Publications

This case analyzes the creation, loss, and attempted re-creation of competitive advantage. At one time, Bed Bath & Beyond was one of the most successful specialty retailers in the United States-it's growth and profit margins far exceeded rates at peer... View Details

25 May 2015
Blog Post

RapidSOS Wins the HBS New Venture Competition

contest, which you can see here. After doing the initial legwork, teams pitch their plans on Super Saturday and each team is evaluated by 5-6 expert judges - a mix of entrepreneurs, operators, and investors. Ten semi-finalists are chosen to compete in the next round,... View Details

18 Jan 2012
News

Survey Reveals Depths of US Competitiveness Problem

RELATED LINKS Survey results Survey methodology Watch Porter discuss the survey findings More US Competitiveness Surveys RELATED LINKS Survey results Survey methodology Watch Porter discuss the survey findings More US View Details

Keywords: Roger Thompson; Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools; Educational Services; Market Research, Photo, Translation, Veterinary and Other Services; Professional Services

January 15, 2019
Article

Is Your Company's Strategy Aligned with Your Ownership Model?

By: Josh Baron

The legacy of Vanguard founder John Bogle has brought attention to the transformative influence of ownership structures within the business world. Bogle's revolutionary insight into the limitations of active fund management led to the widespread adoption of index... View Details

Keywords: Ownership Type; Business Strategy; Organizational Structure; Strength and Weakness; Competitive Advantage

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3 Dec 2014
Other Presentation

The New Competitive Advantage: Creating Shared Value

By: Michael E. Porter

This presentation given by Professor Michael Porter covers the role of business in society, the concept of shared value, the difference between CSR and CSV, the three levels of shared value, implications for government and civil society, and examples of companies that... View Details

Keywords: Society; Value Creation; Competitive Advantage; Civil Society or Community; Business and Community Relations; Government and Politics

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May–June 1995
Article

The Competitive Advantage of the Inner City

By: M. E. Porter

Keywords: Competition; City

01 Jun 2015
News

Alumni Take Action to Improve US Competitiveness

When HBS launched the US Competitiveness Project in 2011, the American economy was struggling to recover from the Great Recession, Washington was in gridlock, and the nation was caught in the hype of a presidential election. Against this... View Details

Keywords: Erin Peterson; Walmart; Health, Social Assistance; Retail Trade

1996
Article

Competitive Advantage, Agglomeration Economies, and Regional Policy

By: Michael E. Porter

Keywords: Economy; Competition; Policy

01 Feb 2013
News

Growth Strategy Has Double Bottom Line

as generating a competitive market return that will meet the objectives of conventional investors who are exclusively looking to profit financially. Our conservation strategy contributes to our investment... View Details

Keywords: Louisa Rigali; Forestry and Logging; Agriculture; Funds, Trusts, and Other Financial Vehicles; Finance

Web

Strategy and Technology - Course Catalog

uncertain performance, and the challenge of how firms can build and maintain their competitive edge in order to take advantage of new technological opportunities. This module explores how managers ‘look forward’ into highly uncertain... View Details

spring 1974
Article

The Optimality of a Competitive Stock Market

By: Robert C. Merton and Marti G. Subrahmanyam

Keywords: Competition; Stocks; Markets

26 Nov 2018
Working Paper Summaries

Demand Estimation in Models of Imperfect Competition

Keywords: by Alexander MacKay and Nathan H. Miller

December 1988
Article

Gaining Competitive Advantage Through Global Product Development

By: Hirotaka Takeuchi

Keywords: Competitive Advantage

March 1998
Article

Competition in Global Industries: A Conceptual Framework

By: M. E. Porter

Keywords: Competition; Global Range; Business Ventures; Framework

1998
Book

Competitive Strategy: Techniques for Analyzing Industries and Competitors

By: Michael E. Porter

Keywords: Strategy

March 1993
Background Note

Note on Information Technology and Strategy

By: Richard L. Nolan and Katherine Seger

Provides a context for the evolution of information technology in business organizations, explains the emergence of information as an important resource to be managed, and provides a framework for assessing the strategic potential of information in the firm. View Details

Keywords: Information; Information Management; Information Technology; Business Strategy; Competitive Strategy; Cooperation; Adoption; Body of Literature; Archives; Annual Reports; Information Technology Industry

Educators

July 2002 (Revised September 2002)
Case

Competition in Japanese Financial Markets, 2002 (Abridged)

By: Tarun Khanna

In early 2002, Japan, the world's largest economy, had been mired in a decade-long recession. A range of stimulus packages had failed to work their magic. The "Big Bang" financial deregulation reforms announced in 1998 had not quite produced the economic boom that the... View Details

Keywords: Competition; Financial Markets; Global Strategy; Financial Crisis; Banks and Banking; Banking Industry; Japan

17 Jun 2019
Working Paper Summaries

The Comprehensive Effects of a Digital Paywall Sales Strategy

Keywords: by Doug J. Chung, Ho Kim, and Reo Song; Media & Broadcasting

2012
Teaching Note

Zhejiang Semir Garment Co., Ltd. (TN)

By: F. Warren McFarlan, Jie Jiao and Yuren Fang

With the rapid growth of China's economy and China's increasing integration into the global economy in the past two decades, China's leisure clothing and garment enterprises achieved a rapid rise and became an important competitive force confronting the foreign brands... View Details

Keywords: Business Model Innovation; Competitive Strategy; Management Controls; China; China