Publications

24 Nov 2015
News

To prevent corporate ‘inversions,’ the American tax code needs to be fixed

22 Sep 2015
News

Harvard report calls for more investment in education, infrastructure

20 Aug 2015
News

How companies can enrich shareholders—and the planet

17 Jun 2015
News

Porter on U.S. energy production

27 Feb 2014
News

What Good Are Airports If You Can't Get There?

27 Nov 2013
News

U.S. Companies Should Show Confidence in the U.S.

22 Oct 2013
News

How to Really Jump-Start 'Made In America'

08 Oct 2013
News

The Strategy That Will Fix Health Care

13 Feb 2018
News

President’s Infrastructure Plan Is Not Adding Up For Some

29 Jan 2018
News

In 2018, Trump must be the small-business champion he claimed to be

31 Jan 2017
News

Border tax 'significant wrench' in tax reform: Expert

05 Dec 2016
News

How Trump can help Main Street businesses

27 Sep 2016
News

The biggest economic myths from the debate

18 Feb 2016
News

Should Yellen Be the Central Banker to the World?

29 Feb 2016
HBS Case

Bigbelly's Big Bet on the Digital Trash Can

Q: When is a trash can not a trash can? A: When it’s a Wi-Fi hotspot, air-purity monitor, and advertising billboard—all in one. Bigbelly solar-powered trash cans have been street corner fixtures in Philadelphia, Boston, New York, and other cities around the world for... View Details

Keywords: by Michael Blanding; Energy

January 2018 (Revised February 2025)
Teaching Note

Collage.com: Scaling a Distributed Organization

By: Christopher Stanton and Shikhar Ghosh

Teaching Note for HBS No. 817-038. View Details

Keywords: Internet and the Web; Organizational Structure; Competitive Strategy; Employees; Business Startups; Growth and Development Strategy

September 2010 (Revised August 2011)
Background Note

Pricing, Profits, and Customer Value

By: Frank V. Cespedes, Benson P. Shapiro and Elliot B. Ross

This note discusses how some firms (start-ups and established companies) maximize customer value and profits via their pricing processes. It is aimed at companies that compete on the basis of performance initiatives rather than absolute cost advantages and low price.... View Details

Keywords: Customer Focus and Relationships; Customer Value and Value Chain; Cost; Price; Profit; Performance Effectiveness; Sales; Competitive Strategy

April 2010 (Revised October 2010)
Case

Vale: Global Expansion in the Challenging World of Mining

By: Tarun Khanna, Aldo Musacchio and Ricardo Reisen de Pinho

In 2009 the management of Vale, a Brazilian diversified mining company and the largest iron ore producer in the world, was under pressure from at least two fronts. First, the emergence of China as the most important consumer of iron ore in the last few years had... View Details

Keywords: Financial Crisis; Investment; Global Strategy; Risk Management; Market Entry and Exit; Business and Government Relations; Competitive Strategy; Mining Industry; Brazil

February 2010
Case

Corporate Strategy at Berkshire Partners

By: Julie M. Wulf and Scott Waggoner

The managing directors of Berkshire Partners, a mid-sized private equity firm, address strategic and organizational challenges in response to turbulent market conditions, rapid firm growth, and the transition of leadership from its founding partners to the next... View Details

Keywords: Private Equity; Management Teams; Organizational Change and Adaptation; Organizational Design; Organizational Structure; Competitive Advantage; Corporate Strategy; Financial Services Industry; Boston