Publications

September 1975 (Revised June 1983)
Background Note

Note on the Structural Analysis of Industries

By: Michael E. Porter

Provides a framework for the analysis of industry structure. Identifies the major structural features that influence the profit potential in industries and some illustrative implications of these for strategy formulation. Can be used as a reference note for business... View Details

Keywords: Industry Structures; Business Strategy; Profit

June 1975 (Revised September 2004)
Case

Angus Cartwright III

By: Kenneth J. Hatten, William J. Poorvu, Howard H. Stevenson, Arthur I. Segel and John H. Vogel, Jr.

Judy and John DeRight, looking to diversify their investment portfolios, have retained Angus Cartwright, Jr. to identify prospective real estate acquisitions. Mr. Cartwright has four potential properties that he feels merit an in-depth financial analysis. The case... View Details

Keywords: Acquisition; Cash Flow; Investment Return; Investment Portfolio; Taxation; Balanced Scorecard; Valuation

May 1975 (Revised October 1985)
Case

Marks and Spencer Ltd.

By: Joseph L. Bower

This business policy and retailing strategy case focuses on the unique corporate strategy and philosophy of a leading English retailer. Emphasizes expansion plans. View Details

Keywords: Learning; Policy; Management; Corporate Strategy; Expansion; Retail Industry

01 Nov 1974
Conference Presentation

A Comparative Framework for Socialization Practices in Traditional and Modern Communes

By: R. M. Kanter

Keywords: Framework; Civil Society or Community; Social Psychology

01 Sep 1974
Conference Presentation

Coupling, Parenting, and the Presence of Others: Intimate Relationships in Communal Households

By: R. M. Kanter, D. K. Weisberg and D. T. Jaffe

Keywords: Family and Family Relationships; Society

01 Sep 1974
Conference Presentation

Social Multiplier Effects in Community Economic Development

By: R. M. Kanter and B. A. Stein

Keywords: Development Economics; Civil Society or Community

September 1974 (Revised June 1986)
Case

William D. Ruckelshaus and the Environmental Protection Agency

By: Joseph L. Bower

Keywords: Government Administration; Environmental Sustainability; Business and Government Relations; United States

Article

What Kind of Corporate Modeling Functions Best?

By: R. H. Hayes and R. L. Nolan

Keywords: Business Ventures

April 1974
Article

Computerization of the ABC Company: Lessons of the Decade

By: R. L. Nolan and Eric Knudsen

Keywords: Information Technology; Business Ventures

01 Apr 1974
Conference Presentation

Urban Communes and Family History

By: R. M. Kanter

Keywords: Family and Family Relationships; Civil Society or Community; Urban Scope

December 1973 (Revised November 1993)
Case

Cooper Industries, Inc.

By: Thomas R. Piper

The executive president of a major industrial company must decide 1) whether to acquire a small hand tool company and, if so, 2) the value and form that the acquisition package should take. View Details

Keywords: Decisions; Valuation; Acquisition; Management Teams; Consumer Products Industry