competition - Publications - Faculty & Research

22 Jun 2009
Research & Ideas

“Too Big To Fail”: Reining In Large Financial Firms

former chairman Alan Greenspan for holding interest rates too low for too long, which inflated the housing bubble with cheap credit. And it scolds the SEC for allowing the credit rating agencies to operate like a cartel without View Details

Keywords: by Roger Thompson; Banking; Financial Services

01 Dec 2009
News

The Fab Four

hand and exposing areas that will never be competitive on the other. The pool of capital may be more limited. But I’m not sure that’s a bad thing. The VC industry went through a phase where it expanded enormously in capital and attracted... View Details

Keywords: Julia Hanna; contests; Technical and Trade Schools; Educational Services; Data Processing, Hosting, and Related Services; Information; News, Library, Internet, and Other Services; Information; Fabricated Metal Product Manufacturing; Manufacturing

01 Dec 2015
News

Alumni and Faculty Books for December 2015

Sino-Soviet Competition for the Third World by Jeremy Friedman (University of North Carolina Press) The conflict between the United States and the Soviet Union during the Cold War has long been understood in a global context, but... View Details

01 Sep 2010
News

RX for Change

Appointed CEO of Seattle-based Virginia Mason in 2000, Kaplan steps into a low-morale environment of increasing competition from area hospitals and decreasing revenues. In 1998 and 1999, the medical center lost many millions of dollars,... View Details

Keywords: Julia Hanna; Health, Social Assistance; Hospitals; Health, Social Assistance

24 Mar 2009
First Look

First Look: March 24, 2009

issues regarding divergent views amongst the partners, building a brand in a very competitive marketplace, and the stability of the core team. Finally, the firm has been presented with an opportunity to join two other firms in a three-way... View Details

Keywords: Martha Lagace

30 Apr 2019
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New Research and Ideas, April 30, 2019

distinct geographic markets, we show that such combinations can reduce competition among merging hospitals for inclusion in insurers' networks, leading to higher prices (or lower-quality care). Using data on hospital mergers from 1996 to... View Details

Keywords: Dina Gerdeman

23 Aug 2004
Research & Ideas

Strategy for Small Fish

precisely this competition that keeps ecosystems healthy: Without niche players who understand and exercise this leverage, ecosystems will be less healthy than they could be and may fall into sickness if their keystone loses sight of its... View Details

Keywords: by Marco Iansiti & Roy Levien

25 Mar 2001
Research & Ideas

Who Wants to Be an Entrepreneur? [Part II]

and soot in fires. When one of Myra Hart's students asked Krasnow whether he would now counsel starting a business right out of school or gaining experience in a company, Krasnow said, "The laws of economics haven't changed, and the laws of View Details

Keywords: by John S. Rosenberg

07 Aug 2000
Research & Ideas

The Business of Biotech

Lately, competition in the biotech industry has become more heated than ever, as a steadily increasing number of companies enter a market that, despite its risky nature, has the potential for enormous rewards in the future. "It may... View Details

Keywords: by Julia Hanna; Biotechnology; Health; Technology

22 Nov 2022
Blog Post

Alumni Leaders on Decarbonization Strategies for Combatting Climate Change

government. The renewables world has significantly changed in the past 5 to 10 years though – our scientists and engineers have delivered massive design improvements and our manufacturing and supply chain leaders have delivered unbelievable cost improvements. If you... View Details

05 Oct 2021
Blog Post

First-Gen Voices: Eric Westphal on Tapping into the Global Alumni Network & Making a Difference across Borders

I started college, I didn't even know anyone who worked in an office so (at JPMorgan) I learned how to work in a very competitive and demanding environment from people who taught me a lot,” Westphal said. Two years into his career in... View Details

25 Sep 2007
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First Look: September 25, 2007

organizational change an actor may undertake. Entrepreneurial Theory and the History of Globalization Authors:G. Jones and R. Daniel Wadhwani Periodical:Journal of Industry, Competition and Trade 7, nos. 3-4 (December 2007): 143-323... View Details

Keywords: Martha Lagace

12 Apr 2023
News

Step Change

myself. I'm cautious when investing because we need to build sustainable businesses and create a competitive track record for the country, if we're going to improve opportunities for the next generation." [music] Targeted efforts like... View Details

Keywords: Julia Hanna; entrepreneurship; women; venture capital; Egypt; developing economies; Finance

01 Feb 2002
News

Redefining Success: Women & Work.

away from my daughter," she says candidly. HBS's Myra Hart is not surprised by this. "We see a lot of women who are very highly trained and have been very competitive in the past who want to go back to work," Hart explains, "but they... View Details

Keywords: Management, Scientific, and Technical Consulting Services; Professional Services

01 Apr 1996
News

Stewards of the Seventh Generation

life through a massive corporate effort designed to weave environmental thinking into every aspect of the business. "We believe that being environmentally conscious makes good competitive sense," he explains. "For example, we aggressively... View Details

Keywords: Marguerite Rigoglioso, Garry Emmons, Linda Goodspeed, and Elaine Gottlieb

March 2004 (Revised March 2005)
Case

Oscar de la Renta

By: Bharat N. Anand, Elizabeth Lea Carpenter and Samhita Patwardhan Jayanti

Over three decades, Oscar de la Renta (ODLR) had established itself as one of the premier luxury brands in America. Its mainstay business had always been producing and marketing high-priced, couture/ready-to-wear luxury goods. Now, in September 2003, it faced a series... View Details

Keywords: Business Conglomerates; Borrowing and Debt; Growth and Development Strategy; Brands and Branding; Production; Family Ownership; Luxury; Competition; Diversification; Expansion; United States

Citation

Educators

Purchase

21 May 2013
First Look

First Look: May 21

documented in other samples. The size of the low risk anomaly within banks suggests that the cost of capital effects of capital requirements may be considerable. Assuming competitive lending markets, banks' low asset betas implied an... View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

10 Apr 2012
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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

07 Dec 2010
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First Look: Dec. 7

PublicationsSeven Strategy Questions: A Simple Approach for Better Execution Author:Robert L. Simons Publication: Harvard Business Press, 2010 Abstract To stay ahead of the pack, you must translate your organization's competitive... View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne