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What Others Are Saying - Institute For Strategy And Competitiveness

would if the medical marketplace even remotely resembled an efficient, competitive market.” — John C. Goodman, Ph.D., President, National Center for Policy Analysis “Redefining Health Care has the makings of a classic, one that likely... View Details

03 Sep 2014
What Do You Think?

Who Should Choose Your Boss?

case, the entire organization has been structured to create a kind of talent marketplace in which employees are "buying and selling" ideas, jobs, and associates. At W. L. Gore & Associates, manufacturer of Gore-Tex,... View Details

Keywords: by James Heskett; Food & Beverage

03 Dec 2008
What Do You Think?

Can Housing and Credit be “Nudged” Back to Health?

thieves ...." Cole Woodson added, "The hope of nudging the economy in any direction is hoping for a miracle.... No securities of any type should even be allowed to be sold in the marketplace without government approval and some... View Details

Keywords: by Jim Heskett

Profile

Adam Kanner

the marketplace, balancing supply and demand. You don’t want to acquire customers unless you have products to offer them. So building an effective marketplace is key. How are you making that happen? Through customer acquisition and... View Details

01 Oct 2001
News

Making a World of Difference

collaborative — mirrors that which he strives to create through his philanthropic activities. "I believe that in today's world, the corporate executive cannot be of major value unless he or she has the capacity to coexist with difference," says Slifka. "Coexistence in... View Details

Keywords: Young, Susan; Management of Companies and Enterprises; Management

01 Sep 2010
News

Dare to be Different

to do something extraordinary and every other brand in the market simply emulates it, those other brands lose, the marketplace loses, consumers lose, and you end up destroying value for everyone. So differentiation is not a formula.... View Details

Keywords: Jeff Cruikshank;Youngme Moon; Advertising, Public Relations, and Related Services; Professional Services

05 Oct 2009
Research & Ideas

The Vanguard Corporation

They differentiated themseves in the marketplace by centering their strategy around social and environmental responsibility. They said, they don't want to be a "green" bank—they are a for-profit endeavor—but they want to do the... View Details

Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne

01 Jun 1998
News

Diversity and Community

toward attracting and retaining a diverse workforce with the skills to achieve the company's marketplace goals. The input of diverse ideas improves company decision-making. By contributing their thoughts on new business possibilities and... View Details

Keywords: Garry Emmons

April 2021 (Revised July 2021)
Case

StockX: The Stock Market of Things (Abridged)

By: Chiara Farronato, John J. Horton, Annelena Lobb and Julia Kelley

Founded in 2015 by Dan Gilbert, Josh Luber, and Greg Schwartz, StockX was an online platform where users could buy and sell unworn luxury and limited-edition sneakers. Sneaker resale prices often fluctuated over time based on supply and demand, creating a robust... View Details

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22 Dec 2009
First Look

First Look: Dec. 22

decade Nettwerk CEO Terry McBride let fans consume music on their own terms. He encouraged file-sharing, the remixing of his artists' songs and videos, and an environment in which "the audience is the record company." In the digital View Details

Keywords: Martha Lagace

24 Sep 2001
Research & Ideas

How To Be an Angel Investor

interact is also crucial. For example, in one opportunity at Capitalyst 3, a Web developer with $5 million in sales was raising its first round of capital on a $10 million valuation. Two comparable companies in the marketplace were worth... View Details

Keywords: by David Amis & Howard Stevenson

01 Jun 2022
News

Closing the 'Network Gap'

Schrier. Interviews with potential advisees helped the cofounders create a viable business model. The Equity Network would be a mentor marketplace to give the next generation of Black, Latinx, and Native American business leaders greater... View Details

Keywords: April White

26 Sep 2017
First Look

First Look at New Research and Ideas, September 26, 2017

Leemore S., Igal Hendel, Victoria Marone, and Christopher Ody Abstract—Anecdotal reports and systematic research highlight the prevalence of narrow-network plans on the Affordable Care Act’s health insurance Marketplaces. At the same time, View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

27 May 2014
First Look

First Look: May 27

competitive context. This support translates into purchase intention, real purchase, and more favorable online reviews in a study of over 10,000 Yelp posts. We argue that this "framing the game effect" is mediated by consumers' motivation to express their... View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

01 Jul 2013
Research & Ideas

Crowdfunding a Poor Investment?

web-based service or app that once might have cost millions to launch can see the light of day for a little over $100,000. Because of that, an influx of new investors through crowdfunding could potentially allow innovative startups to put their products out into the... View Details

Keywords: by Michael Blanding; Financial Services

12 Apr 2004
Research & Ideas

What Great American Leaders Teach Us

have easily monopolized the marketplace with his discovery, Fairburn instead made the patented process available to the entire industry at no cost. His gesture sent the match industry on a reinvigorated growth path. Throughout each decade... View Details

Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne

01 Jun 2004
News

Luxe Redux

not just a $10,000 restaurant-quality stove. Creating, marketing, and selling the “killer app” product that captures that meaningful quality in an increasingly crowded, noisy marketplace is luxury’s ongoing challenge — and for alumni who... View Details

Keywords: Julia Hanna; luxury; Retail Trade

20 Oct 2021
Blog Post

Mobilizing Private Sector Action For Racial Equity in Milwaukee: SE Summer Fellow Zach Komes (MBA 2022)

support organizations, capital providers, government partners, and advocates who work hard to break down business barriers. I even got the chance to get a city tour from our past development commissioner, and taste delicious foods at Sherman Phoenix, a groundbreaking... View Details

12 Oct 1999
Research & Ideas

Value Judgments: Business Ethics Across Borders

"As different cultural traditions meet in the marketplace and inside organizations, managers face tough choices about the values that they and their organizations will live by," HBS professor Lynn Sharp Paine told participants... View Details

Keywords: by Judith A. Ross

30 Sep 2013
Research & Ideas

Do Mergers Hurt Product Quality?

off the shelf, and you take it home with you." The research team also kept track of brand consolidation, noting that companies were most likely to prune brands post-merger when the marketplace was crowded with similar products. But... View Details

Keywords: by Carmen Nobel; Consumer Products

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