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- September 2021 (Revised October 2021)
- Case
Tesla's Uncertain Fate as EV Race Accelerates
By: David Collis and Haisley Wert
By September 2021, Tesla had a staggering market cap of $755 billion. As the leader of the automobile industry, Tesla’s worth surpassed that of the six largest runner-ups combined, including Toyota, Volkswagen, BYD, Daimler, Great Wall Motors, and General Motors. As...
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Electric Vehicles;
Strategy;
Corporate Strategy;
Valuation;
Competitive Advantage;
Value Creation;
Auto Industry
Collis, David, and Haisley Wert. "Tesla's Uncertain Fate as EV Race Accelerates." Harvard Business School Case 722-368, September 2021. (Revised October 2021.)
- 01 Jun 2018
- News
The Evolution of Modern Pricing Models
image by John Ritter From Uber’s surge pricing to dynamic ticket pricing, it seems there’s been more awareness of pricing models and pricing strategy in recent years. What’s driving that interest? Thales Teixeira: We need to go back...
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- Web
Economic Inclusion | Institute for Business in Global Society
Economic Inclusion Society is expecting businesses to help involve everyone in the benefits of economic growth. BiGS is working with faculty to understand how strategies like employee ownership, skills-based hiring, and creating good jobs...
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- 26 May 2003
- Research & Ideas
What Your Competition is Telling You
writes Yoffie, "you move to weaken your opponent's position by using his momentum to your advantage." Wal-Mart successfully used this strategy against the then- much larger Kmart in the 1980s, Yoffie writes. "They posted...
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by David Stauffer
- 28 Oct 2019
- Research & Ideas
Brick-and-Mortar Stores Are Making a Comeback
While legacy companies like Sears are shuttering their doors, a growing number of online-first companies—from Amazon to Rent the Runway—are opening new storefronts and transforming the shopping experience. Senior Lecturer Jill Avery and Associate Professor Antonio...
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- July 1994 (Revised March 1996)
- Case
Baxter International: OnCall as Soon as Possible?
Baxter Healthcare is heir to the fabled ASAP ordering system, one of the best-known examples of the use of technology to provide strategic marketing advantage. By 1994, the proprietary ASAP system is well established. Baxter is beginning to launch On-Call EDI, which is...
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Keywords:
Information Technology;
Competitive Advantage;
Business Strategy;
Information Technology Industry;
Health Industry
Sviokla, John J., and Chris L Marshall. "Baxter International: OnCall as Soon as Possible?" Harvard Business School Case 195-103, July 1994. (Revised March 1996.)
- 16 Jun 2015
- Blog Post
HBS in San Francisco: West Coast Recruiting Recap
meet unique needs of San Francisco based organizations. 3) Meet in person with recruiters who want to hire members of the HBS community. Our team split up and covered lots of ground. Some staff met with area organizations and led recruiting View Details
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All Industries
- September 1988
- Case
Skil Corp.
The portable electric power tool market in the United States was approximately $1.1 billion in 1979. There were about a dozen manufacturers competing in the U.S. market, of which five were U.S. companies. Skil was the third largest U.S. competitor. Skil was acquired by...
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Competition;
Competitive Strategy;
Mergers and Acquisitions;
Business Strategy;
Emerging Markets;
United States
Porter, Michael E. "Skil Corp." Harvard Business School Case 389-005, September 1988.
- Fast Answer
Nanotechnology: market overview, R&D, and trends of applications
Where can I find information on nanotechnology in terms of industry overview, R&D and trends of applications? We suggest that you use more than one of the following databases for market reports: BCC Research Frost & Sullivan Technavio ...
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- 25 Apr 2014
- News
To create breakthrough strategies, harness creativity to the scientific method
team would generate options for implementation and then define what would need to be true for each option to prevail. Through identification of barriers and tests to see how they might be overcome, the team determines which strategy is...
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- 01 Mar 2010
- News
A Helping Hand for Health Care
The HBS Buffalo Club continued its tradition of sponsoring community leaders for HBS Executive Education courses by sending senior management teams from two of the area’s health-care providers to the School’s new Managing Health- care Delivery program. The three-week...
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- 14 Dec 2016
- Blog Post
Career Paths: From Finance to Social Enterprise
nothing to do with finance in any shape or form and 2) I wanted to find a career with meaning that would combine my aforementioned interests. I was less sure about what function I wanted, but I was intrigued by international strategy...
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Corporate Finance: Corporate Financial Operations (CFO) - Course Catalog
designed to improve your ability to make strategic and operating decisions that create value. It should appeal to students who want to work as part of senior leadership teams, particularly finance executives; as strategy consultants or...
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Does Management Matter in Schools?
By: Nicholas Bloom, Renata Lemos, Raffaella Sadun and John Van Reenen
We collect data on operations, targets and human resources management practices in over 1,800 schools educating 15-year-olds in eight countries. Overall, we show that higher management quality is strongly associated with better educational outcomes. The UK, Sweden,...
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Management;
Education;
Business Strategy;
Education Industry;
Germany;
Sweden;
India;
Canada;
Italy;
Brazil;
United Kingdom;
United States
Bloom, Nicholas, Renata Lemos, Raffaella Sadun, and John Van Reenen. "Does Management Matter in Schools?" Economic Journal 125, no. 584 (May 2015): 647–674.
- June 2015
- Article
Does Google Leverage Market Power Through Tying and Bundling?
By: Benjamin Edelman
I examine Google's pattern and practice of tying to leverage its dominance into new sectors. In particular, I show how Google used these tactics to enter numerous markets, to compel usage of its services, and often to dominate competing offerings. I explore the...
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Keywords:
Competition;
Antitrust;
Google;
Tying;
Bundling;
Competitive Strategy;
Search Technology;
Law;
Information Technology Industry;
Advertising Industry
Edelman, Benjamin. "Does Google Leverage Market Power Through Tying and Bundling?" Journal of Competition Law & Economics 11, no. 2 (June 2015): 365–400.
- November 1997 (Revised June 1999)
- Teaching Note
Becton Dickinson: Designing the New Strategic, Operational, and Financial Planning Process TN
By: Robert L. Simons and Antonio Davila
Teaching Note for (9-197-014).
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- Aug 2011
- Conference Presentation
Willing and Able? Cooperation and Coordination in Strategic Alliances
By: Ranjay Gulati, Franz Wohlgezogen and Pavel Zhelyazkov
- April 2006
- Teaching Note
Coach Knight: The Will to Win and Coach K: A Matter of the Heart (TN)
By: Scott A. Snook
- March 2018
- Teaching Note
Project Titan at Northrop Grumman
By: C. Fritz Foley, Lauren G. Pickle, David Lane and F. Katelynn Boland
Teaching Note for HBS No. 215-001. In March of 2011, Northrop Grumman divested shipbuilding assets through the spin-off of Huntington Ingalls Industries. This case reviews many of the key questions faced by Northrop's CEO, CFO, and top management team during this...
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Henry P. Crowell
Whereas traditional producers marketed oatmeal to wholesalers, Crowell packaged and marketed his brand of oatmeal, Quaker Oats, nation-wide as a breakfast cereal, a unique product at the time. Crowell utilized aggressive marketing View Details
Keywords:
Food & Tobacco