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  • 16 Jul 2001
  • Research & Ideas

How to Compete Like a Judo Strategist

stay a leader," as Donna Dubinsky (CEO of Handspring, Inc.) says. Once a smaller or weaker firm starts to play defense, the game is usually over. So "play offense and play to win," is the advice of Intuit founder Scott Cook. "If you play defense,... View Details
Keywords: by David B. Yoffie & Mary Kwak
  • 03 Feb 2009
  • First Look

First Look: February 3, 2009

Publication: Il Sole 24 Ore S.p.A., in press Abstract A collection of papers on ethics, translated into Italian. Social Decision Making: Social Dilemmas, Social Values, and... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
  • 27 Oct 2009
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First Look: October 27

intensive companies, and blind review of solution submissions. We find that technical and social marginality, being a source of different perspectives and heuristics, plays an important role in explaining individual success in problem... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
  • 20 Aug 2024
  • Book

Why Competing With Tech Giants Requires Finding Your Own Edge

thriving products at their core. To ensure sustained growth of an ecosystem, a company must prioritize the defensibility of its product. In the case of Anker, the company was able to convince industry leaders, such as Apple and Costco, to... View Details
Keywords: by Feng Zhu; Technology; Information Technology
  • 05 Feb 2001
  • What Do You Think?

Do MBA Programs Face “The Innovator’s Dilemma”?

not directly competitive. They offer different products that provide different results for different markets. Alan Carswell points out that online programs are ideal for adult learners with "less need for the social role of... View Details
Keywords: by James Heskett
  • 09 Dec 2015
  • Research Event

When Hosts Attack: The Competitive Threat of Online Platforms

later Twitter acquired competing app Periscope and cut off Meerkat’s access to Twitter’s social graph. And then there was the iPhone flashlight app from Noah Corp., which you’ve likely never heard of because Apple now includes a... View Details
Keywords: by Carmen Nobel; Retail; Technology; Web Services
  • 16 Dec 2011
  • Research & Ideas

Reintroducing Intellectual Ambition to the Study of Business History

history to the future improvement of business management, HBS on Thursday announced the creation of the Business History Initiative, a multidisciplinary research and teaching effort that will take its place alongside five other Initiatives: View Details
Keywords: by Geoffrey Jones & Walter Friedman
  • 14 Oct 2013
  • Research & Ideas

Time that Government Reopens for Business

other segments of the economy such as defense contractors. Since the shutdown follows on the heels of the sequester, it's a second whammy for them. If you are a defense contractor, you've probably seen a lot... View Details
Keywords: by Jim Aisner
  • 15 Aug 2016
  • Research & Ideas

Black Swans and Big Trends Can Ruin Anyone's Internet Prediction

speculates about whether Microsoft or Adobe would be better positioned to establish the dominant ebook standard. The possibility that the world’s biggest bookstore might eventually win that race hadn’t dawned on me. Social networks. We’d... View Details
Keywords: by Thomas R. Eisenmann; Technology
  • 07 Jun 2019
  • Book

Are You a Digital Manager?

might be working with peers in pharmaceuticals or defense to accelerate the development of virtual reality capabilities. In my work, I use the ethnographic methods of anthropology to study transformation as it takes place through shared... View Details
Keywords: by Martha Lagace
  • 07 Sep 2011
  • First Look

First Look: Sept. 7

the mouse." Book: http://www.IMovedYourCheese.com Commentary: A View from the East: Trade, Investment, and Economic Reform Author:Regina M. Abrami Publication:In Cuban Economic and Social Development: Policy Reforms and Challenges in... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
  • 18 Jan 2021
  • Book

How Thinking Like a Startup Helps Governments Solve More Problems

Forces. He had at his disposal a large part of the $600-plus billion Department of Defense budget and some of the most inventive people at DARPA, the DoD’s research arm, and other places. And yet he still began a startup outside the... View Details
Keywords: by Martha Lagace
  • 16 Apr 2001
  • Research & Ideas

Brand Power from Wedgwood to Dell: Part One

changing social hierarchy and Wedgwood's bringing what had been the trappings of a small minority, the aristocracy, to the growing middling classes at a moment when Britain was industrializing. From a branding standpoint, it is a... View Details
Keywords: by Martha Lagace
  • 15 Jan 2019
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New Research and Ideas, January 15, 2019

the various actors. The note provides ample examples of countries and cities that have actively tried to shape their brand identity and further exposes students to recent trends and vehicles (such as social media) relevant for the... View Details
Keywords: Dina Gerdeman
  • 14 Feb 2012
  • First Look

First Look: February 14

creating psychological safety, and overcoming defensive interpersonal dynamics that inhibit the sharing of ideas. Further, they can use practical management strategies to help organizations realize the benefits inherent in both success... View Details
Keywords: Carmen Nobel
  • 02 Apr 2019
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New Research and Ideas, April 2, 2019

Gender Inequality: The Work-family Narrative as a Social Defense Against 24/7 Work Culture By: Padavic, Irene, R. Ely, and Erin M. Reid Abstract—It is widely accepted that the conflict between women’s family... View Details
Keywords: Dina Gerdeman
  • 10 Sep 2013
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First Look: September 10

opportunities for changes in corporate culture to encourage sustainability. While the U.S. chemical industry remained defensive and focused on legal compliance, there was a greater proactivity among the German firms. This paper stresses... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
  • 09 Feb 2004
  • Research & Ideas

Got a New Strategy? Now Make it Happen

discussed publicly, for two reasons. First, managers feared that being honest would hurt their careers or even endanger their jobs. Second, they were afraid that Camp and her senior team would feel so hurt and defensive that the... View Details
Keywords: by Michael Beer & Russell A. Eisenstat
  • 09 Nov 2010
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First Look: November 9, 2010

channels instead persist, with strong odds against upstream suppliers waging a successful defense of material interests. Download the paper: http://www.hbs.edu/research/pdf/11-042.pdf Growth through Heterogeneous Innovations Authors:Ufuk... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
  • 26 Feb 2008
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First Look: February 26, 2008

conclude by briefly reviewing two additional strategies for coping with such difficult situations: forgoing making decisions and forgetting those decisions altogether. How Well Do Social Ratings Actually Measure Corporate View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
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