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Clusters of Innovation: Regional Foundations of U.S. Competitiveness
Competitiveness has tended to be seen primarily from a federal perspective, and national policies and circumstances surely affect the prosperity of our economy. However, the Clusters of Innovation Initiative was undertaken with the realization that the real work of...
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Porter, Michael E. "Clusters of Innovation: Regional Foundations of U.S. Competitiveness." Council on Competitiveness, Washington, DC, October 2001. (Report.)
- October 2021
- Case
Diversifying P&G's Supplier Base (A)
By: Kris Ferreira, Kym Lew Nelson, Carin-Isabel Knoop and Sarah Mehta
In February 2003, P&G hosted two meetings—one with its largest woman- and minority-owned suppliers and one with its largest non-minority-owned suppliers. Attendees in each meeting heard the same message: P&G was keen to grow its commitment to inclusive supply chains,...
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Keywords:
Business Ventures;
Mergers and Acquisitions;
Business Model;
Business Organization;
Family Business;
Joint Ventures;
Demographics;
Diversity;
Ethnicity;
Race;
Ethics;
Fairness;
Ownership;
Supply Chain Management;
Consumer Products Industry;
Consumer Products Industry;
United States;
Ohio
Ferreira, Kris, Kym Lew Nelson, Carin-Isabel Knoop, and Sarah Mehta. "Diversifying P&G's Supplier Base (A)." Harvard Business School Case 622-008, October 2021.
- 21 Aug 2007
- First Look
First Look: August 21, 2007
Working PapersNone this week Cases & Course MaterialsFinding the Right Job for Your Product Harvard Business School Note 607-028 Asserts that the typical ways that companies have learned to segment their markets, by View Details
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Martha Lagace
- April 1993 (Revised October 1995)
- Case
American Barrick Resources Corporation: Managing Gold Price Risk
By: Peter Tufano
Managing the risk of changing prices of gold is central to the business strategy of American Barrick Resources Corp., one of North America's largest and most successful gold-mining firms. The case contrasts this firm's hedging policies with those of its rivals that do...
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Tufano, Peter. "American Barrick Resources Corporation: Managing Gold Price Risk." Harvard Business School Case 293-128, April 1993. (Revised October 1995.)
- January 2017 (Revised August 2019)
- Supplement
X Fire Paintball & Airsoft: Is Amazon a Friend or Foe? (B)
By: Feng Zhu and Angela Acocella
Three years after launching his brick-and-mortar store, X Fire Paintball and Airsoft, Steve Herbert Sr. and his sons began selling products on Amazon.com’s third-party Marketplace and online sales expanded rapidly. Over time, X Fire noticed that products of which it...
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Keywords:
Ethics;
Competition;
Digital Platforms;
Internet and the Web;
Small Business;
Retail Industry;
Canada
Zhu, Feng, and Angela Acocella. "X Fire Paintball & Airsoft: Is Amazon a Friend or Foe? (B)." Harvard Business School Supplement 617-047, January 2017. (Revised August 2019.)
- March 2007 (Revised March 2009)
- Case
Cherrypicks
By: William R. Kerr
Cherrypicks is a Hong Kong communications start-up approaching a large Korean mobile operator for a partnership to take the operator's products to markets outside of Korea. SK Telecom's (SKT) Ring Back Tones (RBT) product is a spectacular success in South Korea, but...
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Keywords:
Business Model;
Business Startups;
Communication Strategy;
Entrepreneurship;
Partners and Partnerships;
Communications Industry;
China;
Hong Kong;
South Korea
Kerr, William R. "Cherrypicks." Harvard Business School Case 807-106, March 2007. (Revised March 2009.)
- 05 Dec 2017
- First Look
First Look at New Research and Ideas, December 5, 2017
competitiveness fundamentals to productivity and prosperity outcomes. On these indicators Sweden is compared to a peer group of other advanced EU and OECD countries. The Scorecard finds Sweden's competitiveness to be solid overall,...
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Sean Silverthorne
- April 2018
- Case
The Bayer - Monsanto Merger: GMOs and 'Science for a Better Life'
By: Martha J. Crawford and James Barnett
This case allows students to explore the economic, ethical and legal challenges faced by agri-business companies, after several decades of promoting and selling Genetically Modified (GM) crops. Starting in the 1980s, the widespread introduction of GM crops was...
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Keywords:
Merger;
Acquisition;
GMO;
Genetically Modified Crops;
Neonics;
Pesticides;
Crop Seeds;
EU;
Mergers and Acquisitions;
Agribusiness;
Genetics;
Natural Environment;
Corporate Social Responsibility and Impact;
Governing Rules, Regulations, and Reforms;
Consolidation;
Agriculture and Agribusiness Industry;
Europe;
United States
- 12 Sep 2011
- Research & Ideas
The Untold Story of ‘Green’ Entrepreneurs
In the 1920s, on pitch black nights in rural eastern Montana, the farmhouse owned by the parents of brothers Marcellus and Joe Jacobs stood out for one reason: it had light, although located far from power lines and gasoline supplies. It was a beacon in the dark that...
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by Sean Silverthorne
- 01 Oct 2008
- Working Paper Summaries
Responding to Public and Private Politics: Corporate Disclosure of Climate Change Strategies
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by Erin M. Reid & Michael W. Toffel
- 18 Oct 2016
- First Look
October 18, 2016
Abstract—Consumers are often faced with the opportunity to purchase a new, enhanced product, such as a new phone, even though the product they currently own is still fully functional. We propose that View Details
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Sean Silverthorne
- Web
Research Community - Doctoral
Roche Strategy Charles Wang Accounting & Management Andy Wu Strategy Student Research Production Complementarity and Information Transmission Across Industries By: Charles M.C. Lee, Terrence Tianshuo Shi,...
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- December 2009
- Case
Hungerit
By: David E. Bell, Sarah Morton and Mary Louise Shelman
Hungary's top producer of poultry products is deciding the company's future strategy in the face of new opportunities in Central and Eastern Europe, a changing retail market in Hungary, and the possibility of increased global competition.
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Keywords:
Opportunities;
Corporate Strategy;
Competitive Strategy;
Global Strategy;
Animal-Based Agribusiness;
Agriculture and Agribusiness Industry;
Hungary
Bell, David E., Sarah Morton, and Mary Louise Shelman. "Hungerit." Harvard Business School Case 510-010, December 2009.
- March 2014
- Teaching Note
Andrew Sullivan and Faraway Ltd.
Andrew Sullivan is an entrepreneur with an innovative product and impending sales calls on two important retail buyers. The (A) case provides information about Sullivan, his business, and the economics of his business model. The (B) and (C) cases provide information...
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- August 2016
- Supplement
Videojet (B)
In 2005 Craig Purse, the CEO of Videojet, a company recently acquired by the conglomerate Danaher, is dealing with the unexpected failure of a new high tech printer just launched in the market. The new product exemplified the first real instance in which the Videojet...
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Keywords:
Managerial Processes;
Conglomerates;
Diversification;
Relational Contracts;
Corporate Strategy;
Manufacturing Industry
Sadun, Raffaella, Bharat Anand, and Eric Van den Steen. "Videojet (B)." Harvard Business School Supplement 717-410, August 2016.
- July 2007 (Revised May 2008)
- Case
Central Bank: The ChexSystemsSM QualiFile® Decision
By: Dennis Campbell, Francisco de Asis Martinez-Jerez, Peter Tufano and Emily McClintock
The "Central Bank" series analyzes the use of information and product design for managing the counterparty risk of newly acquired customers. Central Bank, a mid-sized regional U.S. bank, was attempting to grow its customer base by increasing the number of new checking...
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Keywords:
Central Banking;
Knowledge Management;
Customer Satisfaction;
Risk Management;
Risk and Uncertainty;
Decision Making;
Banking Industry;
United States
Campbell, Dennis, Francisco de Asis Martinez-Jerez, Peter Tufano, and Emily McClintock. "Central Bank: The ChexSystemsSM QualiFile® Decision." Harvard Business School Case 208-029, July 2007. (Revised May 2008.)
Richard F. Meyer
Richard F. Meyer is Professor of Business Administration at the Harvard Business School. Professor Meyer received his Ph.D. from Harvard University and spent the first ten years of his career in the Management Services Division of Arthur D. Little, Inc., serving as a...
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- April 1995 (Revised July 1997)
- Case
General Instrument (A)
A manufacturer of cable TV transmission equipment is faced with redesigning its network of international plants that make set-top converters and decoders. One possibility is to have each plant dedicated to manufacturing and engineering support for different product...
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Keywords:
Technology;
Organizational Change and Adaptation;
Manufacturing Industry;
Manufacturing Industry
Gray, Ann E., and James A. Costantini. "General Instrument (A)." Harvard Business School Case 695-056, April 1995. (Revised July 1997.)
- May 2014
- Case
Groupon, Inc.
By: Krishna G. Palepu, Blythe J. McGarvie and James Weber
Internet coupon site "Groupon" grew revenues rapidly and went public, but struggled to impress investors or operate profitably. Did it have a sustainable business model?
Groupon sold coupons called Groupons which purchasers used to acquire goods or services at...
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- 02 Aug 2016
- First Look
August 2, 2016
the optimal capital requirement is around 20%. Download working paper: https://pubwww.hbs.edu/faculty/Pages/item.aspx?num=51305 The Empirical Economics of Online Attention By: Boik, Andre, Shane Greenstein, and Jeffrey Prince Abstract—In several markets, firms compete not...
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Sean Silverthorne