Publications

June 2013 (Revised March 2014)
Case

Inditex: 2012

By: John R. Wells and Galen Danskin

In the 11 years since its public offering, Inditex and its flagship brand, Zara, had expanded into 86 countries, achieved $21.6 billion in revenue, and become the largest specialty apparel retailer in the world. In marked contrast to the general malaise of the Bolsa de... View Details

Keywords: Fashion; Strategy; Strategic Planning; Competitive Strategy; Fashion Industry; Spain

February 2011 (Revised March 2012)
Course Overview Note

Competing through Business Models: Introductory Note for Students (Half-Course Version)

By: Hanna Halaburda and Ramon Casadesus-Masanell

Keywords: Business Model; Competitive Strategy

1994
Article

Shinseihin no Yosougai no Seikou ga motarasu Kyousou Yuui (Competitive Advantage Arising from the Unexpected Success of New Products)

By: Yoshinori Fujikawa and Hirotaka Takeuchi

Keywords: Competitive Advantage; Success

May 2006 (Revised July 2007)
Case

Sharp Corporation 2004

By: David J. Collis

Presents the performance of Sharp Corp. in 2004. Illustrates Sharp's continuing leadership in the high end LCD market. View Details

Keywords: Performance; Competitive Advantage; Corporate Strategy; Hardware; Technology Industry

February 2001
Article

From Initial Idea to Unique Advantage: The Entrepreneurial Challenge of Constructing a Resource Base

By: Candida G. Brush, Patricia G. Greene and Myra M. Hart

Keywords: Competitive Advantage; Entrepreneurship; Problems and Challenges

October 2000
Case

CDnow (B)

By: Stephen P. Bradley and Christina Akers

Supplements the (A) case. View Details

Keywords: Marketing Strategy; Distribution Channels; Competition; Competitive Strategy; Value Creation

March–April 1996
Article

U.S. Competitiveness: 'Resurgence' versus Reality

By: R. H. Hayes

Keywords: Competition; United States

April 1, 1985
Article

A Good Competitor Is Not Always a Dead Competitor

By: M. E. Porter

Keywords: Competition

August 2002 (Revised December 2002)
Case

AOL Europe vs. Freeserve (A)

By: David B. Yoffie and Mary Kwak

AOL Europe must decide how to respond to Freeserve, a free Internet Service Provider (ISP) that has signed up 1.6 million British customers in its first six months. After becoming the leading ISP in the United States, AOL has formed a joint venture with Bertelsmann to... View Details

Keywords: Competition; Internet; Web Services Industry; Telecommunications Industry; France; Germany; United Kingdom; United States