Filter Results
:
(428)
Show Results For
-
All HBS Web
(970)
- Faculty Publications (428)
Show Results For
-
All HBS Web
(970)
- Faculty Publications (428)
- May 1989
- Teaching Note
Tektronix: Portable Instruments Division (B), Teaching Note
By: Robert S. Kaplan
Teaching Note for (9-188-143).
View Details
- March 1989
- Case
Philips In-Car Entertainment (B)
By: F. Warren McFarlan and H. Jeff Smith
McFarlan, F. Warren, and H. Jeff Smith. "Philips In-Car Entertainment (B)." Harvard Business School Case 189-154, March 1989.
- February 1989 (Revised November 1991)
- Case
Science Technology Co.--1985
By: Thomas R. Piper
The CEO of a U.S. electronics firm is assessing the financial forecasts and the financing plan prepared by the chief financial officer. Given the cyclicality of the industry and the volatility of the firm's performance, the CEO is unsure as to the usefulness of...
View Details
Keywords:
Risk and Uncertainty;
Change Management;
Industry Growth;
Forecasting and Prediction;
Financial Strategy;
Volatility;
Electronics Industry
Piper, Thomas R. "Science Technology Co.--1985." Harvard Business School Case 289-040, February 1989. (Revised November 1991.)
- January 1989 (Revised September 1995)
- Case
Westinghouse Electric Corp.: Automating the Capital Budget Process (A)
By: Lynda M. Applegate and Julie H. Hertenstein
Applegate, Lynda M., and Julie H. Hertenstein. "Westinghouse Electric Corp.: Automating the Capital Budget Process (A)." Harvard Business School Case 189-119, January 1989. (Revised September 1995.)
- January 1989 (Revised June 1993)
- Case
General Electric: Compliance Systems
By: Robert L. Simons
After General Electric (GE) is indicted in 1985 for defrauding the Department of Defense, Chairman John F. Welch takes dramatic steps to prevent a recurrence. This case documents the new systems and procedures that are put in place to ensure that all GE employees are...
View Details
Keywords:
Policy;
Contracts;
Business or Company Management;
Communication;
Business History;
Behavior;
Boundaries;
Management Style;
Cost Management;
Electronics Industry
Simons, Robert L. "General Electric: Compliance Systems." Harvard Business School Case 189-081, January 1989. (Revised June 1993.)
- January 1989
- Teaching Note
The World VCR Industry, Teaching Note
By: David B. Yoffie
Teaching Note for (9-387-098).
View Details
- November 1988 (Revised May 1990)
- Case
General Electric Lighting Business Group: The High-Speed Horizontal Project
Keywords:
Electronics Industry
Wheelwright, Steven C. "General Electric Lighting Business Group: The High-Speed Horizontal Project." Harvard Business School Case 689-038, November 1988. (Revised May 1990.)
- October 1988 (Revised May 1989)
- Case
General Electric: Consumer Electronics Group
By: David J. Collis and Nancy Donohue
Highlights the General Electric takeover of RCA and the consolidation of the two companies' consumer electronic groups. Starting first with a history of the television industry in the United States, Europe, and Japan, and then a brief discussion of the main competitors...
View Details
Keywords:
Competition;
Markets;
Business Strategy;
Consumer Products Industry;
Consumer Products Industry
Collis, David J., and Nancy Donohue. "General Electric: Consumer Electronics Group." Harvard Business School Case 389-048, October 1988. (Revised May 1989.)
- October 1988 (Revised December 1994)
- Case
Maytag in 1984
By: David J. Collis and Nancy Donohue
Highlights Maytag's unique position in the industry in 1984. Maytag, a much smaller player than its competitors has prior to 1984 been successful in producing high quality merchandise and charging a premium for it. By 1984 Maytag is also attempting expansion....
View Details
Keywords:
Acquisition;
Business or Company Management;
Production;
Quality;
Rank and Position;
Competition;
Expansion;
Electronics Industry
Collis, David J., and Nancy Donohue. "Maytag in 1984." Harvard Business School Case 389-055, October 1988. (Revised December 1994.)
- July 1988 (Revised October 1989)
- Teaching Note
Westinghouse Electric Corp. (A) and (B), Teaching Note
Keywords:
Electronics Industry
- May 1988 (Revised March 1990)
- Case
Matsushita Electric Industrial (MEI) in 1987
By: Christopher A. Bartlett and Sumantra Ghoshal
Describes the development of Matsushita's international operations and the building of its dominant competitive position in the consumer electronics industry. Picks up the major challenges facing the company in 1987 as both its product focus and geographic posture are...
View Details
Keywords:
Global Strategy;
Goods and Commodities;
Product Positioning;
Problems and Challenges;
Business Strategy;
Competitive Strategy;
Value;
Electronics Industry
Bartlett, Christopher A., and Sumantra Ghoshal. "Matsushita Electric Industrial (MEI) in 1987." Harvard Business School Case 388-144, May 1988. (Revised March 1990.)
- May 1987 (Revised May 1989)
- Case
Westinghouse Electric Corp. (B): Control House
Keywords:
Electronics Industry
Cespedes, Frank V. "Westinghouse Electric Corp. (B): Control House." Harvard Business School Case 587-161, May 1987. (Revised May 1989.)
- 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.)
- January 1987
- Case
Cramer Electronics, Inc. (Condensed)
Keywords:
Electronics Industry
Porter, Michael E. "Cramer Electronics, Inc. (Condensed)." Harvard Business School Case 387-121, January 1987.
- January 1987
- Background Note
Note on the Electronic Component Distribution Industry (Condensed)
Porter, Michael E. "Note on the Electronic Component Distribution Industry (Condensed)." Harvard Business School Background Note 387-122, January 1987.
- 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.)
- October 1986 (Revised February 1987)
- Case
South Korea: Trade and the Electronics Industry
By: David B. Yoffie
Yoffie, David B. "South Korea: Trade and the Electronics Industry." Harvard Business School Case 387-036, October 1986. (Revised February 1987.)
- September 1986 (Revised July 2001)
- Case
Eastern Electric Apparatus Repair Company (A)
By: Carliss Y. Baldwin and Harry Gruner
As principals engaged in structuring leveraged buyouts for a well-capitalized risk arbitrage firm, Bob Meehan and George Schwartz are preparing to bid for the business and assets of a Westinghouse subsidiary. The case focuses on the value of the opportunity, methods of...
View Details
Keywords:
Leveraged Buyouts;
Bids and Bidding;
Opportunities;
Business Subsidiaries;
Strategy;
Valuation;
Equity;
Electronics Industry
Baldwin, Carliss Y., and Harry Gruner. "Eastern Electric Apparatus Repair Company (A)." Harvard Business School Case 287-023, September 1986. (Revised July 2001.)
- August 1986 (Revised November 1991)
- Case
Minebea Co. Ltd.
By: W. Carl Kester
Keywords:
Electronics Industry
Kester, W. Carl. "Minebea Co. Ltd." Harvard Business School Case 287-022, August 1986. (Revised November 1991.)
- July 1986 (Revised October 1987)
- Case
Ampex Corp.: Product Matrix Engineering (Revised)
Wheelwright, Steven C. "Ampex Corp.: Product Matrix Engineering (Revised)." Harvard Business School Case 687-002, July 1986. (Revised October 1987.)