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- 05 Feb 2009
- Research & Ideas
In Praise of Marketing
marketing is not a profession. Second, marketing is not a science. Unlike accounting or the law, marketing is not a profession. Anyone can call himself or herself a marketer. The absence of entry barriers...
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- 01 Dec 2017
- News
Case Study: The Doctor Deficit
the concept while preserving and establishing satisfactory cash flow. —Roger Strang (DBA 1977) Expand as rapidly as possible within any con straints of capital. There are probably very few barriers to entry...
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April White
- 17 Dec 2001
- Research & Ideas
Becoming the Next Real Estate Mogul
business that attracts more unethical people than usual?" Segel wondered. "There is the perception that it's very deal-oriented, and that's exciting to people," responded McCall. "The barriers to View Details
- 10 Jul 2018
- First Look
New Research and Ideas, July 10, 2018
companies, where decision rights and incentives can be murky, and the effects of any given choice can be tough to pin down. So the authors chose a “lab rat” with fewer barriers to understanding—the venture capital industry. VC firms are...
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Dina Gerdeman
- 10 Sep 2013
- First Look
First Look: September 10
particular, supportive incumbent industrial structures for input and output markets are strongly linked to higher establishment entry rates. We also find substantial evidence for the Chinitz effect where small local incumbent suppliers...
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Sean Silverthorne
- 20 Mar 2017
- Book
Why Companies Are Placing Users at the Core of Their Innovation Strategies
their weekly Starbucks allowance to fund you. It lowers the barrier for entry for innovators to go from prototype to small-scale production. The second thing it does: It changes the selection process....
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by Dina Gerdeman
- 22 Jun 2010
- First Look
First Look: June 22
everywhere. That's a remarkable situation, a sea change from Google's late entry in 1998, and a subject of substantial concern for the users, advertisers, and publishers who depend on Google for information, leads, and advertising...
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Martha Lagace
- 01 Jun 2018
- News
Disrupting India’s Dental Market
slotting into a job in an established business had little allure. He wanted to start something new, ideally a for-profit enterprise that would have a visible social impact. But when he thought about health care delivery, Singh found himself daunted by the View Details
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Sasha Issenberg
- 01 Dec 2007
- News
Lighten Up
names such as The North Face, Patagonia, JanSport, Columbia, and others. “When I first looked at this industry, I thought the barriers to entry were quite low,” Coup recalls. “But what we have found is that...
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- 21 Nov 2017
- First Look
First Look at New Research and Ideas, November 21, 2017
forthcoming Journal of Political Economy Internalizing Global Value Chains: A Firm-Level Analysis By: Alfaro, Laura, Pol Antràs, Davin Chor, and Paola Conconi Abstract—In recent decades, advances in information and communication technology and falling trade View Details
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Sean Silverthorne
- 25 Apr 2005
- Research & Ideas
New Learning at American Home Products
This entry into medical instruments was similar to the strategy of Squibb, but took place on a much more modest scale than that of SmithKline or Warner-Lambert. The disposal of the confectionery and household goods followed. In 1984...
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- 06 Aug 2018
- Research & Ideas
Supersmart Manufacturing Tools are Lowering Prices on TVs, Bulbs, and Solar Panels
likely already facing or soon will face commoditization pressures because there just aren’t many entry barriers that can protect you. If your suppliers are in this position, it may actually help you over the...
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- 23 Jun 2020
- Book
Beginning America Over Again with a New Electoral System
always have support from the broadest possible portion of the electorate. Most importantly, RCV eliminates the enormous barrier to entry that plurality voting creates. Combined with nonpartisan top-five...
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by Sean Silverthorne
- 14 Oct 2009
- First Look
First Look: October 14
capitalize on its innovation: strengthening antitrust and intellectual property rights enforcement; improving the legal infrastructure (e.g., producing more corporate lawyers); lowering barriers to entry for...
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Martha Lagace
- 15 Jun 2021
- News
Alumni Work to Reverse Bias Through Philanthropy
Project. ARF’s current Homecoming Initiative is raising money for four Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCU): Howard University, Florida A&M University, Spelman College, and Morehouse College. Additionally, in an ongoing effort to support BIPOC students...
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Deborah Blagg
- 11 Mar 2014
- First Look
First Look: March 11
"dynamic trajectories" perspective. We collect and analyze a unique dataset of all entry and exit events for Fortune 50 and FTSE 50 firms (as of 1991) in India in the period from 1858 to 2013 and, additionally, we document...
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Sean Silverthorne
- 13 Jan 2009
- First Look
First Look: January 13, 2009
world-class business. Following modern management practices, keeping sharp attention to cost control and capital operations, making aggressive entries into international markets, and maintaining a special corporate culture, Chairman Chen...
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Martha Lagace
- 01 Jun 2016
- News
How Do We Win the Cyberwar?
refrigerators, powerful-and-cheap computing, and $20 hacking kits, there is an infinite number of attack points and shrinking barriers to entry for the bad guys. So how do we win? We talked to four HBS...
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Dan Morrell; illustrations by Victo Ngai
- 10 Mar 2015
- News
Women in Tech: Breaking the Digital Ceiling
many members of the Tech Club, startups will be their entry into the tech world. That often means raising venture capital, which presents another major barrier to women’s entry...
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April White
- 17 Oct 2017
- First Look
First Look at New Research and Ideas, October 17, 2017
opportunity that's right for you. Entering StartUpLand will guide you as you seek your ideal entry point into this popular, cutting-edge organizational paradigm. Publisher's link: https://pubwww.hbs.edu/faculty/Pages/item.aspx?num=53337 2017...
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Sean Silverthorne