Competition - Publications - Faculty & Research

01 Mar 2011
News

Where the Jobs Are

agreement on a key goal: Technology-based manufacturing has to be a catalyst for job creation and competitive renewal. But is that a realistic expectation? Seeking an answer, we explore the current and future state of American... View Details

Keywords: Roger Thompson; Manufacturing

09 Aug 2011
First Look

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Competition for Social Preferences in Simple Extensive Form Games: An Introduction Authors:Eyal Ert, Ido Erev, and Alvin E. Roth Publication:Special Issue on Predicting Behavior in Games. Games 2 (2011) Abstract Two independent, but... View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

24 Aug 2016
Blog Post

Internship In Action

able to launch it before I leave. Fifth - Finally, a really satisfying aspect of this project is my involvement in the creation of a potentially very impactful internal initiative that will support GFG ventures in enhancing the sellers’ experience, creating a View Details

Keywords: Consumer Products / Retail

01 Sep 2011
News

Faculty Books

Economic and Social Value by Michael Beer and coauthors (Harvard Business Review Press) As global competition stiffens and enterprises face increasing public scrutiny, successful leaders must win on all fronts, with their people,... View Details

Keywords: Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools; Educational Services; Publishing Industries (except Internet); Information

01 Jun 2008
News

The Making of a School

Library, among other nearby landmarks, won the architectural competition with its overall design of Georgian-style structures. Charles Killam, a professor of architecture at Harvard, noted that the “compact, straightforward layout of the... View Details

Keywords: George Bates MBA '25; Dean Wallace Donham; George F. Baker; Bishop William Lawrence; Lawrence Lowell; Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools; Educational Services

01 Dec 2018
News

What I Do: Lindsey Mead (MBA 2000), Vedica Qalbani and Jessica Wu (both MBA 2007)

its competitors in the hunt for talent in the high-stakes, trilliondollar finance industry. Ratio’s focus is on search for private equity and hedge fund firms, and its founders’ strategy for winning in that specialized, competitive market... View Details

Keywords: Julia Hanna; illustrations by Peter and Maria Hoey

17 Jun 2025
Blog Post

Balancing Career Stability with Creative Pursuits with Jeff Roslund (MBA 2013)

constant upward trajectory. That mindset was reinforced by the social comparisons that often accompany a competitive business school environment. I’m beginning to define success through a new lens—one that places more value on time,... View Details

03 Jan 2016
Research & Ideas

NFL Black Monday: How Much Do Coaches Really Matter?

important question: Can able managers create value for their organizations by applying the resources at their disposal, and are they thus a source of competitive advantage? In general, NFL head coaches are responsible for player... View Details

Keywords: by Boris Groysberg & Abhijit Naik; Sports

01 Mar 2008
News

New York HBS Club Donates Over $1 Million to Nonprofits

receive $200,000 for need-based MBA fellowships and for two full scholarships for nonprofit leaders to attend the Executive Education Strategic Perspectives in Nonprofit Management program. Said the New York club’s Bennett Goodman (MBA ’84), senior managing partner of... View Details

Keywords: Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools; Educational Services

4 PM – 7 PM CDT, 12 Mar 2017
HBS Alumni Events

HBS@SXSW 2017

SXSW? So are we! HBS is coming to Austin. Join other HBS alumni attending the SXSW Interactive Conference at Bobs Steak and Chop House for an informal networking reception. Three Texas regional finalists for the Alumni New Venture View Details

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Blog | Social Enterprise | Harvard Business School

pandemic, the Harvard Business School (HBS) MBA program sw... HBS New Venture Competition: Entrepreneurs Innovate in a Time of Crisis 24 Apr 2020 Earlier this month, video screens around the world were glowing as the winners of the 23rd annual... Congratulations to the... View Details

March 2017
Article

Challenges for Empirical Research on RPM

By: Alexander MacKay and David A. Smith

This article discusses the empirical challenges that researchers face when demonstrating the existence and effects of resale price maintenance (RPM). We outline three approaches for finding price effects of RPM and the corresponding hurdles in data and methodology. We... View Details

Keywords: Antitrust Issues And Policies; Antitrust Law; Resale Price Maintenance; Welfare Economics; Price; Competition; Research

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June 2003
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A Brief History of the Browser Wars

Recounts the history of the evolution of browser market shares from 1994 forward. Netscape's Navigator establishes a huge early lead, but is then displaced by an equally dominant offering from Microsoft. Highlights the role of Microsoft's dominance in desktop operating... View Details

Keywords: Competition; Marketing Strategy; Software; Web Services Industry

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