Publications

May 2003
Article

The Utilization of Competing Technologies within the Firm: Evidence from Cardiac Procedures

By: Robert S. Huckman

Keywords: Competition; Information Technology; Business Ventures

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15 Sep 2015
News

Are corporate ethics sliding again?

13 Jan 2016
News

Winning GE: Better than the Olympics

February 1979 (Revised July 1985)
Case

Fiber-Optics Industry (A): Products, Technology, and Markets--1978

By: Michael E. Porter

Keywords: Competition; Competitive Strategy; Hardware; Communications Industry; Telecommunications Industry

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November 2011 (Revised October 2014)
Case

Attack of the Clones: Birchbox Defends Against Copycat Competitors

By: Peter A. Coles and Benjamin Edelman

Birchbox offers trial-sized beauty products delivered monthly by mail—attracting rave reviews. Seeing the success of this model, numerous "copycat" clones seek to offer the same service. Many of these copycats focus on non-U.S. countries, but others are challenging... View Details

Keywords: Competition; Competitive Strategy

September 2020
Case

The Reinvention of Kodak (A) Multimedia Case

By: Ryan Raffaelli

This case includes links to case supplement videos for students to view with the written case before class, and also supplement videos for faculty to use exclusively during class. View Details

Keywords: CEO; Leadership; Asset Management; Transformation; Organizational Change and Adaptation; Competitive Strategy

April 2011
Teaching Note

Cork'd: Building a Social Network for Wine Lovers (TN)

Teaching Note for 911026. View Details

Keywords: Social and Collaborative Networks; Internet and the Web; Competitive Strategy; Web Services Industry; Food and Beverage Industry

October 2010 (Revised July 2012)
Case

Hewlett-Packard Company: CEO Succession in 2010

By: Jay W. Lorsch, Krishna G. Palepu and Melissa Barton

Mark Hurd resigned as the CEO of Hewlett Packard in 2010 after the board discovered that he had misfiled expense reports and paid an H.P. contractor for unsubstantiated work. After Hurd left H.P., he joined Oracle, an H.P. competitor. Soon thereafter, the H.P. board... View Details

Keywords: Ethics; Governing and Advisory Boards; Leadership Development; Management Succession; Competitive Strategy; Technology Industry

October 2023
Case

Lasell University in 2023: Securing the Future

By: John Jong-Hyun Kim and Mary C. Sauer

In a groundbreaking move on September 20, 2022, Lasell University's President, Michael B. Alexander, announced an extraordinary 33% reduction in tuition, room, board, and fees, signaling a pivotal shift in higher education. Situated in an affluent Boston suburb,... View Details

Keywords: Higher Education; Cost; Valuation; Competitive Advantage; Education Industry; United States; Massachusetts

01 Oct 2001
News

Books: Winning the Influence Game

how to go about the business of influencing government," note the authors. By outlining approaches to government relations that other companies have found effective, the book gives managers a better understanding of how to influence legislative and regulatory agencies... View Details

Keywords: Executive, Legislative, and Other General Government Support; Government

01 Oct 2001
News

Porter Directs New Institute at HBS

A new Institute for Strategy and Competitiveness (ISC), directed by Michael E. Porter, opened at HBS in July. The interdisciplinary ISC is dedicated to enlarging and disseminating the body of research on View Details

Keywords: Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools; Educational Services

20 Nov 2000
Research & Ideas

Moving from Supply Chains to Supply Networks

competitive advantage.EE: How is Managing the Supply Chain: The General Manager's Perspective unique from other supply chain programs offered in recent years? Shapiro: Traditionally, the supply chain has been taught at the level of... View Details

Keywords: by Staff

21 May 2019
Cold Call Podcast

If the Key to Business Success Is Focus, Why Does Amazon Work?

Keywords: Re: Sunil Gupta; Retail

Web

Shelly Xu Archives | Social Enterprise

Impact Measurement Inclusive Finance International Development K-12 Education Leadership Fellows Leadership in Challenging Times MBA Programs Microfinance New Venture Competition Non Profit Management Nonprofit Supportive Services Public... View Details

2000
Book

Nihon no Kyōsō Senryaku [Can Japan Compete?]

By: Michael E. Porter, Hirotaka Takeuchi and M. Sakakibara

The result of a major piece of research, this book reveals that there have long been two Japans, the familiar one that was highly competitive, and another Japan, almost invisible, that was highly uncompetitive. The authors unravel this puzzle, and provide a solution... View Details

Keywords: Competition; Economy; Japan