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- 26 Sep 2013
- Research & Ideas
Behind India’s Economic and Political Woes
Institute at Harvard University and Jorge Paulo Lemann Professor at Harvard Business School, offers some insights into the causes and conditions at play. Zeenat Potia: Can you give some context around the downturn of the Indian economy... View Details
Keywords: by Zeenat Potia
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The Institutional Foundations of Lending: Indirect Regulation and State-Building
The Institutional Foundations of Lending: Indirect Regulation and State-Building makes two main theoretical contributions to the scholarship on credit markets and institutional development. First, the book demonstrates that opportunistic lenders can take... View Details
- 01 Oct 2001
- News
Porter Directs New Institute at HBS
A new Institute for Strategy and Competitiveness (ISC), directed by Michael E. Porter, opened at HBS in July. The interdisciplinary ISC is dedicated to enlarging and disseminating the body of research on competition and strategy pioneered... View Details
- October 2007 (Revised May 2008)
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Transforming Korea Inc: Financial Crisis and Institutional Reform
By: Laura Alfaro and Renee Kim
South Korea, as one of the Asian "tiger" economies, transformed itself into the world's 11th largest economy and major exporter by 1996, emerging from being one of the lowest income countries in the region back in the 1960s. Yet one year later in 1997, Korea was swept... View Details
Keywords: Development Economics; Financial Crisis; Governing Rules, Regulations, and Reforms; Business and Government Relations; South Korea
Alfaro, Laura, and Renee Kim. "Transforming Korea Inc: Financial Crisis and Institutional Reform." Harvard Business School Case 708-007, October 2007. (Revised May 2008.)
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ICIC - Institute For Strategy And Competitiveness
to capital providers Guide financial institutions to new investment opportunities and some of the world's fastest-growing companies Identify critical factors for economic growth in urban environments and... View Details
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Philanthropy - Institute For Strategy And Competitiveness
Michael Porter’s ideas about competitive strategy. Shared value creation focuses on identifying and expanding the connections between societal and economic progress. Policies and operating practices that simultaneously create View Details
- 24 Sep 2013
- News
A Sticky Wicket: India’s Economic Dilemma
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CSV Explained - Institute For Strategy And Competitiveness
Explained Creating shared value is a framework for creating economic value while simultaneously addressing societal needs and challenges. When businesses act as businesses —not as charitable donors—they can improve profitability while... View Details
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Strategy Explained - Institute For Strategy And Competitiveness
fundamental goal of a company is superior long-term return on invested capital (ROIC) . Only if you achieve strong ROIC are you creating true economic value, which says that you can produce a product f or a price that’s greater than the... View Details
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Clusters - Institute For Strategy And Competitiveness
Strategy Clusters What Are Clusters? Today’s economic map of the world is characterized by “clusters.” A cluster is a geographic concentration of related companies, organizations, and institutions in a... View Details
- 2024
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Corporations as the Central Institutions of Society
Mark Twain observed that, “Prediction is very difficult—particularly when it involves the future,” and he was right. One way to reduce the risk of becoming an infamous forecaster—like the experts who told us the Internet would quickly collapse, that Apple would never... View Details
Badaracco, Joseph L. "Corporations as the Central Institutions of Society." Chap. 4 in Justifying Next Stage Capitalism: Exploring a Hopeful Future, edited by Michel Dion and Moses Pava, 87–106. Springer, 2024.
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My research lies in the intersection of economic growth and political economy focusing on the role of historical legacies, biogeography and culture in shaping contemporary economic performance. As growth economists our understanding of comparative economic development... View Details
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Health Care - Institute For Strategy And Competitiveness
and Robert S. Kaplan “The fundamental goal of economic policy is to enhance competitiveness, which is reflected in the productivity with which a nation or region utilizes its people, capital, and natural endowments to produce valuable... View Details
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Corporate Strategy - Institute For Strategy And Competitiveness
actions guarantees superior economic performance. Companies compete at the level of individual businesses, where strategic positioning within an industry creates value for customers. Successful strategy at the corporate level must produce... View Details
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The Five Forces - Institute For Strategy And Competitiveness
Five Forces Threat of Substitute Products or Services Bargaining Power of Suppliers Bargaining Power of Buyers Threat of New Entrants Rivalry Among Existing Competitors The Five Forces is a framework for understanding the competitive forces at work in an industry, and... View Details
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Research Areas - Institute For Strategy And Competitiveness
nations, regions and cities; and solutions to social problems. Our mission is to help leaders in business, government and nonprofit organizations make measurable, lasting improvements based on Harvard professor and Institute director... View Details
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Biography - Institute For Strategy And Competitiveness
HBS ISC About Michael Porter About Michael Porter A Letter from Michael Porter Biography The Essential Porter Honors & Awards Affiliated Organizations & Institutions VBHCD Initiative Biography Biography Career Timeline Biography Michael... View Details
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National Competitiveness - Institute For Strategy And Competitiveness
Presentations on National Competitiveness The Institute has developed research-based economic agendas for more than 60 nations since its founding in 2001. Asia-Pacific Australia China Hong Kong India... View Details
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Cluster Studies - Institute For Strategy And Competitiveness
Development in Inner Cities Economic Development in Rural Areas Cluster Studies International Cluster Competitiveness Profiles Cluster Studies Cluster Studies Clusters are geographic concentrations of interconnected companies, specialized... View Details
- 16 Oct 2009
- Other Presentation
Turkey’s Competitiveness: National Economic Strategy and the Role of Business
This presentation draws on ideas from Professor Porter’s articles and books, including, The Competitive Advantage of Nations (The Free Press, 1990), "The Microeconomic Foundations of Economic Development," in The Global Competitiveness Report, (World Economic Forum),... View Details
Porter, Michael E. "Turkey’s Competitiveness: National Economic Strategy and the Role of Business." Institute for Strategy and Competitiveness, October 16, 2009.