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- 20 Feb 2001
- Research & Ideas
What’s Next for Japan
competitive Japan, he said. But an undercurrent throughout the post-war period emphasized a second, noncompetitive Japan, as well, according to Porter. "Consumer packaged goods, chemicals, agriculture, software, and aircrafts were... View Details
Keywords: by Hilah Geer
- 08 Oct 2013
- First Look
First Look: October 8
assets; they aren't hamstrung by substantial resource allocation decisions, giving them remarkable flexibility. Now incumbent firms are seeing their competitive position eroded by technology, alternative staffing models, and other forces.... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 24 May 2011
- First Look
First Look: May 24
PublicationsClusters and Competitiveness: Porter's Contribution Authors:Christian H.M. Ketels Publication:Chap. 10 in Competition and Competitive Advantage: The Ideas of Michael Porter, edited by Robert... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 22 Feb 2010
- Op-Ed
Tragedy at Toyota: How Not to Lead in Crisis
has always been quality, a competitive advantage that prompted many Americans to stop buying GM and Ford brands. Toyota can only regain its footing by transforming itself from top to bottom to deliver the highest quality automobiles. When... View Details
- 07 Apr 2015
- First Look
First Look: April 7
ownership influence Chapter 11 outcomes? To answer these questions, we construct a data set that identifies the entire capital structure for 136 companies filing for U.S. Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection between 1998 and 2009 and that... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 29 Oct 2000
- Research & Ideas
The Entrepreneurial Venture: A Conversation
today. Both underwent significant upheaval, and this helped me to become a better investor, manager, and entrepreneur. What makes the United States such fertile ground for entrepreneurs? Can the rest of the world catch up? Sahlman: The View Details
Keywords: by Susan Young
- 10 Apr 2012
- First Look
First Look: April 10
Organizational Capabilities Authors:Robert Gibbons and Rebecca Henderson Publication:Organization Science (forthcoming) Abstract A large literature identifies unique organizational capabilities as a potent source of competitive advantage,... View Details
Keywords: Carmen Nobel
- 23 Nov 2010
- First Look
First Look: November 23
and the reforms recommended by the Commission. It summarizes recent trends in taxation by U.S. states and OECD nations, relating the empirical trends to tax theory. Finally, it engages the issue of inter-jurisdictional tax View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 19 Jun 2007
- First Look
First Look: June 19, 2007
erupted both in Congress and in the press and this ruckus led DP World to promise that it would relinquish the U.S. terminals of P&O. Also contains a brief description of Dubai and its relationship to the U.S., a discussion of issues... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 16 Oct 2012
- First Look
First Look: October 16
further provide evidence that these effects are due to increased competition for local resources. China: The Indigenization of Insurance Authors:Elisabeth Köll and David Faure Publication:In World Insurance: The Evolution of a Global Risk... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 30 Sep 2008
- First Look
First Look: September 30, 2008
Working PapersParallel Search, Incentives and Problem Type: Revisiting the Competition and Innovation Link Authors:Kevin J. Boudreau, Nicola Lacetera, and Karim R. Lakhani Abstract This paper presents econometric evidence of two... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 11 Jan 2011
- First Look
First Look: Jan. 11
design business models to generate winner-take-all effects similar to the network externalities that high-tech companies such as Microsoft, eBay, and Facebook often create. A good business model creates virtuous cycles that, over time, result in View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 17 Nov 2015
- First Look
November 17, 2015
made at the precision of $1 or $5 per share is associated with a $4 to $5 million higher expected transaction price than one made at a precision greater than one quarter. Download working paper: https://www.hbs.edu/faculty/Pages/item.aspx?num=50089 The View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 27 Jun 2005
- Research & Ideas
The Potential Downside of Win-Win
pharmaceutical firm B creates a drug that treats the same ailment and prepares to bring the drug to market. According to best estimates, this new competition will reduce the price of A's product to $2.55 per pill. B would pick up 40... View Details
Keywords: by Max H. Bazerman
- 13 Oct 2015
- Research & Ideas
Does Business Get Done the Same Way in Emerging and Developed Countries?
government relations is part of the inner circle. You can look at Turkcell and see it as a typical emerging-market story. Government intervention is everywhere. Regulators even set prices, service by service. The competition is tightly... View Details
Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne
- 20 Mar 2012
- First Look
First Look: March 20
rely on indirect governance through regulated competition among political as well as economic actors in structures that in many ways parallel the competition found in organized sports. Inevitably these two... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 14 Mar 2017
- First Look
First Look at New Research, March 14
https://www.hbs.edu/faculty/Pages/item.aspx?num=52405 forthcoming Critical Finance Review Inflation Bets or Deflation Hedges? The Changing Risks of Nominal Bonds By: Campbell, John Y., Adi Sunderam, and Luis M. Viceira Abstract—The covariance between View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 01 Apr 2014
- First Look
First Look: April 1
Publications August 2013 Delaware Journal of Corporate Law Delaware's Choice By: Subramanian, Guhan Abstract—This article first documents the shift to annual elections of all directors at most U.S. corporations and argues that the... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 31 Oct 2004
- Research & Ideas
Bypass Marketing: Are Docs Influenced?
For example, under the "informative" , advertising tends to encourage price competition while "persuasive" advertising tends to inhibit price competition. Clearly, both kinds of advertising exist. The total View Details
Keywords: by Manda Salls
- 22 Dec 2015
- First Look
December 22, 2015
Its Debt Debt Management Conflicts Between the U.S. Treasury and the Federal Reserve By: Greenwood, Robin, Samuel Gregory Hanson, Joshua S. Rudolph, and Lawrence Summers Abstract—No abstract available. Publisher's link:... View Details
Keywords: Carmen Nobel