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- 12 Dec 2005
- Research & Ideas
Using the Law to Strategic Advantage
there are certain actions a firm with less market share can justify but that become illegal when taken by a firm with large market share. Intel did not let the legal concerns interfere with its fighting spirit but channeled that desire to...
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- 06 Mar 2006
- Research & Ideas
Four Strategies for Making Concessions
issue." Contingent concessions are almost risk-free. They allow you to signal to the other party that while you have room to make more concessions, it may be impossible for you to budge if reciprocity is not guaranteed. Keep in mind, however, that an over-reliance...
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by Deepak Malhotra
- 27 Feb 2017
- Research & Ideas
Reputation is Vital to Survival in Turbulent Markets
interference from the community because of their favorable reputation, while layoffs by other firms elsewhere were met with unrest and angst. The approach of the study is important, too. The discipline of strategy is not rich in...
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by Sean Silverthorne
- 02 Apr 2001
- Research & Ideas
Not All M&As Are Alike—and That Matters
farther you get from your home base, the harder it is to be confident of that knowledge. Be aware that processes you consider core may turn out to be very different from those used by the target company. Cultural differences and governmental regulation often View Details
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by Joseph L. Bower
- 03 May 2022
- Research & Ideas
Desperate for Talent? Consider Advancing Your Own Employees First
Job openings in the United States continue to hover at record high levels, exacerbated by the Great Resignation and a sputtering emergence from the pandemic. Competition remains fierce among companies struggling to find qualified workers. Yet many employers,...
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by Rachel Layne
- 06 Sep 2004
- Research & Ideas
The Innovator’s Battle Plan
interference from an incumbent that views the opportunities as unattractive. They have the potential to develop legitimately different skills and business models . There are three factors that contribute to asymmetric motivation, all of...
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- 18 Mar 2019
- Research & Ideas
Stuck in Commuter Hell? You Can Still Be Productive
media on the train, may actually interfere with people’s ability to transition into work mode smoothly—which makes them feel gloomier about their jobs and more likely to quit. “I was surprised with this finding myself,” Harvard Business...
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by Dina Gerdeman
- 19 Oct 2021
- Research & Ideas
Fed Up Workers and Supply Woes: What's Next for Dollar Stores?
in particular. And it’s spotty in China; China has a zero-tolerance policy for COVID. All those things interfere with supply, but they also interfere with the logistics and transportation. And then, we have...
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- 20 Oct 2010
- Op-Ed
Export Competitiveness: Reversing the Logic
to provide a much better balance between productivity improvements and private profitability gains. Importantly in the current context, policy interventions that raise productivity do not create macroeconomic imbalances. Policy interventions that View Details
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by Christian Ketels
- 25 Feb 2002
- Research & Ideas
MNCs in Asia: Investing in the Future
difficult," responded Anthony C. Hooper, president of Bristol-Myers Squibb Intercontinental Region, recalling how last-minute pricing interference by the Chinese government wreaked havoc with the financials he'd been preparing for a...
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by Julia Hanna
- 26 Mar 2014
- Research & Ideas
How Electronic Patient Records Can Slow Doctor Productivity
practices should simply be mindful of the potential for EHRs to interfere with work coordination and they should pay close attention to how they might affect existing communication within the office to avoid productivity losses. For...
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- 19 Jan 2022
- In Practice
7 Trends to Watch in 2022
As 2022 gets underway we asked our faculty to highlight some trends worth watching in the coming year. Ariel Stern: A new future for digital health care While 2020 and 2021 were years of rapid innovation and deployment of new health care technologies and delivery...
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by HBS News
- 11 Apr 2018
- Research & Ideas
Sexual Harassment: What Employers Should Do Now
seriousness of the allegation, a company should consider the answers to questions like: Did the employee feel threatened or humiliated? Does the behavior interfere with the employee’s ability to do his or her job? Does the employee feel...
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by Dina Gerdeman
- 06 Nov 2012
- Op-Ed
Stop Talking About the Weather and Do Something: Three Ways to Finance Sustainable Cities
The wrath of Hurricane Sandy has illuminated a fundamental question: How do we ensure that our cities are resilient in the face of inevitable future disasters? A destroyed city is not a sustainable city. I'm making the case that it's time to stop complaining about...
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- 10 Dec 2007
- HBS Case
One Laptop per Child
bureaucracy, and decision-making hurdles can all interfere with early public sector adoption of even the most worthy innovation, he says. This slower-than-expected adoption and diffusion may have surprised the leaders of OLPC. "I...
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- 16 Jun 2009
- First Look
First Look: June 16
of emotions in collaborative relationships in organizations and suggest that organizational policies can set in motion a cycle of negative emotions that interfere with collaborative work. Download the paper:...
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Martha Lagace
- 06 Nov 2012
- First Look
First Look: November 6
illuminates the activities entrepreneurs undertake in pursuing these interconnected journeys. We also show how externally and internally oriented activities can interfere with each other. Not only do they require different skills and...
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Sean Silverthorne
- 16 Sep 2008
- First Look
First Look: September 16, 2008
ethical dilemma for managers: Is it appropriate to let mere social category lines interfere with profit maximization? Download the paper: http://www.hbs.edu/research/pdf/06-033.pdf Performance Persistence in Entrepreneurship Authors:Paul...
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- 05 Dec 2013
- Op-Ed
Encourage Breakthrough Health Care by Competing on Products Rather Than Patents
do with genes, molecular pathways, and targets should be made openly available, or at least not subject to exclusive licensing. Instead, we should encourage competition around the development of molecules that interfere with or enhance...
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- 04 Jan 2021
- What Do You Think?
How Do We Sustain Organization Diversity?
the benefit of others.” Profit is what remains after market forces for factors of production have done their work. My words, not Wittenberg’s. As Wittenberg points out, in an unregulated market for labor or other resources, “supply and demand are always moving toward...
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by James Heskett