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- June 2017
- Article
Options Compensation as a Commitment Mechanism in Oligopoly Competition
By: Jun Ishii and David Hao Zhang
We analyze how CEO stock options compensation can be used as a commitment device in oligopolistic competition. We develop a two-stage model where shareholders choose managerial compensation to commit their managers to being aggressive in equilibrium. Our results may... View Details
Keywords: CEO Compensation; Ceo Risk-taking; Strategic Delegation; Stock Options; Executive Compensation
Ishii, Jun, and David Hao Zhang. "Options Compensation as a Commitment Mechanism in Oligopoly Competition." Managerial and Decision Economics 38, no. 4 (June 2017): 513–525.
- 13 Dec 2011
- News
Harvard Business School Launches US Competitiveness Project
RELATED LINKS Video: Dean Nohria introduces the Project U.S. Competitiveness home page HBS Institute for Strategy and Competitiveness The Path to Economic Revival Made in America — Making Their Way How... View Details
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Repositioning and Cost-Cutting: The Impact of Competition on Platform Strategies
By: Robert Seamans and Feng Zhu
Organizational structures are increasingly complex. In particular, more firms today operate as multi-sided platforms. In this paper, we study how platform firms use repositioning and cost-cutting in response to competition, elucidate external and internal factors that... View Details
Keywords: Platform Strategy; Repositioning; Cost-cutting; Intra-firm Learning; Multi-Sided Platforms; Cost Management; Product Positioning; Organizational Structure; Competitive Strategy; Knowledge Acquisition; Journalism and News Industry
Seamans, Robert, and Feng Zhu. "Repositioning and Cost-Cutting: The Impact of Competition on Platform Strategies." Strategy Science 2, no. 2 (June 2017): 83–99.
- 09 Jan 2019
- Research & Ideas
The UK Needs a Bold Strategy Around Competition to Survive Brexit
as it leaves. Many of the needed steps in a sound UK economic strategy could have already been taken by the UK as part of the EU, and the country would be in a stronger position today, says Porter. It is urgent that UK policy confront the... View Details
Keywords: by Michael Blanding
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Value-Based Health Care - Institute For Strategy And Competitiveness
Professor Kaplan teaches how time-driven activity-based costing is used in health care delivery organizations around the world. Length: 28 min. See All Media Videos Key Stakeholders Providers Stay competitive by adopting a strategic... View Details
- August 2017 (Revised June 2018)
- Case
Enpara.com: Digital Bank at a Crossroad
By: Sunil Gupta and Eren Kuzucu
In March 2017, Elsa Pekmez Atan (MBA 2004), was wondering about the future of Enpara.com, a digital-only banking platform of QNB Finansbank. Since its launch in October 2012, Enpara had been successful in attracting over 600,000 customers by appealing to digital savvy,... View Details
Keywords: Innovation; Competition; Banks and Banking; Business Model; Product Launch; Competitive Strategy; Integration; Innovation and Invention; Decision Making; Strategy; Emerging Markets; Digital Transformation; Banking Industry; Turkey
Gupta, Sunil, and Eren Kuzucu. "Enpara.com: Digital Bank at a Crossroad." Harvard Business School Case 518-030, August 2017. (Revised June 2018.)
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The Essential Porter - Institute For Strategy And Competitiveness
Competitive positioning and sustainable competitive advantage for corporations, business units, and leaders. Learn more about Strategy Key Frameworks & Concepts Value-based... View Details
- April 2020
- Case
Apple Inc. in 2020
By: David B. Yoffie and Daniel Fisher
After a decade as CEO, Tim Cook is facing one of his biggest strategic transitions of his tenure. While Apple had performed spectacularly well under Cook, Apple's core business was maturing. Sales of iPhones, iPads, and Macs were flat or down. However, Apple's new... View Details
Keywords: Innovation; Market Positioning; Marketing Implementation; Planning; Products; Strategic Positioning; Strategy; Information Technology; Competitive Strategy; Technological Innovation; Competitive Advantage; Product Positioning; Communication; Competition; Leadership; Strategic Planning; Computer Industry; Telecommunications Industry; Technology Industry
Yoffie, David B., and Daniel Fisher. "Apple Inc. in 2020." Harvard Business School Case 720-454, April 2020.
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Distinctive Value Chain - Institute For Strategy And Competitiveness
HBS ISC Strategy Strategy Strategy Explained Business Strategy Creating a Successful Strategy Corporate Strategy The Role of Leaders Related Topics Creating a Successful St... Creating a Successful Strategy Unique Value Proposition Distinctive Value Chain Making... View Details
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Redefining Capitalism - Institute For Strategy And Competitiveness
Redefining Capitalism The loss of public trust in business—and the corresponding rise in government policies and practices that hamper competitiveness and sap economic growth—are rooted in a narrow definition of capitalism whose time has... View Details
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Frameworks & Key Concepts - Institute For Strategy And Competitiveness
the competitive position of any location, and to guide policymakers and industry leaders on strategies for economic development. Drivers of Competitiveness Professor Porter’s... View Details
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Creating a Successful Strategy - Institute For Strategy And Competitiveness
Value Chain Continuity of Strategic Direction Creating a Successful Strategy Competitive strategy is about being different. It means deliberately choosing a different set of activities to deliver a unique mix of value. Consider companies... View Details
Price Bargaining and Competition in Online Platforms: An Empirical Analysis of the Daily Deal Market
The prevalence of online platforms opens new doors to traditional businesses for customer reach and revenue growth. This research investigates platform competition in a setting where prices are determined by negotiations between platforms and businesses. We compile a... View Details
- 18 Jan 2012
- News
Survey Reveals Depths of US Competitiveness Problem
its competitive edge in the global economy, according to survey results revealed today at a press conference in the nation’s capital. Over the next three years, 71 percent of nearly 10,000 respondents expect the country’s View Details
- 2015
- Discussion Paper
The Roles of Import Competition and Export Opportunities for Technical Change
By: Claudia Steinwender
A variety of empirical and theoretical trade papers have suggested and documented a positive impact of trade on the productivity of firms. However, there is less consensus about the underlying mechanism at work. While trade papers focus on access to export markets,... View Details
Steinwender, Claudia. "The Roles of Import Competition and Export Opportunities for Technical Change." CEP Discussion Paper, No. 1334, February 2015.
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FAQs - Institute For Strategy And Competitiveness
Competitiveness only offers full employment opportunities through Harvard Business School. Please visit the Harvard Business School Employment page for more information about available positions (please note... View Details
- April 2010 (Revised January 2013)
- Case
California's Budget Crises, Tax Reform, and Domestic and International Tax Competition
By: Matthew C. Weinzierl and Jacob Kuipers
How do (and how should) governments design fiscal policies to compete in a globalized economy while meeting internal policy priorities including redistribution? In 2009, Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger repeatedly declared fiscal emergencies as California's state budget... View Details
Keywords: Budgets and Budgeting; Economy; Globalization; Governing Rules, Regulations, and Reforms; Policy; Taxation; Competition; California
Weinzierl, Matthew C., and Jacob Kuipers. "California's Budget Crises, Tax Reform, and Domestic and International Tax Competition." Harvard Business School Case 710-038, April 2010. (Revised January 2013.)
- February 2011
- Article
When the Social Structure Overshadows Competitive Incentives: The Effects of Network Embeddedness on Joint Venture Dissolution
By: Francisco Polidoro Jr., Gautam Ahuja and Will Mitchell
The embeddedness of interfirm relationships in a social structure can engender order in new tie formation, but competitive incentives may undermine the order that firms seek to achieve and lead to tie dissolution. We examine how relational embeddedness (history of... View Details
Keywords: Social Structure; Business Enterprises; Strategic Alliances (Business); Business Networks (Research); Competition; Joint Ventures; Alliances; Social and Collaborative Networks
Polidoro, Francisco, Jr., Gautam Ahuja, and Will Mitchell. "When the Social Structure Overshadows Competitive Incentives: The Effects of Network Embeddedness on Joint Venture Dissolution." Academy of Management Journal 54, no. 1 (February 2011): 203–223.
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Institute Associates - Institute For Strategy And Competitiveness
Associate Arturo Condo is President of INCAE Business School ( www.incae.edu ), a leading business school and think-tank in Latin America. He is a Full Professor in business strategy, international business, and competitiveness as well as... View Details