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Formación de un Aglomerado ("Cluster"): Electrónica e Informática en Costa Rica
Porter, Michael E.; Ketelhohn, Niels W.Case HBS-705S08StrategyDescribe las acciones de Costa Rica Presidente Figueres y su gabinete en la atracción de un procesador Intel montaje y pruebas de planta a su país. El esfuerzo fue parte de una estrategia de gobierno que buscó desarrollar aún más el grupo de Costa Rica de la electrónica y la informática.Starting at €8.20
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The Five Competitive Forces That Shape Strategy
Porter, Michael E.Article HBS-R0801E-EStrategyIn 1979, a young associate professor at Harvard Business School published his first article for HBR, "How Competitive Forces Shape Strategy." In the years that followed, Michael Porter's explication of the five forces that determine the long-run profitability of any industry has shaped a generation of academic research and business practice. In this article, Porter undertakes a thorough reaffirmation and extension of his classic work of strateg...Starting at €8.20
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The Five Competitive Forces That Shape Strategy (Spanish version)
Porter, Michael E.Article HBS-R0801EStrategyIn 1979, a young associate professor at Harvard Business School published his first article for HBR, "How Competitive Forces Shape Strategy." In the years that followed, Michael Porter's explication of the five forces that determine the long-run profitability of any industry has shaped a generation of academic research and business practice. In this article, Porter undertakes a thorough reaffirmation and extension of his classic work of strateg...Starting at €8.20
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Note on the Structural Analysis of Industries (Spanish version)
Porter, Michael E.Case HBS-302S27StrategyProvides a framework for the analysis of industry structure. Identifies the major structural features that influence the profit potential in industries and some illustrative implications of these for strategy formulation. Can be used as a reference note for business policy courses and/or as the background for a lecture on industry analysis.Starting at €8.20
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What Is Strategy? (Spanish version)
Porter, Michael E.Article HBS-96608StrategyToday's dynamic markets and technologies have called into question the sustainability of competitive advantage. Under pressure to improve productivity, quality, and speed, managers have embraced tools such as TQM, benchmarking, and reengineering. Dramatic operational improvements have resulted, but rarely have these gains translated into sustainable profitability. And gradually, the tools have taken the place of strategy. As managers push to impr...Starting at €8.20
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What Is Leadership: The CEO's Role in Large, Complex Organizations
Porter, Michael E.; Nohria, NitinBook Chapter HBS-6151BC-ELeadership and People ManagementThe job of CEO is one of the most important leadership positions in society, and a better understanding of the job is vital to a better functioning economy. In this chapter, Michael E. Porter and Nitin Nohria present the results of their in-depth study of the CEO's role in the most challenging setting: the large, complex organization. They identify several core functions that the CEO must fulfill in any enterprise: direction, organization, select...Starting at €8.20
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How to Solve the Cost Crisis in Health Care
Kaplan, Robert S.; Porter, Michael E.Article HBS-R1109B-ELeadership and People ManagementU.S. health care costs currently exceed 17% of GDP and continue to rise. One fundamental reason that providers are unable to reverse the trend is that they don't understand what it costs to deliver patient care or how those costs compare with outcomes. To put it bluntly, few health care providers measure the actual costs for treating a given patient with a given medical condition over a full cycle of care, or compare the costs they incur with the...Starting at €8.20
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El aglomerado vitivinícola de California
Porter, Michael E.; Bond, Gregory C.Case HBS-705S13StrategyDescribe el cluster del vino de California, o el grupo de bodegas interconectadas, viticultores, proveedores, prestadores de servicios e instituciones relacionadas con el vino ubicadas en California. También describe el cluster del vino en Francia, Italia, Australia y Chile, los otros cuatro principales competidores internacionales.Starting at €8.20
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Creating Shared Value
Porter, Michael E.; Kramer, Mark R.Article HBS-R1101C-EStrategyby reconceiving products and markets, redefining productivity in the value chain, and building supportive industry clusters near their locations. A number of leading firms have already embarked on such initiatives. Nestle, for example, redesigned its coffee procurement, providing small, impoverished farmers advice on agricultural practices; helping them secure plant stock, fertilizers, and pesticides; and paying them a premium for better beans. ...Starting at €8.20
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How Smart, Connected Products Are Transforming Competition
Porter, Michael E.; Heppelmann, JamesArticle HBS-R1411C-EStrategyInformation technology is revolutionizing products, from appliances to cars to mining equipment. Products once composed solely of mechanical and electrical parts have become complex systems combining hardware, sensors, electronics, and software that connect through the internet in myriad ways. These "smart, connected products" offer exponentially expanding opportunities for new functionality, far greater reliability, and capabilities that cut acr...Starting at €8.20