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- May 2008 (Revised December 2010)
- Case
Chi Mei Optoelectronics
By: Willy C. Shih, Chintay Shih, Jyun-Cheng Wang and Ho Howard Yu
Chi Mei is a Taiwanese industrial group that makes a major diversification into the technology intensive TFT-LCD flat panel display industry. Because the diversification is far away from its core competence in petrochemicals, it is an opportunity to examine how the...
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Keywords:
Globalized Firms and Management;
Supply Chain;
Corporate Strategy;
Diversification;
Information Technology;
Electronics Industry;
Electronics Industry;
China;
South Korea;
Taiwan
Shih, Willy C., Chintay Shih, Jyun-Cheng Wang, and Ho Howard Yu. "Chi Mei Optoelectronics." Harvard Business School Case 608-123, May 2008. (Revised December 2010.)
- 2008
- Other Unpublished Work
Clusters and Competitiveness: A New Federal Role for Stimulating Regional Economics
By: Karen G. Mills, Elisabeth B. Reynolds and Andrew Reamer
Keywords:
Clusters;
Competitiveness;
Cluster Initiative Program;
Regional Industry;
Industry Clusters
Mills, Karen G., Elisabeth B. Reynolds, and Andrew Reamer. "Clusters and Competitiveness: A New Federal Role for Stimulating Regional Economics." Blueprint for American Prosperity, Brookings Institution, Metropolitan Policy Program, April 2008.
- 2007
- Working Paper
Competition in Modular Clusters
By: Carliss Y. Baldwin and C. Jason Woodard
The last twenty years have witnessed the rise of disaggregated "clusters," "networks," or "ecosystems" of firms. In these clusters the activities of R&D, product design, production, distribution, and system integration may be split up among hundreds or even thousands...
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Keywords:
Price;
Profit;
Digital Platforms;
Industry Clusters;
Competition;
Horizontal Integration;
Vertical Integration
Baldwin, Carliss Y., and C. Jason Woodard. "Competition in Modular Clusters." Harvard Business School Working Paper, No. 08-042, December 2007.
- 2007
- Working Paper
What Causes Industry Agglomeration? Evidence from Coagglomeration Patterns
By: Glenn Ellison, Edward Glaeser and William R. Kerr
Many industries are geographically concentrated. Many mechanisms that could account for such agglomeration have been proposed. We note that these theories make different predictions about which pairs of industries should be coagglomerated. We discuss the measurement of...
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Keywords:
Geographic Location;
Labor;
Industry Clusters;
Transportation;
Manufacturing Industry;
United States
Ellison, Glenn, Edward Glaeser, and William R. Kerr. "What Causes Industry Agglomeration? Evidence from Coagglomeration Patterns." Harvard Business School Working Paper, No. 07-064, July 2007. (NBER WP 13068; published in American Economic Review.)
- March 2007 (Revised May 2012)
- Case
PRG-Schultz International
By: Paul W. Marshall and James Weber
PRG-Schultz will run out of cash within a couple of months unless the new CEO can reduce costs and restructure the company's debt. PRG was the dominant market leader in the audit recovery industry. The industry consisted of firms which employed accounting professionals...
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Keywords:
History;
Organizational Change and Adaptation;
Leadership;
Restructuring;
Cost Management;
Insolvency and Bankruptcy;
Borrowing and Debt;
Accounting Audits;
Accounting Industry
Marshall, Paul W., and James Weber. "PRG-Schultz International." Harvard Business School Case 807-126, March 2007. (Revised May 2012.)
- 2007
- Working Paper
Global Competitors as Next-Door Neighbors: Competition and Geographic Concentration in the Semiconductor Industry
By: Minyuan Zhao and Juan Alcacer
Despite the many advantages offered by technology clusters, firms located in them face the risk of losing valuable knowledge to nearby competitors. In this study, we argue that multi-location firms strategically organize their R&D activities to appropriate the value of...
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Keywords:
Information Technology;
Industry Clusters;
Innovation and Invention;
Geographic Location;
Competitive Strategy;
Globalization;
Semiconductor Industry
Zhao, Minyuan, and Juan Alcacer. "Global Competitors as Next-Door Neighbors: Competition and Geographic Concentration in the Semiconductor Industry." Michigan Ross School of Business Working Paper, No. 1091, March 2007. (Available at SSRN.)
- January 2007 (Revised July 2013)
- Case
To JV or Not To JV? That Is the Question (for XTech in China)
By: Daniel J. Isenberg and Paul W. Marshall
XTech, a leading manufacturer of metal parts for the telecommunications industry, is being pushed by its large equipment vendor customers to establish a manufacturing operation in China. CEO Reinhold Hesse is debating several options: establishing a joint venture,...
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Keywords:
Entrepreneurs;
Entrepreneurship;
Search;
Global Ventures;
Succession;
Acquisitions;
Private Equity;
Negotiation;
Partners and Partnerships;
Expansion;
Joint Ventures;
Management Succession;
Decision Choices and Conditions;
Corporate Entrepreneurship;
Financing and Loans;
Global Strategy;
Acquisition;
Manufacturing Industry;
Manufacturing Industry;
China;
United States
Isenberg, Daniel J., and Paul W. Marshall. "To JV or Not To JV? That Is the Question (for XTech in China)." Harvard Business School Case 807-118, January 2007. (Revised July 2013.)
- December 2006 (Revised August 2013)
- Teaching Note
Hexcel Turnaround -- 2001 (A), (B) and (C)
By: Paul W. Marshall
This is the teaching note that is supplemental to the Hexcel Cases A, B & C.
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- December 2006 (Revised June 2013)
- Teaching Note
Union Corrugating Company (A) and (B)
By: Paul W. Marshall
Teaching Note to 803065 and 804003.
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- November 2006 (Revised July 2012)
- Teaching Note
Fleet Managed Assets Division (TN)
By: Paul W. Marshall
- June 2006 (Revised July 2009)
- Case
MassMEDIC: The Massachusetts Medical Device Industry Council
By: Willis M. Emmons III, Michael E. Porter and Spencer Wallace
Set in 2004, as Massachusetts Medical Device Industry Council (MassMEDIC) President Tom Sommer contemplates the future direction of a successful medical device cluster association. Focuses on the formation of cluster organizations and their roles and effectiveness,...
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Keywords:
Economic Growth;
Industry Clusters;
Nonprofit Organizations;
Social and Collaborative Networks;
Cooperation;
Massachusetts
Emmons, Willis M., III, Michael E. Porter, and Spencer Wallace. "MassMEDIC: The Massachusetts Medical Device Industry Council." Harvard Business School Case 706-498, June 2006. (Revised July 2009.)
- 2006
- Other Unpublished Work
Rural Clusters of Innovation: Berkshires Strategy Project: Driving A Long-Term Economic Strategy
The Berkshires Strategy Project, a six-month strategy development effort involving dozens of private and public sector organizations in the Berkshires, has led to broad consensus behind an economic strategy for the County, and galvanized a leadership group in the form...
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Porter, Michael E. "Rural Clusters of Innovation: Berkshires Strategy Project: Driving A Long-Term Economic Strategy." Monitor Group, 2006.
- February 2005 (Revised November 2012)
- Case
Chuck's Wagon Inc.
By: Paul W. Marshall and Derek Lewis
This case describes the experiences of an HBS student as he takes on the challege of transitioning from an intern to a president at a small consumer packaged goods firm in Southern Texas. This HBS student is confronted with the opportunity to perform an operational and...
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Keywords:
Consumer Goods;
Operations Strategy;
Executive Development;
Strategy;
Small Business;
Production;
Transformation;
Management Skills;
Financial Strategy;
Consumer Products Industry;
Texas
Marshall, Paul W., and Derek Lewis. "Chuck's Wagon Inc." Harvard Business School Case 805-100, February 2005. (Revised November 2012.)
- February 2005
- Article
An Econometric Analysis of Inventory Turnover Performance in Retail Services
By: Vishal Gaur, Marshall L. Fisher and Ananth Raman
Gaur, Vishal, Marshall L. Fisher, and Ananth Raman. "An Econometric Analysis of Inventory Turnover Performance in Retail Services." Management Science 51, no. 2 (February 2005): 181–194.
- February 2005
- Article
Managing the Ecosystem
By: Marco Iansiti
The days of the corporate lone wolf are over. In our increasingly interconnected world, standing alone is no longer a viable business model. Instead, smart companies rely heavily on networks of partners, suppliers, and customers to achieve market success and sustain...
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Keywords:
Integrated Corporate Reporting;
Partners and Partnerships;
Industry Clusters;
Customers;
Markets;
Situation or Environment;
Banks and Banking;
Insurance;
Software
Iansiti, Marco. "Managing the Ecosystem." Optimize 4, no. 2 (February 2005).
- April 2004
- Background Note
Emergence of "Silicon Wadi", The
By: Paul A. Gompers and Sara Bergson
Provides background information on the high-tech industry in Israel.
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Gompers, Paul A., and Sara Bergson. Emergence of "Silicon Wadi", The. Harvard Business School Background Note 204-156, April 2004.
- January 2004 (Revised November 2006)
- Case
Fleet Managed Assets Division (A)
By: Paul W. Marshall and Todd H Thedinga
Paul Kennedy, executive director of Fleet's Managed Asset Division, must decide whether to extend further credit to Polaroid Corp. in the fall of 2001. Polaroid's credit rating had been declining rapidly, but it was a major employer in the Boston area with many...
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Marshall, Paul W., and Todd H Thedinga. "Fleet Managed Assets Division (A)." Harvard Business School Case 804-098, January 2004. (Revised November 2006.)
- December 2003 (Revised July 2012)
- Case
Jamie Dimon and Bank One (A)
By: Paul W. Marshall and Todd H Thedinga
On March 27, 2000, Jamie Dimon was hired as CEO to turn around Bank One. Describes the issues he faces, as he prepares to present an action plan to the board.
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Keywords:
Change Management;
Management Teams;
Governing and Advisory Boards;
Planning;
Banking Industry;
United States
Marshall, Paul W., and Todd H Thedinga. "Jamie Dimon and Bank One (A)." Harvard Business School Case 804-107, December 2003. (Revised July 2012.)
- December 2003 (Revised February 2006)
- Case
Jamie Dimon and Bank One (B)
By: Paul W. Marshall and Todd H Thedinga
To distribute only after discussion of HBS case 9-804-107. Describes the decisions made by Jamie Dimon as the new CEO in July 2000 and summarizes the progress of his turnaround over the next three years.
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Marshall, Paul W., and Todd H Thedinga. "Jamie Dimon and Bank One (B)." Harvard Business School Case 804-108, December 2003. (Revised February 2006.)
- November 2003 (Revised August 2006)
- Case
Union Corrugating Company (B)
By: Paul W. Marshall and Julia Stevens
Lauri Union, president of Union Corrugating Co., has successfully transformed her family's corrugated steel roofing and siding manufacturer into a successful enterprise. Reviews how Union turned the struggling company around and also considers the management structure...
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Keywords:
Risk Management;
Competition;
Work-Life Balance;
Success;
Change Management;
Management Systems;
Construction Industry;
Construction Industry;
Construction Industry;
Boston;
North Carolina
Marshall, Paul W., and Julia Stevens. "Union Corrugating Company (B)." Harvard Business School Case 804-003, November 2003. (Revised August 2006.)