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- October 2014
- Case
Mothercare, 2014
By: John R. Wells and Galen Danskin
In early 2014, Mothercare was the UK's leading retailer of mother-and-baby products. In fiscal 2013, it generated £341 million in revenues from its 255 UK stores and £128 million online, and was more than three times the size of its next biggest competitor, Mama and... View Details
- December 30, 2013
- Other Article
Fundamental Purpose
Directing capital to companies that can use it productively
is ultimately the most profound benefit
investors can have on society. View Details
Porter, Michael E. "Fundamental Purpose." Value Investor Insight (December 30, 2013), 18–20.
- May 2010
- Article
Leadership Effort in Professional Radiology Associations
By: Srikant M. Datar, John Tan and Sanjay Saini
Professional associations advocate for their members' interests; provide forums for education, training, and certification; and support domain-specific research and development efforts. The purpose of this study was to determine the amount of resources devoted to the... View Details
Datar, Srikant M., John Tan, and Sanjay Saini. "Leadership Effort in Professional Radiology Associations." Journal of the American College of Radiology 7, no. 5 (May 2010): 346–350.
- April 2011
- Supplement
Designs by Kate: The Power of Direct Sales, Faculty Spreadsheet (Brief Case)
By: John A. Deighton and Sarah Abbott
- November 2010
- Teaching Note
Databank in Africa (TN)
By: Jordan I. Siegel
Teaching Note for 708478. View Details
- August 1986
- Article
Global High-tech Sangyou: Kawaritsutsu aru Kyousou no Gensoku (Global High-tech Industries: Changing Paradigms of Competition)
By: Hirotaka Takeuchi
Takeuchi, Hirotaka. "Global High-tech Sangyou: Kawaritsutsu aru Kyousou no Gensoku (Global High-tech Industries: Changing Paradigms of Competition)." Hitotsubashi bijinesu rebyū [Hitotsubashi Business Review] (August 1986).
- December 1990 (Revised June 1993)
- Background Note
Price Discrimination
This note, which is introductory in nature, provides a classification scheme for some of the more common examples of price discrimination. For each case that is discussed, the note characterizes the appropriate market segments, the alternative product "versions," and... View Details
Dhebar, Anirudh S. "Price Discrimination." Harvard Business School Background Note 191-105, December 1990. (Revised June 1993.)
- 2004
- Other Teaching and Training Material
Great Negotiator 2002: Lakhdar Brahimi
By: James K. Sebenius and Kristin Schneeman
The Program on Negotiation honored Ambassador Brahimi in events on October 2, 2002. These began with an in-depth faculty-moderated discussion with a group of students, faculty, and guests at Harvard Business School. On the evening of the 2nd, Ambassador Brahimi... View Details
- April 1995 (Revised July 1995)
- Case
Power Play (B): Sega in 16-bit Video Games
Home video-game systems were pioneered by the U.S. company Atari in the mid-1970s. After going through boom and bust in the early 1980s, the industry was resurrected in the mid-1980s by the Japanese company Nintendo. With its 8-bit video-game system, Nintendo... View Details
Brandenburger, Adam M. "Power Play (B): Sega in 16-bit Video Games." Harvard Business School Case 795-103, April 1995. (Revised July 1995.)
- March 1994 (Revised September 1994)
- Background Note
Note on Competitive Positioning
Emphasizes the connection between a firm's activities and its prices, costs, and volumes. A firm obtains a competitive advantage when it adopts a system of interrelated activities that generate superior profitabiltiy. Briefly describes differentiation and low-cost... View Details
Keywords: Competitive Advantage
McGahan, Anita M. "Note on Competitive Positioning." Harvard Business School Background Note 794-108, March 1994. (Revised September 1994.)
- October 1985 (Revised December 1989)
- Case
Teradyne: The Foundry
By: David A. Garvin
Garvin, David A. "Teradyne: The Foundry." Harvard Business School Case 686-001, October 1985. (Revised December 1989.)
- July 1981
- Background Note
Competitive Status of the U.S. Automobile Industry--1981: Crisis and Transition
By: Kim B. Clark
Examines the competitive status of the U.S. auto industry in 1979-80. Provides information on the historical background of the current crisis using data on the United States and Japan. Discusses the competitive position of the U.S. industry in terms of productivity,... View Details
- May 1988
- Case
Capital Cities/ABC, Inc: Spot Sales
By: Frank V. Cespedes
Cespedes, Frank V. "Capital Cities/ABC, Inc: Spot Sales." Harvard Business School Case 588-071, May 1988.
- May 1985 (Revised January 1986)
- Case
Cole National Corp. (D): Field Sales Organization
By: Frank V. Cespedes
Cespedes, Frank V. "Cole National Corp. (D): Field Sales Organization." Harvard Business School Case 585-174, May 1985. (Revised January 1986.)
- January 1978 (Revised April 1994)
- Case
Ocean Spray Cranberries, Inc.: Crangrape Advertising and Promotion
Greyser, Stephen A. "Ocean Spray Cranberries, Inc.: Crangrape Advertising and Promotion." Harvard Business School Case 578-133, January 1978. (Revised April 1994.)
- May–June 1998
- Article
Creating Corporate Advantage
By: David J. Collis and Cynthia A. Montgomery
Keywords: Competitive Advantage
Collis, David J., and Cynthia A. Montgomery. "Creating Corporate Advantage." Harvard Business Review 76, no. 3 (May–June 1998): 70–83.
- 1 Nov 1989
- Conference Presentation
Computer Supported Cooperative Work: A Field Study on Organization Assimilation of Innovation
By: L. M. Applegate
- 2000
- Book
Can Japan Compete?
By: Michael E. Porter, Hirotaka Takeuchi and M. Sakakibara
The result of a major piece of research, this book reveals that there have long been two Japans, the familiar one that was highly competitive, and another Japan, almost invisible, that was highly uncompetitive. The authors unravel this puzzle, and provide a solution... View Details
Porter, Michael E., Hirotaka Takeuchi, and M. Sakakibara. Can Japan Compete? Basingstoke: Macmillan Publishing, 2000.
- summer 1990
- Article
Price Promotions: Limiting Competitive Encroachment
By: R. Lal
Lal, R. "Price Promotions: Limiting Competitive Encroachment." Marketing Science (summer 1990). (Nominated for John D. C. Little Award Given annually to the best marketing paper published in Marketing Science or Management Science presented by INFORMS Society for Marketing Science.)