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- fall 1994
- Article
Racing to Invest? The Dynamics of Competition in Ethical Drug Discovery
By: Rebecca M. Henderson and Ian Cockburn
Henderson, Rebecca M., and Ian Cockburn. "Racing to Invest? The Dynamics of Competition in Ethical Drug Discovery." Journal of Economics & Management Strategy 3, no. 3 (fall 1994): 481–519.
- December 2010
- Article
Organizing the In-between: The Population Dynamics of Network-weaving Organizations in the Global Interstate Network
By: Paul Ingram and Magnus Thor Torfason
This article examines the population dynamics and viability of network weavers, which are organizations that provide network relations for others. An analysis of the population dynamics of the intergovernmental organizations (IGOs) that are the basis of the interstate... View Details
Keywords: Networks; Organizations; Demographics; Relationships; Globalization; Economics; Conflict and Resolution; Value; Lawfulness; Competition
Ingram, Paul, and Magnus Thor Torfason. "Organizing the In-between: The Population Dynamics of Network-weaving Organizations in the Global Interstate Network." Administrative Science Quarterly 55, no. 4 (December 2010): 577–605.
- December 2022
- Article
Shaping Nascent Industries: Innovation Strategy and Regulatory Uncertainty in Personal Genomics
By: Cheng Gao and Rory McDonald
In nascent industries—whose new technologies are often poorly understood
by regulators—contending with regulatory uncertainty can be crucial to organizational survival and growth. Prior research on nonmarket strategy has largely
focused on established firms in mature... View Details
Keywords: Technological Change; Innovation; Qualitative Methods; New Categories; Entrepreneurship; Technological Innovation; Governing Rules, Regulations, and Reforms; Risk and Uncertainty; Strategy
Gao, Cheng, and Rory McDonald. "Shaping Nascent Industries: Innovation Strategy and Regulatory Uncertainty in Personal Genomics." Administrative Science Quarterly 67, no. 4 (December 2022): 915–967.
- February 2001 (Revised June 2001)
- Case
Competitive Dynamics in Home Video Games (C): The Sega Genesis
Describes the launch of Sega's 16-bit Genesis console in 1988 and its effect on competitor Nintendo. A rewritten version of an earlier case. View Details
Coughlan, Peter J. "Competitive Dynamics in Home Video Games (C): The Sega Genesis." Harvard Business School Case 701-093, February 2001. (Revised June 2001.)
- February 2001 (Revised July 2001)
- Case
Competitive Dynamics in Home Video Games (G): Launching the Sega Saturn
Outlines the events leading up to the Sega's launch of its 32-bit console named Saturn. View Details
Coughlan, Peter J., and Deborah Freier. "Competitive Dynamics in Home Video Games (G): Launching the Sega Saturn." Harvard Business School Case 701-097, February 2001. (Revised July 2001.)
- June 2001
- Case
Competitive Dynamics in Home Video Games (D): The Nintendo Super NES
Sets the scene for Nintendo's launch of its Super NES console in Japan and in the United States and describes consumer reaction to the console versus that of its major competitor at the time, Sega. A rewritten version of an earlier case. View Details
Coughlan, Peter J. "Competitive Dynamics in Home Video Games (D): The Nintendo Super NES." Harvard Business School Case 701-094, June 2001.
- March 1998
- Article
The Dynamics of Learning Alliances: Competition, Cooperation, and Relative Scope
Gulati, Ranjay, Tarun Khanna, and Nitin Nohria. "The Dynamics of Learning Alliances: Competition, Cooperation, and Relative Scope." Strategic Management Journal 19, no. 3 (March 1998). (A shorter version of this paper appeared in Academy of Management Best Papers Proceedings, 1994.)
- September 2000
- Background Note
Professional Services Module Two: External Strategy for Sustained Competitive Advantage
By: Thomas J. DeLong, Ashish Nanda and Scot H. Landry
Concerns itself with the strategic dynamics which influence organizations externally. View Details
Keywords: Competitive Advantage; Competitive Strategy; Corporate Entrepreneurship; Business Startups; Business Plan; Service Operations; For-Profit Firms; Power and Influence; Measurement and Metrics; Business Processes; Management Practices and Processes; Management Analysis, Tools, and Techniques
DeLong, Thomas J., Ashish Nanda, and Scot H. Landry. "Professional Services Module Two: External Strategy for Sustained Competitive Advantage." Harvard Business School Background Note 801-008, September 2000.
- 01 Jun 2014
- News
Case Study: A Souped-Up Strategy
continue to focus only on small and midsized cities. The company seems likely to confront winner-take-all competitive dynamics at the city level, because network effects are strong—more diners will attract more hosts, and vice versa—and... View Details
- 27 Nov 2000
- Research & Ideas
The Dynamics of Standing Still: Firestone Tire & Rubber and the Radial Revolution
In the decades prior to the advent of radial tires," writes Donald Sull in Business History Review, "Firestone Tire & Rubber was viewed by some observers as the best managed U.S. tire company." But in the face of French tire maker Michelin's... View Details
- April 1993 (Revised December 2001)
- Case
General Dynamics and Computer Sciences Corporation: Outsourcing the IS Function (B)
By: F. Warren McFarlan and Katherine Seger
Designed to look at outsourcing from the perspective of a major computer services company trying to get into the business. View Details
Keywords: Communication Technology; Business Startups; Business Plan; Business Strategy; Job Cuts and Outsourcing; Financial Management; Management Teams; Communication Strategy; Organizational Design; Product Design; Accounting; Activity Based Costing and Management; Computer Industry; Information Technology Industry
McFarlan, F. Warren, and Katherine Seger. "General Dynamics and Computer Sciences Corporation: Outsourcing the IS Function (B)." Harvard Business School Case 193-145, April 1993. (Revised December 2001.)
- April 1993 (Revised May 1994)
- Case
General Dynamics and Computer Sciences Corporation: Outsourcing the IS Function (A)
By: F. Warren McFarlan and Katherine Seger
Designed to generate discussion on the issues of outsourcing from the perspective of a firm thinking about turning over its IS activities to a third-party vendor. View Details
Keywords: Management Systems; Management Style; Information Technology; Job Cuts and Outsourcing; Business Strategy; Economic Systems; Business or Company Management; Organizational Change and Adaptation; Business Processes; Employment; Emerging Markets; Activity Based Costing and Management; Information Technology Industry; Consulting Industry
McFarlan, F. Warren, and Katherine Seger. "General Dynamics and Computer Sciences Corporation: Outsourcing the IS Function (A)." Harvard Business School Case 193-144, April 1993. (Revised May 1994.)
- April 1990
- Case
Clark Material Handling Group-Overseas: Brazilian Product Strategy (A&B) (Condensed)
By: Robert J. Dolan
Assumes some knowledge of conjoint analysis. Permits analysis of basic results and dynamic market simulations in one class session. View Details
Dolan, Robert J. "Clark Material Handling Group-Overseas: Brazilian Product Strategy (A&B) (Condensed)." Harvard Business School Case 590-081, April 1990.
- Web
Clusters - Institute For Strategy And Competitiveness
Strategy Clusters What Are Clusters? Today’s economic map of the world is characterized by “clusters.” A cluster is a geographic concentration of related companies, organizations, and institutions in a particular field that can be present... View Details
- 1994
- Article
Integration and Dynamic Capability: Evidence from Development in Automobiles and Mainframe Computers
By: M. Iansiti and K. B. Clark
Iansiti, M., and K. B. Clark. "Integration and Dynamic Capability: Evidence from Development in Automobiles and Mainframe Computers." Industrial and Corporate Change 3, no. 3 (1994): 557–605.
- Research Summary
Overview
My research lies at the intersection of strategic management and international business, with a focus on how firms’ heterogeneous national environments affect competition, corporate strategy, and firm performance. View Details
- April 2007
- Article
Getting Big Too Fast: Strategic Dynamics with Increasing Returns and Bounded Rationality
By: Rebecca M. Henderson, John Sterman, Eric Beinhocker and Lee Newman
Keywords: Strategy
Henderson, Rebecca M., John Sterman, Eric Beinhocker, and Lee Newman. "Getting Big Too Fast: Strategic Dynamics with Increasing Returns and Bounded Rationality." Management Science 53, no. 4 (April 2007): 683–696.
- 2013
- Article
Knowledge-Based View of Strategy [La Visión de la Estrategia basada en el Conocimiento]
By: Hirotaka Takeuchi
Strategy is about future creation. Firms differ not just because they have different value chains and activity systems or different resources and competencies, but because they envision different futures. They differ because people in charge of formulating and... View Details
Takeuchi, Hirotaka. "Knowledge-Based View of Strategy [La Visión de la Estrategia basada en el Conocimiento]." Universia Business Review, no. 40 (2013): 68–79.
- June 2001
- Case
Competitive Dynamics in Home Video Games (F): The Fall of 3DO
Outlines the events leading up to 3DO's exit from the home video game licensing business. 3DO's business model is considered flawed because of its incompatibility with industry structure and economics. View Details
Coughlan, Peter J., and Deborah Freier. "Competitive Dynamics in Home Video Games (F): The Fall of 3DO." Harvard Business School Case 701-096, June 2001.