Competition - Publications - Faculty & Research

May 2017 (Revised October 2017)
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Uber: Changing the Way the World Moves (B)

This (B) case was written as a follow-up to the original case, “Uber: Changing the Way the World Moves” (HBS No. 316-101). It describes a slew of controversial incidents besetting the company in early 2017. View Details

Keywords: Marketing; Business Startups; Entrepreneurship; Competitive Strategy; Transportation; Problems and Challenges; United States

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1992
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Leadership Development as a Lever for Global Transformation

By: Noel M. Tichy, Michael I. Brimm, Ram Charan and Hirotaka Takeuchi

Keywords: Leadership Development; Competitive Strategy; Globalized Firms and Management; Transformation

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June 2007
Teaching Note

SAP: Industry Transformation (TN)

By: Andrei Hagiu and Pai-Ling Yin

Teaching note to 707435. View Details

Keywords: Transformation; Competitive Advantage; Problems and Challenges; Market Entry and Exit; Information Technology Industry

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February 1995 (Revised July 1995)
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Power Play (A): Nintendo in 8-bit Video Games

The home video-game industry began in 1972 with the founding of Atari. After riding a dramatic boom and bust in the early 1980s, most players left the business. Nintendo of Japan then rebuilt the industry--establishing a commanding worldwide position by the end of the... View Details

Keywords: Value Creation; Lawfulness; Competitive Advantage; Monopoly; Video Game Industry; Japan

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2006
Chapter

UK Competitiveness-Old Labour Market Institutions, New Collaborative Roles

By: Christian H.M. Ketels

Keywords: Labor and Management Relations; Working Conditions; Cooperation; Competitive Advantage; United Kingdom

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06 Mar 2006
Research & Ideas

Winners and Losers at the Olympics

driven by the fact that they are a showcase for competition among the best athletes in the world in a large number of sports—a level of competition epitomized by the Olympic credo of citius, altius,... View Details

Keywords: Re: Stephen A. Greyser; Consumer Products; Entertainment & Recreation; Sports

Portrait Project

Stephanie Belcher

make a dollar. Unlike most, I also have the fortitude to find ninety-nine more. Hustling is my competitive advantage. My survival to date has depended on it, and I know my impact on society will be as a result of it. I will continue to... View Details

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Jeanine Barnett

I do what I do because I believe that creativity and competitiveness are not mutually exclusive concepts. Daily, as I draw on fond memories of a Caribbean childhood filled with countless moments on theatre stages and tennis courts, I am... View Details

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HBS Online Sustainable Business Strategy

Learn how to become a purpose-centered business leader while examining the critical role that businesses play in solving the world's big problems, including climate change, income inequality, and social injustice. Program Dates: June 26, 2019 - July 17, 2019 View Details

9 AM – 10 AM EST, 06 Feb 2019
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HBS Online Sustainable Business Strategy

Learn how to become a purpose-centered business leader while examining the critical role that businesses play in solving the world's big problems, including climate change, income inequality, and social injustice. Program Dates: February 6, 2019 - February 27, 2019 View Details

01 Sep 2003
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act of innovating — though it may well appear to be the right thing to do — can kill a company. Innovation, it seems, is not simply a reactive or random activity on the path to growth, but a strategic weapon. Wielded correctly, it can put the View Details

Keywords: Deborah E. Blagg; Margie Kelley; Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools; Educational Services

July–August 1989
Article

Competitiveness: Self-Help for a Worsening Problem

By: Bruce R. Scott

Keywords: Competition; Problems and Challenges

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Article

Hollywood on the Yellow Sea

By: Willy C. Shih and Henry McGee

Wang Jianlin, one of China's richest men, is creating a rival to the American dream factory, from scratch. View Details

Keywords: Competition; Film Entertainment; Entertainment and Recreation Industry; China; United States

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June 1981 (Revised August 1985)
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Shopfair Supermarkets (A)

By: John A. Quelch

The marketing vice president of the leading supermarket chain in a major metropolitan area has to plan his 1981 strategy in light of increasing warehouse store competition. Considers relationships with major manufacturers who are supplying warehouse stores with deal... View Details

Keywords: Competition; Marketing Strategy; Retail Industry; Food and Beverage Industry

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