who do not follow them are legitimately held to account. Prepare your managers for the crucial role they will play in helping teams work well together during challenging times.... View Details

Keywords: by Rachel Layne

01 Jun 2012
News

Straight to the Heart

past decade, Greenwald has also built a business as a matchmaker and dating coach to both sexes and has seen a resulting 750 marriages. Featured widely as a dating expert in the media and as a Huffington Post blogger, she recently won the NBC reality TV show View Details

Keywords: Julia Hanna; marriage; social media; matchmaking; Personal Services

01 Sep 2006
News

Light Years Ahead

investment. In addition, he worked half-time with a Boston-based management consulting firm on the strategy problems of several important corporate clients. He soon decided to focus his full attention on HBS. As the first graduate of the... View Details

Keywords: Roger Thompson; Business Schools & Computer & Management Training; Educational Services

29 Jan 2019
First Look

New Research and Ideas, January 29, 2019

customer multi-homing is a significant factor that can moderate platforms’ competitive strategies. Understanding Different Approaches to Benefit-Based Taxation By: Scherf, Robert, and Matthew C. Weinzierl Abstract— Despite substantial... View Details

Keywords: Dina Gerdeman

17 Dec 2013
First Look

First Look: December 17

theoretical and practical implications of our research. Publisher's link: http://francescagino.com/#/motivation_research August 2013 Journal of Economics and Management Strategy Doing Well by Doing Good? Community Development Venture... View Details

Keywords: Carmen Nobel

03 May 2013
News

Looking Through Glass, Historically

as Westmoreland, this left only Fenton, which survived without competition till just last year. In my view, there is a principal reason for Fenton's final closing: the demise of "yesterday's woman." Today, glassware would probably not be... View Details

Keywords: Visual arts; crafts; glass making; Miscellaneous Manufacturing; Manufacturing

06 Dec 2021
News

Rescue & Recovery

system. In August 2020, Mercy Corps handed over the management of the system and its distribution network to the local utility company. (Ezra Millstein/Mercy Corps) On a Wednesday afternoon in early August, McKenna is Zooming from her home office with her head of View Details

Keywords: Jen McFarland Flint; photographed by Stephen Voss; Social Assistance; Health, Social Assistance

21 Dec 2010
First Look

First Look: December 21

Competitiveness Institute, Hanoi/Singapore, December 2010 Abstract The 2010 Vietnam Competitiveness Report contains a broad assessment of Vietnam's current competitiveness, an analysis of the key challenges... View Details

01 Feb 2001
News

Drilling Down

covers all aspects of the energy business. "One idea that I believe will be discredited is the mega-merger theory — that Texaco was too small to be relevant." "Fortunately, there are still strategies that allow a smaller operator to be... View Details

Keywords: Hanna, Julia; Matthew R. Simmons; Oil and Gas Extraction; Mining; Natural Gas Distribution; Utilities

25 Jan 2011
First Look

First Look: Jan. 25

potential strategies to buffer against their effects and achieve better outcomes in competitive contexts. Download the paper: http://www.hbs.edu/research/pdf/11-066.pdf Cases & Course... View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

24 Aug 2016
Research & Ideas

Can Obamacare Be Saved?

quality or prices for consumers. Such mergers reduce competition in the insurance market, ultimately dampening much-needed innovation. What’s more, there’s no requirement or expectation that any savings from synergies generated from the... View Details

Keywords: by John A. Quelch and Emily Boudreau; Insurance; Health

02 Jul 2010
What Do You Think?

Is Profit as a “Direct Goal” Overrated?

have observed. Almost to a person, they treat profit as a by-product of other things to which they devote most of their attention, things such as a focused strategy that delivers results to carefully-selected customers while pursuing... View Details

Keywords: by Jim Heskett

12 Oct 1999
Research & Ideas

Women Leading Business: A New Kind of Conversation

both the firm and their own energy. Richard Tedlow will present his observations of "why bad things happen to good companies," focusing on the 1982 and 1986 Tylenol crises. Michael Porter will continue to address the latest ideas in View Details

Keywords: Re: Myra M. Hart & Cynthia A. Montgomery

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