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  • December 2014 (Revised January 2015)
  • Supplement

Vehbi Koç and the Making of Turkey's Largest Business Group (B)

By: Asli M. Colpan and Geoffrey Jones
The case builds on the earlier (A) case, which described the origins of the Turkish business group established by Vehbi Koç before 1988. This case takes the story forward to 2012 as the Koç group was led by Vehbi's son Rahmi followed by his grandson Mustafa. It... View Details
Keywords: Business Groups; Turkey; Entrepreneurship; Management; Auto Industry; Auto Industry; Auto Industry; Central Asia; Middle East
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  • August 1994
  • Case

Saturn Corp.'s Module II Decision

In the Spring of 1994, Saturn Corp. was setting sales records by attracting more than 25,000 buyers per month. Saturn officials believed there was a long-term opportunity to sell 400,000 to 500,000 cars per year in the United States and selected international markets.... View Details
Keywords: Cost vs Benefits; Production; Expansion; Auto Industry; Auto Industry; Auto Industry; Tennessee; United States
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  • 29 May 2013
  • Research & Ideas

Faculty Symposium Showcases Breadth of Research

can induce ethical behavior in their employees. For example, another series of experiments showed that moving the signature line from the end to the beginning of a self-reported form leads to an increase in truthfulness in the answers. A field experiment at an View Details
Keywords: by Carmen Nobel; Financial Services
  • 29 Jun 2007
  • First Look

First Look: June 29, 2007

GMAC Insurance, the wholly-owned auto insurance subsidiary of General Motors, formed through the merger of two smaller insurance firms, is at a strategic cross-roads. Progressive changed the competitive landscape with its superior pricing... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
  • 20 Apr 2010
  • First Look

First Look: April 20

supplement:http://cb.hbsp.harvard.edu/cb/product/310077-PDF-ENG Local Motors: Designed by the Crowd, Built by the Customer Michael I. Norton and Jeremy B. DannHarvard Business School Case 510-062 In the wake of the meltdown among U.S. View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
  • April 6, 2022
  • Article

In Uncertain Times, Big Companies Need to Take Care of Their Suppliers

By: Willy C. Shih
Many large original equipment manufacturers (OEMs) have long been ruthless with their suppliers, demanding extremely low prices and loading them up with risks. Given that the current turmoil buffeting global supply chains is unlikely to end anytime soon, OEMs should... View Details
Keywords: Supplier Relationship; Supply Chain Management; Supply Chain; Relationships; Risk and Uncertainty; Auto Industry; Auto Industry; Auto Industry; United States
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  • July 2014 (Revised December 2016)
  • Case

EcoMotors International

By: John D. Macomber and Hermes Alvarez
Eco-Motors, funded in part by Khosla Ventures, has to decide how to go to market with a new technology for internal combustion engines for automotive and industrial use. The OPOC engine has opposed pistons and is a two-stroke engine, as compared to a more traditional... View Details
Keywords: Technological Innovation; Business Model; Customer Value and Value Chain; Engineering; Auto Industry; Auto Industry; Auto Industry
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  • 01 Jun 2009
  • Lessons from the Classroom

The Challenges of Investing in Science-Based Innovation

In economic downtimes, businesses are apt to cut R&D projects that don't promise a speedy return on investment. But take a cue from smart science-based businesses, which view the recession as an opportunity to stoke up research and innovation for long-term... View Details
Keywords: by Julia Hanna; Auto; Auto; Auto
  • 12 Apr 2018
  • Op-Ed

Op-Ed: The Trouble with Tariffs

Stacks of shipping containers waiting to be filled with export goods. ralfgosch In March, when the Trump administration released its proposed tariffs list against China, I was eager to get a look. After all, these are the products from China that we see as unfairly... View Details
Keywords: by Willy C. Shih; Auto; Auto; Auto; Auto; Auto; Auto
  • 01 Mar 2009
  • News

Damon Silvers

policymaker in Europe last week, and he confirmed the Japanese auto industry’s belief that its supply chain in the United States would be disrupted should the three automakers fail. That’s because key suppliers are dependent on having a... View Details
Keywords: Roger Thompson; Administration of Economic Programs; Government; Transportation Equipment Manufacturing; Manufacturing; Transportation
  • 28 Oct 2024
  • Op-Ed

Latino Voters Have Grown More Politically Divided. That’s Not Surprising.

their policy platforms, to appeal to suburban voters. Why demographics are not destiny in politics We are economists, and we study markets. Politics is a competitive one. Just as auto manufacturers don’t sit and idly watch market... View Details
Keywords: by Richard Calvo, Vincent Pons, and Jesse M. Shapiro
  • September 1998 (Revised September 1999)
  • Supplement

Edmund's-www.edmunds.com (Supplement)

By: Richard L. Nolan, Stephen P. Bradley, John J. Sviokla and Kelley Porter
Supplements the case. View Details
Keywords: Auto Industry; Auto Industry
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  • 07 Oct 2015
  • What Do You Think?

What is the Best Immigration Model for the US?

prompted the Chairman of German auto producer Daimler to comment, “In an ideal case, this can help foster another economic miracle.” Poorer nations benefit from outward migration most often because their birth rates are much higher than... View Details
Keywords: by James Heskett
  • 25 Aug 2009
  • First Look

First Look: August 25

empowering employees to put member-owners' interests ahead of either the organization's interests or their own interests. As a result of this focus, the credit union must determine what to do with its profitable indirect auto lending... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
  • 18 Apr 2005
  • Research & Ideas

Selling Luxury to Everyone

Mercedes-Benz launched the super-premium auto brand after opting out of the bidding for Rolls Royce and Bentley in the 1990s. The company estimated there are 200,000 individuals in the United States with a net worth of $10 million or... View Details
Keywords: by Julie Jette; Consumer Products
  • 01 Jul 2002
  • Research & Ideas

What it Takes to Lead Through Turmoil

anger and blame stage. They are moving out of denial, but the corporate response emphasizes stopping "them" rather than innovating. Case in point: The U.S. auto industry. When threatened by superior Japanese imports, domestic... View Details
Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne
  • 01 Sep 2009
  • News

Read All About It!

increased workplace opportunities for blacks and women, and heightened job security and compensation for workers generally, things began to unravel in the 1970s. As the manufacturing sector declined and the country transitioned to a “service economy,” Americans saw... View Details
Keywords: Garry Emmons; Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools; Educational Services; Publishing Industries (except Internet); Information
  • July 2017 (Revised March 2019)
  • Technical Note

The Future of Mobility: Economic, Environmental, and Social Implications

By: George Serafeim and David Freiberg
This technical note explores how advancements in technology are fundamentally transforming how consumers interact with mobility. Transformation is being driven by three independent trends: the emergence of affordable electric vehicles, the development of autonomous... View Details
Keywords: Oil ＆ Gas; Automobile Manufacturing; Technological And Scientific Innovation; Mobility; Inequality; Electric Vehicles; Ride-sharing; Ambidexterity; Transformation; Disruption; Change; Technological Innovation; Transportation; Equality and Inequality; Auto Industry; Technology Industry; Transportation Industry; Distribution Industry
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  • 03 Jun 2016
  • News

Again in a Great City

opinionated time line of Detroit’s highs and lows. And there have been a lot of lows. Just a few years ago, Cummings was done with Detroit. The municipal government was in disarray, the auto industry was collapsing, the population was... View Details
Keywords: April White; photographed by Brian Kelly
  • 05 Mar 2001
  • What Do You Think?

Fine Coupling: Can Human Resource Management Learn from Supply Chain Management?

that can be mixed and matched in many combinations, depending on customers' needs. For example, General Motors designs and produces several transmissions, engines, and chassis that can be used to produce nearly its entire line of autos of... View Details
Keywords: by James Heskett