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- 12 Mar 2019
- Blog Post
What I Learned in the Africa Rising Short Intensive Program
one’s corporate ecosystem, etc.) is essential to establishing and growing businesses in African markets. Many of the failed entry attempts we discussed were led by organizations who either failed to identify suitable local partners or failed to bring aboard local... View Details
- 01 Apr 1999
- News
Q & A: Confronting New Technologies: When Doing Right Is Wrong
doing, because that is precisely what brought their success. Still, it is important - indeed critical - to recognize that organizations have both capabilities and disabilities. Developing strong capabilities... View Details
- 25 Apr 2012
- What Do You Think?
How Will the “Age of Big Data” Affect Management?
that "technology and knowledge advancement have again developed faster than the managers' and business owners' capabilities to leverage its usefulness in their decision making process." Philippe Gouamba reminded us that "perfection is but... View Details
Keywords: Re: James L. Heskett
- 17 Jul 2006
- Lessons from the Classroom
Developing a Strategy for Digital Convergence
capability of winner-take-all," says Yoffie. Many dot-com companies assumed strong network effects around their businesses, then lost more than a trillion dollars chasing something that didn't exist. Network effects can speed the... View Details
- 26 Feb 2001
- Research & Ideas
David, Goliath, and Disruption
information from a desktop to the device. Once the capability became clear, he said, he too wanted to learn chicken-scratch graffiti. That push-button capability linking to a vast array of information from a... View Details
Keywords: by Martha Lagace
- 11 Jan 2000
- Lessons from the Classroom
New Game, New Rules: Developing Managers for a Competitive World
industries amid varying social, political, and economic forces. And finally, we look inside the company itself, examining what organizations must do to remain competitive in world markets—what capabilities and management competencies they... View Details
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FAQs - Institute For Strategy And Competitiveness
systems throughout the world. Challenges of TDABC Use Q: What is the biggest challenge with TDABC? A: Obtaining support of leaders capable of linking clinical care providers with representatives from finance and other key departments is... View Details
- 10 Dec 2013
- First Look
First Look: December 10
time and markets. Specifically, we build a model in which two firms that differ in their capabilities enter sequentially into two markets with different potentials for profit. The model is solved using game theory under three learning... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 19 Feb 2018
- Sharpening Your Skills
Amazoned: Is Any Industry Safe?
obvious—igniting a revolution in retail—to the more subtle—how Amazon's web development services resulted in more startups receiving VC funding. What will be the next shoe to fall? Can Amazon Do What Walmart Couldn’t, Stop the 'Wheel of Retailing'? Is Amazon's growing... View Details
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Andrew Dervan
clinical practice and health care-related business initiatives. Right now, the opportunity is right for me to add a business education and increase my business sophistication. Once I have my MBA, I'll be better prepared to approach tough questions and challenges; I'll... View Details
- 28 Oct 2014
- News
The First Five Years: Nick Soman (MBA 2010)
everything right. I would have started sooner.” How do you use what you learned at HBS in this work? “HBS is full of capable and competitive people, with diverse backgrounds and perspectives. It’s the best preparation for team building... View Details
- 01 Jun 2001
- News
Books: Judo Strategy
develop the metaphor into a systematic way of thinking about strategy. The approach they describe minimizes the importance of brute size and strength by teaching companies how to make the most of their advantages — and transform their opponents’ View Details
- 25 May 2010
- News
Commencement and the Winds of Change
designed to help ease tensions between Israel and its neighbors. The Palestinian economy, Sir Ronald said, is “a coiled spring” and capable of being “a rising tide” that could attain a GNP of $25 billion. (It’s about $4 billion now.)... View Details
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Fangfang Wang
says Fangfang. “I saw a lack of soft skills, such as critical thinking. We had lots of ‘yes men,’ but few people capable of innovating.” With that insight in mind, Fangfang wants to “work as a content provider to cultivate softer skills... View Details
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Faculty & Research | MBA
important companies and agencies; and entrepreneurs whose innovations have sparked change and opportunity for others. But above all, they are teachers who transform students into professionals capable of assuming responsibility in... View Details
- 01 Sep 2012
- News
Faculty Books
underinvestment in manufacturing. They argue that companies must reinvest in the collective operational capabilities underpinning the development of new products and processes. Only by reviving this “industrial commons” can expertise and... View Details
- 01 Apr 2001
- News
William Fung: E-Commerce and Efficiency
run, while still allowing each of the customers some choice in fabric type, color, and logo embroidery. This capability has opened a new, fast-growing market segment for Li & Fung. Innovation in management is something that company... View Details
- 01 Mar 2007
- News
Microsoft’s Ballmer Makes His Pitch
Microsoft’s Windows operating system and Office suite of products, Ballmer dismissed the challengers as caring more about altruism than profit. He insisted there will continue to be demand for Microsoft software that delivers feature-rich View Details
- 01 Jun 2013
- News
Faculty Books
goals: assessing strengths and weaknesses; understanding passions (and translating them into career opportunities); knowing themselves; exhibiting character and leadership traits that help them go from good to great; creating mutually beneficial relationships; and... View Details
- 01 Mar 2025
- News
Agenda: Frank Lorenzo (MBA 1963)
In the early 1970s, Frank Lorenzo (MBA 1963) was CEO of Texas International Airlines, a struggling regional operation. There were whispers of change coming for the airline industry as Washington considered the pros and cons of ending regulation. “If there was a list of... View Details
Keywords: April White