Publications

November 1984 (Revised March 1986)
Case

Hyundai Heavy Industries and the Shipbuilding Industry

Article

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

24 Jun 2021
Video

Industry Spotlight: Private Equity

Research Summary

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

Educators

April 2017
Article

Private Equity and Industry Performance

By: Shai Bernstein, Josh Lerner, Morten Sorensen and Per Stromberg

The growth of the private equity industry has spurred concerns about its potential impact on the economy more generally. This analysis looks across nations and industries to assess the impact of private equity on industry performance. Industries where PE funds have... View Details

Keywords: Private Equity; Markets; Entrepreneurship; Performance; Economy

April 1979 (Revised June 1988)
Case

Chain Saw Industry in 1978

By: Michael E. Porter and David J. Collis

For use on the second day of a two-day sequence on the U.S. chain saw industry. Describes the evolution of the industry since 1974. Illustrates issues in industry evolution, the forces causing evolution, and the strategic issues raised by evolution. The discussion can... View Details

Keywords: Competition; Industry Growth; Manufacturing Industry; United States

Educators

1988
Chapter

The Machine Tool Industry and Industrial Policy 1955-82

By: David J. Collis

Keywords: Machinery and Machining; Policy; Manufacturing Industry

February 1980 (Revised August 1980)
Background Note

Lodging Industry

By: Daryl D Wyckoff and W. Earl Sasser

Keywords: Accommodations Industry

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

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

Educators

November 1996
Case

Injex Industries

By: H. Kent Bowen and Sylvie Ryckebusch