Industrialization - Publications - Faculty & Research

1996
Working Paper

Strategies for Survival in Fast-Changing Industries

By: Clayton M. Christensen, Fernando F. Suarez and James M. Utterback

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19 Oct 2009
News

Connecticut Business and Industry Association Newsroom

29 Feb 2012
News

The Rise of the Wind Industry

10 Apr 2020

Industry Spotlight Series: Business & Environment

Wonder what an MBA could do to help with your professional growth? Hear from current HBS students and the Business & Environment Initiative staff as they reflect on how the MBA Program is inspiring innovation at the intersection of business and the environment. View Details

Sep 20 2018
Testimonial

Learning From Managers in Other Industries

19 Nov 2014
News

Creating solutions for the oil industry

Retired high-tech entrepreneur Thomas Scambos (MBA 1954) started a company that developed additives to make oil flow more efficiently and also help deal with oil spills. (Published November 2014) View Details

06 Jun 2014
News

Alternative Fuel Changing the Energy Industry

Keywords: Diesel; Power Solutions International; Oil and Gas Extraction; Mining; Transportation Equipment Manufacturing; Manufacturing

2009
Working Paper

Industry Equilibrium with Open Source and Proprietary Firms

By: Gaston Llanes and Ramiro de Elejalde

We present a model of industry equilibrium to study the coexistence of Open Source (OS) and Proprietary (P) firms. Two novel aspects of the model are: (1) participation in OS arises as the optimal decision of profit-maximizing firms, and (2) OS and P firms may (or may... View Details

Keywords: Investment; Technological Innovation; Knowledge Sharing; Industry Structures; Open Source Distribution; Research and Development

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June 2004
Case

Medical Technology Industry and Japan (A), The

In a five-year effort, the Health Industry Manufacturers Association (HIMA) tried to influence government health policy in Japan. In 1993, HIMA mobilized in response to fears the Japanese government was planning to target the U.S. medical devices industry. The case... View Details

Keywords: Health Care and Treatment; Policy; Globalized Markets and Industries; Government and Politics; Medical Devices and Supplies Industry; Japan; United States

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December 1985
Case

Water Meter Industry in 1982

By: Michael E. Porter

Keywords: Utilities Industry; Utilities Industry

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October 2002 (Revised June 2003)
Case

Restructuring the U.S. Steel Industry

By: William E. Fruhan Jr.

Focuses on the competitive decline of the integrated steel producers in the United States from 1970 to 2002. Issues include: Should the U.S. government impose tariffs to try to protect the industry? What should labor unions do, if anything, to protect jobs and wage... View Details

Keywords: Restructuring; Jobs and Positions; Labor Unions; Wages; Business and Government Relations; Integration; Steel Industry; United States

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April 1998 (Revised October 1998)
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Indonesia's Pharmaceutical Industry in 1998

By: Carin-Isabel Knoop and Anthony St. George

This case describes the Indonesian pharmaceutical market in 1997 and the impact on the market of the Indonesian rupiah's 75% devaluation since July 1997. Major foreign and domestic players are described. It raises the issue of how the Indonesian pharmaceutical market... View Details

Keywords: Financial Crisis; Pharmaceutical Industry; Indonesia

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June 1981
Supplement

Airframe Industry (D): Fall 1979

By: Benson P. Shapiro

Keywords: Aerospace Industry

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2013
Article

Industry Equilibrium with Open-Source and Proprietary Firms

By: Gaston Llanes and Ramiro de Elejalde

We present a model of industry equilibrium to study the coexistence of open-source and proprietary firms. Two novel aspects of the model are (i) participation in open source arises as the optimal decision of profit-maximizing firms, and (ii) open-source and proprietary... View Details

Keywords: Open Source Distribution; Balance and Stability; Software; Knowledge Management; Supply and Industry; Collaborative Innovation and Invention; Research and Development; Cooperation

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2010
Book

Beauty Imagined: A History of the Global Beauty Industry

By: Geoffrey Jones

The global beauty business permeates our lives, influencing how we perceive ourselves and what it is to be beautiful. The brands and firms that have shaped this industry, such as Avon, Coty, Estée Lauder, L'Oréal, and Shiseido, have imagined beauty for us. This book... View Details

Keywords: Globalized Markets and Industries; Brands and Branding; Industry Growth; Beauty and Cosmetics Industry

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Aug 2014
Working Paper

Defining Clusters of Related Industries

This paper develops a novel clustering algorithm that systematically generates and assesses sets of cluster definitions (i.e., groups of closely related industries). View Details