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- 18 May 2011
- News
U.S. Manufacturing Comeback?
Don’t give up on American manufacturing yet. There are signs of new life that give rise to optimism about a U.S. manufacturing renaissance. A new analysis by The Boston Consulting Group (BCG) estimates that within the next five years the... View Details
- 01 Dec 2008
- News
A U.S. Turnaround?
objective was met. Our space research gave rise to Silicon Valley, and U.S. industrial strength was enhanced by technology innovation derived from products created for our satellite program. By 1980, however, Europe, helped by the... View Details
- Mar 2012
- Article
Macroeconomic Policy and U.S. Competitiveness
The United States is on a glide path to fiscal disaster, with experts projecting that the federal government will take in far less money than it spends--indefinitely. Our current fiscal policy is eroding competitiveness in several ways, and business conditions in the... View Details
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Forum - U.S. Competitiveness
Forum Started 18 Nov 2014 What Employers Must Do To Find Workers Forum started by Joseph B. Fuller Economists and commentators have long debated the existence of a “skills gap” and its purported causes. The Harvard Business School’s project on View Details
- November 2019
- Teaching Note
The Bundesliga in the U.S.
By: Stephen A. Greyser, Sascha L. Schmidt and Florian Holzmayer
This Teaching Note addresses the classroom use of the case on the strategy of Germany’s premier football (soccer) league to “win the marketplace of U.S. sports broadcasters and consumers.” The note includes study questions and a teaching plan that also draws on... View Details
- 5 Dec 2012
- Other Presentation
Recent Developments in Competitiveness and Strategy
Creating Shared Value and U.S. Competitiveness Presentation at Porter Prize Japan View Details
Porter, Michael E. "Recent Developments in Competitiveness and Strategy." Porter Prize Conference, Hitotsubashi University. Graduate School of International Corporate Strategy, Tokyo, Japan, December 5, 2012.
- 16 Dec 2016
- News
Harder to Capture True U.S. Productivity
- August 1989 (Revised December 1997)
- Case
U.S. Airline Industry--1978-88 (A), The
Describes the evolution of the airline industry in the first decade after deregulation (1978-88). Looks at the primary areas of operation in which managers can effect change (planes, people, routes, marketing). The basic teaching objective is to cover industry... View Details
Ghemawat, Pankaj, and Nancy Donohue. "U.S. Airline Industry--1978-88 (A), The." Harvard Business School Case 390-025, August 1989. (Revised December 1997.)
- January 2007 (Revised June 2007)
- Background Note
Technology Transfer at U.S. Universities
By: Richard G. Hamermesh, Josh Lerner and David Kiron
Technology transfer from U.S. universities to industry has increased dramatically in the last 25 years. Reviews the history of technology transfer with particular emphasis on the Bayh-Dole Act of 1980. It then examines how universities responded to Bayh-Dole, the... View Details
Keywords: Higher Education; Information Technology; Laws and Statutes; Education Industry; Technology Industry; United States
Hamermesh, Richard G., Josh Lerner, and David Kiron. "Technology Transfer at U.S. Universities." Harvard Business School Background Note 807-124, January 2007. (Revised June 2007.)
- June 1986
- Case
U.S. Communications (A)
Kao, John J. "U.S. Communications (A)." Harvard Business School Case 486-103, June 1986.
- February 1985
- Case
U.S. AID Indonesia
Timmer, C. Peter, and Victor S. Limlingan. "U.S. AID Indonesia." Harvard Business School Case 385-195, February 1985.
- 27 Jan 2011
- News
U.S. Competitiveness Problem?
- 19 Jan 2012
- News
Pozen on U.S. Pension System
- September 1997 (Revised March 1998)
- Background Note
Automobile Retailing in the U.S.
By: V. Kasturi Rangan and Marie Bell
In the mid-1990s, the U.S. automobile retailing industry is on the brink of profound change. This case traces the drivers of change, the history of the industry, and potential distribution systems of the future. View Details
Rangan, V. Kasturi, and Marie Bell. "Automobile Retailing in the U.S." Harvard Business School Background Note 598-014, September 1997. (Revised March 1998.)
- November 1992 (Revised October 1994)
- Case
U.S. Economic Performance--1960-93
By: Nancy F. Koehn
Koehn, Nancy F. "U.S. Economic Performance--1960-93." Harvard Business School Case 793-045, November 1992. (Revised October 1994.)
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Faculty - U.S. Competitiveness
Professor of Management Practice; Chair, MBA Required Curriculum We would like to thank the following colleagues, who were involved in earlier phases of the U.S. Competitiveness Project research: Steve Charnovitz, Stacey M. Childress,... View Details
- 01 Aug 2011
- News
U.S. Debt-Plan Compromise, Downgrade Outlook
- 2013
- Article
How Concentrated Is the U.S. Advertising and Marketing Services Industry? Myth vs. Reality
By: Alvin J. Silk and Charles King III
We analyze changes in concentration levels in the U.S. Advertising and Marketing Services industry using data from the U.S. Census Bureau's quinquennial Economic Census and the Service Annual Survey. These data, heretofore largely ignored, allow us to redress some of... View Details
Keywords: Concentration Levels; Data; U.S. Census Bureau’s Quinquennial Economic Census And The Service Annual Survey; Measurement Problems; Herfindahl-Hirschman Index; Concentration Ratios; Advertising; Advertising Industry; North and Central America
Silk, Alvin J., and Charles King III. "How Concentrated Is the U.S. Advertising and Marketing Services Industry? Myth vs. Reality." Journal of Current Issues & Research in Advertising 34, no. 1 (2013): 166–193.
- February 1982 (Revised June 1985)
- Case
U.S. Retail Coffee Market (B)
Describes the corporate portfolio of General Foods, Procter & Gamble, and Nestle, thereby placing in context their coffee activities in the United States. The objective of this case is to allow students to evaluate each competitor's commitment to the U.S. retail coffee... View Details
Yip, George S., and Jeffrey R Williams. "U.S. Retail Coffee Market (B)." Harvard Business School Case 582-088, February 1982. (Revised June 1985.)
- August 1989 (Revised December 1997)
- Case
U.S. Airline Industry--1978-88 (B), The
Examines the airline industry's primary competitors (Texas Air, United, American, Delta, Northwest, TWA, USAir, and Pan Am) and traces their strategic moves in the areas of planes, people, routes, and marketing. Teaching/learning emphasis is on finding out who wins,... View Details
Ghemawat, Pankaj, and Nancy Donohue. "U.S. Airline Industry--1978-88 (B), The." Harvard Business School Case 390-026, August 1989. (Revised December 1997.)