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  • February 2002 (Revised February 2006)
  • Case

Volvo Trucks (A): Penetrating the U.S. Market

By: Michael E. Porter and Orjan Solvell
Volvo Trucks has worked on a global strategy for several decades. Beginning in the mid-1970s, the company decided to enter the largest market for trucks: the United States. Over time, the company has struggled to get a significant share of the U.S. market and at the... View Details
Keywords: Market Entry and Exit; Competitive Strategy; Five Forces Framework; Truck Transportation; Global Strategy; Globalized Markets and Industries; Manufacturing Industry; Retail Industry; United States; Europe
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  • 10 May 2016
  • First Look

May 10, 2016

that “Gathering direct and original facts is a tedious and dif cult task, and it is not surprising that such work is avoided.” For the 50th JAR Conference, we introduce a framework to help researchers understand the complementary value of... View Details
Keywords: Carmen Nobel
  • February 2002
  • Background Note

Mediating in the Wake of Disaster: The MIT Settlement

By: Michael A. Wheeler and Gillian Morris
In 1997, MIT freshman Scott Kruger died from alcohol poisoning after a ritual fraternity ceremony. His death sparked national controversy over the responsibility of universities for their students. For his parents, though, the pain was personal and almost solely... View Details
Keywords: Higher Education; Negotiation Deal; Moral Sensibility; Leadership; Situation or Environment; Framework; Legal Services Industry; Education Industry
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  • 19 Dec 2016
  • Research & Ideas

The 10 Most Popular Stories of 2016

entrepreneurs. Resolve Your Toughest Work Problems With 5 Questions In his book Managing in the Gray, Joseph Badaracco offers managers a five-question framework for facing murky situations and solving tough problems. The Truth About... View Details
Keywords: by Carmen Nobel
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IFC: Saudi Arabia; Economic Diversification - Course Catalog

experiences. These sessions will explore the business and economic setting, along with aspects of the social and geopolitical context. They will also introduce students to frameworks for better understanding the broader institutional... View Details
  • 01 Jun 1996
  • News

Capitalist Revolutions Analyzed in MBA "Foundations" Course

endeavor, McCraw and Koehn recall with a shared laugh. "We had endless debates with our colleagues inside and outside our unit about how the course should be structured and which countries should be chosen for inclusion," McCraw notes. Indeed, settling on the course's... View Details
Keywords: Susan Young
  • 03 Aug 2010
  • First Look

First Look: August 3

as a framework for studying organizations underscored its relevance to analyses of entrepreneurship, but entrepreneurship research has often ignored the insights provided by this theoretic approach. In this chapter, we illustrate the... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
  • 13 Jun 2017
  • First Look

First Look at New Research and Ideas, June 13

organization of these elements can vary across markets and can vary in terms of the different roles of the public and private sector in financing and delivery of health care services. Overall, the framework provides an opportunity for a... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
  • 13 Feb 2006
  • Research & Ideas

The Hidden Market for Babies

regulation—prohibition, in fact—for federally funded research into an area of great promise while, at the same time, we have no regulation at all in the field of reproduction. Clearly, I wouldn't want to see tight constraints put on reproductive science. But I think... View Details
Keywords: by Manda Salls; Biotechnology; Health; Technology
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Investment Management and Capital Markets - Course Catalog

nature component, it also has an important nurture component. Investing is within the reach of any creative, motivated, well-trained individual – every student in the school. The course has an eminently practice-oriented focus. Its main objective is to develop a View Details
  • 01 Dec 2017
  • News

A Shared Vision for a Better World

volatility equity derivatives. Now retired, he divides his time between South Florida and Nantucket, Massachusetts. “HBS helped me clarify what I wanted to do and gave me a big confidence boost. It also provided me with frameworks for... View Details
  • 01 Jun 2003
  • News

Dean Clark Addresses Journalists

misconduct due to a few bad apples (wayward individuals), or is malfeasance enabled by the barrel itself (business’s framework of governance, practice, and rules)? The answer, Clark asserted, is that bad apples and barrel flaws were... View Details
Keywords: Corporate, Subsidiary, and Regional Managing Offices; Management
  • 01 Jun 2002
  • News

HBS Press Books in Brief

people resist change, show how passive aversion to cultural problems affects company performance, and provide an actionable framework for transforming corporate culture. View Details
Keywords: Harvard Business School Press; books; Publishing Industries (except Internet); Information
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Related Topics - Institute For Strategy And Competitiveness

developed the core frameworks for competitive strategy in business, Michael Porter has continually refined, enhanced and expanded his ideas. Strategic thinking based on concepts like value and competitive advantage has transformed... View Details
  • 17 Jul 2018
  • First Look

New Research and Ideas, July 17, 2018

Political Economy Costly Concessions: An Empirical Framework for Matching with Imperfectly Transferable Utility By: Galichon, Alfred, Scott Duke Kominers, and Simon Weber Abstract—We introduce an empirical View Details
Keywords: Dina Gerdeman
  • January 2019 (Revised February 2019)
  • Supplement

The a2 Milk Company

By: Benjamin C. Esty, Daniel Fisher and Greg Saldutte
The a2 Milk Company (a2MC) became the most valuable company listed on the New Zealand stock exchange in 2018 by capitalizing on a biochemical discovery related to the protein composition of cow's milk. Because many people find the A1 protein difficult to digest, and... View Details
Keywords: Judo Economics; Market Entry; Innovation; Barriers To Response; Industry Attractiveness; Advantage Horizon; Sustainability; First-mover Advantage; Scope; Strategy Execution; Strategic Evolution; Biochemistry; Genetics; Branding; Commodity; Milk; Dairy; Infant Formula; Farming; Porter's Five Forces; Competitive Advantage; Corporate Strategy; Value Creation; Competition; Market Entry and Exit; Disruption; Innovation and Invention; Five Forces Framework; Consumer Products Industry; New Zealand; Australia; China
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Online Transforming Customer Experiences Course | HBS Online

conditions for them to thrive and deliver standout service aligned with your mission, vision, and values. "I found the content of the course to be extremely informative and applicable to the real challenges of being a leader. I loved the View Details
  • 01 Mar 2024
  • News

What is Web3?

secure, and decentralized framework where individuals own, and have greater control and sovereignty over, their digital assets and interactions within the digital realm. Blocks and Blockchains The foundational technology of Web3 is the... View Details
  • 01 Dec 2011
  • News

Faculty Books

organizational performance is substantial and quantifiable. An effective business culture can account for up to half of the performance differential between organizations in the same business. Drawing on field research and case studies, Professor Emeritus Heskett... View Details
Keywords: Utilities
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Faculty - Institute For Strategy And Competitiveness

HBS ISC Resources Resources Video Courses Data Events & Presentations Frameworks News Publications Courses Faculty Faculty Michael Porter , chair of the Workshop, is the Bishop William Lawrence University Professor based at Harvard... View Details