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- May 1998
- Background Note
Note on the Retailing Industry
By: David E. Bell and Ann Leamon
Presents a survey discussion of retailing and current issues. Examines the impact of changing consumer attitudes on the industry and outlines the industry's response: consolidation, adoption of technology, use of brands and private labels, and changing relationships... View Details
Keywords: Transformation; Debates; Customers; Surveys; Partners and Partnerships; Attitudes; Adoption; Consolidation; Retail Industry
Bell, David E., and Ann Leamon. "Note on the Retailing Industry." Harvard Business School Background Note 598-148, May 1998.
- 01 Apr 2014
- Video
Industry Education Events at HBS
- November 1977
- Case
Imperial Chemical Industries
By: Thomas R. Piper
Keywords: Chemical Industry
Piper, Thomas R. "Imperial Chemical Industries." Harvard Business School Case 278-093, November 1977.
- December 1974 (Revised April 1975)
- Case
Fuqua Industries (C)
Salter, Malcolm S., and Richard G. Hamermesh. "Fuqua Industries (C)." Harvard Business School Case 375-191, December 1974. (Revised April 1975.)
- July 2005 (Revised October 2006)
- Supplement
Stevenson Industries (B)
By: John A. Davis and Courtney Sampson
Supplements the (A) case. A rewritten version of an earlier case. View Details
Davis, John A., and Courtney Sampson. "Stevenson Industries (B)." Harvard Business School Supplement 806-031, July 2005. (Revised October 2006.)
- July 2005 (Revised October 2006)
- Supplement
Stevenson Industries (C)
By: John A. Davis and Courtney Sampson
Supplements the (A) case. View Details
Davis, John A., and Courtney Sampson. "Stevenson Industries (C)." Harvard Business School Supplement 806-032, July 2005. (Revised October 2006.)
- June 1992 (Revised April 1995)
- Background Note
Swiss Banking Industry
Enright, Michael J. "Swiss Banking Industry." Harvard Business School Background Note 792-076, June 1992. (Revised April 1995.)
- August 1983 (Revised June 1985)
- Supplement
Milford Industries (C)
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
Dolan, Robert J., and Benson P. Shapiro. "Milford Industries (C)." Harvard Business School Supplement 584-014, August 1983. (Revised June 1985.)
- March 1982
- Background Note
Industrial Marketing Systems
Corey, E. Raymond. "Industrial Marketing Systems." Harvard Business School Background Note 582-118, March 1982.
- June 1975
- Supplement
Grafton Industries (C)
Shapiro, Benson P. "Grafton Industries (C)." Harvard Business School Supplement 575-126, June 1975.
- January 1976 (Revised June 1983)
- Case
Webster Industries (B)
Supplements the (A) case. View Details
Thomas, R. Roosevelt, Jr. "Webster Industries (B)." Harvard Business School Case 476-111, January 1976. (Revised June 1983.)
- 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
- July 2007 (Revised March 2010)
- Case
Note on the Bus Industry
By: Ramon Casadesus-Masanell and Jordan Mitchell
Supplements the "Irizar in 2005" case. Briefly documents key points in the motor coach industry such as market size, categories of buses, reasons for purchasing, and the basis for competition amongst motor coach manufacturers. View Details
Casadesus-Masanell, Ramon, and Jordan Mitchell. "Note on the Bus Industry." Harvard Business School Case 708-435, July 2007. (Revised March 2010.)
- April 2017
- Article
Private Equity and Industry Performance
By: Shai Bernstein, Josh Lerner, Morten Sorensen and Per Stromberg
The growth of the private equity industry has spurred concerns about its potential impact on the economy more generally. This analysis looks across nations and industries to assess the impact of private equity on industry performance. Industries where PE funds have... View Details
Bernstein, Shai, Josh Lerner, Morten Sorensen, and Per Stromberg. "Private Equity and Industry Performance." Management Science 63, no. 4 (April 2017): 1198–1213.
- June 1990 (Revised January 1994)
- Case
Desktop Printer Industry in 1990
The desktop printer industry in 1990 is characterized by significant uncertainty about new technologies and about the types of features customers may demand in the next decade. The case looks at the positions of Hewlett-Packard, Canon, Kodak, Xerox, and IBM enabling... View Details
Teisberg, Elizabeth O. "Desktop Printer Industry in 1990." Harvard Business School Case 390-173, June 1990. (Revised January 1994.)
- November 2021
- Article
Making Industrial Policy Work for Decarbonization
By: Jonas Meckling
Industrial policy has begun to move into the center of debates on climate policy. This represents a shift away from climate policy as we know it—as classic environmental policy. Industrial policy and environmental policy differ in their policy goals, policy... View Details
Meckling, Jonas. "Making Industrial Policy Work for Decarbonization." Global Environmental Politics 21, no. 4 (November 2021): 134–147.
- September 2012
- Supplement
Industrial Metrology: Getting In-Line? (B)
By: Willy Shih
Rainer Ohnheiser, the President of Carl Zeiss's Business Group Industrial Metrology (IMT), was focused on the threat that in-line metrology posed to Carl Zeiss IMT's core business. Historically, coordinate measurement machines (CMMs) that employed tactile measurement... View Details
Keywords: Performance Trajectories; Emerging Technologies; Manufacturing Tools; Carl Zeiss; Go-to-market Strategy; Disruptive Innovation; Technological Innovation; Production; Performance Improvement; Measurement and Metrics; Manufacturing Industry; Germany
Shih, Willy. "Industrial Metrology: Getting In-Line? (B)." Harvard Business School Supplement 613-041, September 2012.
- April 1989 (Revised December 1998)
- Background Note
Household Furniture Industry in 1986
Profiles the household furniture industry in the United States in 1986. Designed for use with Masco Corp. (A) and (B). View Details
Porter, Michael E., and Cynthia A. Montgomery. "Household Furniture Industry in 1986." Harvard Business School Background Note 389-189, April 1989. (Revised December 1998.)
- October 2019 (Revised January 2020)
- Background Note
Evolution of the Drone Industry
By: Rory McDonald, Andy Wu, Emilie Billaud and Ryan Bayer
This note focuses on the development of the drone industry in recent years and provides insights on the drone technology, regulations, applications, market size, top players, and ecosystem. This note was written in conjunction with the case study “Parrot: Navigating... View Details
Keywords: Drones; Information Technology; Disruption; Strategy; Entrepreneurship; Engineering; Product Development; Technology Industry; Asia; Europe; North America; United States
McDonald, Rory, Andy Wu, Emilie Billaud, and Ryan Bayer. "Evolution of the Drone Industry." Harvard Business School Background Note 620-053, October 2019. (Revised January 2020.)
- June 2020
- Article
Start-up Inertia versus Flexibility: The Role of Founder Identity in a Nascent Industry
By: Tiona Zuzul and Mary Tripsas
Through an inductive, comparative study of four early entrants in the nascent air taxi market, we examine why start-ups, generally characterized as flexible, malleable entities, might instead exhibit inertial behavior. While two of the firms engaged in ongoing... View Details
Keywords: Founder Identity; Nascent Industries; Entrepreneurship; Organizational Change and Adaptation; Identity
Zuzul, Tiona, and Mary Tripsas. "Start-up Inertia versus Flexibility: The Role of Founder Identity in a Nascent Industry." Administrative Science Quarterly 65, no. 2 (June 2020): 395–433.