Publications

August 1982 (Revised September 1991)
Case

Rockwell International (A)

Describes the competitive situation facing Rockwell International, the market leader in the U.S. water meter industry. The industry is undergoing structural change, and competitor activity is intensifying. Rockwell must decide what, if any, actions are necessary to... View Details

Keywords: Transformation; Decisions; Management Analysis, Tools, and Techniques; Markets; Industry Structures; Business Strategy; Competition; Manufacturing Industry; United States

August 1982 (Revised July 1983)
Supplement

Rockwell International (A1)

Supplements the (A) case. Designed as an in-class handout. View Details

1982
Chapter

The Capacity Expansion Process in a Growing Oligopoly: The Case of Corn Wet Milling

By: A. Michael Spence and M. E. Porter

Keywords: Plant-Based Agribusiness; Duopoly and Oligopoly; Food; Performance Capacity; Expansion; Agriculture and Agribusiness Industry; Food and Beverage Industry

March 1982 (Revised June 1986)
Background Note

Note on Diversification as a Strategy

By: Michael E. Porter and Malcolm S. Salter

Presents a discussion of corporate diversification. Covers historical background, the concept of strategy for a diversified company, and concepts of value creation. View Details

Keywords: Diversification; Strategy; Value Creation

1982
Book

Business Policy: Text and Cases

By: C. Roland Christensen, Kenneth R. Andrews, Joseph L. Bower, Richard G. Hamermesh and Michael E. Porter

Keywords: Policy; Information; Cases

September 1981 (Revised August 1986)
Background Note

The U.S. Bicycle Industry in 1974

Keywords: Bicycle Industry; United States

May 1981
Case

Hospital Affiliates International, Inc. and the Hospital Management Industry

Keywords: Health Care and Treatment; Management; Health Industry

March 1981
Case

Heinz U.S.A.: Baby Food

Keywords: Food and Beverage Industry

November 1980
Case

People's Republic of China

Keywords: China

April 1980 (Revised November 1982)
Background Note

U.S. Television Set Market--1970-79

Keywords: United States

April 1980 (Revised November 1985)
Background Note

U.S. Television Set Market, Prewar to 1970

Keywords: Electronics Industry; United States

April 1980 (Revised September 1985)
Background Note

The Disposable Diaper Industry in 1974

Describes the rapidly growing disposable diaper industry in 1974, a period in which Procter and Gamble's industry leadership faced strong challenges from Kimberly Clark, Johnson and Johnson, and Union Carbide. The latter two firms were in the process of entry into the... View Details

Keywords: Market Entry and Exit; Competition; Consumer Products Industry

March 1980 (Revised February 1987)
Case

Sweco, Inc. (A)

By: Michael E. Porter and George S. Yip

Describes Sweco's decision about whether to enter the mud-processing equipment industry (used in oil well drilling). This is an internal entry decision, and the case describes Sweco's existing businesses as well as the mud-processing industry and competitors. The case... View Details

Keywords: Cost vs Benefits; Decisions; Forecasting and Prediction; Cost; Analytics and Data Science; Market Entry and Exit; Competition

March 1980 (Revised February 1987)
Supplement

Sweco, Inc. (A1)

By: Michael E. Porter and George S. Yip

Supplements the (A) case. Designed as an in-class handout. View Details

February 1980
Case

Profiles of Selected U.S. Securities Firms in 1979

Keywords: Investment Banking; Financial Services Industry; United States

January 1980 (Revised November 1982)
Background Note

Television Set Industry in 1979: Japan, Europe, and Newly Industrializing Countries

Keywords: Electronics Industry

January 1980 (Revised August 1986)
Case

General Electric vs. Westinghouse in Large Turbine Generators (A)