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18 Nov 2003
Lecture

Microeconomic Foundations of Competitiveness—A New Agenda for International Aid Institutions

This presentation draws on ideas from Professor Porter’s books and articles, in particular, "Building the Microeconomic Foundations of Prosperity," in The Global Competitiveness Report 2003-04 (World Economic Forum, 2003); "Clusters and the New Competitive... View Details

Keywords: Economics

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January 1998
Article

The Adam Smith Address: Location, Clusters, and the 'New' Microeconomics of Competition

The new microeconomics of competition is contained in frameworks that structure the complexity of competition and inform managers of the choices they must make. The role of location has shifted from factor endowments and size to productivity growth; factor inputs are... View Details

Keywords: Economics

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February 1997
Article

New Strategies for Inner-City Economic Development

Keywords: Strategy; City; Economics; Growth and Development

1998
Book

Competitive Advantage: Creating and Sustaining Superior Performance

Keywords: Competitive Advantage; Performance Consistency

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December 1985
Case

Water Meter Industry in 1982

Keywords: Utilities Industry; Industrial Products Industry

May 1985
Case

NFL vs. the USFL (A)

Keywords: Sports Industry

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Residents & Fellows Course - Institute For Strategy And Competitiveness

Redefining Health Care , by Michael Porter and Elizabeth Teisberg, value for patients can be measured by the health outcomes achieved per dollar spent. Value-based health care delivery concepts start with... View Details

01 Dec 2000
News

HBS Alumni Association Board of Directors: President's Report

include Jacques Nasser, president and CEO of Ford Motor Company, HBS professors Michael Porter and Clay Christensen, and Tom Coughlin, EVP, president, and CEO of Wal-Mart Stores Division. Be sure to visit... View Details

Keywords: Educational Support Services; Educational Services

01 Feb 2000
News

The Future Is Now: 21st-Century Business Pondered at HBS Forum

Economy, A Global Perspective," HBS professor Michael E. Porter observed that, contrary to classic theory, "in developing countries, getting capital these days is not the... View Details

01 Sep 2011
News

Project Aims to Boost US Competitiveness

A cross-disciplinary team of HBS faculty, led by Professors Michael Porter and Jan Rivkin, has launched a project on US competitiveness that will feature a special spring 2012 issue of the Harvard Business... View Details

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

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Harvard Business School

Andrew E. Honeycutt (DBA) 1975 An Ethnographic Study of Low-Income Consumer Behavior Hassell H. McClellan (DBA) 1978 One-Bank Holding Companies: a Study of Management Clifford E. Darden (DBA) 1982... View Details

29 May 2014
Research & Ideas

Research Symposium 2014

book Redefining Health Care, published in 2006, Michael Porter and Elizabeth Olmstead Teisberg argued that the health care system should be reworked to focus on creating value for the patient. Since then,... View Details

Keywords: by Carmen Nobel; Accounting; Health

01 Mar 2012
News

Cracks in the Foundation

authors, HBS professors Michael Porter and Jan Rivkin, found reason for hope, arguing that continued erosion of US competitiveness is not inevitable. While there's much that government can and should do,... View Details

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

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