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- 01 Dec 2011
- News
Faculty Books
organizational performance is substantial and quantifiable. An effective business culture can account for up to half of the performance differential between organizations in the same business. Drawing on field research and case studies,... View Details
Keywords: Utilities
- 01 Mar 2008
- News
Innovation, Inc.
this perspective. While the fashion business was not an unknown concept, it was new to India, and early Indian high-end designers sought legitimacy and acceptance by avoiding avant-garde styles, instead creating luxurious, opulent fabrics that View Details
- 01 Dec 2020
- News
New News
that it’s hard to be all things to all people, but what you’re trying to be is one thing to all people—which is curated, fact-based news. How are you thinking about differentiation from outlets like Newswire or the Economist? MA: We have... View Details
- 01 Dec 2013
- News
HBX: Expanding Our Reach
intended to enhance rather than compete with or substitute for current offerings. Finally, the platform will be built on a robust and self-sustaining economic model. “We are committed to leveraging technology to develop highly View Details
- 01 Apr 2000
- News
Getting the Message
currently spending the bulk of their money outside the Internet media market. WPP's Sorrell notes that "in the last twelve months, branding has become more important than ever, because it provides a way to differentiate all the new... View Details
Keywords: Susan Young
- 01 Dec 2015
- News
Alumni and Faculty Books for December 2015
Culture by Dee Ann Turner (AMP 176, 2009) (Elevate) Businesses are built by growing relationships with customers, and culture is created by the stories those relationships tell. Two of a business’s most important differentiators are its... View Details
- 30 Sep 2016
- News
Competing Against Luck
once I understand what the experiences are that I need to provide, so that's the level at which we differentiate our product versus the competitors, are the experiences. And once I understand that, then I can ask the next question, which... View Details
- 07 Sep 2021
- News
Immelt in the Hot Seat: Episode 2
weekend meetings that would lead to promotions. And it struck me how feel-oriented and human some of these decisions that guided the future of such a massive business were. You know? And I wonder if you think that that approach, your approach to those decisions, View Details
- 01 Sep 2013
- News
Who Are We?
rail," Le Roy Moore observes. "I often think about Professor Bharat Anand's strategy course. He was always talking about how competitive advantage is at the crux of a company's strategy but only works if the entire organization is aligned around it. UP is View Details
- 01 Oct 1996
- News
Lasting Impressions
activities. I still view work as an arena where I can thrive and grow, but in 25 years I've gone from being a rookie on the team to being a star player, and now I'm really making the transition to coach." Joe O'Donnell concurs. "I love this business. For me, it's... View Details
Keywords: Deborah E. Blagg
- 01 Sep 2016
- News
Clay Christensen on Competing Against Luck
would you do if Ford said, “Boy, we could take the car as is, but the cockpit would be very different if we conceive of it as a job.” Imagine the differentiation that it would bring to Ford. It is not just a compact anymore. + ONLINE... View Details
- 12 Jul 2021
- News
Alumni Confront the COVID-19 Crisis
who earned a BS in engineering at MIT, Bai is using her social channels to create a new supply chain for high quality PPE. “You really have to look into the bacterial filtration, particle filtration, fluid resistance, the differential... View Details
- 01 Jun 2009
- News
Magician Turns HBS Upside Down
their wristwatches. “Randal’s energetic ease in his own skin, his masterful storytelling, and his ability to recall everyone’s name also electrified and mystified the crowd,” said Scott Spencer (MBA ’09). “That ability to connect with people often View Details
- 01 Feb 2000
- News
New Releases
mountaineer Yvon Chouinard, the company differentiates its clothing along environmental lines, using expensive organic cotton and polyester made from recycled bottles. Patagonia's margins shrank, but sales to its high-end retail clientele... View Details
- 01 Dec 2010
- News
Do Good: Eat Chocolate
also differentiated by percentage of cacao solids, from 50 percent to 70 percent. In her HBS application essays, Endline wrote of wanting to start a business but instead went to Yahoo! as a product manager after graduating. “The company... View Details
Keywords: Julia Hanna; candy; chocolate; Crop Production; Agriculture; Food Manufacturing; Manufacturing
- 01 Jan 2008
- News
Meg Whitman, MBA 1979
agreed to visit eBay merely to appease a headhunter with whom she had a good relationship. At the end of her day of interviews, she signed on as CEO. “Over the years I had learned that great consumer brands have two attributes: View Details
- 10 Mar 2021
- News
Dream Job: Higher Ed’s New Hire
don’t, the better. Data is the differentiator and will only become increasingly important. Can you give an example? For the past 30 years we’ve operated in an environment where interest rates have slowly declined. I don’t know what the... View Details
- 28 May 2019
- News
Cure All
How would you advise them? Leemore Dafny: What I’d say is something that holds true in most health care service markets in the United States: You should think about what market position you occupy, how it is differentiated from others’,... View Details
- 01 Mar 2015
- News
Case Study: The Speed of Light
requires some handholding and has historically been populated with would-be national players that lack both specialized knowledge and the ability to respond quickly, this hands-on, engineering-heavy style has been a key differentiator for... View Details
- 01 Feb 1999
- News
Q&A: Camille Tang Yeh of the Asia-Pacific Research Office
Both transitions have strategic and competitive implications for firms operating in and out of the region. The current "reconstruction" of Asia offers insights about differentiating systemic from asystemic risks and illuminates possible... View Details