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  • May 1999 (Revised March 2001)
  • Case

Marshall Industries

By: Jeffrey F. Rayport
Confounding predictions that the Internet would "disintermediate" commerce, making "middle man" companies all but obsolete, Marshall Industries, a leading electronics distributor, used the Internet and digital technologies to reinvent itself. Marshall continued to sell... View Details
Keywords: Organizational Change and Adaptation; Digital Platforms; Internet and the Web; Supply Chain; Emerging Markets; Customer Focus and Relationships; Distribution Industry; Distribution Industry
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  • July 1988 (Revised July 1989)
  • Case

Hygiene Industries

By: David E. Bell
Keywords: Health Industry
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  • January 1990 (Revised February 1994)
  • Case

Photolithography Industry

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  • December 1979 (Revised April 1982)
  • Case

UV Industries

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  • July 1996 (Revised March 2000)
  • Case

Hobson Industries

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  • 2009
  • Other Unpublished Work

When Does Industrial Policy Work? Evidence from the Brazilian Ethanol Fuel Industry

By: Santiago Mingo and Tarun Khanna
What is the impact of a state-led industrial policy program on entrepreneurial activity, industry evolution, and firm competitiveness? How and when is industrial policy an effective tool to spur the development of an emerging industry? To address these questions, we... View Details
Keywords: Economic Growth; Entrepreneurship; Policy; Industry Growth; Business and Government Relations; Competition; Energy Industry; Brazil
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Pricing and Production Flexibility: An Empirical Analysis of the U.S. Automotive Industry

By: Antonio Moreno and Christian Terwiesch
We use a detailed data set from the U.S. auto industry spanning from 2002 to 2009 and a variety of econometric methods to characterize the relationship between the availability of production mix flexibility and firms’ use of responsive pricing. We find that production... View Details
Keywords: Empirical Operations Management; Flexibility; Pricing; Automotive Industry; Production; Price; Management; Analysis; Auto Industry; United States
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  • 01 Apr 2021

Industry Spotlight Series: From Industrials to HBS

Please join us for a virtual panel discussion highlighting Harvard Business School students formerly working in the Industrials Industry. Hear what a day in the life of an HBS student is like, how they plan to utilize their MBA, and maybe... View Details
  • February 1987 (Revised July 1988)
  • Background Note

Machine Tool Industry and Industrial Policy--1955-82

By: George C. Lodge and David J. Collis
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  • 24 Jun 2021
  • Video

Industry Spotlight: Private Equity

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Industrial Ecology and Competitiveness

By: Daniel Esty and Michael E. Porter
In the emerging field of industrial ecology one of the unsettled questions is the degree to which design for the environment, closing energy and materials loops, and other industrial ecology concepts apply at the firm level. In this article we examine this issue with a... View Details
Keywords: Competition
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  • February 1980 (Revised August 1980)
  • Background Note

Lodging Industry

By: Daryl D Wyckoff and W. Earl Sasser
Keywords: Accommodations Industry
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  • 1988
  • Chapter

The Machine Tool Industry and Industrial Policy 1955-82

By: David J. Collis
Keywords: Machinery and Machining; Policy; Manufacturing Industry
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  • Research Summary

Securities Industry

By: D. Quinn Mills
I have recently published two books about the bull market of the 1990s. The first deals with the internet bubble; the second deals with the large company financial reporting scandals. Both books consider the events, causes (including matters of ethics) , and what... View Details
  • May 1998
  • Case

Stone Industries

By: David F. Hawkins
Managers must decide how to account for a debt refinancing. View Details
Keywords: Financial Statements; Borrowing and Debt
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  • September 2007
  • Case

Kohl Industries

By: John A. Davis
Describes a compensation dilemma with a father and his three children, who work in different businesses under the family holding companies. The father, James Cole, must set compensation that meets the needs of the family and the business. View Details
Keywords: Business Subsidiaries; Family Business; Compensation and Benefits; Family and Family Relationships
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  • November 1996
  • Case

Injex Industries

By: H. Kent Bowen and Sylvie Ryckebusch
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Models of Industry Evolution

Through a series of large-scale statistical studies and case studies on specific industries, Anita M. McGahan is developing a framework for evaluating industry evolution. Her work has generated a number of statistical studies, several co-authored with Michael E.... View Details
  • November 1999 (Revised November 2000)
  • Background Note

Economic Liberalization and Industry Dynamics

Programs of economic liberalization often lead to dramatic changes in industry structure. This note presents excerpts from several research papers that summarize findings on how industries evolve following abrupt policy reforms. The note is organized into seven... View Details
Keywords: Industry Structures
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  • September 1996 (Revised March 2002)
  • Case

Bishay Industries

By: David F. Hawkins and Norman Bartczak
A bankrupt company has a turnaround plan. Students are asked to predict whether it will be successful. View Details
Keywords: Insolvency and Bankruptcy; Business Plan; Goals and Objectives; Strategic Planning; Business Strategy; Cash Flow; Mathematical Methods; Financial Services Industry
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