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Executives Need to Know How Trade Deals Shape Their Markets

Harvard Business

Most corporate strategists focus on finding ways to win in the market — that is, they look for sources of competitive advantage based on the customers they serve, the products they sell, the suppliers they use, and so on. The ability of a firm to push into a new market or compete using a tried-and-true strategy hangs in the balance.

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8 Ways Brands Can Fight Counterfeits in China

Harvard Business

But China also has a huge domestic market for fake goods: many consumers who buy counterfeits do so deliberately, because they want to pay a lower price for goods that look expensive. Chinese law does protect intellectual property, but only if a trademark is officially registered. Fake merchandise accounted for 12.5%

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Do Lawyers Make Better CEOs Than MBAs?

Harvard Business

We focused on nine common types of corporate litigation: antitrust, employment civil rights, contract, environmental, intellectual property, labor, personal injury, product liability, and securities. We predicted that the market would reward firms with lawyer CEOs, who would be better able to navigate the new regulatory environment.

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The Brattle Group Interviews and Culture

Management Consulted

In 2013, the New York office was established, providing a home base in one the most important finance and legal markets in the world. Intellectual property. In healthcare, the firm focuses on the enormous and fast-growing sectors of pharmaceuticals, medical devices, and biotechnology. THE BRATTLE GROUP ORGANIZATION.

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FTI Consulting Interviews and Culture

Management Consulted

As an outgrowth of a multi-district pharmaceutical case, the firm formed its technology practice, specializing in e-discovery solutions and software. In the span of 9 years, the firm acquired more than 16 consulting companies in 5 different markets, including Australia, the United Kingdom, Asia, the United States and Latin America.

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Why Western Digital Firms Have Failed in China

Harvard Business

However, they have all failed in China, the world’s largest digital market. Google, for example, has succeeded in dominating many foreign markets that have radically different political systems and cultures (including Indonesia, Thailand, and Saudi Arabia). market on China. market on China. Related Video.

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The Questions Executives Should Ask About 3D Printing

Harvard Business

Imagine the changes afoot in the pharmaceutical, medical device, automotive, and consumer electronics industries. What happens, for example, if the value of a product’s underlying intellectual property overtakes its production value? Carmakers have started using 3D technology to produce parts.