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- May 2006 (Revised November 2006)
- Case
DVD War
By: David B. Yoffie and Michael Slind
In 2006, the DVD was the most popular storage medium in the entertainment and computer industries. The development of high-definition (HD) technology created a need for a format with greater storage capacity. Instead of agreeing on a single standard for a new HD disc,...
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Keywords:
Disruption;
Entertainment;
Business History;
Intellectual Property;
Product;
Competition;
Technology Adoption;
Electronics Industry;
Electronics Industry
Yoffie, David B., and Michael Slind. "DVD War." Harvard Business School Case 706-504, May 2006. (Revised November 2006.)
- March 1989
- Case
Philips In-Car Entertainment (B)
By: F. Warren McFarlan and H. Jeff Smith
McFarlan, F. Warren, and H. Jeff Smith. "Philips In-Car Entertainment (B)." Harvard Business School Case 189-154, March 1989.
- October 1988
- Case
Digital Communications, Inc.: Encoder Device Division
Explores the issues surrounding the determination of the product cost of a subassembly in a firm that has never had to determine subassembly costs. Asks students to change the cost system by adding allocation bases and developing a step-down allocation process.
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Cost Accounting;
Resource Allocation;
Electronics Industry;
Electronics Industry;
Electronics Industry
Cooper, Robin. "Digital Communications, Inc.: Encoder Device Division." Harvard Business School Case 189-083, October 1988.
- May 1996
- Case
Honeywell Defense Avionics
By: D. Quinn Mills and Paul Clark
Keywords:
Information Technology;
National Security;
Electronics Industry;
Electronics Industry;
Electronics Industry
Mills, D. Quinn, and Paul Clark. "Honeywell Defense Avionics." Harvard Business School Case 396-379, May 1996.
- October 1990 (Revised February 1991)
- Case
Sony Corp.: Globalization
Keywords:
Globalization;
Globalized Firms and Management;
Electronics Industry;
Electronics Industry
Yoshino, Michael Y. "Sony Corp.: Globalization." Harvard Business School Case 391-071, October 1990. (Revised February 1991.)
- June 1993
- Teaching Note
Circuit City Stores, Inc. (A) TN
By: William J. Bruns Jr.
Teaching Note for (9-191-086).
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- January 1991 (Revised January 1993)
- Case
Xerox Corp.: The Customer Satisfaction Program
In August 1990 the president and executive vice president of Xerox are reviewing the progress made on its customer satisfaction program. The emphasis placed on the program, the success of the program to date, and the drive to achieve the corporate goals of customer...
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Menezes, Melvyn A. "Xerox Corp.: The Customer Satisfaction Program." Harvard Business School Case 591-055, January 1991. (Revised January 1993.)
- January 1991 (Revised November 1994)
- Case
Black Caucus Groups at Xerox Corp. (A)
In 1970 Xerox had a very progressive affirmative action program yet, once hired, black employees faced serious problems, due both to overt discrimination and to their exclusion from the informal networks of support, information and mentoring that the other salespeople...
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Keywords:
Prejudice and Bias;
Alliances;
Race Characteristics;
Employees;
Electronics Industry;
Electronics Industry;
United States
Friedman, Raymond A. "Black Caucus Groups at Xerox Corp. (A)." Harvard Business School Case 491-047, January 1991. (Revised November 1994.)
- 01 Apr 1999
- News
Short Takes
a pioneer - in the process of capturing customer information, mining that information for value, and converting the information into shareable knowledge, which is then communicated among workers through robust electronic networks. For...
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Eileen K. McCluskey
- 02 Jan 2014
- News
The Power to Change
cared about how to make it happen," Wilcox says. "I adopted the dream and it became my dream too." Wilcox first saw Joe Jacobson and Jerry Rubin's electronic ink dream in 1997. He discovered the two MIT Media Lab professors through the...
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Find Books, Articles, & More | Baker Library
behalf using a library proxy account. A library proxy can check out materials on behalf of faculty. Library proxy access to electronic library resources requires both an HBS email address and faculty sponsorship if the individual falls...
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- 06 Dec 2012
- News
New Thinking on Healthcare Reform
consumers," Brown observed. "They have ever-rising expectations about the quality and clarity of their care." For that reason, Brown envisions a movement toward personally kept electronic records, a portable system that can be easily kept...
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- 20 Aug 2015
- Blog Post
AVICII: REFLECTIONS ON MANAGING THE BRAND OF A GLOBAL SUPERSTAR
develop the company into a more consumer-facing brand: establish a presence and ethos that exists beyond a single artist, instead representing a collection of artists across many different genres. I am honored to have met and worked with one of the biggest names in...
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Entertainment / Media / Sports
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India - Industry specific research
style="color:blue; text-decoration:underline">Manufacturers Association for Information Technology Association for the Indian IT, Communications Technology and electronics hardware manufacturing industries, the site includes...
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- 01 Sep 2006
- News
East to West
Issues surrounding corporate governance are a source of ongoing debate in the boardrooms of companies around the world — not just the United States. A new case, “Governing Sumida Corporation,” takes readers inside a Japanese manufacturer of View Details
- 24 Jun 2019
- Blog Post
Dance to the Music: How Noa Torok Found Her Dream Job at SoundCloud
Noa says, “it was electronic music – techno is my passion!” But how would she connect the dots between her enthusiasm for music and her business ambitions? Noa’s advisor suggested she review the websites of large VC firms to see if they...
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- 14 May 2018
- Blog Post
Women Making a Comeback: Diane Flynn Reboots Promising Careers
The arc of Diane Flynn's career will be familiar to many talented professionals – especially talented female professionals. After a successful run at The Boston Consulting Group, she got her MBA from HBS (1988) and went on to have an enviable, decade-long career with...
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