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- March 1987 (Revised January 1992)
- Case
A New CAE System for Shield Electronics Engineers
Leonard-Barton, Dorothy. "A New CAE System for Shield Electronics Engineers." Harvard Business School Case 687-081, March 1987. (Revised January 1992.)
- July 1997
- Supplement
Allentown Materials Corporation: The Electronic Products Division (C)
By: Michael Beer
Supplements the (A) and (B) cases. Designed as an in-class handout. A rewritten version of an earlier supplement. View Details
Keywords: Change Management; Strategy; Organizational Change and Adaptation; Electronics Industry; United States
Beer, Michael. "Allentown Materials Corporation: The Electronic Products Division (C)." Harvard Business School Supplement 498-025, July 1997.
- February 1977 (Revised April 1983)
- Supplement
Corning Glass Works: The Electronic Products Division (C)
By: Michael Beer
Supplements the (B) case. Designed as an end-of-class handout. View Details
Keywords: Electronics Industry
Beer, Michael. "Corning Glass Works: The Electronic Products Division (C)." Harvard Business School Supplement 477-074, February 1977. (Revised April 1983.)
- 10 Jun 2002
- Research & Ideas
Reinventing the Industrial Giant
In an effort to survive in the new economy, some-industrial giants have tried to chart an evolutionary path that combines their industrial core with new post-industrial businesses. The companies from our study that are most clearly... View Details
- July 1997 (Revised December 1997)
- Case
Allentown Materials Corporation: The Electronic Products Division (A)
By: Michael Beer
A division of Allentown Materials Corp. has financial and organizational problems. Conflict and lack of coordination exist between functional groups. Employees do not have a sense of direction, and morale is low. The cause of these problems is found in a change in... View Details
Keywords: Change Management; Transformation; Employees; Working Conditions; Business or Company Management; Organizational Change and Adaptation; Electronics Industry
Beer, Michael. "Allentown Materials Corporation: The Electronic Products Division (A)." Harvard Business School Case 498-023, July 1997. (Revised December 1997.)
- March 1979
- Supplement
Note on the Electronic Component Distribution Industry, Addendum
Porter, Michael E. "Note on the Electronic Component Distribution Industry, Addendum." Harvard Business School Supplement 379-148, March 1979.
- October 1982
- Supplement
Fiber-Optics Industry (E)
By: Michael E. Porter and John R. Wells
Porter, Michael E., and John R. Wells. "Fiber-Optics Industry (E)." Harvard Business School Supplement 383-045, October 1982.
- October 1982
- Supplement
Fiber-Optics Industry (D)
By: Michael E. Porter and John R. Wells
Porter, Michael E., and John R. Wells. "Fiber-Optics Industry (D)." Harvard Business School Supplement 383-044, October 1982.
- January 2002
- Case
Intrinsix: Managing Growth at an Electronic Design Service Company
By: H. Kent Bowen and Courtney Purrington
Intrinsix is a 15-year-old semiconductor design services company that wants to continue its growth and market reach and appears to be ready for an initial public offering (IPO). This case leads up to this strategic decision point by tracing the growth of Intrinsix from... View Details
Keywords: Decisions; Initial Public Offering; Growth Management; Management Analysis, Tools, and Techniques; Management Style; Marketing Strategy; Problems and Challenges; Competitive Strategy; Electronics Industry
Bowen, H. Kent, and Courtney Purrington. "Intrinsix: Managing Growth at an Electronic Design Service Company." Harvard Business School Case 602-067, January 2002.
- June 1995 (Revised November 1996)
- Case
Northern Telecom and Tong Guang Electronics (C): Future Challenges
By: Rosabeth M. Kanter and Pamela A. Yatsko
This case considers the future challenges facing the Northern Telecom joint venture in China with Tong Guang Electronics. Asks how well the start-up and transition have been managed and whether the right foundation has been laid for the future. View Details
Keywords: Joint Ventures; Growth Management; Business Startups; Change Management; Transition; Corporate Strategy; Telecommunications Industry; Telecommunications Industry; Canada; China
Kanter, Rosabeth M., and Pamela A. Yatsko. "Northern Telecom and Tong Guang Electronics (C): Future Challenges." Harvard Business School Case 395-084, June 1995. (Revised November 1996.)
- January 1987 (Revised January 1990)
- Case
The World VCR Industry
By: David B. Yoffie
In the 1980s Japan dominated the world industry for video cassette recorders. This case looks at the evolution of the technology and competition in VCRs, the battles between VHS and Beta, and the emerging threats to Japanese dominance. View Details
Yoffie, David B. "The World VCR Industry." Harvard Business School Case 387-098, January 1987. (Revised January 1990.)
- January 1995
- Teaching Note
GenRad, 1990 (A): At a Crossroads in Electronic Test TN
Keywords: Electronics Industry
- August 1990
- Case
General Foods Corp.: Adapting to the New Electronic Media
Greyser, Stephen A. "General Foods Corp.: Adapting to the New Electronic Media." Harvard Business School Case 591-024, August 1990.
- March 1992 (Revised May 1992)
- Teaching Note
A New CAE System for Shield Electronics Engineers, Teaching Note
By: Dorothy Leonard-Barton and Alistair D. Williamson
- September 1999
- Background Note
Revolution in the Communications Switching Industry
By: Jay O. Light, Lynda M. Applegate and Daniel J. Green
As data packet switches threatened the voice circuit switch industry in 1999, major switch and router vendors began paying high premiums to acquire venture-backed switch companies. This note explains what a switch is and suggests why large vendors might be so anxious... View Details
- October 1982
- Supplement
Fiber-Optics Industry (F)
By: Michael E. Porter and John R. Wells
Porter, Michael E., and John R. Wells. "Fiber-Optics Industry (F)." Harvard Business School Supplement 383-046, October 1982.
- April 2025
- Case
Japan Industrial Partners Powers the Leveraged Buyout of Toshiba
By: Brian K. Baik, Joseph Pacelli and James Barnett
The case explores Japan Industrial Partners (JIP) $14 billion takeover of Toshiba Corporation (Toshiba). JIP was a private equity firm that took over the troubled electronics corporation in late 2023. The deal, which had been labeled one of the largest leveraged... View Details
Keywords: International Accounting; Borrowing and Debt; Management Analysis, Tools, and Techniques; Ownership; Risk and Uncertainty; Strategy; Valuation; Leveraged Buyouts; Restructuring; Capital Structure; Cost of Capital; Private Equity; Bids and Bidding; Accounting Industry; Accounting Industry; Accounting Industry; Accounting Industry; Accounting Industry; Asia; Japan
Baik, Brian K., Joseph Pacelli, and James Barnett. "Japan Industrial Partners Powers the Leveraged Buyout of Toshiba." Harvard Business School Case 125-055, April 2025.
- July 1986 (Revised May 1993)
- Supplement
Mason Instrument, Inc.--1986 (B): Electronics Guidance System for the Cherokee Missile
Provides additional data concerning the bid. View Details
Corey, E. Raymond. "Mason Instrument, Inc.--1986 (B): Electronics Guidance System for the Cherokee Missile." Harvard Business School Supplement 587-041, July 1986. (Revised May 1993.)
- 27 Aug 2009
- Working Paper Summaries
Measuring and Understanding Hierarchy as an Architectural Element in Industry Sectors
- January 1980 (Revised November 1982)
- Background Note
Television Set Industry in 1979: Japan, Europe, and Newly Industrializing Countries
Keywords: Electronics Industry
Porter, Michael E. "Television Set Industry in 1979: Japan, Europe, and Newly Industrializing Countries." Harvard Business School Background Note 380-191, January 1980. (Revised November 1982.)