Developing and Distributing Research in the Financial Industry
Retailers to the world
A “virtuous cycle” of self-reinforcing benefits will permit certain companies to redefine-and control-the retail industry. Even so, retailers still have enough time to build cross-border positions and local-market defenses.
Editor’s Note: This article will be of most interest to those in or interested in the retail industry, but some of the discussion has broader value, especially the introduction and use of the strategic-control map tool. … [ Read more ]
Content: Article | Authors: Christiana Smith Shi, Denise Incandela, Kathleen L. McLaughlin | Source: McKinsey Quarterly | Subjects: Industry Specific, Strategy
As Ad Spending Rises, So Does Net’s Share
Blade Server Market
Embedded Database Software Market
Bondsonline
Bond information is notoriously difficult to obtain, but Bondsonline a good source. It includes up to date quotes, a discussion of the types of bonds, spread information, and much more. A great resource. [FinanceProfessor.com Annotation]
Content: Online Resource | Source: Bondsonline Group Inc. | Subjects: Finance, Industry Specific | Industry: Finance / Banking
China: The World’s Fastest Growing IT Market
China’s Automobile Market
I’d Like to Teach the World to SMS
Life-cycle Management Technology Market
Size Matters – But Measurement is Tricky (Online Porn Sector)
Why We Buy: The Science of Shopping
In an effort to determine why people buy, Paco Underhill and his detailed-oriented band of retail researchers have camped out in stores over the course of 20 years, dedicating their lives to the “science of shopping.” Armed with an array of video equipment, store maps, and customer-profile sheets, Underhill and his consulting firm, Envirosell, have observed over 900 aspects of interaction between shopper and store. … [ Read more ]
Content: Book | Author: Paco Underhill | Subjects: Industry Specific, Marketing / Sales | Industry: Retail
Telecom Spending Concentrated in Four Industries
The World Wrestling Federation: Vince McMahon vs. Bret ‘the Hitman’ Hart
Professional wrestling has been popular in North American for over a century, though mostly limited to small arenas and controlled by local promoters. It was Vince McMahon, head of an East Coast operation, the World Wrestling Federation (WWF), who made the sport a national enthusiasm in the 1980s.
This was all to change in 1988, when Ted Turner and World Championship Wrestling (WCW) arrived on … [ Read more ]
Content: Case Study | Authors: Christopher Baty, Thomas Mannarelli | Source: INSEAD | Subjects: Industry Specific, Miscellaneous | Company: World Wrestling Federation (WWF)
NTT DoCoMo i-mode: Creating a solution for the masses
The Internet: wow, what a great concept! And wouldn’t it be even better if you could access it from your mobile phone? Kouiji Ohboshi, chairman of the Japanese telephone giant, NTT DoCoMo, thought so. But back in the early days of 1999, it seemed that few others agreed. In this story of a contrarian business leader, Professors W. Chan Kim, Renée … [ Read more ]
Content: Case Study | Authors: Ben M. Bensaou, Renée Mauborgne, W. Chan Kim, Yasushi Shiina | Source: INSEAD | Subjects: Industry Specific, Strategy | Industry: Telecommunications | Company: NTT DoCoMo