Publications

March 1994 (Revised March 1995)
Case

Emerson Electric in China

By: Dorothy Leonard-Barton and Thomas A Gerace

Keywords: Electronics Industry; China

July 1993 (Revised January 1994)
Case

Atlantic Circuits Corp.

By: Robert H. Hayes

Keywords: Electronics Industry

March 1994
Case

Bose Corp.: The JIT II Program (A)

By: Roy D. Shapiro and Bruce Isaacson

Bose Corp. is evaluating an unusual plan to manage relationships with vendors that supply components for Bose speakers. The company must decide: 1) which planning and ordering activities should be performed by Bose and which can be performed by vendors, 2) how much... View Details

Keywords: Supply Chain Management; Planning; Production; Alliances; Order Taking and Fulfillment; Electronics Industry

July 1993 (Revised June 1994)
Supplement

Peak Electronics: Vendor Relationship with the Ford Motor Co. (C)

By: V. Kasturi Rangan

Keywords: Electronics Industry

May 1994 (Revised March 1995)
Teaching Note

Joline Godfrey and the Polaroid Corporation (A) and (B) TN

By: Linda A. Hill and Katherine Seger Weber

Teaching Note for (9-492-037) and (9-492-038). View Details

Keywords: Electronics Industry

April 1982 (Revised June 1985)
Case

Westinghouse Electric Corp.: Quality of Earnings Analysis

Westinghouse had just issued its annual report to shareholders for the year ending December 31, 1973. The report indicates that sales have increased to a record $5.7 billion but that net income is down almost 20% from its record level of $199 million in the previous... View Details

Keywords: Business Earnings; Financial Reporting; Corporate Finance; Electronics Industry

April 1980
Background Note

Sturdivant Electric Corp.: An Action Plan

By: John J. Gabarro

Keywords: Electronics Industry

January 1976
Case

GenRad, Inc.

By: Francis Aguilar

Keywords: Electronics Industry

17 Oct 2012
Research & Ideas

America Needs a Manufacturing Renaissance

capabilities—that formed an industrial commons needed to produce a whole host of advanced, high-valued-added electronic products such as flat-panel displays, solid-state lighting, and solar PV. In this book, we will examine the dynamics... View Details

Keywords: by Gary P. Pisano & Willy C. Shih; Manufacturing

11 Feb 2008
Research & Ideas

Does Democracy Need a Marketing Manager?

from ready for online voting. We can't even manage to cast and count votes accurately with the new electronic technologies. Q: In the United States it seems the public has a very low opinion of the federal government. Can government... View Details

Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne

03 Oct 2005
What Do You Think?

What’s the Future of Globally Organized Labor?

include differences in objectives of various work groups, a concentration on short-term goals, and a leadership gap. "Unionization will be achieved from increased interaction due to the ease of communication through electronic means,... View Details

Keywords: by James Heskett

04 Jun 2001
Research & Ideas

RealNetworks, CNET, and Judo Strategy

RealNetworks founder Rob Glaser, a veteran of doing battle with much larger Microsoft, has some words of wisdom on competing against a market giant: "If you want to beat Bobby Fischer, don't play chess." Glaser, president and CEO of the streaming media... View Details

Keywords: by Jim Aisner

05 Feb 2008
First Look

First Look: February 5, 2008

done on managing the organizational and political dimensions of generating and improving forecasts in corporate settings. We examine the implementation of a supply-chain planning process at a consumer electronics company, concentrating on... View Details

Keywords: Martha Lagace

16 Jan 2014
Research & Ideas

Resolving Patent Disputes that Impede Innovation

says. In December, for example, the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) issued an amicus brief related to a case in which telecom equipment giant Ericsson sued Dell and six other hardware companies for patent... View Details

Keywords: by Carmen Nobel; Technology; Legal Services

12 Feb 2016
Op-Ed

The Real Jobs Tragedy in the US: We've Lost the Skills

With a final deal reached on the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP), prepare for another cacophony of protest in Congress that America is signing away jobs to other parts of the world. The naysayers will be overlooking one small fact. Even without trade pacts, America... View Details

Keywords: by Joe Fuller and Matt Sigelman; Electronics; Electronics

January 1980 (Revised November 1982)
Background Note

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

By: Michael E. Porter

Keywords: Electronics Industry

April 2011
Teaching Note

Samsung and Google TV (TN)

By: Ramon Casadesus-Masanell, Prithvi Raj and Crystal Jean Marrie

Teaching Note for 711505. View Details

Keywords: Electronics Industry

April 2011
Case

Samsung and Google TV

By: Ramon Casadesus-Masanell, Prithvi Raj and Crystal Jean Marrie

This case describes Samsung's decision on how to pursue the growing market opportunity for internet-connected televisions, which enable consumers to access a range of web-based content including basic information (e.g. stock quotes, weather, news headlines, RSS feeds,... View Details

Keywords: Competitive Strategy; Digital Platforms; Internet and the Web; Decision Choices and Conditions; Electronics Industry