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  • 20 Dec 2011
  • First Look

First Look: December 20

technological development offered by the Royal Agricultural Society of England at annual competitions between 1839 and 1939. We find that the effects of prizes on competitive entry are large, and we also... View Details
Keywords: Carmen Nobel
  • 01 Sep 2004
  • News

Promise & Perils

programs. “Local governments already are running deficits, and they are getting worse,” said Abrami. Foreign competition that further weakens local enterprises and erodes the tax base could trigger a WTO backlash at the provincial level,... View Details
Keywords: Roger Thompson; Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools; Educational Services
  • March 2023
  • Article

Not from Concentrate: Collusion in Collaborative Industries

By: Jordan M. Barry, John William Hatfield, Scott Duke Kominers and Richard Lowery
The chief principle of antitrust law and theory is that reducing market concentration—having more, smaller firms instead of fewer, bigger ones—reduces anticompetitive behavior. We demonstrate that this principle is fundamentally incomplete.

In many... View Details
Keywords: Antitrust; Antitrust Law; Antitrust Theory; Law And Economics; Collusion; Collaboration; Collaborative Industries; Regulation; ＂Repeated Games＂; IPOs; Initial Public Offerings; Underwriters; Real Estate; Real Estate Agents; Realtors; Syndicated Markets; Syndication; Brokers; Market Concentration; Competition; Law; Economics; Collaborative Innovation and Invention; Governing Rules, Regulations, and Reforms; Game Theory; Initial Public Offering
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  • June 2010 (Revised June 2010)
  • Case

Virginia Mason Medical Center (Abridged)

By: Richard M.J. Bohmer
In 2000, Dr. Gary Kaplan became CEO of the Virginia Mason Medical Center in Seattle, Washington. The hospital was facing significant challenges: it was losing money for the first time in its history, staff morale had plummeted, and area hospitals presented ardent... View Details
Keywords: History; Competition; Operations; Leadership Style; Problems and Challenges; Change Management; Health Care and Treatment; Business Strategy; Growth and Development Strategy; Health Industry; Seattle
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  • July 2009 (Revised March 2010)
  • Case

Sotheby's & Christie's Inc.

By: Ramon Casadesus-Masanell and Catherine Jane Wise
The fine art auction business has remained a duopoly over its 250 year history. The industry is dominated by Sotheby's and Christie's Inc. Curiously, neither competitor has been able to overtake the other by a notable margin despite the clear network effects of this... View Details
Keywords: Arts; Business Model; Restructuring; Economics; Auctions; Market Entry and Exit; Duopoly and Oligopoly; Operations; Competition
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  • 12 Oct 1999
  • Research & Ideas

Spirit at Work: The Search for Deeper Meaning in the Workplace

lifelong employer due to global competition and downsizing; rapid turnover of executives and employees; growing concern about the environment; and the crumbling of institutions such as schools and the family. "We're searching for new... View Details
Keywords: by Marguerite Rigoglioso
  • 27 Sep 2010
  • Research & Ideas

Customer Experts Lose Influence When Teams are Pressured

How should managers and executives recognize and change the dynamics? A: The first step is for project managers to know that this will almost certainly happen during at least some of their assignments. Performance pressure is ubiquitous in today's knowledge-intensive... View Details
Keywords: by Sarah Jane Gilbert
  • 22 Jul 2008
  • First Look

First Look: July 22, 2008

Management faced several problems: criticism of multinational companies, anti-trust legislation, expropriations, and rising competition from international and local rivals. Focuses on developing a new global strategy for a company that... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
  • 07 Apr 2008
  • Research & Ideas

The Debate over Taxing Foreign Profits

Congress and the next president of the United States will be under pressure to make major changes to U.S. corporate tax policy, the consequences of which could have significant impact on profit and competitiveness of American companies on... View Details
Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne
  • 14 Jul 2008
  • Research & Ideas

HBS Cases: Reforming New Orleans Schools After Katrina

organizations are in the classroom in about 60 percent of our 30 sessions. I think MBA students are interested in the course for a number of reasons. As future business leaders, they understand that our public education system is critical to U.S. View Details
Keywords: by Sarah Jane Gilbert; Education
  • 02 Oct 2007
  • First Look

First Look: October 2, 2007

Harvard Business School Case 307-091 Mark Ernst, the Chairman, CEO and President of H&R Block, has to decide how to respond to a competitive threat posed by a competitor's refund-lending product. Block is the largest U.S. tax... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
  • 10 Apr 2007
  • First Look

First Look: April 10, 2007

competition takes place at a very conceptual level, Li Ning has chosen to adopt a very controversial "oriental theme" for its brand, while becoming at the same time a major sponsor of international athletes of the highest... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
  • 12 Sep 2006
  • First Look

First Look: September 12, 2006

the footprint are outsourced—module boundaries are redrawn and interfaces designed for this purpose. The result is an invested capital advantage, which can be used to drive the returns of competitors below their cost of capital. We explain how this strategy works and... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
  • June 2007 (Revised March 2010)
  • Case

Managing Orthopaedics at Rittenhouse Medical Center

By: Richard M.J. Bohmer, Robert S. Huckman, James Weber and Kevin J. Bozic
Considers the issues associated with running multiple business models–a private practice and an academic faculty practice--within the confines of the orthopaedics department of a single medical center. Students assume the role of Neela Wilson, Executive Director of... View Details
Keywords: Business Units; Business Model; Health Care and Treatment; Service Operations; Conflict Management; Competition; Health Industry
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  • 27 Apr 2010
  • First Look

First Look: April 27

competitors in setting up towers but engage in a brutal competition with them in the marketplace? Purchase this case:http://cb.hbsp.harvard.edu/cb/product/110057-PDF-ENG Dollarama Inc. Andre F. PéroldHarvard Business School Case 210-041... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
  • 16 Jun 2009
  • First Look

First Look: June 16

use is predictable. We conclude that the convergence project between the FASB and IASB should be dismantled and that competition between the two bodies would be the most practical means of achieving an economic GAAP.  ... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
  • 27 Aug 2008
  • Research & Ideas

Creating Leaders for Science-Based Businesses

manage investors' expectations, and how you manage partners. The competitive advantage of the U.S. economy lies in our great science institutions and university infrastructure. —Gary Pisano "I see a lot of great research going on... View Details
Keywords: by Garry Emmons; Biotechnology; Health
  • 17 Feb 2015
  • News

The First Five Years: Justin Pasquariello (MBA 2010)

but for me it was very rewarding, and in the end, I gained what I hoped to and more. “I also think my approach reduced competitive pressure; being with so many remarkable people can be a humbling experience (which can be good, but it also... View Details
Keywords: Health, Social Assistance
  • 01 Mar 2006
  • News

Drive-In Nation

trade barriers but because gasoline prices were so much lower than in other auto-producing countries. With no serious challenge from abroad, and only relatively benign competition among themselves, the Big 3 and their stakeholders were... View Details
Keywords: Garry Emmons; Motor Vehicle and Parts Dealers; Retail Trade
  • 29 May 2013
  • Blog Post

Reflections and learnings

So, without further ado, the 7* lessons that made this all worthwhile for me: Winning is not easy: It’s easy to look at an industry leader like Sephora and imagine a seamlessly polished machine cranking out innovation after the next. Not so. The View Details
Keywords: Consumer Products / Retail