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- 24 Oct 2013
- News
Searching for a Better Society
co-founded Constructeo, a maker of online collaboration tools for the architecture, engineering, and construction industry, with fellow HBS alumnus Bertrand Dumazy (MBA 1999). The mixed success of the company's product offerings led to a takeover by industry View Details
- 23 Feb 2011
- First Look
First Look: Feb. 23
that customers defect at a higher rate from the incumbent following increased service competition only when the incumbent offers high quality service relative to existing competitors in a local market. We provide evidence that this result... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 01 Dec 2014
- News
Instilling Production with Principles
competitors in an industry often known for low wages and dismal environmental records. “We can be a catalyst of change,” says Yang, who is planning sustainability conferences and factory tours to share her company’s successful strategies.... View Details
- 30 Jan 2021
- News
Finding a Fresh Approach to Dry Cleaning
or to spot- and hand-clean garments before they go into the dry-cleaning process. “Most cleaners don’t do that,” he says. “That kind of detail isn’t cheap. A laundered shirt that might cost 99 cents to clean at a competitor starts around... View Details
- 01 Sep 2018
- News
Case Study: A Good Fit
a lark, Gain Life partnered with an insurance company to see if its apps could help people who are out of work on shortor long-term disability or workers’ compensation. This market has only a handful of competitors and big bottom-line... View Details
Keywords: Jen McFarland Flint
- 19 Oct 2021
- News
In the Contest for Content
well as streaming options like Spotify and Apple Music. A recent New York Times article, “A $1 Billion Competitor for Music Rights Says ‘Content Is Queen,’” explains that HarbourView is backed by up to $1 billion from Apollo Global... View Details
- 23 Jul 2001
- Research & Ideas
How One Center of Innovation Lost its Spark
disentangle two distinct consequences of the geographic co-location of competitors in the same industry. Geographic co-location increases the ease with which "communities of practice" can form, and these tightly interwoven... View Details
- 01 Mar 2018
- News
Case Study: On the Record
well as speed. My read is that solving the supply chain issues around the resin using scarce money and time will not necessarily create a sustainable advantage, because competitors will also benefit from more efficiency in that part of... View Details
Keywords: April White
- Profile
Amanda Pratt
Analysis and Valuation. "It builds on the finance and strategy classes you have in your RC year," she explains. "But now you look at how companies' financial structures and business strategies work together, and how they compare to View Details
Keywords: Healthcare/Biotech
- 01 Mar 2012
- News
Health Care’s New Frontier
teaching, and learning that helps the company keep pace with clients’ needs. “Unlike some competitors that provide back-office services,” he explains, “we don’t just sell software. Our cloud-based platform gives clients the advantage of a... View Details
- 12 Jul 2011
- News
Phone Fun
marketing costs down by targeting the teens and twenties age group and by focusing — unlike some competitors — mainly on selling mobile phones. Although Phones 4u offers a range of mobile communication and entertainment equipment,... View Details
- 03 Mar 2008
- Research & Ideas
Marketing Your Way Through a Recession
advertising. It is well documented that brands that increase advertising during a recession, when competitors are cutting back, can improve market share and return on investment at lower cost than during good economic times. Uncertain... View Details
Keywords: by John Quelch
- 15 Jan 2007
- Research & Ideas
The Business of Free Software
more successful if it drives other aspects of your business. (And it doesn't hurt that you're also putting a stick in the eye of a competitor who makes money from the operating system layer of the software stack.) "It changes the way... View Details
- 21 Apr 2003
- Research & Ideas
Are Crummy Products Your Next Growth Opportunity?
a lower-cost business model. This strategy has worked well for Wal-Mart, for example, but you still remain vulnerable to competitors disrupting your success from below. The third model Christensen termed new-market disruption, whereby you... View Details
Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne
- 02 Oct 2000
- Research & Ideas
The Dubious Logic of Global Megamergers
moves itself. According to industry observers, Merck intends to use this period in which its competitors are busy with postmerger integration to improve its position through aggressive marketing and other initiatives. Make Friends.... View Details
Keywords: by Pankaj Ghemawat & Fariborz Ghadar
- 01 Dec 2020
- Blog Post
Hiring a Career Switcher: The Value of the MS/MBA
to raise an important new set of questions for the team to consider going forward, which I included in my final presentation. Supplying BEV with added bandwidth to tackle projects and offering my perspective was a privilege. Kaelyn: I conducted detailed View Details
Keywords: All Industries
- 01 Jun 2017
- News
Case Study: Something New
in revenue. In mid-2015, KitNipBox—which now has eight employees—became profitable. They have a small number of competitors but are the largest player in the market—another barrier to entry for others. New challenges: Launched in early... View Details
Keywords: April White
- 01 Jun 2024
- News
Research Brief: Ahead of the Game
As a lifelong runner who spent countless hours training and competing his way up to the national level, Professor Paul Gompers has always believed that his athletic experiences were critical to shaping who he is, both as a competitor and... View Details
- 30 Oct 2018
- First Look
New Research and Ideas, October 30, 2018
Google reviews (Google’s current tying strategy) or reviews from multiple platforms determined to be the best-performing by Google’s own organic search algorithm. We find that users prefer the version that does not exclude competitor... View Details
Keywords: Dina Gerdeman
- 15 Mar 2016
- First Look
March 15, 2016
more sophisticated mobile devices, the industry's four main players spent heavily to improve their infrastructures for providing reliable high-speed data services. T-Mobile, the smallest of the four major carriers, lacked the scale of its View Details