Harvard Business Review

JANUARY 8, 2013

They may be strategizing their way to first mover advantages and positions that leave few if any attractive options in the market. Their narrative tends to be that when it happened, it was just too late to do anything constructive about it.

Uncertainty 10

Uncertainty Strategy First-mover Advantage Fashion 10

Harvard Business Review

JANUARY 30, 2012

An incoming CEO of an entertainment company, eager to secure first-mover advantage, instituted an ambitious growth strategy and set specific targets for managers. Whenever they made constructive suggestions, he knew better. A top talent who can't work effectively with colleagues is a liability, not an asset.

CEO 15

CEO First-mover Advantage Leadership Styles Execution 15

Harvard Business Review

AUGUST 6, 2012

Toyota's decade-long investment in its Prius sub-brand ultimately succeeded in strengthening the company's reputation as a respected product innovator while allowing Toyota to capture first-mover advantage in the fast-growing hybrid category. Enable organizational agility. Promote and reward collaboration.

Innovation 15

Innovation First-mover Advantage Chemicals Agility 15

Harvard Business Review

DECEMBER 28, 2017

In this environment, multinationals that are willing to accept some risk and invest in the country could benefit from first-mover advantages – but only if the new administration follows through with much-needed economic reforms. billion a decade later. Now the country is at a crossroads. Years of economic mismanagement.

Banking 8

Banking First-mover Advantage Politics Finance 8

Harvard Business Review

OCTOBER 4, 2012

Project teams often struggle to handle these problems constructively over a distance, especially when disagreements become personal, and so senior managers have to take on a formal role as arbiter, risk manager, support provider, and ultimate decision maker. To ensure first mover advantage, the schedule was extremely aggressive.

Globalization 15

Globalization Innovation Team First-mover Advantage 15

Harvard Business Review

OCTOBER 4, 2012

Project teams often struggle to handle these problems constructively over a distance, especially when disagreements become personal, and so senior managers have to take on a formal role as arbiter, risk manager, support provider, and ultimate decision maker. To ensure first mover advantage, the schedule was extremely aggressive.

Globalization 15

Globalization Innovation Team First-mover Advantage 15