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- 01 Mar 2005
- News
A Primer on Patents
one would be willing to invest in research for fear that imitators who had not spent a dime on R&D would become competitors and drive down profits. By protecting innovations, patents are an essential incentive for the development of new...
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- 01 Aug 2019
- What Do You Think?
Has the Twitter Age Left the Case Method Behind?
assumes that some people get it right while others get it wrong and that it is better to imitate those that ‘get it right’ than to try things for yourself, learn from mistakes, and create your own approaches to dealing with issues. It is...
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- 14 Sep 2010
- First Look
First Look: September 14, 2010
extensive theoretical literature generates ambiguous predictions concerning the effects of intellectual property rights (IPR) reform on industrial development. The impact depends on whether multinational enterprises (MNEs) expand production in reforming countries and...
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Sean Silverthorne
- 15 Jul 2002
- Research & Ideas
Going Green Makes Good Business Sense
where you stand. You also need to prevent competitors from imitating your methods. A second strategy is to up the ante on a competitive level within your industry by raising your own costs in order to provide an environmental good, but...
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by Martha Lagace
- 31 Mar 2002
- Research & Ideas
You’re Wasting Your Employees! What You Can Do About It
leaders were trained, sophisticated strategic-planning systems were supposed to help senior managers decide which businesses to grow and which to harvest. 1 Unfortunately, all the planning and investment were unable to stop the competition from View Details
- 10 Apr 2006
- Research & Ideas
Lessons from the Browser Wars
late second mover to make headway and lead people to go through the hassle of switching their browser. Even with the security issues that plague IE, Microsoft has a huge amount of cash. If any browser really became a threat, Microsoft could easily View Details
- 02 Feb 2004
- Research & Ideas
Where Does Apple Go From Here?
surprises me. I would expect when Apple brings out a great product, you should get relatively rapid imitation (in the Windows PC market). But in fact, it usually takes eighteen to twenty-four months. There's an incredibly long lag between...
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by Sean Silverthorne
- 20 Feb 2001
- Research & Ideas
What’s Next for Japan
of the world caught up. The company model was correct but incomplete. It came up short in creating unique market strategy, unique brand images, and unique value propositions. Competition became a zero-sum game. Everybody was imitating...
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by Hilah Geer
- 18 Jul 2017
- First Look
First Look at New Research and Ideas, July 18, 2017
broker, such imitation does not occur. Similarly, we show that the clients of the broker employed by activist investors to execute their trades tend to buy the same stocks just before the filing of the 13D. This evidence also suggests...
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Sean Silverthorne
- 05 Jul 2017
- Research & Ideas
Are Stockbrokers Illegally Leaking Confidential Information to Favored Clients?
information about large stock trades to their best, most lucrative clients. When a savvy activist investor submits a trading order through a brokerage firm, for example, the brokers will exploit this information by telling their favorite clients all about it. Those...
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- 03 Aug 2010
- First Look
First Look: August 3
similar and concurrent firm behavior; second, that firms will notice and imitate the behaviors of firms from the same prior industry; and third, that as firms gain experience with particular features, the influence of prior industry will...
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Martha Lagace
- 19 Aug 2010
- News
Catchphrases, Mottos, and Cheers
“You have to read between the lines.” It referred to people who said things that weren't exactly in the case. 2001H. “Without the H it’s just BS!” AMP 165. One classmate does a fantastic imitation of Prof. Garvin and did it in the...
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- 17 Oct 2012
- Research & Ideas
America Needs a Manufacturing Renaissance
across businesses through movements of people from one company to another, supplier-customer collaborations, formal and informal technology sharing, and outright imitation of competitors. Although there is much talk these days about the...
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- 01 Sep 2015
- First Look
First Look -- September 1, 2015
is subject to isomorphic pressures, which cannot be completely explained by industry affiliation or peer group membership. Inter-firm professional network connections, such as board interlocks and compensation consultants, provide means and opportunities to observe and...
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Sean Silverthorne
- 01 Apr 2000
- News
A Place in the Sun
about vacationing and holiday merrymaking have been instrumental in shaping the modern travel and leisure industry. (Not the least of its contributions has been the introduction of the all-inclusive, prepaid, hassle-free holiday package, a concept that has been View Details
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Julia Hanna and Garry Emmons
- 14 Dec 2010
- First Look
First Look: Dec. 14
of shared beliefs resulting in similar and concurrent firm behavior; second, that firms notice and imitate the behaviors of firms from the same prior industry; and third, that as firms gain experience with particular features, the...
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Sean Silverthorne
- 19 Nov 2001
- Research & Ideas
Alfred Chandler on the Electronic Century
370, IBM was competing at home and abroad with companies that primarily produced "plug-compatible" products based on IBM-licensed hardware and IBM-licensed software. By the end of the decade the European computer makers were buying their IBM View Details
- 02 Jan 2001
- Research & Ideas
Can Japan Compete? [Part One]
still hard for Japanese companies to adopt real strategies. There are huge pressures for imitation because of consensus decision making. But I think Japanese companies are definitely moving in the direction suggested in this book; it is a...
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by Martha Lagace & Hilah Geer
- 17 Nov 2020
- In Practice
How Retailers Can Thrive in a Shopping Season Like No Other
promptly weed out ideas that don't have potential and do a better job of doubling-down and improving their most promising ideas. I would imitate these startups when it comes to the holiday season: get creative, test out lots of ideas...
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- 21 Dec 2010
- First Look
First Look: December 21
Finally we look at the role of reverse engineering in the development of capabilities and how it enhances a firm's absorptive capabilities. It is intended to be used as a background reading for the case "From Imitation to Innovation:...
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