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El sector del mueble para el hogar en 1986
Porter, Michael E.; Montgomery, Cynthia A.; Moorman, Charles W.Case HBS-309S22StrategyPerfiles de la industria de muebles para el hogar en los Estados Unidos en 1986. Diseñado para su uso con Masco Corp. (A) y (B).Starting at €8.20
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Masco Corp. (A) (Spanish version)
Porter, Michael E.; Montgomery, Cynthia A.; Moorman, Charles W.Case HBS-315S11StrategyDescribes the history and corporate position of a large and successful producer of faucets and related household products. Masco is considering entry into the $14 billion furniture industry. Designed to be used with Household Furniture Industry in 1986 in a strategy course on corporate strategy for diversified firms.Starting at €8.20
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Steve Jobs: Leader Strategist, Teaching Note
Montgomery, Cynthia A.; Yoffie, David B.Teaching Note HBS-716413-EStrategyTeaching note for case 715454.Starting at €0.00
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Putting Leadership Back into Strategy
Montgomery, Cynthia A.Article HBS-R0801C-EStrategyIn recent decades an infusion of economics has lent the study of strategy much needed theory and empirical evidence. Strategy consultants, armed with frameworks and techniques, have stepped forward to help managers analyze their industries and position their companies for strategic advantage. Strategy has come to be seen as an analytical problem to be solved. But, says Montgomery, the Timken Professor of Business Administration at Harvard Busines...Starting at €8.20
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CARD Group: Mutually Reinforcing Institutions
Montgomery, Cynthia A.; Shih-ta Chen, Michael; Lau, DawnCase HBS-712414-EStrategyCARD (Center for Agricultural and Rural Development) is a Philippines-based microfinance organization that began as an NGO and has since expanded into eight related entities providing services to the poor. Under Founding Director Dr. Aristotle Alip's leadership, CARD has become one of the top microfinance institutions in the world. More recently, larger commercial and financial institutions are seeking a slice of the microfinance market. The main...Starting at €8.20
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The On-Demand Economy
Montgomery, Cynthia A.; Weber, James; Watkins, Elizabeth AnneCase HBS-716405-EStrategyThis note describes the emerging on-demand economy, also referred to as the sharing economy. The note highlights several companies including Uber and Airbnb that exemplify this new mode of competition, a model that threatens to disrupt traditional firms. Uber provides ride services much like a traditional taxi company, but it owns no cars and employs no drivers, and instead matches independent car owners with customers looking for rides. Airbnb p...Starting at €8.20
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Steve Jobs: Leader Strategist
Montgomery, Cynthia A.; Yoffie, David B.Case HBS-715454-EStrategyStrategically, Steve Jobs got it brilliantly right some times and terribly wrong other times. This case examines Jobs' development as a leader strategist over the course of his entire career. The successes and failures of Apple, NeXT, and Pixar are used to probe the role of strategy in organizational success and to examine a leader's distinctive responsibility to set (and reset) a viable course for a business. While Jobs' greatness may make him s...Starting at €8.20
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Competing on Resources
Collis, David J.; Montgomery, Cynthia A.Article HBS-R0807N-EStrategyHow do you create and sustain a profitable strategy? Many approaches have focused managers' attention inward, urging them to build a unique set of corporate resources and capabilities. In practice, however, identifying and developing core competence too often becomes a feel-good exercise that no one fails. Collis and Montgomery, of Harvard Business School, explain how a company's resources drive its performance in a dynamic competitive environmen...Starting at €8.20