Background Note | HBS Case Collection | 2006 (Revised from original 2003 version)

Use and Abuse of Analogies, The

by Giovanni M. Gavetti and Jan W. Rivkin

Abstract

Examines how managers use, and sometimes misuse, analogical reasoning as they formulate their strategies. Suggests a process that managers can employ to use analogies productivity.

Keywords: Managerial Roles; Performance Productivity; Strategy;

Citation:

Gavetti, Giovanni M., and Jan W. Rivkin. "Use and Abuse of Analogies, The." Harvard Business School Background Note 703-429, February 2006. (Revised from original February 2003 version.)