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  • 30 Jul 2013
  • First Look

First Look: July 30

but is unlikely to be able to substitute weak business environment conditions. The second section then deploys a wide range of regional performance data collected for the European Competitiveness Index and the European Cluster... View Details
Keywords: Anna Secino
  • 26 Jun 2000
  • Research & Ideas

Presentation Round-Up

Microsystems, "The establishment of industry standards, protocols and APIs which allow competition in devices and services is what's going to drive services in the long run. That's where we should be aiming." Jason Bluming (HBS MBA '99)... View Details
Keywords: by Martha Lagace & Kenneth Liss; Technology; Communications; Telecommunications
  • 15 May 2007
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First Look: May 15, 2007

Purchase this note: http://www.hbsp.harvard.edu/b01/en/common/item_detail.jhtml?id=907412 HDFC (A) Harvard Business School Case 301-093 The top management team at India's leading home finance company must decide how to deal with the emergence of intense View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
  • 29 Sep 2008
  • Research & Ideas

Financial Crisis Caution Urged by Faculty Panel

was a member of the firm's executive committee. The regulatory structure did not keep pace with two decades of deregulation on Wall Street, Rose explained. Deregulation led to intense competitive pressures to which firms responded by... View Details
Keywords: by Martha Lagace; Financial Services
  • 25 May 2016
  • Research & Ideas

How Consumers and Businesses are Reshaping Public Health

and nutrition and readiness to learn in schools is also well established. Forthcoming revisions to the Millennium Development Goals are expected to again highlight the importance of disease prevention and health care to the global community. Nevertheless, the pressures... View Details
Keywords: by John A. Quelch; Health
  • 21 Jul 2014
  • Research & Ideas

Is a Gap in Small-Business Credit Holding Back the American Economy?

the nation's private sector workforce—about 120 million people—but since 1995 they have created approximately two-thirds of the net new jobs in our country. They are also instrumental in driving the innovation that provides a competitive... View Details
Keywords: by Karen Mills; Manufacturing
  • 13 Sep 2011
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First Look: September 13

argue the authors of Higher Ambition. In fact, as global competition stiffens and enterprises face increasing public scrutiny, successful leaders must win on all fronts-with their people, their customers, their communities, and their... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
  • 12 Jan 2010
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First Look: Jan. 12

http://papers.nber.org/papers/W15551 Labor Regulations and European Private Equity Authors:Ant Bozkaya and William R. Kerr Abstract European nations substitute between employment protection regulations and labor market expenditures (e.g., unemployment View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
  • 12 Feb 2019
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New Research and Ideas, February 12, 2019

https://www.hbs.edu/faculty/Pages/item.aspx?num=55610 Assortment Rotation and the Value of Concealment By: Ferreira, Kris J., and Joel Goh Abstract— Assortment rotation—the retailing practice of changing the assortment of products offered to customers—has recently been... View Details
Keywords: Dina Gerdeman
  • 10 Feb 2009
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First Look: February 10, 2009

insurance and bank supervision) worked to stabilize the financial system; (2) that the financial catastrophe of 2007-2009 was not an accident, but rather a mistake, driven by a deregulatory mindset that took 50 years of post-New Deal... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
  • 01 May 2000
  • What Do You Think?

Can You Hard-Wire Performance?

incentive—given other management initiatives already in place—will, if it works, insure that GE's organization in the future will deliver the greatest value (best results at lowest cost), thereby enhancing customers' performance and GE's... View Details
Keywords: by James Heskett
  • 06 Jan 2010
  • What Do You Think?

Is a Stringent Climate Change Agreement a Pot of Gold?

called "context," namely the competitive environment, whether it is due to legal, social, regulatory, or other kinds of change. For example, the rise of hackers changed the "context" in which information was... View Details
Keywords: by Jim Heskett; Energy; Utilities
  • 26 Jun 2000
  • Research & Ideas

What’s an Internet Business Model? Ask a Health Care Professional

of Information Technology at Harvard Medical School), noted that most health care marketing in the past was centered around physicians. The basis of competition in the near future, he predicted, would shift to one driven by consumer... View Details
Keywords: by Martha Lagace; Health
  • 04 May 2010
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First Look: May 4

change the basis of competition in the pharmaceutical industry. The company is currently considering a number of licensing and business development deals and must choose which one(s) to pursue. Purchase this... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
  • 02 May 2008
  • What Do You Think?

What is the Future of State Capitalism?

global organizations, with PetroChina currently leading the list with a market value of more than $1 trillion. The impact of this phenomenon on competition is interesting. Just ask the manager of a privately-owned global corporation how... View Details
Keywords: by Jim Heskett
  • 17 Jul 2012
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First Look: July 17

gains from multinational production has been a vital topic of economic research. Positive productivity gains are often attributed to knowledge spillover from multinational to domestic firms. An alternative, less stressed explanation is firm selection whereby View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
  • 18 Dec 2018
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New Research and Ideas, December 18, 2018

behalf. The partners are confident their long-term returns will validate their investment strategy and positioning in the increasingly competitive VC market. Will investors agree? Purchase this... View Details
Keywords: Dina Gerdeman
  • 02 Oct 2018
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New Research and Ideas, October 2, 2018

significant chilling effect on downstream innovation. Download working paper: https://www.hbs.edu/faculty/Pages/item.aspx?num=54706 Towards a New Approach for Upgrading Europe’s Competitiveness By: Ketels, Christian, and Michael E. Porter... View Details
Keywords: Dina Gerdeman
  • 22 Apr 2008
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First Look: April 22, 2008

207-075 In May 2006, a resident of Key West, Florida had to decide whether to renew his policy to insure against hurricane damage. The policy would cost $13,000 for one year, $5,000 more than what he paid in 2005. At the same time, a... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
  • 11 Sep 2007
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First Look: September 11, 2007

own profits when one side is subsidized in equilibrium. By contrast, if platforms make positive margins on both sides, the same investment has the regular, expected effects. Our analysis implies that the strategy space and the logic of View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace

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