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- 01 Sep 2004
- News
One-on-One with Robert McNamara
produce cheaper and better-quality cars than Detroit, and insisted that American consumers would buy small cars. Implementing that heretical idea, McNamara successfully introduced the compact Ford Falcon and even planned to produce a Volkswagen View Details
Keywords: Garry Emmons
- 18 May 2021
- Book
Launching a Career in the COVID Economy? Here Are 5 Tips.
do this,’” Ng says. “I’ve seen people submit formal presentations.” 2. Ask good questions Keep up with the big picture of what an organization does, what it’s been accomplishing lately, who its competitors are, who its key executives are,... View Details
Keywords: by Carolyn DiPaolo
- 10 Jan 2005
- Research & Ideas
Motivation and the Cross-Sector Alliance
anti-trust laws. Thus, the collaboration with the JLCM sought to maintain a state of affairs almost ideal for the company, with a market share high enough to dissuade potential competitors but low enough to keep the government... View Details
- 06 Aug 2018
- Research & Ideas
Supersmart Manufacturing Tools are Lowering Prices on TVs, Bulbs, and Solar Panels
commoditization and the dangers of being strictly assemblers of commodity parts. And, of course, their penultimate differentiation has been software. But, as Android software continues to improve, they are facing highly competent View Details
- 09 Jun 2015
- First Look
First Look: June 9, 2015
is even more important as markets and buying processes change, and key levers for linking strategy and selling behaviors. Publisher's link: https://www.hbs.edu/faculty/Pages/item.aspx?num=49188 June 2015 ThinkSales It Doesn't Matter If View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 05 Apr 2011
- First Look
First Look: April 5
state-owned construction company strike one deal after another in South Carolina despite political backlash and in New York where well-established competitors dominate? The case examines the U.S. market entry strategy of the CSCEC,... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 03 Jan 2007
- First Look
First Look: January 3, 2007
Kendall Square Research was a small competitor in the supercomputer industry. Sales grew rapidly in 1992 and early 1993 and the company sold stock to the public for the first time. Analysts forecast higher earnings for 1993, then the... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 24 Oct 2017
- First Look
First Look at New Research and Ideas, October 24, 2017
Partners and Great Wolf Resorts: Buying from a Highly Regarded Competitor The case examines the March 2015 Centerbridge Partners investment decision regarding whether to acquire Great Wolf Resorts, a North American family-oriented indoor... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 21 Mar 2004
- Research & Ideas
Loyalty: Don’t Give Away the Store
is getting them into the store one more time. Q: Often you'll see that when one store offers a special, its competitor will come up with a similar deal. Does this copycat strategy work in attracting customers? Is there anything retailers... View Details
- 17 Jan 2025
- News
Tracking Modern Air Travel’s Takeoff
Subscribe on iTunes Subscribe on Spotify More Skydeck episodes Dan Morrell: Frank Lorenzo (MBA 1963) grew up in Rego Park, Queens, the son of Spanish immigrants. As a boy in the 1940s, he would watch the airplanes fly over his backyard and into LaGuardia Airport,... View Details
- 17 May 2016
- First Look
May 17, 2016
into profits? Or would another major competitor or business model replace Amazon? On a visit to the United States in June 2015, Jack Ma, chairman of Alibaba, stated, “We’re not coming here to compete.” Could Amazon or its investors afford... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 30 Sep 2014
- First Look
First Look: September 30
value. In just a few weeks the company's license to operate is to be reviewed by the United Kingdom's Civil Aviation Authority, competitors are publicly questioning the company's viability, and seasonal working capital needs are about to... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 23 Oct 2012
- First Look
First Look: October 23
competition is restricted. Using 28 million vehicle emissions tests from more than 11,000 facilities, we show that increased competition is associated with greater inspection leniency, a service quality attribute that customers value but is illegal and socially costly.... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 08 May 2013
- Research & Ideas
A Company’s Evolving View of Gender Equity
intentions, such structure increases accountability and ensures that practices are implemented in ways that are useful, relevant, and effective within the organization." As a result, several women were appointed to the company's board of directors, and the firm... View Details
- 01 Dec 2014
- News
Alumni and Faculty Books for December 2014
to help managers navigate the myriad decisions they must make in order to create value from their foreign operations and outperform competitors in an increasingly integrated world. Fortune Tellers: The Story of America's First Economic... View Details
- 15 Jan 2013
- First Look
First Look: January 15
company was hurt by long delays in bringing Bydureon, a once-a-week version of Byetta, to market, which allowed a competitor time to establish itself in the once-a-week market. Amylin also failed to develop a marketable anti-obesity drug... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 10 Mar 2009
- First Look
First Look: March 10, 2009
and suggest the effects on subsequent reporting periods and competitor behavior are greater than previously documented. Download the paper: http://www.hbs.edu/research/pdf/08-073.pdf Geography, Poverty and Conflict in Nepal (revised)... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 09 Apr 2019
- First Look
New Research and Ideas, April 9, 2019
competitors and a resurgence in local consumer sensitivities obliged multinationals to incorporate local relevance into global brands. Publisher's link: https://www.hbs.edu/faculty/Pages/item.aspx?num=55958 Institutional Resilience and... View Details
Keywords: Dina Gerdeman
- 03 Jul 2024
- News
Surviving the Iditarod
Subscribe on iTunes Subscribe on Spotify More Skydeck episodes Sunny Stroeer: Many folks have heard of the Iditarod Sled Dog race, which is the last great race on earth where mushers compete to cover the distance from Anchorage to Nome as quickly as possible. The... View Details
- 01 Dec 2006
- News
Inside Intel
competitor Motorola. At the age of forty-three, Andy Grove was running one of the most important companies in the world. His first year as COO was a resounding success. He was pictured in the Annual Report, full-bearded, next to the... View Details