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- 2001
- Working Paper
Airbus vs. Boeing in Superjumbos: Credibility and Preemption
By: Benjamin C. Esty and Pankaj Ghemawat
In December 2000, Airbus formally committed to spend $12 billion to develop and launch a 555-seat superjumbo plane known as the A380. Prior to and after Airbus’ commitment, Boeing started and canceled several initiatives aimed at developing a “stretch jumbo” with... View Details
Esty, Benjamin C., and Pankaj Ghemawat. "Airbus vs. Boeing in Superjumbos: Credibility and Preemption." Harvard Business School Working Paper, No. 02-061, February 2002.
- October 1985
- Background Note
Note on Supplying the Automobile Industry: Changing Relationships
By: Michael E. Porter and Pankaj Ghemawat
Porter, Michael E., and Pankaj Ghemawat. "Note on Supplying the Automobile Industry: Changing Relationships." Harvard Business School Background Note 386-091, October 1985.
- October 9, 2014
- Article
Clay Christensen's Theories Are Great for Entrepreneurs, but Not Executives
By: Amar Bhidé and Pankaj Ghemawat
Bhidé, Amar, and Pankaj Ghemawat. "Clay Christensen's Theories Are Great for Entrepreneurs, but Not Executives." Quartz (October 9, 2014).
- 1996
- Working Paper
The Nature of Diversified Business Groups: A Research Design and Two Case Studies
By: Pankaj Ghemawat and Tarun Khanna
- 2017
- Chapter
Globalization in Historical Perspective
By: Pankaj Ghemawat and Geoffrey Jones
This chapter explores the role that firms have played over time in promoting international trade and investment. It takes a chronological perspective and is organized around a first wave of globalization from the mid-nineteenth century until the 1920s and a second wave... View Details
Keywords: International Business; International Marketing; History; Marketing; Investment; Trade; Globalization
Ghemawat, Pankaj, and Geoffrey Jones. "Globalization in Historical Perspective." Chap. 3 in The Laws of Globalization and Business Applications, by Pankaj Ghemawat, 56–81. New York: Cambridge University Press, 2017.
- July 2006
- Article
Dynamic Mixed Duopoly: A Model Motivated by Linux vs. Windows
By: Ramon Casadesus-Masanell and Pankaj Ghemawat
This paper analyzes a dynamic mixed duopoly in which a profit-maximizing competitor interacts with a competitor that prices at zero (or marginal cost), with the cumulation of output affecting their relative positions over time. The modeling effort is motivated by... View Details
Keywords: Open Source Software; Demand-side Learning; Network Effects; Linux; Mixed Duopoly; Competitive Dynamics; Business Models; Duopoly and Oligopoly; Information Technology; Applications and Software; Business Model; Mathematical Methods; Digital Platforms; Profit; Balance and Stability; Management Analysis, Tools, and Techniques; SWOT Analysis; Competition; Price; Information Technology Industry
Casadesus-Masanell, Ramon, and Pankaj Ghemawat. "Dynamic Mixed Duopoly: A Model Motivated by Linux vs. Windows." Management Science 52, no. 7 (July 2006): 1072–1084.
- August 1999 (Revised July 2009)
- Case
Tricon Restaurants International: Globalization Re-examined
By: Pankaj Ghemawat and Tarun Khanna
Describes a leading fast food operator/franchiser trying to consolidate and standardize its operations worldwide and focus its efforts on a few key markets. Lends itself to a discussion of how global the fast food industry is, whether Tricon's new international... View Details
Keywords: Business Ventures; Global Strategy; Markets; Operations; Competition; Consolidation; Food and Beverage Industry
Ghemawat, Pankaj, and Tarun Khanna. "Tricon Restaurants International: Globalization Re-examined." Harvard Business School Case 700-030, August 1999. (Revised July 2009.)
- January 2003
- Supplement
Adolph Coors in the Brewing Industry (CW)
By: Pankaj Ghemawat and Jan W. Rivkin
- September 1998
- Case
Cooperating to Compete: EGS of Turkey
By: Pankaj Ghemawat and C. Fritz Foley
In the early 1980s, Turkey adopted policies that liberalized trade as a part of a structural adjustment program. Within the garment industry, small- and medium-scale enterprises were not well positioned to take advantage of the new opportunities to compete in... View Details
Keywords: Trade; Corporate Governance; Policy; Partners and Partnerships; Competitive Strategy; Diversification; Turkey
Ghemawat, Pankaj, and C. Fritz Foley. "Cooperating to Compete: EGS of Turkey." Harvard Business School Case 799-024, September 1998.
- July 1997
- Background Note
Sustaining Superior Performance: Commitments and Capabilities
By: Pankaj Ghemawat and Gary P. Pisano
Presents evidence on the unsustainability of many competitive advantages, reviews the typical threats to the sustainability, and discusses ways in which those threats can be combatted. View Details
Keywords: Competitive Advantage
Ghemawat, Pankaj, and Gary P. Pisano. "Sustaining Superior Performance: Commitments and Capabilities." Harvard Business School Background Note 798-008, July 1997.
- April 1994
- Supplement
Disposable Diaper Industry in 1984
By: Stephen P. Bradley and Pankaj Ghemawat
Updates the Disposable Diaper Industry in 1974. Intended as an in-class handout. View Details
Bradley, Stephen P., and Pankaj Ghemawat. "Disposable Diaper Industry in 1984." Harvard Business School Supplement 794-130, April 1994.
- September 1991 (Revised November 1997)
- Case
Gillette's Launch of Sensor
By: Pankaj Ghemawat and Benjamin C. Esty
The introduction of the Sensor Shaving System, one of the biggest product launches ever, forced Gillette to reevaluate its strategy in its shaving and non-shaving business. It had to decide whether to go ahead with the launch and if so, at what scale. Permits analysis... View Details
Keywords: Product Launch; Technological Innovation; Innovation Strategy; Business Strategy; Marketing Strategy; Measurement and Metrics; Consumer Products Industry
Ghemawat, Pankaj, and Benjamin C. Esty. "Gillette's Launch of Sensor." Harvard Business School Case 792-028, September 1991. (Revised November 1997.)
- September 1987
- Case
USAir and Piedmont in the Airline Industry
By: Pankaj Ghemawat and Forest L. Reinhardt
Keywords: Air Transportation Industry
Ghemawat, Pankaj, and Forest L. Reinhardt. "USAir and Piedmont in the Airline Industry." Harvard Business School Case 388-031, September 1987.
- November 1986
- Background Note
U.S. Television Set Market, Prewar to 1970 (Condensed)
By: Pankaj Ghemawat and Michael E. Porter
Ghemawat, Pankaj, and Michael E. Porter. "U.S. Television Set Market, Prewar to 1970 (Condensed)." Harvard Business School Background Note 387-019, November 1986.
- January 2005
- Supplement
Selected Exhibits from Lamoiyan Corporation of the Philippines (CW)
By: Pankaj Ghemawat and Jan W. Rivkin
- February 2003
- Background Note
USA Today Decision
By: Pankaj Ghemawat and Jan W. Rivkin
Ghemawat, Pankaj, and Jan W. Rivkin. "USA Today Decision." Harvard Business School Background Note 703-765, February 2003.
- February 2003
- Supplement
Baseball Industry Update, 2002
By: Pankaj Ghemawat and Jan W. Rivkin
Spreadsheet for use with case (9-702-443). Download Only. (Exhibits 1 and 3). View Details
- 01 Jun 1997
- News
Competition and Strategy Unit at HBS Sets Pace In Its Field
challenges traditional views about the source of Japan's competitive success. Professor Pankaj Ghemawat, head of the unit's required course, Competition and Strategy, focuses on strategic commitments - decisions that involve significant... View Details
Keywords: Susan Young