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- 21 Sep 2016
- HBS Seminar
Catherine Tucker, MIT Sloan School of Management
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Business & Environment
Conference, Harvard’s South Asia Ties Take Center Stage Re: Tarun Khanna 19 Mar 2025 | Harvard Gazette Study: Nearly 40% of Companies Missed or Abandoned 2020 Climate Targets With No Consequences Re: Shirley Lu 11 Mar 2025 | Newswise Faculty & Research Hurtigruten: Sea... View Details
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About Michael Porter - Institute For Strategy And Competitiveness
Patscheke, & Elizabeth Hawkins Jul 2012 NBER Working Paper No. 18249 The Determinants of National Competitiveness by Mercedes Delgado, Christian Ketels, Michael E. Porter & Scott Stern See All Publications... View Details
- February 2021
- Case
Apple: Privacy vs. Safety (A)
By: Henry McGee, Nien-hê Hsieh, Sarah McAra and Christian Godwin
In 2015, Apple CEO Tim Cook debuted the iPhone 6S with enhanced security measures that enflamed a debate on privacy and public safety around the world. The iPhone 6S, amid a heightened concern for privacy following the 2013 revelation of clandestine U.S. surveillance... View Details
Keywords: Iphone; Encryption; Data Privacy; Customers; Customer Focus and Relationships; Decision Making; Ethics; Values and Beliefs; Globalized Firms and Management; Government and Politics; National Security; Law; Law Enforcement; Leadership; Markets; Safety; Social Issues; Corporate Social Responsibility and Impact; Civil Society or Community; Mobile and Wireless Technology; Technology Industry; Consumer Products Industry; Telecommunications Industry; Electronics Industry; United States; China; Hong Kong
McGee, Henry, Nien-hê Hsieh, Sarah McAra, and Christian Godwin. "Apple: Privacy vs. Safety (A)." Harvard Business School Case 321-004, February 2021.
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Technology & Operations Management - Faculty & Research
Technology & Operations Management Overview Faculty Curriculum Seminars & Conferences Awards & Honors Doctoral Students March 2025 Case Hurtigruten: Sea Zero By: Christian Kaps and Michael W. Toffel Hurtigruten was deciding whether the... View Details
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Competitiveness & Economic Development - Institute For Strategy And Competitiveness
universities around the world, MOC explores the determinants of competitiveness and successful economic development. Related Resources Jul 2012 National Bureau of Economic Research The Determinants of National Competitiveness by Mercedes... View Details
- April 2009 (Revised November 2012)
- Case
Sermo, Inc.
By: Thomas R. Eisenmann and Lars Peter Christian Nielsen
Sermo operates the leading online professional network for physicians in the United States. Doctors use Sermo free of charge to post surveys regarding diagnostic and treatment concerns and to discuss these concerns, as well as challenges with managing their practices.... View Details
Keywords: Entrepreneurship; Health Care and Treatment; Knowledge Sharing; Two-Sided Platforms; Conflict and Resolution; Social and Collaborative Networks; United States
Eisenmann, Thomas R., and Lars Peter Christian Nielsen. "Sermo, Inc." Harvard Business School Case 809-142, April 2009. (Revised November 2012.)
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Drivers of Competitiveness - Institute For Strategy And Competitiveness
productivity, but is not sufficient Endowments create a foundation for prosperity, but true prosperity is created by productivity in the use of endowments Related Resources Jul 2012 National Bureau of Economic Research The Determinants of... View Details
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that data; and managing ecosystem changes and trade-offs. March 2025 Case Hurtigruten: Sea Zero By: Christian Kaps and Michael W. Toffel Hurtigruten was deciding whether the next ship they built should be fully electric. But such a... View Details
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Economic Development in Rural Areas - Institute For Strategy And Competitiveness
governments need to provide rural regions with the necessary tools and financing mechanisms to develop and execute an effective strategy Key Documents Competitiveness in U.S. Rural Regions: Learning and Research Agenda by Michael E.... View Details
- January 2013 (Revised June 2016)
- Case
The Basque Country: Strategy for Economic Development
By: Michael E. Porter, Christian H.M. Ketels and Jesus M. Valdaliso
The Basque country, with a population of 2.1 million and covering 7,233 square kilometers, is an autonomous region located in the north of Spain, physically separated from it by the Pyrenees Mountains. Presents the history of the region—highly prosperous at the turn of... View Details
Keywords: History; Crime and Corruption; Industry Clusters; Competitive Strategy; Microeconomics; Developing Countries and Economies; Government and Politics; Basque Provinces; Spain
Porter, Michael E., Christian H.M. Ketels, and Jesus M. Valdaliso. "The Basque Country: Strategy for Economic Development." Harvard Business School Case 713-474, January 2013. (Revised June 2016.)
- 2015
- Chapter
What Is Regional Strategy? Lessons from Business Strategy
By: Christian H.M. Ketels
Regional policy, especially in Europe, makes increasing reference to the notion of strategy, a conceptual tool developed in the area of business studies. This chapter reviews some key aspects of strategy as defined by the so-called "positioning school" and discusses... View Details
Keywords: Competitiveness; Regional Policy; Strategic Planning; Globalized Economies and Regions; Competition; Policy
Ketels, Christian H.M. "What Is Regional Strategy? Lessons from Business Strategy." Chap. 3 in Strategies for Shaping Territorial Competitiveness, edited by Jesus M. Valdaliso and James R. Wilson, 37–54. New York, NY: Routledge, 2015.
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Christina Byrd
When Christina Byrd applied to college, she shattered the expectations of her hometown community. “My parents had encouraged me to get into the best and most challenging school I could,” Christina explains. “I took them up on their bet. I went from a conservative,... View Details
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Healthy Outcomes - Managing the Future of Work
Caregiving Joseph Fuller Podcast The Caring Company Joseph Fuller & Sheila Marcelo 16 JAN 2019 | Managing the Future of Work Almost a third of workers—and more senior executives—say their careers have been adversely affected by caregiving... View Details
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Cluster Studies - Institute For Strategy And Competitiveness
important new direction in economic policy, building on earlier efforts in macroeconomic stabilization, privatization, market opening, and reducing the costs of doing business. Cluster Mapping Jun 2017 Cluster Mapping as a Tool for Development View Details
- 17 Mar 2004
- Other Presentation
Cluster-Based Economic Development: What Have We Learned?
By: Christian H.M. Ketels
This presentation draws on ideas from Professor Porter's articles and books, in particular, The Competitive Advantage of Nations (The Free Press, 1990), "The Microeconomic Foundations of Economic Development," in The Global Competitiveness Report 2003... View Details
Ketels, Christian H.M. "Cluster-Based Economic Development: What Have We Learned?" United Kingdom, Department of Trade and Industry, London, March 17, 2004.
- October 2023
- Case
India: Will the Giant Emerge?
By: Christian Ketels and Radhika Kak
The case describes India's economic development trajectory, with a specific focus on the last few years under the Modi administration. It provides insights into the current economic profile and competitiveness of the country. The case enables students to identify the... View Details
Keywords: Competitiveness; Public Policy; Economic Growth; Growth and Development; Developing Countries and Economies; Opportunities; Government Administration; India
Ketels, Christian, and Radhika Kak. "India: Will the Giant Emerge?" Harvard Business School Case 724-402, October 2023.
- May 2003
- Other Presentation
Asia Competitiveness Institute Lee Kuan Yew School of Public Policy
By: Christian H.M. Ketels
2003This presentation draws on ideas from Professor Porter's articles and books, in particular, The Competitive Advantage of Nations(The Free Press, 1990), "Building the Microeconomic Foundations of Competitiveness," in The Global Competitiveness Report 2002, (World... View Details
Ketels, Christian H.M. "Asia Competitiveness Institute Lee Kuan Yew School of Public Policy." Institute for Strategy and Competitiveness, Bangkok, Thailand, May 2003.
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Business & Environment - Faculty & Research
transient investors. This result is more pronounced for firms with high growth opportunities, not controlled by a family, operating in 'sin' industries, and exhibiting commitment to IR. I find that the results are robust to the inclusion... View Details
- 18 Dec 2007
- First Look
First Look: December 18, 2007
interpretation is that this shows that emotions are affected by macroeconomic fluctuations. Contentment is, at a minimum, one of the important emotions that central banks should focus on. More ambitiously, contentment might be considered... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace