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- 01 Dec 2023
- News
Thinking Ahead
from angel investors,” she says. “Creating a business, and understanding the pain points, is still the greatest challenge for any new venture, regardless of the economic climate, but the barriers to entry... View Details
- 08 Mar 2021
- In Practice
COVID Killed the Traditional Workplace. What Should Companies Do Now?
A year ago, COVID-19 forced many companies to send employees home—often with a laptop and a prayer. Now, with COVID cases subsiding and vaccinations rising, the prospect of returning to old office routines appears more possible. But will employees want to flock back to... View Details
Keywords: by Dina Gerdeman
- 16 Jul 2020
- Research & Ideas
Restaurant Revolution: How the Industry Is Fighting to Stay Alive
suppliers to curate subscription boxes of artisanal food sold online. Why employees don’t want to return Barriers to rebuilding restaurant staffing begin with ensuring the safety of restaurant workers, including the need to take into... View Details
- 12 Dec 2005
- Research & Ideas
Using the Law to Strategic Advantage
affects each of Porter's Five Forces as well as the resources and capabilities of the firm. The availability of patents may be key to deciding what barriers to entry exist. The enforceability of covenants... View Details
- 16 Mar 2020
- Research & Ideas
How the Coronavirus Is Already Rewriting the Future of Business
to the challenge. Think of it as a new strategic initiative facing huge execution challenges. These require senior management to get the best information they can about barriers to execution, and it requires trust and commitment. That... View Details
Keywords: by Dina Gerdeman
- 22 Aug 2022
- Research & Ideas
Can Amazon Remake Health Care?
lessons from outside health care don’t always apply to health care. Gazette: What does Amazon’s entry into primary care mean potentially for consumer access to health care? Amazon is a trusted, well-known brand so the company could easily... View Details
- 09 Aug 2021
- Research & Ideas
OneTen: Creating a New Pathway for Black Talent
organizational entry points. What entry-level jobs truly require a four-year degree to succeed? Can you remove degree requirements or other barriers to cast a wider net? What skills and training will help... View Details
- 07 Jun 2004
- Research & Ideas
What Drives Supply Chain Behavior?
identify and overcome these issues? A: The potential impact of these dynamics on a company is that its supply chain limps along, never quite achieving its full potential as a source of competitive advantage or of the reduction of the View Details
Keywords: by Sarah Jane Johnston
- 18 Oct 2017
- Research & Ideas
How Economic Clusters Drive Globalization
to move into palm oil—a much more capital intensive crop to process, with higher barriers to entry for small farmers. Geopolitical forces also played a part in the palm oil industry’s development, Giacomin... View Details
- 16 Dec 2021
- Blog Post
African American Student Union Spotlight on STEM
It takes time, but the barriers to entry can be overcome! How have you been able to bring your STEM background and skill set to the HBS classroom? Businesses are often driven by understanding the end-to-end... View Details
- 21 Feb 2005
- Op-Ed
Is Business Management a Profession?
least likely to pursue continuing education. How would having a formal educational requirement and a system of certification and mandatory continuing education advance the practice of management? Although such barriers to View Details
- 15 Oct 2007
- Research & Ideas
Businesses Beware: The World Is Not Flat
anywhere. Rather, the company anticipates expanded free-trade agreements within the Americas, Europe, and East Asia, but not across them. This is a more modest—but also more realistic—vision of a semiglobalized world in which neither the bridges nor the View Details
Keywords: by Martha Lagace
- 01 Mar 2010
- News
Faculty Research Online
growth dispelled the idea that something about the “nature of India” made rapid growth difficult. Broad-ranging reforms in the mid-1980s and early 1990s deregulated legal barriers to entry into many... View Details
H. Wayne Huizenga
Huizenga purchased the one-year old Blockbuster operation from its founders in 1986 and embarked on a massive expansion campaign. Believing that there were low barriers to entry in the video rental market,... View Details
Keywords: Retail
- 01 Apr 2000
- News
At Cyberposium, Amazon's Bezos Debunks Internet Myths
movie theaters did with the advent of television. Myth #2: There are no barriers to entry on the Internet. What about the huge sums, asked Bezos, that Amazon and other e-commerce companies invest in their... View Details
- 01 Dec 2014
- News
The Far-Reaching Impact of Fellowships
Financial aid provides the foundation for HBS’s need-blind admission policy, ensuring that the cost of attending is not a barrier to entry into the MBA Program. By lessening the burden of debt, this support... View Details
Keywords: fellowships
- 01 Jun 2010
- News
HBS Seeks Deeper Ties with China
opportunity in deepening our understanding of China’s businesses and business practices.”Added McFarlan: “The center dramatically lowers the barrier to entry for HBS faculty to do case development and... View Details
- 01 Sep 2014
- News
Case Study: Declawing the Competition
excellent customer service. However, we know this is a race that others can compete in, too, and that—with enough investment—our differentiators are replicable. What fundamental changes can we make to this market dynamic and/or our business model to erect sustainable... View Details
- 01 Jun 2016
- News
Case Study: On the Table
infrastructure may be an unexpected burden, but it represents a strong opportunity to build entry barriers for future competitors. This is the story of Sabritas (Frito-Lay Mexico), Bimbo, and other power... View Details
- 01 Jun 2017
- News
Case Study: Something New
readers weighed in on a question posed by KitNipBox cofounder and CEO Deena Malkina (MBA 2008): How could the monthly subscription service for cat owners erect sustainable barriers to entry to the market and... View Details
Keywords: April White