Publications

01 Jun 2007
News

Saving the Steel Industry

Ron Bloom (MBA ’85) played a key role in helping to save the U.S. steel industry in the 1990s, writes the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette (March 4, 2007). Bloom spent five years at Lazard Freres before starting a firm that advised unions about... View Details

Keywords: Primary Metal Manufacturing; Manufacturing

January 2014
Case

Delhi-Mumbai Industrial Corridor: India's Road to Prosperity?

By: John Macomber and Vidhya Muthuram

The Delhi-Mumbai Industrial Corridor (DMIC) was an ambitious $90 billion infrastructure project covering the 1483-km distance between Delhi and Mumbai. The project would create new industrial townships, high speed freight lines, six-lane expressways, airports, ports... View Details

October 2014
Article

Industrial Policy and the Creation of New Industries: Evidence from Brazil's Bioethanol Industry

By: Santiago Mingo and Tarun Khanna

Industrial policy programs are frequently used by governments to stimulate economic activity in particular sectors of the economy. This study explores how an industrial policy program can affect the creation and evolution of an industry and, ultimately, the long-term... View Details

Keywords: Economic Sectors; Policy; Economic Growth; Government and Politics; Energy Sources; Green Technology Industry; Green Technology Industry; Brazil

April 29, 1985
Article

Attacking an Industry Leader

By: M. E. Porter

Keywords: Leadership; Supply and Industry

February 2003 (Revised August 2003)
Case

Disposable Diaper Industry in 2003, The

Updates the continuing developments in the disposable diaper industry from 1994 to 2003. Investigates new product innovation, global expansion, and emerging competitors in the highly competitive diaper industry, including the rise of training pants and ventures into... View Details

Keywords: Competition; Market Entry and Exit; Supply and Industry; Consumer Products Industry

January 2008 (Revised January 2010)
Background Note

Finding Information for Industry Analysis

By: Jan W. Rivkin and Ann Cullen

This note provides detailed instructions on finding resources for conducting industry analysis, with a special focus on resources available at Harvard Business School. It allows students to transition from doing a Five Forces analysis on the basis of a case, where all... View Details

Keywords: Information; Five Forces Framework; Research; Competitive Strategy; Internet

September 1983 (Revised February 1989)
Background Note

The Oil Tanker Shipping Industry in 1983

By: Michael E. Porter

Describes the international oil tanker shipping industry both historically and in 1983. Designed to provide a vehicle for practicing industry analysis in a volatile commodity business, and for formulating strategy in such an environment. Also can be used to examine... View Details

Keywords: Strategic Planning; Globalized Markets and Industries; Goods and Commodities; Volatility; Vertical Integration; Supply and Industry; Shipping Industry

October 1992 (Revised October 1993)
Case

Lehigh Valley Industries (LVI)

By: Kim B. Clark

Describes a situation confronting a manufacturer of forged parts that has recently undergone a leveraged buyout. The company is under pressure to improve operating performance dramatically. Describes several options designed to improve performance, including adding... View Details

Keywords: Management Practices and Processes; Product; Production; Performance Improvement; Capital; Manufacturing Industry; Manufacturing Industry

April 1984 (Revised January 1985)
Background Note

Industrial Policy in Norway

By: Norman A. Berg

Keywords: Industrial Products Industry; Norway

1981
Book

The U.S. Lodging Industry

By: Daryl Wyckoff and W. Earl Sasser

Keywords: Accommodations Industry; United States

June 2007
Teaching Note

SAP: Industry Transformation (TN)

By: Andrei Hagiu and Pai-Ling Yin

Teaching note to 707435. View Details

Keywords: Transformation; Competitive Advantage; Problems and Challenges; Market Entry and Exit; Information Technology Industry

2009
Foreword

American Soft Drink Industry

By: Shon R. Hiatt

Keywords: Food and Beverage Industry; United States

Read Now

April 1994
Supplement

Disposable Diaper Industry in 1984

By: Stephen P. Bradley and Pankaj Ghemawat

Updates the Disposable Diaper Industry in 1974. Intended as an in-class handout. View Details

Keywords: Competition; Markets; Consumer Products Industry; Consumer Products Industry

2002
Technical Note

The Recorded Music Industry

By: Marco Bertini, Victoria Carrión and Jose Luis Nueno

February 1995
Background Note

Health Information Industry Note

By: Regina E. Herzlinger and VJ Pappas

Keywords: Health; Information

February 2003
Supplement

Baseball Industry Update, 2002

By: Pankaj Ghemawat and Jan W. Rivkin

Spreadsheet for use with case (9-702-443). Download Only. (Exhibits 1 and 3). View Details

June 1994
Teaching Note

Catawba Industrial Company TN

By: Francis Aguilar

Teaching Note for (9-191-053). View Details

August 1985 (Revised March 1987)
Supplement

Detroit Tool Industries (C)