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  • 28 Apr 2020
  • News

American economy on the bubble

  • 2020
  • Book

American Business History: A Very Short Introduction

By: Walter Friedman
By the early twentieth century, it became common to describe the United States as a "business civilization." President Coolidge in 1925 said, "The chief business of the American people is business." More recently, historian Sven Beckert characterized Henry Ford's... View Details
Keywords: American Economy; Democratic Capitalism; Business History; Economy; Entrepreneurship; United States
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  • 20 May 2009
  • Other Presentation

American Competitiveness in a Global Economy

By: Michael E. Porter
This presentation draws on ideas from Professor Porter's articles and books, in particular, The Competitive Advantage of Nations (The Free Press, 1990), "Building the Microeconomic Foundations of Competitiveness," in The Global Competitiveness Report... View Details
Keywords: Economics; Growth and Development; United States
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  • 21 Jan 2013
  • News

American Competitiveness Crucial to U.S. Economy

  • 01 Jun 2023
  • News

Conservative Americans Are Building a Parallel Economy

  • December 14, 2017
  • Editorial

Resolving DACA Will Modernize the American Economy

By: Gerald Chertavian
Keywords: Economy; Immigration; Government Legislation
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  • 14 May 2011
  • News

How Inclusivity Can Save the American Economy

  • 05 Mar 2020
  • News

What one game show reveals about the American economy

  • 1988
  • Article

The Process of Economic Concentration in the American Economy

By: R. S. Tedlow
Keywords: Economics; Economy; United States
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  • 29 Apr 2012
  • News

American Recovery?

  • 16 Dec 2008
  • News

The Innovation Economy

    An Economy Doing Half Its Job

    This report presents the findings of HBS' 2013-14 survey on U.S. competitiveness. While HBS alumni saw strengths in elements of the business environment that influence firms' success, the weaknesses in elements that drive prosperity for the average American indicate... View Details
    • December 2006
    • Article

    When More Power Makes Actors Worse Off: Turning a Profit in the American Economy

    By: Mikolaj Jan Piskorski and Tiziana Casciaro
    Keywords: Profit; Economy; United States
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    • 1987
    • Book

    Changing Alliances: The Harvard Business School Project on the Auto Industry and the American Economy

    By: Davis Dyer, Malcolm S. Salter and Alan M. Weber
    Keywords: Change; Alliances; Higher Education; Projects; Economy; Auto Industry; United States
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    • 10 Sep 2014
    • News

    “An Economy Doing Half Its Job”

    • February 2022
    • Teaching Note

    AptDeco: Circular Economy Furniture Marketplace

    By: Ayelet Israeli
    Teaching Note for HBS Case No. 521-069. AptDeco, a used furniture marketplace, was growing rapidly in the tri-state area. The co-founders were confident that the business model, financial position, and unit economics positioned AptDeco for scaling in the massive $120... View Details
    Keywords: E-Commerce Strategy; Mobile; Word-of-Mouth; Word Of Mouth; Word-of-mouth Marketing; Internet Marketing; Growth Strategy; Platform; Platforms; Two Sided Markets; Two-sided Market; Two-sided Marketplace; Two-Sided Markets; Two-sided Network; Black Entrepreneurs; Black Leadership; African Americans; African-American Protagonist; Circular; Peer-to-peer Markets; Furniture Industry; Growth Hacking; Monetization Strategy; Growth Management; Marketing Strategy; Entrepreneurship; Digital Platforms; Marketing Channels; Digital Marketing; Consumer Behavior; Acquisition; Retention; Growth and Development Strategy; Customer Focus and Relationships; Expansion; Brands and Branding; E-commerce; Retail Industry; Consumer Products Industry; Technology Industry; Web Services Industry; United States; North America; New York (city, NY); New York (state, US)
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    • Apr 2015
    • Video

    An Economy Doing Half Its Job

    Michael E. Porter and Jan W. Rivkin discuss the findings of Harvard Business School’s 2013–14 Alumni Survey on U.S. Competitiveness. Their report, "An Economy Doing Half Its Job," focuses on a troubling divergence in the View Details
    • February 2021 (Revised March 2021)
    • Case

    AptDeco: Circular Economy Furniture Marketplace

    By: Ayelet Israeli and Jamie Merkrebs
    AptDeco, a used furniture marketplace, was growing rapidly in the tri-state area. The co-founders were confident that the business model, financial position, and unit economics positioned AptDeco for scaling in the massive $120 billion furniture market, despite its... View Details
    Keywords: E-Commerce Strategy; Mobile; Word-of-Mouth; Word-of-mouth Marketing; Word Of Mouth; Internet Marketing; Growth Strategy; Platform; Platforms; Two Sided Markets; Two-sided Market; Two-sided Marketplace; Two-Sided Markets; Two-sided Network; Black Entrepreneurs; Black Leadership; African Americans; Circular; Peer-to-peer Markets; Furniture Industry; Furniture; Growth Hacking; Monetization Strategy; African-American Protagonist; Growth Management; Marketing Strategy; Entrepreneurship; Digital Platforms; Marketing Channels; Digital Marketing; Consumer Behavior; Acquisition; Growth and Development Strategy; Customer Focus and Relationships; E-commerce; Retail Industry; Consumer Products Industry; Technology Industry; Web Services Industry; United States; North America; New York (city, NY); New York (state, US)
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    • 23 Nov 2013
    • News

    Are American Workers the Best?

    • 19 Apr 2004
    • Research & Ideas

    Birth of the American Salesman

    some cases, and even thousands in others, to create demand for their products. These goods, all pushed by aggressive salesmanship, distinguished the American economy by their early appearance and widespread... View Details
    Keywords: by Laura Linard