Bombardiers
First-novelist Bronson takes on modern business in a black comedy about a group of money-crazed and eccentric bond traders in San Francisco.
Regardless of how you feel about investment banking (“It’s a complete scam!”; “It’s a great way to make a killing!”), this non-stop novelistic indictment of the shark-infested financial world–and by extension, much of the corporate world–is bound to make you laugh uproariously–and think … [ Read more ]
Content: Book | Author: Po Bronson | Subjects: Finance, Industry Specific | Industry: Investment Banking
Moderate, Steady CRM Growth Through 2006
Notebooks Overthrow the Desktop
The e-tailer’s secret weapon
General retailers use their expertise in a few core categories to attract customers, but over the Web they must offer more. Enter the on-line category manager.
Content: Article | Authors: Sandeep Dayal, Thomas D. French, Vivek Sankaran | Source: McKinsey Quarterly | Subjects: Industry Specific, IT / Technology / E-Business | Industry: Retail
U.S. Golf Market
Slight Growth in Q2 2003 Online Retail Sales
U.S. Alcoholic Beverages Market
A Passage From India (Infosys)
Infosys has emerged as a titan of the global software industry by carefully designing and constructing a unique corporate culture. Continued growth will test the quality and soundness of the company s architecture.
Content: Case Study | Authors: Arun Kumaraswamy, Monica Malhotra, Raghu Garud | Source: STERNbusiness (NYU) | Subjects: Industry Specific, International – Asia | Industry: Software
The Big Store Goes Global
What retailers can learn from Wal-Mart’s international expansion.
Editor’s Note: the discussion centers on the seven sources of competitive advantage in retail:
– Inputs
– Technology
– Operations
– Offering & Brand
– Access
– Segmentation
– Customers
Content: Case Study | Author: David Liang | Source: STERNbusiness (NYU) | Subjects: Industry Specific, International | Industry: Retail
Developing The Digital Photo Market
Digital Wireless Services Reach Hits 97%
Mary Tolan’s Modest Proposal
A rising star at Accenture is advising Big Oil and the auto industry that they can revitalize the economy, mint profits, and save the planet — if they’ll just learn to stop worrying and love hydrogen.
Content: Article | Author: Ralph King | Source: Business 2.0 | Subjects: Industry Specific, Trends / Analysis | Industry: Petro / Chemical
All That Jazz (and Classical and Pop and Talk Too)
A Bleak Future for SCM Software?
Taking Tesco global
This is not a traditional academic case, but rather a detailed interview with David Reid, deputy chairman of the United Kingdom’s largest grocer, Tesco. In it he explains the company’s international strategy and their online delivery model among other items.
Content: Case Study | Author: Peter N. Child | Source: McKinsey Quarterly | Subjects: Industry Specific, International | Industry: Retail
A value culture for agriculture
To become high-performing businesses, agricultural co-ops must move away from their traditional role as service providers.
Editor’s Note: not a typical academic case but rather a detailed analysis by McKinsey
Content: Case Study | Authors: Ashish A. Kumar, Bernard Loyd, Jack J. Dempsey, Loula S. Merkel | Source: McKinsey Quarterly | Subject: Industry Specific | Industry: Agriculture