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- 01 Feb 2011
- First Look
First Look: Feb. 1
Authors:Andrei Hagiu and Robin S. Lee Publication:Journal of Economics and Management Strategy (forthcoming) Abstract We analyze platform competition for content in the presence of strategic interactions between content distributors and... View Details
- 20 May 2013
- Op-Ed
Making America an Industrial Powerhouse Again
competitive global economy, US manufacturing can thrive only if it is at the leading edge of knowledge. History provides some guidelines for making sure the NNMI lives up to its potential: Have a broad agenda: Government-funded research... View Details
- 05 Aug 2002
- What Do You Think?
Is Platform Leadership Old Hat or the Wave of the Future?
encourages others to do it), modularity and openness (determining the ease with which outside complementors can "hitch their wagons" to the platform), balance (between competition and collaboration with producers of... View Details
Keywords: by James Heskett
- 14 May 2007
- Research & Ideas
The Key to Managing Stars? Think Team
between knowledge workers and, say, manual workers, is that knowledge workers own the means of production. That means they carry the knowledge, information, and skills in their heads and can take it with them. As the basis of competition... View Details
Keywords: by Martha Lagace
- 13 Oct 2015
- Research & Ideas
Does Business Get Done the Same Way in Emerging and Developed Countries?
government relations is part of the inner circle. You can look at Turkcell and see it as a typical emerging-market story. Government intervention is everywhere. Regulators even set prices, service by service. The competition is tightly... View Details
Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne
- June 2024
- Case
Aidoc: Building a Hospital-Centric AI Platform
By: Ariel D. Stern and Susan Pinckney
In 2023, Israel-based AI health care company Aidoc evaluated its future. The company, founded in 2016, had grown from commercializing a single AI product for radiologists to a software platform that could detect 20 conditions and immediately notify care teams of... View Details
Keywords: Business Growth and Maturation; Business Model; Business Organization; Business Startups; Disruption; Cost vs Benefits; Decision Choices and Conditions; Decisions; Private Sector; Entrepreneurial Finance; Global Range; Global Strategy; Globalized Markets and Industries; Governance Compliance; Governance Controls; Governing and Advisory Boards; Policy; Medical Specialties; AI and Machine Learning; Digital Platforms; Digital Transformation; Technology Adoption; Disruptive Innovation; Innovation and Management; Innovation Strategy; Laws and Statutes; Growth and Development Strategy; Growth Management; Distribution; Product Development; Success; Performance Efficiency; Strategic Planning; Research and Development; Risk and Uncertainty; Business Strategy; Competitive Advantage; Value Creation; Health Industry; Israel
Stern, Ariel D., and Susan Pinckney. "Aidoc: Building a Hospital-Centric AI Platform." Harvard Business School Case 624-046, June 2024.
- September 2017
- Teaching Note
Dick's Sporting Goods
By: Jose B. Alvarez and Matthew G. Preble
This is the teaching note to accompany Rajiv Lal, Jose B. Alvarez, and Matthew G. Preble, “Dick’s Sporting Goods,” HBS No. 517-007 (Boston, Massachusetts: Harvard Business School Publishing, 2017). View Details
Keywords: Sporting Goods; Retail; Employees; Growth and Development Strategy; Growth Management; Product Marketing; Demand and Consumers; Consumer Behavior; Product; Service Delivery; Service Operations; Partners and Partnerships; Business Strategy; Competition; Corporate Strategy; Expansion; Internet and the Web; E-commerce; Retail Industry; United States; Pennsylvania
- February 2017
- Case
Dick's Sporting Goods
By: Rajiv Lal, Jose B. Alvarez and Matthew G. Preble
Edward Stack, chairman and CEO of Dick’s Sporting Goods (DKS), faced a rapidly changing sporting goods landscape in October 2016. Two large competitors—The Sports Authority and Sport Chalet—had folded earlier that year, and DKS had to contend with increasingly robust... View Details
Keywords: Sporting Goods; Retail; Employees; Growth and Development Strategy; Growth Management; Product Marketing; Demand and Consumers; Consumer Behavior; Product; Service Delivery; Service Operations; Partners and Partnerships; Business Strategy; Competition; Corporate Strategy; Expansion; Internet and the Web; E-commerce; Retail Industry; United States; Pennsylvania
- 11 Aug 2016
- Cold Call Podcast
Why College Rankings Keep Deans Awake at Night
faculty. We're part of a highly competitive environment in this country, globally now as well. If such a great system declines it hurts all of us. When one thinks of these rankings, we should pay as national policy much greater attention... View Details
- 03 Feb 2015
- First Look
First Look: February 3
and GEICO continued to gain ground on industry leaders State Farm and Allstate, which sold less than 5% of their policies direct. In 2013, Progressive hoped to revolutionize the purchasing of auto insurance and to build its competitive... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 22 Feb 2011
- Research & Ideas
The Most Important Management Trends of the (Still Young) Twenty-First Century
global competition and cooperation; and altering the attitudes, values, motivations, aspirations, and fears of customers and employees. Perhaps most importantly, these changes have altered human societies, promising a coming decade of... View Details
Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne
- 03 Apr 2007
- First Look
First Look: April 3, 2007
different development strategies. The states had to decide whether to focus their investment efforts on physical capital or improving social indicators. Both states faced constraints in the form of budget deficits, competition from other... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 20 Feb 2006
- HBS Case
Oprah: A Case Study Comes Alive
disclose extensive financial information. Thus Koehn and her team had to search high and low to try to piece together Winfrey's business model and understand her company's revenues, costs, and competitive advantage in the crowded,... View Details
- 08 Mar 2004
- Research & Ideas
Secret to Success: Go for “Just Enough”
they've won. And the spot changes with each new competitive achievement—moving targets. No wonder we're stressed out. Maximized versions of success are more than superficial presentations. They have the power to co-opt our innermost... View Details
Keywords: by Laura Nash & Howard Stevenson
- 17 May 2016
- First Look
May 17, 2016
than 10 months of cash on hand, Tom Leung, the founder and CEO of Yabbly, must decide where to focus his resources. His startup, a question-and-answer application for shopping decisions, had benefited from a strong showing at the SXSW Accelerator View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 02 Sep 2015
- Research & Ideas
Explaining China's Crash
percent of all manufactured goods in the U.S. are outsourced, and not everything is outsourceable. Furthermore, wage inflation in China has dented its competitiveness and there are other location choices. So, the question is: How much... View Details
- 17 Mar 2015
- Research & Ideas
Where Did My Shopping Mall Go?
store closures around the country. Supermarkets are moving to much smaller formats, much more prepared foods, and healthy foods, because they are getting hit by many competitive threats that make large stores unprofitable. And now this... View Details
- 08 Nov 2010
- Research & Ideas
How to Fix a Broken Marketplace
for example, or competitive schools. In New York City, public school students must apply to a high school of their choice, much as students in the rest of the country apply to private school. Each year, more than 90,000 students must be... View Details
- 18 May 2010
- First Look
First Look: May 18
attributed to competition arising from an imbalance of demand and supply, typically excess demand for workers. However this presents a puzzle, since unraveling can only occur when firms are willing to make early offers and workers are... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 12 Oct 1999
- Research & Ideas
Confronting the Challenges that Face Bricks-and-Mortar Stores
Leverage Existing Competitive Advantages. For many years, people have said that a store's location was a key for its success. Now the buzz is that, in the world of electronic retailing, location doesn't matter. A consumer can do business... View Details