Publications

2009
Foreword

American Soft Drink Industry

By: Shon R. Hiatt

Keywords: Food and Beverage Industry; United States

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January 2012 (Revised June 2015)
Background Note

Inventory-Based Lending Industry Note

By: C. Fritz Foley, Ananth Raman and Nathan C. Craig

Inventory-based lending is a form of asset-based lending used by retailers and wholesalers. This note describes the development and the current state of the inventory-based lending industry. View Details

Keywords: Banks and Banking; Financing and Loans; Banking Industry

Educators

2002
Technical Note

The Recorded Music Industry

By: Marco Bertini, Victoria Carrión and Jose Luis Nueno

February 1995
Background Note

Health Information Industry Note

By: Regina E. Herzlinger and VJ Pappas

Keywords: Health; Information

February 2003
Supplement

Baseball Industry Update, 2002

By: Pankaj Ghemawat and Jan W. Rivkin

Spreadsheet for use with case (9-702-443). Download Only. (Exhibits 1 and 3). View Details

June 1994
Teaching Note

Catawba Industrial Company TN

By: Francis Aguilar

Teaching Note for (9-191-053). View Details

August 1985 (Revised March 1987)
Supplement

Detroit Tool Industries (C)

15 Jul 2020

Industry Spotlight Series: Entrepreneurship

Wonder what an MBA could do to help with your professional growth? Hear from alumni who started their own business as they reflect on their MBA experience. View Details

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Trade publications: industry research

What are trade publications and what kind of information do they provide? How can I locate them? Trade publications are issued by commercial publishers, as well as by trade and professional organizations. There are thousands of these publications, most dealing... View Details

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Historical wages by industry

Where do I find historical data on wages for a US industry? US data is available from the Bureau of Labor Statistics. International data is available from the International Labor... View Details

13 Jul 2010
News

Setting an Industry Standard

Keywords: beer; brewaries; Beverage and Tobacco Product Manufacturing; Manufacturing; Food and Beverage Stores; Retail Trade

July 1991 (Revised December 1993)
Case

Grupo Industrial Alfa, S.A.--1982

The rapid depreciation of the peso in 1982 precipitated a crisis at Grupo Alfa, Mexico's largest private company. The company's peso cash flow was insufficient to service its large dollar-denominated debt. Students are asked to formulate a plan for restructuring Alfa's... View Details

Keywords: Currency Exchange Rate; Restructuring; Negotiation Participants; Business Strategy; Financial Crisis; Mexico

Educators

March 1989
Background Note

Industry Note: In-Car Entertainment

By: F. Warren McFarlan and H. Jeff Smith

Keywords: Media

August 1985 (Revised July 1986)
Supplement

Detroit Tool Industries (B)

January 1988 (Revised April 1989)
Background Note

Europe's New Industrial Revolution

By: Malcolm S. Salter and Roy V. Eales

26 Jul 2022

Industry Spotlight: Fem Tech

Join us to learn more about HBS alumni making their mark in the Fem Tech sector. View Details

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Company or Industry News

Where do I find current news about a company or industry? The following databases aggregate articles from news and trade publications and can be used to search for news on companies and industries. ABI/ProQuest: contains full-text articles from over 500... View Details

September 1999
Background Note

Revolution in the Communications Switching Industry

By: Jay O. Light, Lynda M. Applegate and Daniel J. Green

As data packet switches threatened the voice circuit switch industry in 1999, major switch and router vendors began paying high premiums to acquire venture-backed switch companies. This note explains what a switch is and suggests why large vendors might be so anxious... View Details

Keywords: Acquisition; Restructuring; Capital; Information Technology; Technology Adoption; Communications Industry; Communications Industry