Publications

March 1980 (Revised February 1987)
Case

Sweco, Inc. (A)

By: Michael E. Porter and George S. Yip

Describes Sweco's decision about whether to enter the mud-processing equipment industry (used in oil well drilling). This is an internal entry decision, and the case describes Sweco's existing businesses as well as the mud-processing industry and competitors. The case... View Details

Keywords: Cost vs Benefits; Decisions; Forecasting and Prediction; Cost; Analytics and Data Science; Market Entry and Exit; Competition

March 1980 (Revised February 1987)
Supplement

Sweco, Inc. (A1)

By: Michael E. Porter and George S. Yip

Supplements the (A) case. Designed as an in-class handout. View Details

February 1980
Case

Profiles of Selected U.S. Securities Firms in 1979

Keywords: Investment Banking; Financial Services Industry; United States

January 1980 (Revised November 1982)
Background Note

Television Set Industry in 1979: Japan, Europe, and Newly Industrializing Countries

Keywords: Electronics Industry

January 1980 (Revised August 1986)
Case

General Electric vs. Westinghouse in Large Turbine Generators (A)

Describes the U.S. large turbine generator industry in early 1963, a period of severe price cutting and depressed industry conditions. Presents data to allow a structural analysis of the industry and an analysis of the strategies of the major players since 1946. The... View Details

Keywords: Transformation; Customer Focus and Relationships; Machinery and Machining; Cost Management; Price; Management Analysis, Tools, and Techniques; Marketing Strategy; Industry Structures; Competition; Manufacturing Industry; United States

January 1980 (Revised May 1980)
Supplement

General Electric vs. Westinghouse in Large Turbine Generators (B)

Supplements the (A) case. Designed as an in-class handout. View Details

Keywords: Energy Generation; Industrial Products Industry

January 1980
Supplement

General Electric vs. Westinghouse in Large Turbine Generators (C)

Supplements the (A) case. View Details

Keywords: Manufacturing Industry; United States

November 1979
Supplement

Note on the Electronic Component Distribution Industry, Supplement

Keywords: Distribution; Electronics Industry

April 1979 (Revised October 1983)
Case

U.S. Securities Industry in 1979

Keywords: Competitive Strategy; Financial Services Industry; United States

April 1979 (Revised July 1985)
Case

Receiving Tube Industry in 1967-78

Keywords: Competition; Competitive Strategy

April 1979 (Revised June 1988)
Case

Chain Saw Industry in 1978

By: Michael E. Porter and David J. Collis

For use on the second day of a two-day sequence on the U.S. chain saw industry. Describes the evolution of the industry since 1974. Illustrates issues in industry evolution, the forces causing evolution, and the strategic issues raised by evolution. The discussion can... View Details

Keywords: Competition; Industry Growth; Manufacturing Industry; United States