Publications

January 1976 (Revised June 1983)
Case

Webster Industries (B)

Supplements the (A) case. View Details

07 Jul 2021

Industry Spotlight: Entrepreneurship

Wonder what an MBA could do to help with your professional growth? Learn from Professor Allison Mnookin about the entrepreneurial community at HBS and how HBS supports students hoping to start their own companies. Hear from HBS founders as they reflect on their MBA... View Details

October 1982
Supplement

Fiber-Optics Industry (E)

By: Michael E. Porter and John R. Wells

Keywords: Communications Industry; Communications Industry

October 1982
Supplement

Fiber-Optics Industry (D)

By: Michael E. Porter and John R. Wells

Keywords: Communications Industry; Communications Industry

February 1986 (Revised November 1992)
Case

Novo Industri A/S--1981

By: W. Carl Kester and Glynn Ferguson

This small but rapidly growing Danish biochemical company must choose among several financing opportunities that include a convertible Eurobond, a rights offering in Denmark and an issue of new common shares in the United States. The case involves a broad range of... View Details

Keywords: Capital Markets; Cost of Capital; Bonds; Stock Shares; Financing and Loans; Globalization; Biotechnology Industry; Biotechnology Industry; Denmark; United States

October 1973 (Revised June 1987)
Background Note

Recreational Vehicle Industry

September 1990 (Revised June 1994)
Case

Catawba Industrial Co.

By: Francis Aguilar

A department general manager has to decide whether or not to add a lightweight compressor to the line, what price to charge, and what volume to produce. The analysis requires maximizing contribution in a situation where one factor is constrained. As such, it takes into... View Details

Keywords: Cost vs Benefits; Capital Budgeting; Business Earnings; Cost Accounting; Cost Management; Asset Pricing

October 1992
Supplement

Cooper Industries Video

By: David J. Collis

Bob Gigile, Chairman and CEO of Cooper Industries, describes the company's philosophy behind acquisitions and his corporate strategy. He then answers questions raised by the case discussion. View Details

Keywords: Acquisition; Management Style; Corporate Strategy

June 1992 (Revised April 1995)
Background Note

Swiss Dyestuff Industry

August 1983 (Revised June 1985)
Supplement

Milford Industries (B)

By: Robert J. Dolan and Benson P. Shapiro

Supplements the (A) case. A rewritten version of part of an earlier series. View Details

Keywords: Managerial Roles; Salesforce Management; Resignation and Termination; Performance Evaluation

June 1975
Case

Grafton Industries (A)

By: Benson P. Shapiro

August 1988 (Revised August 1989)
Case

Industrial Systems, Inc.

By: Joseph L. Bower

13 Oct 2008
News

Beyond the industrial

13 Jul 2022

Industry Spotlight: Entrepreneurship

Wonder what an MBA could do to help with your professional growth? Learn from Professor Allison Mnookin about the entrepreneurial community at HBS and how HBS supports students hoping to start their own companies. Hear from HBS founders as they reflect on their MBA... View Details

Jan 08 2019
Testimonial

Navigating Industry Disruption

September 2011
Case

Vibco Industrial Vibrators

By: Das Narayandas, Kerry Herman and Matthew Preble

Karl Wadensten, president of Vibco Vibrators, was deciding whether to grow his small company through a marketing push for one of two technologies that he believed could launch his company to the next level of sales, or if he should continue to grow his company through... View Details

Keywords: Budgets and Budgeting; Customer Relationship Management; Decision Choices and Conditions; Marketing; Product Launch; Customization and Personalization; Expansion; Manufacturing Industry