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- February 1987 (Revised August 1989)
- Background Note
United States Trade Law
By: David B. Yoffie
Examines the manner in which U.S. trade law and policy has evolved, with emphasis on trade in manufactured goods and services as well as the relationship between the executive and the legislature. The structure and content of U.S. trade law is discussed including a... View Details
- January 1987 (Revised January 1990)
- Case
The World VCR Industry
By: David B. Yoffie
In the 1980s Japan dominated the world industry for video cassette recorders. This case looks at the evolution of the technology and competition in VCRs, the battles between VHS and Beta, and the emerging threats to Japanese dominance. View Details
- December 1986 (Revised April 1987)
- Case
Motorola's Japan Strategy
By: David B. Yoffie and John J. Coleman
- November 1986 (Revised January 1988)
- Case
General Electric Exports: Financing Trade with China
By: David B. Yoffie
- November 1986 (Revised November 1987)
- Case
MG Services
By: David B. Yoffie
Keywords: Service Industry
- October 1986 (Revised July 1993)
- Case
Cummins Engine Co. in 1979
By: David B. Yoffie
Keywords: Industrial Products Industry
- October 1986 (Revised February 1987)
- Case
South Korea: Trade and the Electronics Industry
By: David B. Yoffie
- October 1986 (Revised November 1988)
- Case
B-W Footwear
By: David B. Yoffie
As import penetration into the American footwear market reached 81% in 1986, B-W Footwear, along with all of its American competitors, was struggling. Supply lines were deteriorating, retailers and importers were gaining power, and the government had rejected two... View Details
- October 1986 (Revised March 1989)
- Case
North American Telecom International
By: David B. Yoffie and John J. Coleman
Keywords: Telecommunications Industry
- August 1986 (Revised June 1987)
- Case
Lotus Development Corporation: Entering International Markets
By: David B. Yoffie and John J. Coleman
Lotus 1-2-3 exploded on the American market in the spring of 1983. Nine months later Jim Manzi, vice president of marketing, hired Chuck Digate to develop an international strategy for Lotus. Case explores Lotus' rapid rise to the top of the software market in the... View Details
- July 1986 (Revised August 1987)
- Background Note
Note on Comparative Advantage
By: David B. Yoffie and John J. Coleman
Discusses David Ricardo's theory of comparative advantage and the refinement of his model developed by Eli Heckscher and Bertil Ohlin. Presents several criticisms of the Heckscher-Ohlin theory, including Wassily Leontief's empirical demonstration that the nature of... View Details
- July 1986 (Revised April 1989)
- Background Note
Note on Sources of Comparative Advantage
By: David B. Yoffie and John J. Coleman
After Eli Heckscher and Bertil Ohlin's propositions about the sources of comparative advantage were empirically challenged by Wassily Leontief, scholars set out to explain the "Leontief paradox" by developing alternative theories on the sources of comparative... View Details
Keywords: Competitive Advantage