Publications

April 1984 (Revised June 1986)
Case

Soviet Gas Pipeline

Keywords: Energy Industry; Soviet Union

August 1983
Background Note

Balance of Payments: Accounting and Presentation

Provides an overview of balance of payments accounting and analytical presentation of balance of payments data. Includes sample transactions to illustrate the application of the basic accounting principles and definitions of the standard balances. View Details

Keywords: Accounting; Analytics and Data Science; Management; Standards; Mathematical Methods

August 1983 (Revised February 1988)
Supplement

Kennedy and the Balance of Payments, Exercise Worksheet

Supplements the case. View Details

Keywords: United States

April 1983 (Revised June 1993)
Case

Trade In Services and American Express

By: Joseph L. Badaracco Jr. and David B. Yoffie

Keywords: Financial Services Industry

April 1983 (Revised December 1984)
Background Note

Note on Free Trade and Protectionism

Keywords: Trade

April 1983 (Revised October 1990)
Background Note

Textiles and the Multi-Fiber Arrangement

What happens to an industry with millions of employees that loses its comparative advantage? This note examines this question by looking at the global textile and apparel industry. With the Multi-Fiber Arrangement coming up for renewal in December 1981, the United... View Details

Keywords: Trade; Cost vs Benefits; Developing Countries and Economies; Manufacturing Industry; Apparel and Accessories Industry; United States; Europe

April 1983 (Revised December 1985)
Case

Countertrade and Merban Corp.

Keywords: Trade; Global Range; Business and Government Relations; United States; Europe; Asia

February 1983 (Revised May 1985)
Case

China: Central Economic Planning

Keywords: Economy; Planning; Policy; China

December 1982 (Revised July 1985)
Case

Kennedy and the Balance of Payments

In 1960, the United States was facing a balance of payments problem. Gold reserves were being drained, American products were losing competitiveness, and the dollar was under attack. This case analyzes the roots of this problem, provides an opportunity to discuss in... View Details

Keywords: Problems and Challenges; Accounting; Macroeconomics; Money; Currency; Trade; United States

December 1982 (Revised April 1986)
Case

Zenith and the Color Television Fight

Keywords: Corporate Strategy; Media and Broadcasting Industry; Electronics Industry

May 1982
Case

South Korea--1982

Keywords: South Korea

February 1982
Background Note

International Trade

Keywords: Trade

Teaching Interest

Competing in the Age of Digital Platforms—(Executive Education)

Summary

Without exception, the most valuable companies in the world today are platforms. Microsoft, Apple, Amazon, Google, Facebook, and many other firms have built their fortunes by facilitating innovation across global ecosystems or... View Details

Keywords: Platforms; Technology; Strategy; Digital Business; Social Networks; Self-driving Cars; Mobile Gaming; Esports; Financial Services; Online Retail; Ride-sharing; Search; Auctions; United States; Asia; China; Europe

Research Summary

Masters of Strategy

Over the last two decades, Professor Yoffie has written numerous cases on Intel, Microsoft, and Apple. In a new research project with Professor Michael Cusumano of MIT, the authors are examining what made Andy Grove of Intel, Bill Gates of Microsoft, and Steve Jobs... View Details

Research Summary

Strategy and Technology

Professor Yoffie’s research examines different aspects of strategy and technology. His most recent research has focused on three areas. The first research topic looks at the dynamics of cooperation and competition among “complements.” In a number of articles and... View Details

Teaching Interest

Strategy and Technology (Elective Curriculum)