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- 2020
- Book
American Business History: A Very Short Introduction
By: Walter Friedman
By the early twentieth century, it became common to describe the United States as a "business civilization." President Coolidge in 1925 said, "The chief business of the American people is business." More recently, historian Sven Beckert characterized Henry Ford's...
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- June 2020
- Teaching Note
Brand Storytelling at Shinola
By: Jill Avery, Giana M. Eckhardt and Michael Beverland
Detroit, Michigan, aka “The Motor City,” is known as the birthplace of most of the American classic automotive brands. It is a city filled with the rich history of the industrial age, the pride of American manufacturing, and of the soulful sounds of Motown music. It is...
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- May 2020 (Revised August 2020)
- Case
Brand Storytelling at Shinola
By: Jill Avery, Giana M. Eckhardt and Michael B. Beverland
Detroit, Michigan, aka “The Motor City,” is most known as the birthplace of most of the American classic automotive brands. It is a city filled with the rich history of the industrial age, the pride of American manufacturing, and of the soulful sounds of Motown music....
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- February 2020
- Case
StockX: The Stock Market of Things
By: Chiara Farronato, John J. Horton, Annelena Lobb and Julia Kelley
Founded in 2015 by Dan Gilbert, Josh Luber, and Greg Schwartz, StockX was an online platform where users could buy and sell unworn luxury and limited-edition sneakers. Sneaker resale prices often fluctuated over time based on supply and demand, creating a robust...
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Keywords:
Markets;
Auctions;
Bids And Bidding;
Demand And Consumers;
Consumer Behavior;
Data And Data Sets;
Market Design;
Market Platforms;
Two-sided Platforms;
Multi-sided Platforms;
Market Transactions;
Marketplace Matching;
Supply And Industry;
Analysis;
Price;
Product Marketing;
Product Launch;
Apparel And Accessories Industry;
Fashion Industry;
North And Central America;
United States;
Michigan;
detroit
- January 2019 (Revised August 2019)
- Teaching Note
JPMorgan Chase: Invested in Detroit (A), (B), and (C)
By: Joseph L. Bower
Teaching Note includes a link to C-case supplemental videos for instructor use during class.
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- March 2018 (Revised March 2018)
- Case
JPMorgan Chase: Invested in Detroit (A)
By: Joseph L. Bower and Michael Norris
Beginning in 2014, JPMorgan Chase launched Invested in Detroit, a $100 million philanthropic investment in the city over five years. The bank worked with local economic development organizations, workforce development organizations, small businesses, philanthropies,...
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- March 2018
- Supplement
JPMorgan Chase: Invested in Detroit (B)
By: Joseph L. Bower and Michael Norris
Supplements the (A) case.
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- November 2016
- Teaching Note
Detroit: On the Right Track?
By: Jan W. Rivkin
Teaching Note for HBS No. 716-444.
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- April 2016
- Case
Detroit: On the Right Track?
By: Jan W. Rivkin and Manjari Raman
As this case opens in 2012, a cross-sector alliance to bring new rail transport to the Motor City seems about to collapse, and civic leaders have one last chance to save it. The case covers the rise of Detroit, the city’s devastating fall, and the ongoing potential...
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- April 2016 (Revised December 2019)
- Case
Dan Gilbert: Crazy or Crazy Like a Fox?
- 16 Sep 2015
- Keynote Speech
Revitalizing Inner Cities: The Strategic Agenda (Video)
Video of Keynote presentation at the Inner City Economic Summit, Initiative for a Competitive Inner City, Detroit, MI
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- 16 Sep 2015
- Keynote Speech
Revitalizing Inner Cities: The Strategic Agenda
Keynote presentation at the Inner City Economic Summit, Initiative for a Competitive Inner City, Detroit, MI
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- June 2015
- Background Note
Advanced Leadership Field Perspectives: Detroit
By: Rosabeth Moss Kanter and Ai-Ling Jamila Malone
- April 2015 (Revised January 2021)
- Case
Bankruptcy in the City of Detroit
By: Stuart Gilson, Kristin Mugford and Annelena Lobb
The June 2013 bankruptcy of Detroit, Michigan, was, at the time, the largest municipal bankruptcy in American history. Detroit had struggled for years with a weakening tax base, high unemployment, a heavy debt load, and increasing retiree costs. These financial strains...
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- April 2012
- Case
Renesas Electronics and the Automotive Microcontroller Supply Chain (A)
By: Willy Shih and Margaret Pierson
The magnitude 9.0 earthquake that struck Japan in March 2011 caused extensive damage to Renesas Electronics wafer fabrication facility, a critical link in the global automotive supply chain. Many OEMs sole-sourced customized microprocessors from the fab, so its...
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- November 2011 (Revised June 2012)
- Case
The Big 3 Roar Back
The "Big 3"—Ford Motor Company, General Motors, and Chrysler—were all headquartered in Detroit, Michigan. Born between 1903 and 1928, they dominated the automobile industry in the U.S. for decades until they became complacent. In the 1970s they started losing share to...
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- September 2000 (Revised September 2005)
- Case
New Beetle, The
By: Rajiv Lal and Nilanjana R. Pal
Volkswagen of America introduced the New Beetle at the Detroit auto show in January 1998 to rave reviews from the automobile press and industry gurus. Elisabeth Vanzura, marketing director of Volkswagen American had the challenging task of converting this enthusiasm to...
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- December 1997
- Case
Wriston Manufacturing Corporation
Wriston Manufacturing is a broad-line maker of components for the automotive industry. It has developed a network of nine plants as its product line has grown. Newer, higher-volume products tend to be made in newer, focused, high-volume plants, while older product...
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