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- 2003
- Working Paper
Dynamic Mixed Duopoly: A Model Motivated by Linux vs. Windows
By: Ramon Casadesus-Masanell and Pankaj Ghemawat
This paper analyzes a dynamic mixed duopoly in which a profit-maximizing competitor interacts with a competitor that prices at zero (or marginal cost), with the cumulation of output affecting their relative positions over time. The modeling effort is motivated by...
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Keywords:
Business Model;
Competition;
Open Source Distribution;
Balance and Stability;
Applications and Software;
Network Effects;
Duopoly and Oligopoly
Casadesus-Masanell, Ramon, and Pankaj Ghemawat. "Dynamic Mixed Duopoly: A Model Motivated by Linux vs. Windows." Harvard Business School Working Paper, No. 04-012, August 2003.
- May 2018
- Other Article
A Cross-Country Comparison of Dynamics in the Large Firm Wage Premium
By: Emanuele Colonnelli, Joacim Tag, Michael Webb and Stefanie Wolter
We provide stylized facts on the existence and dynamics over time of the large firm wage premium for four countries. We examine matched employer-employee micro-data from Brazil, Germany, Sweden, and the UK, and find that the large firm premium exists in all these...
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Colonnelli, Emanuele, Joacim Tag, Michael Webb, and Stefanie Wolter. "A Cross-Country Comparison of Dynamics in the Large Firm Wage Premium." AEA Papers and Proceedings 108 (May 2018): 323–327.
- 1997
- Dissertation
Dynamic Coordination and Creative Destruction--A Comparative Analysis of Incumbent Success and Failure in the Worldwide Hard Disk Drive Industry
By: Henry W. Chesbrough
- 2010
- Book
A Call for Judgment: Sensible Finance for a Dynamic Economy
By: Amar Bhide
Our prosperity requires the enterprise of innumerable individuals and businesses who exercise their imagination and judgment—and bear responsibility for outcomes. And it is through dialogue and relationships that widespread enterprise is fostered, not merely prices in...
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Keywords:
Recession;
Banking;
Banks;
Finance;
Economics;
Macroeconomics;
Banks and Banking;
Banking Industry;
Banking Industry
Bhide, Amar. A Call for Judgment: Sensible Finance for a Dynamic Economy. Oxford University Press, 2010.
- March 2016
- Article
Environmental Demands and the Emergence of Social Structure: Technological Dynamism and Interorganizational Network Forms
By: Adam Tatarynowicz, Maxim Sytch and Ranjay Gulati
This study investigates the origins of variation in the structures of interorganizational networks across industries. We combine empirical analyses of existing interorganizational networks in six industries with an agent-based simulation model of network emergence....
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Keywords:
Interorganizatonal Relationships;
Social Networks;
Network Emergence;
Interorganizational Networks;
Information Technology;
Networks;
Organizational Structure;
Social and Collaborative Networks;
Social Media
Tatarynowicz, Adam, Maxim Sytch, and Ranjay Gulati. "Environmental Demands and the Emergence of Social Structure: Technological Dynamism and Interorganizational Network Forms." Administrative Science Quarterly 61, no. 1 (March 2016): 52–86.
- April 1991 (Revised November 1993)
- Supplement
Cat Fight in the Pet Food Industry (D)
By: David J. Collis
Describes important developments in the pet food industry in 1989, 1990, and 1991, focusing on competitive dynamics among the industry's major players.
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Collis, David J. "Cat Fight in the Pet Food Industry (D)." Harvard Business School Supplement 391-197, April 1991. (Revised November 1993.)
- September–October 2013
- Article
The Dynamic Advertising Effect of Collegiate Athletics
By: Doug J. Chung
I measure the spillover effect of intercollegiate athletics on the quantity and quality of applicants to institutions of higher education in the United States, popularly known as the "Flutie Effect." I treat athletic success as a stock of goodwill that decays over...
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Keywords:
Choice Modeling;
Entertainment Marketing;
Heterogeneity;
Panel Data;
Structural Modeling;
Rights;
Analytics and Data Science;
Higher Education;
Ethics;
Consumer Behavior;
Advertising;
Sports;
Advertising Industry;
Advertising Industry
Chung, Doug J. "The Dynamic Advertising Effect of Collegiate Athletics." Marketing Science 32, no. 5 (September–October 2013): 679–698. (Lead article. Featured in HBS Working Knowledge.)
- June 2001
- Case
Competitive Dynamics in Home Video Games (E): The Rise of 3DO and 32-bit Gaming
Describes the launch of the innovative home video game company, 3DO, which had developed a groundbreaking system featuring 32-bit processing and CD-ROM software. Examines the competitive dynamics in the home video game industry from 1970 into the new millennium.
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Coughlan, Peter J. "Competitive Dynamics in Home Video Games (E): The Rise of 3DO and 32-bit Gaming." Harvard Business School Case 701-095, June 2001.
- February 2000 (Revised June 2001)
- Case
Note on Home Video Game Technology and Industry Structure
Part of a series on the home video game industry that illustrates the underlying economics and competitive dynamics of the industry. This case provides general information about the industry, allowing for subsequent cases in the series to focus on competitive...
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Coughlan, Peter J. "Note on Home Video Game Technology and Industry Structure." Harvard Business School Case 700-107, February 2000. (Revised June 2001.)
- 07 Mar 2014
- Blog Post
Let’s Go! Highlights from the Dynamic Women in Business Conference
Students from the Women’s Student Association hosted the 23rd Annual Dynamic Women in Business Conference on Saturday, Feb. 22nd, welcoming more than 1,000 female professionals, community Saturday, Feb. 22nd, welcoming more than 1,000...
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- February 2001 (Revised June 2001)
- Case
Competitive Dynamics in Home Video Games (A): The Age of Atari
Tells the story of the rise and fall of Atari Corp., the dominant player in arcade and home video games in the 1970s and early 1980s. During this period, Atari grew from a $500 initial investment into a $2 billion in revenues per year enterprise, becoming the fastest...
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Coughlan, Peter J., and Deborah Freier. "Competitive Dynamics in Home Video Games (A): The Age of Atari." Harvard Business School Case 701-091, February 2001. (Revised June 2001.)
- February 2004 (Revised November 2004)
- Case
Note on Home Video Game Technology and Industry Structure (Abridged)
Part of a series on the home video game industry that illustrates the underlying economics and competitive dynamics of the industry. Provides general information about the industry.
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Keywords:
Technology;
Competitive Advantage;
Competitive Strategy;
Supply and Industry;
Video Game Industry
Coughlan, Peter J. "Note on Home Video Game Technology and Industry Structure (Abridged)." Harvard Business School Case 704-488, February 2004. (Revised November 2004.)
- November–December 2013
- Article
The Dynamic Effects of Bundling as a Product Strategy
By: Timothy Derdenger and Vineet Kumar
Several key questions in bundling have not been empirically examined: Is mixed bundling more effective than pure bundling or pure components? Does correlation in consumer valuations make bundling more or less effective? Does bundling serve as a complement or substitute...
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Derdenger, Timothy, and Vineet Kumar. "The Dynamic Effects of Bundling as a Product Strategy." Marketing Science 32, no. 6 (November–December 2013): 827–859.
- October, 2022
- Article
The Economic Dynamics of Competing Power Generation Sources
By: Gunther Glenk and Stefan Reichelstein
Competing power generation sources have experienced considerable shifts in both their revenue potential and their costs in recent years. Here we introduce the concept of Levelized Profit Margins (LPM) to capture the changing unit economics of both intermittent and...
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Keywords:
Renewable Energy;
Intermittant;
Cost Accounting;
Profitability Analysis;
Learning-by-doing;
Cannibalization Effect;
Energy;
Environmental Management;
Investment;
Operations;
Technological Innovation;
Energy Industry;
Energy Industry;
Energy Industry;
Energy Industry;
Europe;
North America;
South America;
Africa;
Asia
Glenk, Gunther, and Stefan Reichelstein. "The Economic Dynamics of Competing Power Generation Sources." Art. 112758. Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews 168 (October, 2022).
- Article
Dynamic Capabilities at IBM: Driving Strategy into Action
By: J. Bruce Harreld, Charles A. OReilly III and Michael L. Tushman
Keywords:
Strategy;
Technology;
Manufacturing Industry;
Manufacturing Industry;
Manufacturing Industry
Harreld, J. Bruce, Charles A. OReilly III, and Michael L. Tushman. "Dynamic Capabilities at IBM: Driving Strategy into Action." California Management Review 49, no. 4 (Summer 2007).
- March–April 2012
- Article
The Rise and Fall of Small Worlds: Exploring the Dynamics of Social Structure
By: Ranjay Gulati, Maxim Sytch and Adam Tatarynowicz
This paper explores the interplay between social structure and economic action by examining some of the evolutionary dynamics of an emergent network that coalesces into a small-world system. The study highlights the small-world system's evolutionary dynamics at both...
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Keywords:
Culture;
System;
Relationships;
Globalization;
Industry Clusters;
Information;
Networks;
Competitive Strategy;
Computer Industry
Gulati, Ranjay, Maxim Sytch, and Adam Tatarynowicz. "The Rise and Fall of Small Worlds: Exploring the Dynamics of Social Structure." Organization Science 23, no. 2 (March–April 2012): 449–471.
- April 2021
- Teaching Note
Wuxi Lead Intelligent Equipment Co., Ltd.
By: John R. Wells and Benjamin Weinstock
Within 20 years of launch, entrepreneur Wang Yanquing had built Wuxi Lead into the world’s largest manufacturer of equipment for manufacturing capacitors, lithium-ion batteries, and fuel cells.
The first big choice an entrepreneur faces is what sector to... View Details
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- June 2001
- Case
Competitive Dynamics in Home Video Games (F): The Fall of 3DO
Outlines the events leading up to 3DO's exit from the home video game licensing business. 3DO's business model is considered flawed because of its incompatibility with industry structure and economics.
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Coughlan, Peter J., and Deborah Freier. "Competitive Dynamics in Home Video Games (F): The Fall of 3DO." Harvard Business School Case 701-096, June 2001.
- October 2017
- Article
Toward a Prescriptive Theory of Dynamic Capabilities: Connecting Strategic Choice, Learning, and Competition
By: Gary P. Pisano
The field of strategy has mounted an enormous effort to understand, define, predict, and measure how organizational capabilities shape competitive advantage. While the notion that capabilities influence strategy dates back to the work of Andrews (1971, The Concept...
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Keywords:
Business Admnistration;
Market Structure;
Firm Structure;
Market Efficiency;
Competency and Skills;
Organizational Structure;
Strategy
Pisano, Gary P. "Toward a Prescriptive Theory of Dynamic Capabilities: Connecting Strategic Choice, Learning, and Competition." Industrial and Corporate Change 26, no. 5 (October 2017): 747–762.
- 2011
- Article
The Dynamics of Warmth and Competence Judgments, and Their Outcomes in Organizations
By: Amy J.C. Cuddy, Peter Glick and Anna Beninger
Two traits-warmth and competence-govern social judgments of individuals and groups, and these judgments shape people's emotions and behaviors. This paper describes the causes and consequences of warmth and competence judgments; how, when, and why they determine...
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Keywords:
Judgments;
Organizations;
Emotions;
Behavior;
Selection and Staffing;
Performance Evaluation;
Resource Allocation;
Valuation;
Competency and Skills;
Information;
Research
Cuddy, Amy J.C., Peter Glick, and Anna Beninger. "The Dynamics of Warmth and Competence Judgments, and Their Outcomes in Organizations." Research in Organizational Behavior 31 (2011): 73–98.