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- 01 Oct 2002
- News
The Class of 1977
companies do business in China to stay competitive in a global economy. He has been Class Secretary for the Class of 1977 since 1981. Twenty-five years ago, members of the Class of 1977 departed with confidence from the safe haven of the... View Details
Keywords: Desmond Wong
- 02 Jun 2003
- Research & Ideas
Stuck in Gear: Why Managers Don’t Act
re-tooled to successful and profitable strategic ends. In Revival of the Fittest, he draws on his extensive global research in such diverse industries as personal computers, brewing, tires, and consumer banking to outline the pitfalls... View Details
Keywords: by Martha Lagace
- 13 Mar 2014
- Research & Ideas
Can We Get To Where We Need To Go?
those who care about the renewed, continued competitiveness of the United States," he told attendees who gathered recently at the national summit held at HBS, America on the Move: Transportation and Infrastructure for the 21st... View Details
- 17 Jan 2025
- News
Tracking Modern Air Travel’s Takeoff
International in the early 70s, is that right? FL: Yes. We decided to use our precious capital to make a toe hole position in a troubled airline. And the most trouble at that time was Texas International, the smallest of the 18 airlines. They were well overdue on their... View Details
- 16 Jan 2014
- Research & Ideas
Resolving Patent Disputes that Impede Innovation
prompted a new research paper that starts to investigate ways to make these patents less volatile and more efficient—and makes the case for increased government involvement. "Standards are ubiquitous and necessary," says Josh Lerner, the Jacob H. Schiff... View Details
- 20 Jan 2015
- First Look
First Look: January 20
they will not match prices across channels. Using a game-theoretic model, we investigate the strategic forces behind the adoption (or non-adoption) of self-matching across a range of competitive scenarios, including a monopolist, a mixed... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 14 Apr 2009
- First Look
First Look: April 14, 2009
Competition Between Differentiated Products with Demand for More Than One Variety Author: Andrei Hagiu Abstract We analyze the existence of pure strategy symmetric price equilibria in a generalized version of Salop's (1979) circular model... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 24 Jul 2007
- First Look
First Look: July 24, 2007
Working Papers Using By-Product Synergy for Competitive Advantage Author: Deishin Lee Abstract We study how a manufacturer can leverage by-product synergy for competitive advantage. By focusing on the... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 01 Oct 1996
- News
Leading In a New Era
challenge facing today's business leaders is threefold. While the old strategy-structure-systems doctrine was very effective at allocating capital, he explains, it has proven a constraint as companies try to manage information, knowledge, and expertise — the emerging... View Details
Keywords: Nancy O. Perry
- 15 Dec 2015
- First Look
December 15, 2015
Competition Policy International Whither Uber? Competitive Dynamics in Transportation Networks By: Edelman, Benjamin G. Abstract—Transportation Network Companies offer notable service advances—but do they... View Details
Keywords: Carmen Nobel
- 31 Aug 2020
- Blog Post
Five Important Steps before Taking the Entrepreneurial Leap
Quartner started her career in banking at Credit Suisse and Nina Mullen started her career in consulting at Bain) ended up starting a natural remedies brand, Hilma. Our process before taking the entrepreneurial leap: 1. Have an idea... View Details
- 01 May 2007
- First Look
First Look: May 1, 2007
Casadesus-Masanell and Andres Hervas-Drane Abstract We study competitive interaction between two alternative models of digital content distribution over the Internet: peer-to-peer (p2p) file sharing and centralized client-server... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 01 Sep 2015
- News
Alumni and Faculty Books for September 2015
on track. Underpinning his advice with research and illustrating it with stories from others’ successes, Barnett lays out practical, step-by-step processes to help readers realize their goals. Money, Murder, and Madness: A Banking Life by... View Details
- 01 Jan 2006
- News
William H. Donaldson, MBA 1958
boy, Bill Donaldson went on to cofound the investment banking firm of Donaldson, Lufkin & Jenrette. After fourteen years there, he began to take on a series of other leadership challenges in business, government, and academia. Most... View Details
- 03 Jul 2012
- First Look
First Look: July 3
Institutions Authors:Matthew Hall, Anette Mikes, and Yuval Millo Abstract In this study, we examine transformations in the influence of risk managers in two large U.K. banks over a period of six years. Our analysis highlights that a... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 22 Oct 2012
- Research & Ideas
Not Your Father’s State-Run Capitalism
state-owned enterprises (SOEs) such as those in the Soviet Union and China, which were tightly controlled by government, packed with party apparatchiks, and stifled honest competition by introducing all kinds of inefficiencies into the... View Details
Keywords: by Michael Blanding
- 20 Dec 2004
- Research & Ideas
The U.S. Patent Game: How to Change It
in November 2004 by Princeton University Press. Jaffe is professor of economics and dean of Arts and Sciences at Brandeis University. Lerner is the Jacob H. Schiff Professor of Investment Banking at Harvard Business School. In Innovation... View Details
Keywords: by Ann Cullen
- 01 Dec 1998
- News
Year 2000 Computer Problem and You: Disaster for Some, Lessons for All
function. They'll provide whatever help is currently available. As to your bank and other financial institutions, there's not much you can do - nor should you be overly concerned. Personally, I've had a problem with a credit card that... View Details
- 22 May 2012
- First Look
First Look: May 22
causes leading to the Mexican crisis of 1994-1995 (known as "The Tequila Crisis"), and its short- and long-term consequences. It argues that excessive enthusiasm on the part of foreign investors, not based on Mexico's fundamentals, and weak regulation of the... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 03 Jan 2017
- First Look
January 3, 2017
School Case 217-018 Rose Electronics Distributing Company Itamar Frankenthal was evaluating bank loan proposals to finance his acquisition of Rose Electronics Distributing Company (“Rose”). He contacted 40 small and large View Details
Keywords: Carmen Nobel