Publications - Institute For Strategy And Competitiveness

March 2017 (Revised September 2018)
Case and Teaching Material

Walmart: Navigating a Changing Retail Landscape

by Michael E. Porter and Jorge Ramirez-Vallejo

                                 
                                          As the largest company, by revenue, in the world, Walmart has been a lightning rod
                                             for criticism. However, in an attempt to stay ahead of traditional and digital retailers,
                                             and keep customers satisfied with evolving demands, the company is strengthening its
                                             competitive...

December 2014 (Revised August 2018)
Case and Teaching Material

Discovery Limited

by Michael E. Porter, Mark R. Kramer and Aldo Sesia

                                 
                                          Discovery Ltd. is a South Africa-based insurance company. Started in the early 1990s,
                                             Discovery used behavioral economics and data collection to innovate in the health
                                             care insurance industry. Its founder Adrian Gore believed that the company's products
                                             needed to not...

March 2017 (Revised October 2018)
Case and Teaching Material

Walmart: Navigating a Changing Retail Landscape

by Michael E. Porter and Jorge Ramirez-Vallejo

                                 
                                          As the largest company, by revenue, in the world, Walmart has been a lightning rod
                                             for criticism. However, in an attempt to stay ahead of traditional and digital retailers,
                                             and keep customers satisfied with evolving demands, the company is strengthening its
                                             competitive...

November 2016 (Revised February 2017)
Case and Teaching Material

CVS Health: Redefining the Value Proposition

by Michael E. Porter, Jorge Ramirez-Vallejo and Alexandra Houghtalin

                                 
                                          This case explores how a company can use shared value as a lens to think about competition
                                             and strategy choices in a challenging and evolving industry. The case takes a historical
                                             look at the structure of the retail pharmacy industry and the changing nature of rivalry...

21 Jun 2016
Presentation

Creating Shared Value Nestle Global Forum 2016

by Michael E. Porter

                                 
                                          Nestle's CSV global forum entitled 'Investing in Sustainable Development in Africa,'
                                             brought together business, civil society and government leaders from Africa and beyond
                                             to discuss a range of key topics affecting the African continent. This video clip
                                             highlights some...

November 2014 (Revised June 2015)
Case and Teaching Material

Walmart: Segmenting Social Impact

by Michael E. Porter, Mark Kramer and Pamela Sud

                                 
                                          This case provides a sample of Walmart's social engagement activities and asks students
                                             to categorize each as philanthropy, corporate social responsibility, or creating shared
                                             value.

12 May 2015
Presentation

Shared Value and Strategy

by Michael E. Porter

                                 
                                          The best companies don't compete to be the best—they compete to be unique. Harvard
                                             Business School's Prof. Michael E. Porter applies his classic strategy framework to
                                             shared value as a differentiating strategy to enhance competitiveness. This slide
                                             presentation was...

12 May 2015
Presentation

Shared Value and Strategy (Video)

by Michael E. Porter

                                 
                                          Harvard Business School Professor Michael E. Porter presents at the Shared Value Leadership
                                             Summit on how creating both business and social value makes a company stand out against
                                             the competition.

May 2015
Case and Teaching Material

Walmart: Segmenting Social Impact (TN)

by Michael E. Porter, Mark R. Kramer and Pamela Sud

                                 
                                          This case provides a sample of Walmart's social engagement activities and asks students
                                             to categorize each as philanthropy, corporate social responsibility, or creating shared
                                             value.

December 2014 (Revised May 2015)
Case and Teaching Material

Dow: Breakthroughs to World Challenges

by Michael E. Porter, Mark R. Kramer and Annelena Lobb

                                 
                                          Dow had adopted the "Breakthroughs to World Challenges" (BWC) program as part of its
                                             ten-year 2015 Sustainability Goals. BWC was an internal award recognizing products
                                             that effectively addressed one of five world challenges: energy and climate change,
                                             sustainable water...

December 2014 (Revised May 2015)
Case and Teaching Material

Social Business at Novartis: Arogya Parivar

by Michael E. Porter, Mark R. Kramer and David Lane

                                 
                                          Late in 2013, Novartis CEO Joseph Jimenez was considering whether or how to deepen
                                             the company's investment in Arogya Parivar, its profitable program that sold Novartis
                                             medicines in rural India while expanding access to medicine and health information
                                             to millions of...

December 2014 (Revised May 2015)
Case and Teaching Material

Yara International: Africa Strategy

by Michael E. Porter, Mark R. Kramer, Jorge Ramirez-Vallejo and Kerry Herman

                                 
                                          Leading fertilizer producer Yara International demonstrates the concept of creating
                                             shared value through the Southern Agricultural Corridor of Tanzania (SAGCOT) initiative,
                                             which brought together multiple organizations to enhance agricultural development
                                             in rural...

April 2015
Case and Teaching Material

Yara International: Africa Strategy (TN)

by Michael E. Porter and Jorge Ramirez-Vallejo

                                 
                                          Leading fertilizer producer Yara International demonstrates the concept of creating
                                             shared value through the Southern Agricultural Corridor of Tanzania (SAGCOT) initiative,
                                             which brought together multiple organizations to enhance agricultural development
                                             in rural...

November 2014 (Revised April 2015)
Case and Teaching Material

Walmart: Segmenting Social Impact

by Michael E. Porter, Mark Kramer and Pamela Sud

                                 
                                          This case provides a sample of Walmart's social engagement activities and asks students
                                             to categorize each as philanthropy, corporate social responsibility, or creating shared
                                             value.

3 Dec 2014
Presentation

The New Competitive Advantage: Creating Shared Value

by Michael E. Porter

                                 
                                          This presentation given by Professor Michael Porter covers the role of business in
                                             society, the concept of shared value, the difference between CSR and CSV, the three
                                             levels of shared value, implications for government and civil society, and examples
                                             of companies that...

26 Sep 2014
Presentation

Economic and Social Development: The New Learning

by Michael E. Porter

                                 
                                          This presentation covers topics on social and economic development, including: competitve
                                             advantage of nations and regions, clusters, the social progress index, and creating
                                             shared value.

22 May 2014
Presentation

Inclusion of Small Business in Value Chains

by Michael E. Porter

                                 
                                          Prerecorded CSV video played during the panel "Inclusion of small business in value
                                             chains - international experiences," Business Linkages conference. This event was
                                             hosted by the leading Brazilian small business development agency, Sebrae, on May
                                             21 and May 22, 2014...

13 May 2014
Presentation

Creating Shared Value: Becoming a Movement (Video)

by Michael E. Porter

                                 
                                          CSV video presentation from the 2014 Shared Value Leadership Summit held by FSG. Topics
                                             include: shared value momentum, shared value in extractives, and shared value and
                                             investors.

13 May 2014
Presentation

Creating Shared Value: Becoming a Movement

by Michael E. Porter and Mark R. Kramer

                                 
                                          CSV presentation from the 2014 Shared Value Leadership Summit held by FSG. Topics
                                             include: shared value momentum, shared value in extractives, and shared value and
                                             investors.

7 May 2014
Presentation

Regional Economic and Social Development: The New Learning

by Michael E. Porter

                                 
                                          This presentation covers topics on social and economic development, including: competitive
                                             advantage of nations and regions, clusters, the Social Progress Index, and creating
                                             shared value.

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