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- August 2003 (Revised March 2004)
- Case
Waltz on the Danube
By: Arthur I Segel, Vincent Dessain and Anais Loizillon
Describes the intricate parts of an early real estate deal from the standpoint of the developer including feasibility analysis, market choice, acquisition of land, project development, design and construction issues, investment returns, and equity financing issues.... View Details
Keywords: Joint Ventures; Management; Property; Project Finance; Real Estate Industry; Germany; Hungary
- June 2003
- Case
In-N-Out Burger
By: Youngme E. Moon, Lucy Cummings, Sonali Sampat, Sam Thakarar and Kerry Herman
In-N-Out Burger is a fast-food chain with 171 company-owned locations in three states--California, Nevada, and Arizona. It has an extremely hardcore customer base and the company appears to be in good financial health. The primary issue in this case concerns expansion:... View Details
- February 2003 (Revised March 2006)
- Case
Centre Suisse d'Electronique et de Microtechnique (CSEM)
By: Michael E. Porter, Willis M. Emmons III and Christian Fenner
Le Centre Suisse d'Electronique et de Microtechnique S.A. (CSEM)--the Swiss Center for Electronics and Microtechnology--was a major nonprofit research institution located in Neuchatel, Switzerland, with roots in the Swiss watch industry. CSEM maintained close links to... View Details
- February 2003 (Revised August 2004)
- Case
Flextronics: Deciding on a Shop Floor System for Producing the Microsoft Xbox
By: Jeffrey T. Polzer and Alison Berkley Wagonfeld
Jim McCusker must guide a group decision-making process aimed at getting input and buy-in from key people in California, Mexico, and Austria to choose a shop floor IT system for Flextronics. McCusker is Flextronics' account manager for the Microsoft Xbox project.... View Details
- December 2002
- Article
Knowledge Seeking and Location Choice of Foreign Direct Investment in the United States
By: Juan Alcacer and Wilbur Chung
To what extent do firms go abroad to access technology available in other locations? This paper examines whether and when state technical capabilities attract foreign investment in manufacturing from 1987-1993. We find that on average state R&D intensity does not... View Details
- December 2002
- Other Article
The Competitive Advantage of Corporate Philanthropy
By: Michael E. Porter and Mark R. Kramer
When it comes to philanthropy, executives increasingly see themselves as caught between critics demanding ever higher levels of "corporate social responsibility" and investors applying pressure to maximize short-term profits. Increasingly, philanthropy is used as a... View Details
Keywords: Strategy
- September 2002
- Case
Align Technology, Inc.: Matching Manufacturing Capacity to Sales Demand
By: H. Kent Bowen and Jonathan P Groberg
Align Technology is a four-year-old medical products company that has invented a new product requiring new manufacturing processes. Demand for the new product has grown more slowly than initial forecasts predicted, and the cost structure is preventing the company from... View Details
- September 2002 (Revised January 2003)
- Case
Intrawest Corporation
By: Frances X. Frei, Daniel Rethazy and Corey B. Hajim
Describes the dilemma surrounding Intrawest's growth strategy for the future. The organization must decide whether to continue its present development tactic or use its expertise to diversify its resort products in terms of location and type or spin off associated... View Details
- April 2002
- Background Note
Local Institutions and Global Strategy
By: Tarun Khanna
Explores how location affects a firm's strategy and identifies the different ways location affects industry structure, choice of a firm's position, and the sustainability of that position. The intellectual foundations lie in an appreciation of institutional economics.... View Details
- April 2002 (Revised May 2003)
- Supplement
An Overview of Project Finance-2002 Update
By: Benjamin C. Esty and Irina L. Christov
This case introduces to the field of project finance and provides a statistical overview of the project-financed investments over the last five years. It consists of four sections. The first section defines project finance and contrasts it with other well-known... View Details
- March 2002
- Background Note
Incentive Strategy Within Organizations
By: Brian J. Hall
This case serves as a supplement to any course on incentive design and implementation. The analysis first locates incentive strategy within the larger structure of organizations and markets and then helps to define the central components and difficulties of incentive... View Details
- February 2002 (Revised December 2003)
- Case
H-E-B Own Brands
By: V. Kasturi Rangan and Marie Bell
H-E-B is a $9 billion grocery chain located in Southwest Texas. This case focuses on H-E-B's private label strategy, a product category that accounts for 19% of H-E-B's sales and one that earns gross margins 50% higher than national brands. A leader in its markets,... View Details
- November 2001 (Revised March 2002)
- Case
Digital Angel
By: Youngme E. Moon and Kerry Herman
Digital Angel is considering the appropriate marketing plan for the launch of its new locator device. The device, a watch and pager worn in combination, provides GPS location information and monitors heart rate and body temperature via body sensors. Parents of young... View Details
- Article
Innovation: Location Matters
By: M. E. Porter and Scott Stern
Innovation has become the defining challenge for global competitiveness. To manage it well, companies must harness the power of location in creating and commercialiazing new ideas. View Details
- September 2000
- Case
Jardines: Tapping the Asian E-Commerce Market
By: F. Warren McFarlan, Melissa Dailey and Fred Young
"We have made significant progress in reshaping the group in the current cycle of change," announced the homepage of Jardine Matheson & Co.'s web site. Percy Weatherall, newly appointed managing director of the company, knew all too well about change. In his previous... View Details
- June 2000 (Revised July 2000)
- Case
ORIX KK
By: Malcolm S. Salter and Andrew Eggers
Describes the challenges facing a Japanese financial services company as it attempts to maintain its ability to attract and retain talented employees. The CEO's ideas of corporate governance and evidence from the competitive labor environment suggest the need for more... View Details
- December 1999 (Revised January 2002)
- Background Note
Overview of the Project Finance Market, An
By: Benjamin C. Esty, Suzanne I. Harris and Kathleen G. Krueger
This case introduces the field of project finance and supplies a statistical overview of the project finance market as of the mid=to late 1990s. It consists of four sections. The first section defines project finance and contrasts it with other well-known forms of... View Details