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- June 2005 (Revised March 2006)
- Case
E Ink in 2005
By: David B. Yoffie and Barbara Mack
Explores the challenges of commercializing a bleeding-edge technology. After seven years, E Ink has spent more than $100 million to commercialize electronic ink. With business momentum picking up, but resources running out, the case examines the key trade-offs in... View Details
Keywords: Technological Innovation; Commercialization; Mathematical Methods; Consumer Products Industry; Technology Industry
Yoffie, David B., and Barbara Mack. "E Ink in 2005." Harvard Business School Case 705-506, June 2005. (Revised March 2006.)
- June 2005
- Case
Transformation of Matsushita Electric Industrial Co., Ltd. 2005 (A)
By: Michael Y. Yoshino and Yukihiko Endo
The company, once an outstanding Japan-based global leader in electronics and major appliances, suffered poor performance during the 1990s. Kunio Nakamura became CEO in 2001 and sought to transform the company in a fundamental way. Examines the company's history,... View Details
Keywords: Transformation; Business History; Leading Change; Management Systems; Organizational Change and Adaptation; Organizational Culture; Performance Improvement; Electronics Industry; Japan
Yoshino, Michael Y., and Yukihiko Endo. "Transformation of Matsushita Electric Industrial Co., Ltd. 2005 (A)." Harvard Business School Case 905-412, June 2005.
- June 2005
- Supplement
Transformation of Matsushita Electric Industrial Co., Ltd. 2005 (B)
By: Michael Y. Yoshino and Yukihiko Endo
Supplements the (A) case. View Details
Yoshino, Michael Y., and Yukihiko Endo. "Transformation of Matsushita Electric Industrial Co., Ltd. 2005 (B)." Harvard Business School Supplement 905-413, June 2005.
- June 2005
- Supplement
Transformation of Matsushita Electric Industrial Co., Ltd. 2005 (C)
By: Michael Y. Yoshino and Yukihiko Endo
Supplements the (A) case. View Details
Yoshino, Michael Y., and Yukihiko Endo. "Transformation of Matsushita Electric Industrial Co., Ltd. 2005 (C)." Harvard Business School Supplement 905-414, June 2005.
- May 2005 (Revised March 2007)
- Teaching Note
Sony EyeToy
By: Anita Elberse and Youngme E. Moon
Teaching Note to (9-505-024). View Details
Keywords: Electronics Industry
- May 2005
- Exercise
Forecasting the Adoption of E-books
By: Elie Ofek
Gives students an opportunity to understand the challenges inherent in forecasting the diffusions of innovations. Provides data for forecasting the adoption of electronic books. Students are encouraged to use the Bass Model framework, while being cognizant of its... View Details
Keywords: Forecasting and Prediction; Framework; Books; Analytics and Data Science; Product Launch; Internet and the Web; Technology Adoption
Ofek, Elie. "Forecasting the Adoption of E-books." Harvard Business School Exercise 505-063, May 2005.
- April 2005 (Revised May 2005)
- Supplement
Executive Compensation at General Electric (B)
By: V.G. Narayanan and Michele Jurgens
Supplements the (A) case. View Details
Narayanan, V.G., and Michele Jurgens. "Executive Compensation at General Electric (B)." Harvard Business School Supplement 105-070, April 2005. (Revised May 2005.)
- April 2005 (Revised April 2010)
- Teaching Note
Flextronics International, Ltd. (TN)
Teaching Note to (9-604-063). View Details
Keywords: Electronics Industry
- March 2005
- Teaching Note
Antitrust Regulations in a Global Setting: The EU Investigation of the GE/Honeywell Merger (TN)
By: Mihir A. Desai and Belen Villalonga
Teaching Note to (9-204-081). View Details
- November 2004
- Case
The Electronic Product Code: Future Impact on the Global Food System
By: Ray A. Goldberg and James Weber
The Electronic Product Code (EPC) is a successor to the Uniform Product Code and will improve the efficiency and traceability of the global food system. This case focuses on how best to implement this new system and respect the privacy of the ultimate consumer, and the... View Details
Keywords: Information; Rights; Ethics; Consumer Behavior; Management Systems; Technology Adoption; Innovation and Invention; Food and Beverage Industry
Goldberg, Ray A., and James Weber. "The Electronic Product Code: Future Impact on the Global Food System." Harvard Business School Case 905-409, November 2004.
- October 2004 (Revised December 2004)
- Case
Nokia Update 2004
By: David B. Yoffie and Barbara Mack
Updates students on Nokia's performance. View Details
- October 2004
- Case
Sales Force Training at Arrow Electronics (A)
By: Jason R. Barro, Brian J. Hall and Aaron Zimmerman
In the mid-1980s, Arrow, the world's largest electronics distributor, implemented a college recruiting program to hire salespeople. The program was part of an effort to increase the professionalism and skill set of the sales force in an industry where few salespeople... View Details
Keywords: Human Resources; Compensation and Benefits; Recruitment; Retention; Selection and Staffing; Salesforce Management; Competition
Barro, Jason R., Brian J. Hall, and Aaron Zimmerman. "Sales Force Training at Arrow Electronics (A)." Harvard Business School Case 905-041, October 2004.
- October 2004
- Case
Sales Force Training at Arrow Electronics (B)
By: Jason R. Barro, Brian J. Hall and Aaron Zimmerman
Supplements the (A) case. A rewritten version of an earlier supplement. View Details
Keywords: Human Resources; Compensation and Benefits; Recruitment; Retention; Selection and Staffing; Salesforce Management; Competition
Barro, Jason R., Brian J. Hall, and Aaron Zimmerman. "Sales Force Training at Arrow Electronics (B)." Harvard Business School Case 905-042, October 2004.
- August 2004 (Revised May 2017)
- Teaching Note
Samsung Electronics Company: Global Marketing Operations
By: John A. Quelch
Teaching Note to (9-504-051). View Details
- August 2004
- Supplement
Samsung Electronics Corporation: Eric Kim Interview
By: John A. Quelch
Quelch, John A. "Samsung Electronics Corporation: Eric Kim Interview." Harvard Business School Video Supplement 505-704, August 2004.
- July 2004
- Supplement
Samsung Electronics Commercials
By: John A. Quelch
Quelch, John A. "Samsung Electronics Commercials." Harvard Business School Video Supplement 505-701, July 2004.
- March 2004 (Revised September 2005)
- Case
RealNetworks Rhapsody
By: Thomas R. Eisenmann and Steven Carpenter
Examines RealNetwork's (Real's) strategy for the rapidly emerging online music market. In contrast to rivals who sell individual copies of songs, Real offers online music on a subscription basis. For a $10 monthly fee, subscribers to Real's Rhapsody service have... View Details
Keywords: Internet and the Web; Competitive Advantage; Distribution Channels; Music Entertainment; Ownership; Service Industry; Retail Industry; Music Industry
Eisenmann, Thomas R., and Steven Carpenter. "RealNetworks Rhapsody." Harvard Business School Case 804-142, March 2004. (Revised September 2005.)
- March 2004 (Revised April 2005)
- Case
Midwest Office Products
By: Robert S. Kaplan
Presents an easy introduction to time-driven activity-based costing (ABC) that allows students to build a simple ABC model of order profitability. Midwest's time-driven ABC approach is based on two categories of parameter estimates. The first is the cost per hour of... View Details
Keywords: Cost; Price; Activity Based Costing and Management; Time Management; Financial Reporting; Profit; Performance Improvement; Order Taking and Fulfillment; Performance Evaluation
Kaplan, Robert S. "Midwest Office Products." Harvard Business School Case 104-073, March 2004. (Revised April 2005.)
- March 2004 (Revised January 2008)
- Case
Samsung Electronics Company: Global Marketing Operations
By: John A. Quelch
Samsung's global marketing director is assessing how to build the global brand reputation of the company further and upgrade the company's worldwide brand image. To show how to build a global brand. View Details
Quelch, John A., and Anna Harrington. "Samsung Electronics Company: Global Marketing Operations." Harvard Business School Case 504-051, March 2004. (Revised January 2008.)
- February 2004
- Case
Bradman and Tendulkar, LLC
By: Ananth Raman and Vishal Gaur
An investment firm is trying to project inventory turns for Radio Shack, a chain of consumer electronics stores. The investment firm has access to public financial data but not to internal operational metrics. It needs to project inventory turns because inventory... View Details