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      • July 2004 (Revised January 2007)
      • Case

      H&R Block and "Everyday Financial Services"

      By: Peter Tufano and Daniel Schneider
      H&R Block, the U.S. market leader in tax preparation services, must decide whether to offer financial services to its low-income clients. H&R Block is facing increased competition from branded and nonbranded tax preparers, and the number of returns prepared by the... View Details
      Keywords: Financial Management; Income; Taxation; Product Development; Financial Services Industry; United States
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      Tufano, Peter, and Daniel Schneider. H&R Block and "Everyday Financial Services". Harvard Business School Case 205-013, July 2004. (Revised January 2007.)
      • June 2004 (Revised September 2005)
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      Cox Communications, Inc.

      By: Thomas R. Eisenmann and Jonathan Gibbons
      Cox Communications, the third largest U.S. cable television system operator, is confronting strategy decisions in mid-2004. Cox managers must decide whether to speed its deployment of Voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP), which offers capital and operating costs savings... View Details
      Keywords: Customers; Information Technology; Competition; Product Development; Media and Broadcasting Industry; Telecommunications Industry; United States
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      Eisenmann, Thomas R., and Jonathan Gibbons. "Cox Communications, Inc." Harvard Business School Case 804-192, June 2004. (Revised September 2005.)
      • May 2004
      • Background Note

      56K Modem Battle

      By: David B. Yoffie and Deborah Freier
      Examines the battle to set the standard for the 56K modem. Set in 1996, this case looks at how computers accessed the Internet via a telephone line, or dial-up connection, and a hardware modem. In 1995, there were 18.6 million total modem unit shipments, with market... View Details
      Keywords: Announcements; Revenue; Patents; Product Launch; Network Effects; Standards; Competition; Information Infrastructure; Internet and the Web; Technology Industry; Illinois
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      Yoffie, David B., and Deborah Freier. "56K Modem Battle." Harvard Business School Background Note 704-501, May 2004.
      • 25 Feb 2004
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      Competitiveness in Rural U.S. Regions: Learning and Research Agenda

      By: Michael E. Porter, Christian H.M. Ketels, Kaia K. Miller and Richard Bryden
      Competitiveness in Rural U.S. Regions: Learning and Research Agenda View Details
      Keywords: Economics; Growth and Development; United States
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      Porter, Michael E., Christian H.M. Ketels, Kaia K. Miller, and Richard Bryden. "Competitiveness in Rural U.S. Regions: Learning and Research Agenda." U.S. Economic Development Administration, February 25, 2004.
      • December 2003
      • Case

      Antitrust Regulations in a Global Setting: The EU Investigation of the GE/Honeywell Merger

      By: Mihir A. Desai, Belen Villalonga and Mark Veblen
      Helps students understand the principles underlying competition and antitrust policy in the context of the proposed GE-Honeywell merger. The U.S. Department of Justice has already approved the transaction and it is being considered by the European Commission. The... View Details
      Keywords: Mergers and Acquisitions; Decisions; Economy; Fairness; Governing Rules, Regulations, and Reforms; Competition; Aerospace Industry
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      Desai, Mihir A., Belen Villalonga, and Mark Veblen. "Antitrust Regulations in a Global Setting: The EU Investigation of the GE/Honeywell Merger." Harvard Business School Case 204-081, December 2003.
      • December 2003 (Revised March 2004)
      • Case

      FIRA: Confronting the Mexican Agricultural Crisis

      By: James E. Austin, Michael Chu and Cate Reavis
      In fall 2003, Mexico's agriculture sector was facing a crisis brought on largely by a surge in cheap U.S. imports resulting from NAFTA and inaccessible and/or expensive terms of credit for Mexican agricultural producers. It was getting harder for Mexican producers to... View Details
      Keywords: Development Economics; Public Sector; Trade; Financial Instruments; Crisis Management; Markets; Strategic Planning; Partners and Partnerships; Competitive Strategy; Agriculture and Agribusiness Industry
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      Austin, James E., Michael Chu, and Cate Reavis. "FIRA: Confronting the Mexican Agricultural Crisis." Harvard Business School Case 304-032, December 2003. (Revised March 2004.)
      • 18 Nov 2003
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      The U.S. Homebuilding Industry and The Competitive Position of Large Builders

      By: Michael E. Porter
      Strategy presentation at the Centex Investor Conference, New York. Topics include: The structure of the homebuilding industry, the competitive advantages of large homebuilders, market assessment of homebuilding versus other industries and the role of investors in... View Details
      Keywords: Industry Analysis; Five Forces; Strategy; Five Forces Framework; United States
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      Porter, Michael E. "The U.S. Homebuilding Industry and The Competitive Position of Large Builders." Centex Investor Conference, New York, NY, November 18, 2003.
      • November 2003 (Revised September 2016)
      • Case

      Creating Global Oil, 1900-1935

      By: Geoffrey G. Jones and Daniel Wadhwani
      Taught in the elective MBA course entitled The Evolution of Global Business. Examines the development of an international cartel in the oil industry in the 1920s and 1930s. Focuses on the decisions and actions of the leading multinational oil companies—particularly... View Details
      Keywords: History; Competition; Multinational Firms and Management; Alliances; Cooperation; Business and Government Relations; Energy Industry
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      Jones, Geoffrey G., and Daniel Wadhwani. "Creating Global Oil, 1900-1935." Harvard Business School Case 804-089, November 2003. (Revised September 2016.)
      • March 2003 (Revised October 2003)
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      Campbell Soup Company: Transforming for the 21st Century

      By: Lynda M. Applegate and Jamie Ladge
      In July 2001, Campbell Soup's newly appointed CEO, Douglas R. Conant, addressed a group of Wall Street analysts and unveiled his plan to kick-start growth. His plan called for organizational renewal and revitalization, redesign of core customer-facing processes... View Details
      Keywords: Customer Focus and Relationships; Entrepreneurship; Growth and Development Strategy; Marketing Strategy; Product Marketing; Industry Structures; Production; Supply Chain Management; Competition; Competitive Strategy; Consumer Products Industry; Food and Beverage Industry; United States
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      Applegate, Lynda M., and Jamie Ladge. "Campbell Soup Company: Transforming for the 21st Century." Harvard Business School Case 803-119, March 2003. (Revised October 2003.)
      • October 2002 (Revised December 2003)
      • Case

      eShip-4U

      By: Roy D. Shapiro and Timothy M. Laseter
      eShip is a small Israeli start-up with a potentially exciting new concept for the residential package-delivery value chain--the Automatic Delivery Machine (ADM). Much like today's ubiquitous ATMs, ADMs would allow consumers to have parcels delivered to a nearby ADM... View Details
      Keywords: Business Startups; Business Model; Service Operations; Logistics; Corporate Strategy; Information Technology; Competitive Strategy; Value Creation; Saving; Innovation and Invention; Transportation Industry; Service Industry; Shipping Industry; Israel; United States
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      Shapiro, Roy D., and Timothy M. Laseter. "eShip-4U." Harvard Business School Case 603-076, October 2002. (Revised December 2003.)
      • October 2002 (Revised June 2003)
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      Restructuring the U.S. Steel Industry

      By: William E. Fruhan Jr.
      Focuses on the competitive decline of the integrated steel producers in the United States from 1970 to 2002. Issues include: Should the U.S. government impose tariffs to try to protect the industry? What should labor unions do, if anything, to protect jobs and wage... View Details
      Keywords: Restructuring; Jobs and Positions; Labor Unions; Wages; Business and Government Relations; Integration; Steel Industry; United States
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      Fruhan, William E., Jr. "Restructuring the U.S. Steel Industry." Harvard Business School Case 203-042, October 2002. (Revised June 2003.)
      • July 2002 (Revised September 2002)
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      Competition in Japanese Financial Markets, 2002 (Abridged)

      By: Tarun Khanna
      In early 2002, Japan, the world's largest economy, had been mired in a decade-long recession. A range of stimulus packages had failed to work their magic. The "Big Bang" financial deregulation reforms announced in 1998 had not quite produced the economic boom that the... View Details
      Keywords: Competition; Financial Markets; Global Strategy; Financial Crisis; Banks and Banking; Banking Industry; Japan
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      Khanna, Tarun. "Competition in Japanese Financial Markets, 2002 (Abridged)." Harvard Business School Case 703-407, July 2002. (Revised September 2002.)
      • June 2002 (Revised July 2002)
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      NTT DoCoMo: Marketing i-mode

      By: Youngme E. Moon
      i-mode is a wireless Internet service offered in Japan by NTT DoCoMo. In just three years, the service has won over 30 million subscribers and achieved a 60% share of Japan's mobile Internet market, making it the most successful mobile data service in the world. It is... View Details
      Keywords: Price; Marketing; Marketing Channels; Market Entry and Exit; Market Participation; Success; Competition; Internet and the Web; Technology Adoption; Mobile and Wireless Technology; Telecommunications Industry; Japan
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      Moon, Youngme E. "NTT DoCoMo: Marketing i-mode." Harvard Business School Case 502-031, June 2002. (Revised July 2002.)
      • May 2002 (Revised August 2006)
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      Yangcheng: AES in China

      By: Richard H.K. Vietor
      AES, an American electric power company with 141 plants worldwide, is just completing construction of a 2,100-MW plant in China--the largest ever. The project, a joint venture with five local companies, has several environmental, ownership, and operational issues as... View Details
      Keywords: Energy Generation; Joint Ventures; Foreign Direct Investment; Environmental Sustainability; Problems and Challenges; Energy Industry; China
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      Vietor, Richard H.K. "Yangcheng: AES in China." Harvard Business School Case 702-006, May 2002. (Revised August 2006.)
      • April 2002 (Revised October 2003)
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      Pension Plan of Bethlehem Steel, 2001, The

      By: Peter Tufano
      Bethlehem Steel's 2001 bankruptcy filing inspires an employee's daughter to evaluate her father's pension plan, weeks after September 11's tragedies exacerbated a weakening U.S. economy and just months before her father planned to retire. Battered equity markets and... View Details
      Keywords: Asset Management; Financial Instruments; Retirement; Steel Industry; United States
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      Tufano, Peter, Zvi Bodie, and Akiko M. Mitsui. "Pension Plan of Bethlehem Steel, 2001, The." Harvard Business School Case 202-088, April 2002. (Revised October 2003.)
      • April 2002 (Revised June 2003)
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      News Corporation

      By: Bharat N. Anand and Kate Attea
      In 2001, News Corp. is the smallest of the major media and entertainment conglomerates, but it has the broadest global presence. In an effort to establish a major distribution presence in the United States, News Corp. had looked to acquire DirecTV, the largest U.S.... View Details
      Keywords: Acquisition; Business Conglomerates; Globalization; Distribution; Organizational Culture; Family Ownership; Competition; Consolidation; Corporate Strategy; Entertainment and Recreation Industry; Journalism and News Industry; United States; Australia
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      Anand, Bharat N., and Kate Attea. "News Corporation." Harvard Business School Case 702-425, April 2002. (Revised June 2003.)
      • February 2002 (Revised September 2002)
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      Competition in Japanese Financial Markets, 2002

      By: Tarun Khanna and Louis P. DiLorenzo, Jr
      In early 2002, Japan, the world's largest economy, had been mired in a decade-long recession. A range of stimulus packages had failed to work their magic. The "Big Bang" financial deregulation reforms announced in 1998 had not quite produced the economic boom that the... View Details
      Keywords: Risk and Uncertainty; Competition; Investment Banking; Financial Markets; Globalization; Financial Crisis; Commercial Banking; Banking Industry; Japan
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      Khanna, Tarun, and Louis P. DiLorenzo, Jr. "Competition in Japanese Financial Markets, 2002." Harvard Business School Case 702-455, February 2002. (Revised September 2002.)
      • February 2002 (Revised February 2006)
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      Volvo Trucks (A): Penetrating the U.S. Market

      By: Michael E. Porter and Orjan Solvell
      Volvo Trucks has worked on a global strategy for several decades. Beginning in the mid-1970s, the company decided to enter the largest market for trucks: the United States. Over time, the company has struggled to get a significant share of the U.S. market and at the... View Details
      Keywords: Market Entry and Exit; Competitive Strategy; Five Forces Framework; Truck Transportation; Global Strategy; Globalized Markets and Industries; Manufacturing Industry; Retail Industry; United States; Europe
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      Porter, Michael E., and Orjan Solvell. "Volvo Trucks (A): Penetrating the U.S. Market." Harvard Business School Case 702-418, February 2002. (Revised February 2006.)
      • January 2002 (Revised January 2004)
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      Cola Wars Continue: Coke and Pepsi in the Twenty-First Century

      By: David B. Yoffie and Yusi Wang
      Examines the industry structure and competitive strategy of Coca-cola and Pepsi over 100 years of rivalry. New challenges of the 21st century included boosting flagging domestic cola sales and finding new revenue streams. Both firms also began to modify their bottling,... View Details
      Keywords: Price; Growth and Development; Brands and Branding; Emerging Markets; Industry Structures; Performance; Competition; Competitive Strategy; Food and Beverage Industry; United States
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      Yoffie, David B., and Yusi Wang. "Cola Wars Continue: Coke and Pepsi in the Twenty-First Century." Harvard Business School Case 702-442, January 2002. (Revised January 2004.)
      • December 2001 (Revised April 2002)
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      Synthes

      By: John T. Gourville
      Synthes is the recognized leader in the U.S. orthopedic implant market, with a 50% market share in the metallic plates, rods, and screws used to fix severe bone fractures. Synthes' marketplace strength lies in the strength of its sales force and in the quality and... View Details
      Keywords: Innovation and Invention; Risk Management; Marketing Strategy; Product Launch; Market Entry and Exit; Product Development; Problems and Challenges; Competition; Manufacturing Industry; United States
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      Gourville, John T. "Synthes." Harvard Business School Case 502-008, December 2001. (Revised April 2002.)
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