by Michael E. Porter - Publications - Faculty & Research

June 1999 (Revised June 2000)
Case

Eckerd Corporation

By: Michael E. Porter and John E. Kelleher

Describes the history and current situation in the retail pharmacy industry, including competition from new merchants and Internet drugstores. Eckerd, one of the top four drug chains, must decide how to position itself for the future. View Details

Keywords: Competition; Alignment; Supply and Industry; Retail Industry; Pharmaceutical Industry

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27 Dec 2015
Research & Ideas

The Most Popular Stories and Research Papers of 2015

entrepreneurs and business experts can predict their subsequent commercialization. How Should We Pay for Health Care? (536) Michael E. Porter and Robert S. Kaplan argue that... View Details

01 Jun 2009
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IXP 2009

that IXPs will be held in Latin America, China, India, the Middle East, Africa, Vietnam, New Orleans, Silicon Valley, and Boston. (IXP regions are determined in part by student interest.) Just back from the India IXP (postponed until... View Details

Keywords: Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools; Educational Services

July 2007
Teaching Note

Rwanda: National Economic Transformation (TN)

By: Michael E. Porter and Michael Patrick McCreless

Teaching Note to 706491. View Details

Keywords: Economy; Problems and Challenges; Development Economics; Policy; Poverty; Transformation; Performance Evaluation; Political Elections; Rwanda

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10 Oct 2018
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Building Paths to Success

Michael Traill’s (MBA 1987) change-of-life moment came early one sleepless Saturday morning in 2001. He found himself staring at the clock, which read 5:56 a.m., unable to sleep, too troubled by the plight... View Details

Keywords: Jill Radsken

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Strategies for Cross-National Regions - Institute For Strategy And Competitiveness

nations Speed up the process of economic upgrading at the national level Promote interest and investment in the region by the international community The Institute and Michael View Details

01 Sep 2006
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Redefining Health Care

PORTER: Health care's zero-sum competition model adds costs and results in severe quality problems. University professor Michael Porter never planned to write a book on health-care reform. In fact, he... View Details

Keywords: Roger Thompson; Business Schools & Computer & Management Training; Educational Services; Health, Social Assistance

April 1989 (Revised January 1994)
Case

Novo Industri

By: Michael E. Porter and Michael J. Enright

Describes the structure of the insulin industry, a treatment for diabetes and Novo's strategy and competitive position in early 1982. The industry is undergoing significant change and Novo must decide how to defend and build its international position. Designed as an... View Details

Keywords: Change; Global Strategy; Industry Structures; Alliances; Competitive Strategy; Health Disorders; Pharmaceutical Industry

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Gopesh Mittal

by books written by two HBS faculty members, Michael Porter and Regina Herzlinger, and wanted to participate in a program “that has produced... View Details

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Shared Value Measurement - Institute For Strategy And Competitiveness

integrated shared value strategy and measurement process includes four steps. The Shared Value Measurement Process The above steps originate from the article Measuring Shared Value: How to Unlock Value by Linking Social and Business... View Details

08 Jun 2011
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George Yeo: A Matter of Degrees

Professors Michael Porter and Warren McFarlan.” Added Yeo, whose loyal support of HBS over the years includes service on its Visiting Committee from 1998 to 2004, “I feel a strong obligation to the School.” View Details

Keywords: Garry Emmons; Executive, Legislative, and Other General Government Support; Government

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Institute Associates - Institute For Strategy And Competitiveness

Michael Porter as the Institute's Senior Health Care Researcher, he concentrated on the delivery of value-based healthcare, specifically focusing on the formation of integrated practice units, bundled... View Details

01 Apr 2002
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Urban Evolution - HBS Research on the Inner City

economic. - Michael Porter "Many approaches to revitalizing the inner city have focused on the social problems, but the more fundamental issues are often economic," notes HBS professor View Details

Keywords: Paul Grogan; Peter Tufano; David Crockett; Diana Barrett; Real Estate

06 Dec 2012
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New Thinking on Healthcare Reform

HBS heavy-hitters Clay Christensen and Michael Porter closed out a recent conference organized by HBS and Harvard Medical School. Held on the HBS campus November 14 and 15,... View Details

Keywords: Ambulatory Health Care Services; Health, Social Assistance

01 Sep 2003
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From Control to the Uncontrollable: Faculty Research Symposium Offers Range of Ideas

presentations follow. Incentives and Operational Excellence: HBS associate professor V.G. Narayanan The Power of National Identity: Assistant Professor Rawi E. Abdelal Lessons from Everest: Assistant Professor View Details

Keywords: Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools; Educational Services

January 2017
Teaching Note

European Integration: Meeting the Competitiveness Challenge

By: Michael E. Porter and Christian Ketels

Teaching Note for HBS No. 714-405. View Details

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1999
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The New Challenge to America’s Prosperity: Findings from the Innovation Index

By: Michael E. Porter and Scott Stern

A comparison and projection of the innovation capabilities of the U.S. and 24 other nations based on a new set of quantitative indicators. View Details

Keywords: Economics; Growth and Development; United States

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Fixing What Really Ails Japan

By: Michael E. Porter and Hirotaka Takeuchi

Conventional wisdom claims that Japan’s “economic miracle” stemmed from its unique model of government guidance and its revolutionary corporate management techniques. An in-depth study proves this seriously wrong. Rampant government intervention has caused more... View Details

Keywords: Leadership; Competition; Innovation and Invention; Business and Government Relations; Japan

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