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- 25 Sep 2001
- Other Presentation
The Baltic Rim Regional Agenda
This presentation draws on ideas from Professor Porter's articles and books, in particular, The Competitive Advantage of Nations (The Free Press,
1990), "The Microeconomic Foundations of Economic Development," in The Global Competitiveness Report 1998,...
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Porter, Michael E. "The Baltic Rim Regional Agenda." Baltic Development Forum Summit, St. Petersburg, Russia, September 25, 2001.
- August 2001 (Revised April 2003)
- Case
International Trachoma Initiative
By: Diana Barrett, James E. Austin and Sheila McCarthy
In an effort to combat trachoma, a major eye disease, the Clark Foundation entered into a partnership with Pfizer Pharmaceuticals. After a successful pilot project, a joint initiative was established (the Trachoma initiative) that has as its goal to eradicate the...
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Keywords:
For-Profit Firms;
Joint Ventures;
Globalization;
Mission and Purpose;
Organizational Culture;
Alliances;
Partners and Partnerships;
Non-Governmental Organizations;
Health Industry
Barrett, Diana, James E. Austin, and Sheila McCarthy. "International Trachoma Initiative." Harvard Business School Case 302-009, August 2001. (Revised April 2003.)
- Winter 2001
- Other Article
Competition and Antitrust: A Productivity-Based Approach to Evaluating Mergers and Joint Ventures
This article seeks to contribute thinking on how the intellectual foundations of antitrust might be updated, based on a large body of theoretical and empirical research on company strategy, competition, and economic development. The aim is to outline a new direction...
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Porter, Michael E. "Competition and Antitrust: A Productivity-Based Approach to Evaluating Mergers and Joint Ventures." Antitrust Bulletin 46, no. 4 (Winter 2001): 919–958. (Revised May 30, 2002.)
- August 2000 (Revised December 2001)
- Background Note
Emerging Networked Business Models: Lessons from the Field
By: Lynda M. Applegate and Meredith Collura
Provides an overview of the networked models that are revolutionizing market industries and the organizations that compete and do business within them. Teaching Purpose: To introduce students and executives to emerging networked models and to provide a foundation for...
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Applegate, Lynda M., and Meredith Collura. "Emerging Networked Business Models: Lessons from the Field ." Harvard Business School Background Note 801-172, August 2000. (Revised December 2001.)
- May 2000
- Article
Maxmin Expected Utility over Savage Acts with a Set of Priors
By: Ramon Casadesus-Masanell, Peter Klibanoff and Emre Ozdenoren
This paper provides an axiomatic foundation for a maxmin expected utility over a set of priors (MMEU) decision rule in an environment where the elements of choice are Savage acts. This characterization complements the original axiomatizations of MMEU developed in a...
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Keywords:
Uncertainty Aversion;
Ambiguity;
Expected Utility;
Set Of Priors;
Knightian Uncertainty;
Decision Making;
Game Theory;
Risk and Uncertainty;
Mathematical Methods
Casadesus-Masanell, Ramon, Peter Klibanoff, and Emre Ozdenoren. "Maxmin Expected Utility over Savage Acts with a Set of Priors." Journal of Economic Theory 92, no. 1 (May 2000): 35–65.
- January 2000
- Teaching Note
Mexican Foundation For Rural Development
By: James E. Austin
Teaching Note for (9-300-082).
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Keywords:
Mexico
- January 2000
- Article
Maxmin Expected Utility through Statewise Combinations
By: Ramon Casadesus-Masanell, Peter Klibanoff and Emre Ozdenoren
This paper provides an axiomatic foundation for a maxmin expected utility over a set of priors (MMEU) decision rule in an environment where the elements of choice are Savage acts. The key axioms are stated using statewise combinations as in Gul (1992).
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Casadesus-Masanell, Ramon, Peter Klibanoff, and Emre Ozdenoren. "Maxmin Expected Utility through Statewise Combinations." Economics Letters 66, no. 1 (January 2000): 49–54.
- November 1999 (Revised January 2000)
- Case
Mexican Foundation for Rural Development
By: James E. Austin and Gerardo Lozano
The Mexican Foundation for Rural Development (MFRD) is a nonprofit network of 32 rural development centers servicing low-income farm families. Management plans to expand its operation dramatically, forming 10,000 rural cooperatives in ten years. It faces major issues...
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Keywords:
Growth and Development Strategy;
Operations;
Cooperative Ownership;
Nonprofit Organizations;
Society;
Strategy;
Mexico
Austin, James E., and Gerardo Lozano. "Mexican Foundation for Rural Development." Harvard Business School Case 300-082, November 1999. (Revised January 2000.)
- August 1999 (Revised February 2000)
- Background Note
Introduction to Islamic Finance, An
By: Benjamin C. Esty, Fuaad Qureshi and Mathew M Millett
Provides a basic introduction to the principles of Islamic finance. Examines the religious background and legal foundations of Islamic finance. Also discusses the development of Islamic financial institutions and the financial instruments they use. Concludes with a...
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Keywords:
Financial Institutions;
Financial Instruments;
Globalization;
Growth and Development;
Lawfulness;
Problems and Challenges;
Religion;
Financial Services Industry
Esty, Benjamin C., Fuaad Qureshi, and Mathew M Millett. "Introduction to Islamic Finance, An." Harvard Business School Background Note 200-002, August 1999. (Revised February 2000.)
- April 1999
- Teaching Note
Managing Experimentation: Module Overview Note for Managing Product Development(Note for Instructor)
By: Stefan H. Thomke
Describes the conceptual foundations and pedagogy for a module on managing experimentation in the development of products and services. The module has been taught in the second-year elective MBA course Managing Product Development. The purpose of the module is to help...
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- January 1999
- Case
Willow Creek Community Church (B): Cracks In the Foundation
Supplements the (A) case.
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Schlesinger, Leonard A. "Willow Creek Community Church (B): Cracks In the Foundation." Harvard Business School Case 899-123, January 1999.
- January 1999 (Revised April 1999)
- Case
Willow Creek Community Church (C): Rebuilding the Foundation
Supplements the (A) case.
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Schlesinger, Leonard A. "Willow Creek Community Church (C): Rebuilding the Foundation." Harvard Business School Case 899-124, January 1999. (Revised April 1999.)
- 1999
- Article
The Microeconomic Foundations of Economic Development and Competitiveness
Porter, Michael E. "The Microeconomic Foundations of Economic Development and Competitiveness." Wirtschaftspolitische Blätter 46 (1999).
- 1999
- Chapter
Measuring The Microeconomic Foundations of Economic Development
By: M. E. Porter
Porter, M. E. "Measuring The Microeconomic Foundations of Economic Development." In The Global Competitiveness Report. Geneva, Switzerland: World Economic Forum, 1999.
- August 1998 (Revised October 2002)
- Case
Harbus Foundation, The
By: James E. Austin and Linda Carrigan
Describes the challenges faced by a group of HBS students as they create a foundation. Given surplus funds generated by the student-run newspaper, The Harbus leadership decides to find a meaningful use for the excess cash. Profiles both the entrepreneurial process used...
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Keywords:
Business Startups;
Decision Choices and Conditions;
Asset Management;
Financial Institutions;
Investment Portfolio;
Management Analysis, Tools, and Techniques;
Problems and Challenges;
Social Enterprise;
Valuation;
Financial Services Industry
Austin, James E., and Linda Carrigan. "Harbus Foundation, The." Harvard Business School Case 399-031, August 1998. (Revised October 2002.)
- April 1998
- Case
Geffen Records
Geffen Records faces new challenges due to emerging technologies, namely, streaming audio and CD-recordable drives. These technologies have the ability to reshape the foundation on which the music industry is founded. A rewritten version of an earlier case.
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Rayport, Jeffrey F. "Geffen Records." Harvard Business School Case 898-234, April 1998.
- May 1997
- Teaching Note
Product Development Foundations, Instructor's Note
By: Marco Iansiti
As emphasized in the course overview, excellence in product development is built on three foundations: the activities aimed at generating, retaining, and integrating knowledge. They form the critical building blocks for the conceptualization and implementation of any...
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- May 1997
- Teaching Note
Product Development Performance, Instructor's Note
By: Marco Iansiti
Focuses on what constitutes product development performance and how it is assessed. Performance, as explained in both the note and in the materials for this three-session module, refers to the performance of both the product and the organizational process producing it....
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