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- January 1989 (Revised March 1995)
- Case
Du Pont Freon Products Division (A)
In 1988, the Du Pont Co. is abruptly confronted with solid scientific evidence that chlorofluorocarbons are destroying the earth's ozone shield. Du Pont, with its Freon brand product line serving markets for foam insulation, electronics solvents, and especially... View Details
- January 1989
- Case
Benetton S.p.A.
Focuses on the strategic/organizational development of Benetton. Examines the organizational structure which has allowed the company to expand into a world scale company from its small entrepreneurial base. Examines the functional strategies which have allowed a huge... View Details
- winter 1989
- Article
Split-Awards Procurement and Innovation
By: James J. Anton and Dennis A. Yao
In many procurement settings, it is possible for a buyer to split a production award between suppliers. In this article, we develop a model of split-award procurement auctions in which the split choice is endogenous. We characterize the set of equilibrium bids and... View Details
- December 1988
- Teaching Note
Marketing Organization Course Module, Instructor's Overview
Keywords: Marketing Strategy
- December 1988 (Revised October 1989)
- Teaching Note
Atlas Copco (A): Gaining and Building Distribution Channels, (B) and (C): The Conflict Episode, Teaching Note
Teaching Note for (9-588-004), (9-588-020), and (9-588-021). View Details
- November 1988
- Teaching Note
IBM Marketing Organization (A) and (B), Teaching Note
Keywords: Marketing
- November 1988 (Revised December 1992)
- Teaching Note
Foreign Exchange Market Background Note and Problem Set, The (TN)
By: W. Carl Kester
Teaching Note for (9-287-033). View Details
Keywords: International Finance
- November 1988
- Case
Honeywell Residential Division: New Product Development
Describes three different product development efforts at the Residential Controls division of Honeywell, Inc. Each of the three projects was for a different market and competitive environment. Each was tackled in a somewhat different way within the Honeywell... View Details
- October 1988 (Revised May 1989)
- Case
General Electric: Consumer Electronics Group
By: David J. Collis and Nancy Donohue
Highlights the General Electric takeover of RCA and the consolidation of the two companies' consumer electronic groups. Starting first with a history of the television industry in the United States, Europe, and Japan, and then a brief discussion of the main competitors... View Details
- October 1988 (Revised October 1989)
- Background Note
Aspects of Marketing Organization: An Introduction
Discusses the typical strengths, vulnerabilities, and key management skills associated with three common forms of marketing organization: a product-focused organization, a market-focused organization, and a functionally-focused organization. It considers how the nature... View Details
Keywords: Marketing Strategy
- October 1988 (Revised December 1994)
- Supplement
Major Home Appliance Industry in 1988
By: David J. Collis and Nancy Donohue
Updates developments in the industry. Included among these are GE's reinvestment program, GE and Whirlpool's bidding war for Roper, Sears' expansion into selling brand names, Whirlpool's expansion into the European markets, and a number of other examples of this kind... View Details
- October 1988
- Case
Pepsi-Cola Fountain Beverage Division: Marketing Organization
- September 1988 (Revised November 1988)
- Case
Watt Group: Consumer Product and Retailing Doctors (A)
By: Ray A. Goldberg
- September 1988 (Revised October 1992)
- Case
Suzuki Samurai
By: John A. Quelch
Suzuki and advertising agency executives are debating the product positioning and accompanying copy strategy alternatives for the Suzuki Samurai prior to its U.S. introduction. View Details