Case Notes #6
Random House
BUSI 698 Strategic Management
Lecturer: Nandini Lahiri
In July 1998 Bertelsmann, a German media conglomerate purchased the American book publisher
Random House for approximately $1 billion. Due to this purchase Bertelsmann becam
Case Notes #2
Matching Dell, Jan Rivkin & Michael Porter
BUSI 698 Strategic Management
Lecturer: Nandini Lahiri
This case from the Harvard Business Review focuses on the personal computer industry in between the
1980s and 1998. IBM was the first big playe
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Isin Guler
John T. Lilly
October 21, 2008
Honda
Beginning in 1959, Honda began a very successful push to enter and later become the market leader
in the U.S. motorcycle market.
Honda Strategy and Entry into US Market
Established s
Case Notes #3
Ducati, Giovanni Gavetti
BUSI 698 Strategic Management
Lecturer: Nandini Lahiri
In 1996, the traditional motorcycle company Ducati, was at the edge of bankruptcy due to liquidity
problems at the Cagiva group, which acquired Ducati in 1985. B
Company History: The Gap, Inc. Martin, Jonathan. http:/www.answers.com/topic/the-gapinc.
Textile Industry Lobbies for Renewed Protctions. Hitt, Greg. The Wall Street Journal.
2008. http:/online.wsj.com/article/SB121796015825813989.html.
National Retail Fe
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Why are some firms more
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Case Notes #5
DaimlerChrysler Post-Merger Integration
(A)
BUSI 698 Strategic Management
Lecturer: Nandini Lahiri
DaimlerBenz and Chrysler executed a merger in May of 1998. The German and the American automobile
manufacturer fully integrated both companies
Strategic Management Analysis
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The Walt Disney Company: Background
Founded in 1923 by Walt and
Roy Disney
Corporate headquarters and
primary production facilities
located in Burbank, California
Second-largest media and
entertainment corporation
BUSI 698 Strategic Management
March 21, 2013
Industry Analysis
Nandini Lahiri
Kenan-Flagler Business School
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Two Main Sources of Superior Performance
Industry
structure
Generic Strategy
Internal
skills,
capabilit
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BUSI 698
March 19, 2013
Strategic Management: Course
Introduction and Overview
Nandini Lahiri
Kenan-Flagler Business School
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
What do firms care about ?
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What is strategic management?
Strategi
Company History: The Gap, Inc.
Type: Public Company
Address: 2 Folsom Street, San Francisco, California 94105, U.S.A.
Telephone: (650) 952-4400
Fax: (415) 427-2553
Web: http:/www.gap.com
Employees: 169,000
Sales: $14.4 billion (2003)
Stock Exchanges: New
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Isin Guler
John T. Lilly
October 21, 2008
Smucker and Folgers Deal
J. M. Smucker Co. according to Smucker Shareholders OK merger plan in Business Week has
approved the merger with Folgers coffee, a former P&G company. The deal cal
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Isin Gueler, Assistant Professor of Organizational Behavior and Strategy
John T. Lilly
September 24, 2008
Delta Airline Case
Government regulation of interstate airline competition until the 1970s kept airlines from having to keep
TINKER CLAIRE CHEN
CAS EY COX
TOY
JEFF LAFLAM
JOHN LILLY
CHAMPS : FEITONG LU
Age nda
GAPs History, Background & Current Events
Apparel Retail Industry Background
Financial Performance
Industry Analysis
Firm-Level Analysis
Assessment of Strategic Issues
Q&
TINKER CLAIRE CHEN
CAS EY COX
TOY
JEFF LAFLAM
JOHN LILLY
CHAMPS : FEITONG LU
Age nda
History, Background & Current Events
Financial Performance
Industry Analysis
Firm-Level Analysis
Assessment of Strategic Issues
Q&A
His tory & Background
Industry
Sears/
Highlight - Indus try Analys is
S pe c ialty Appare l Re tail
DescriptionofitsIndustry:
SpecialtyRetailApparelwithmarketcapitalizationof $41billionand
growthrateof1.53%(comparedfromlastyear)
ExtentofRivalry(Hi)
JCrew,A&E,A&F
ManyCompetitors
SlowMarketGrow
TINKER CLAIRE CHEN
CAS EY COX
TOY
JEFF LAFLAM
JOHN LILLY
CHAMPS : FEITONG LU
Curre nt Eve nts
Industry
Using Technology to increase productivity in attempt to reduce costs
Falling Oil Futures combined with safer stock raising average stock prices
Expects
TINKER CLAIRE CHEN
CAS EY COX
TOY
JEFF LAFLAM
JOHN LILLY
CHAMPS : FEITONG LU
Indus try Analys is
S pe c ialty Re tail Appare l (125B)
ExtentofRivalry(Hi)
JCrew,A&E,A&F
ManyCompetitors
SlowMarketGrowth
LowSwitchingCost
PotentialEntrants
Industry
Rivalry
Su
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Isin Gueler
John T. Lilly
September 3, 2008
Five Forces Analysis of Henredon Furniture Company
The Five Forces framework examines a specific industry. It is used to evaluate the attractiveness of
the industry. The main purpose o
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Isin Guler
John T. Lilly
November 3, 2008
Honda
Beginning in 1959, Honda began a very successful push to enter and later become the market leader
in the U.S. motorcycle market.
Honda Strategy and Entry into US Market
Established s
John T. Lilly
Analysis of Presentations
8/18/08
Krispy Kreme
What effect will closing retail locations have on relationship with customers
How will coffee be more profitable second time around
o Why add cost with redesigned cups
Will lack of doughnuts
Gaps Value Chain
Support
Activities
Leased space, control costs with smaller stores
Firm
Many locations, company run stores, Possibly oversaturated market
infrastructure
Human resources Corporate control of management
Relatively well paid jobs for lower p
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In 1990 a recession came in and Dell published adds worldwide stating they had
significantly lower prices then Compaqs list prices, forcing Compaq to drop its list price
by upwards of 32%. PC margins were typically highest during the early days of a
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