Competitive Response

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Total Cases: 22
Companies: 4
Medium 19 Hard 3
Medium

HR Co

Competitive Response Market Entry Professional Services

HR Co. is a leader in the human resource outsourcing (HRO) market in the United States. The firm was an early pioneer in such services as outsourced …

26 min
Darden
10
Medium

Little Bud Co.

Growth Strategy Merger & Acquisition Consumer Goods

Our client, Little Bud Co, is a beer company in a small country in Latin America. Little Bud and its main competitor, Geineken, are the only players …

26 min
ROSS
10
Medium

MBS Co.

Profitability Financial Analysis Financial Services

Your client is MBS Co., a government sponsored enterprise (GSE), that purchases mortgages from banks, packages them into mortgage-backed securities …

27 min
Darden
31
Medium

MOOC Madness

Profitability Competitive Response Education

Our client, Greg Wilkinson, is the Dean of the business school at a mid-sized, four-year university. They are experiencing declining application rates …

26 min
Darden
34
Medium

MOOC Madness

Profitability Competitive Response Education

Our client, Greg Wilkinson, is the Dean of the business school at a mid-sized, four-year university. They are experiencing declining application rates …

26 min
Darden
10
LEK
Medium

New Vaccine

Market Entry Pricing Healthcare

Our client is a large pharmaceutical corporation, and they have developed a new vaccine that prevents low birth weight infants from contracting staph …

26 min
Chicago Booth
22
Medium

Sosland Sports

Market Entry Profitability Retail

Your client, Sosland (pronounced sauce-land) Sports, is an operator of squash centers in Sweden. The squash centers include sauna, spa, pool, gym and …

26 min
Kellogg
10
Medium

Aces Delivery Service

Profitability Competitive Response Transportation/Logistics

Our client, Aces, is a package delivery firm that operates in Country XYZ. Five years ago, XYZ's government deregulated the package delivery industry, …

26 min
Cornell
20
McKinsey
Hard

Digital fitness

Strategic Decision Growth Strategy Gym chain

DoubleSweat is a national low-end gym chain with 2,400 clubs across the U.S. They're concerned about the sky-rocketed demand for digital fitness (e.g. …

36 min
PeterK
40
Medium

E-Grocery

Market Entry Growth Strategy Retail

The client is a grocery store chain that is considering whether or not they should enter the emerging Internet-based grocery shopping/delivery market …

26 min
Harvard
10
Medium

Fast Food Restaurant

Profitability Competitive Response Consumer Goods

Six months out of HBS, a frustrated classmate calls you to complain that the fast food burger joint that he bought has been steadily losing money for …

26 min
Harvard
10
Hard

Potash Co.

Competitive Response Liquidation Decision Manufacturing

Your client is Karnalyte Resources, which is a small potash producer. On the morning of July 30th , Uralkali, the dominant Russian producer announced …

35 min
Cornell
20
Medium

Regional Jet Corporation

Profitability Competitive Response Aerospace & Defense

Regional Jet Corporation is a U.S. manufacturer of regional airplanes—airplanes with 100 seats or less. Its business consists of two types of …

32 min
Harvard
10
Medium

The Home of Gnome

Competitive Response Media & Entertainment

Our client is The Dalt Wisney Company, a diversified entertainment company known for its iconic franchises and unparalleled storytelling for the whole …

27 min
Columbia
20
Medium

The Video Store

Profitability Competitive Response Retail

Two business school classmates laud their entrepreneurship intentions and mock your interest in entering the management consulting industry. They …

26 min
Harvard
10
Medium

Vie Tire

Profitability Competitive Response Manufacturing

A tire manufacturer in Vietnam, VieTire, has been the only player in that market due to high tariffs on imports. They dominate the tire industry. As …

26 min
Harvard
10
BCG
Medium

Grocery retailer

Profitability Pricing Retail

Your client is a U.S.-based grocery retailer with $20B in sales. Their competitors offer lower prices for some product categories while maintaining …

26 min
PeterK
38
Medium

Travel Wizard

Competitive Response Profitability Transportation

The R&D team of Travel Wizard, a technology innovator, just announced that they have successfully invented a teleportation device which they plan to …

27 min
IESE
10
Medium

Travel Wizard

Competitive Response Profitability Transportation

The R&D team of Travel Wizard, a technology innovator, just announced that they have successfully invented a teleportation device which they plan to …

27 min
IESE
10
BCG
Medium

National Park Service

Competitive Response Market Sizing Non-profit

Our client is the United States Department of the Interior, which is responsible for the National Park Service ("NPS"). The NPS employs park rangers …

26 min
Wharton
38
BCG
Medium

Styrofoam Situation

Profitability Competitive Response Financial / PE

Your client is the CEO of Cup Co, a national supplier of Styrofoam cups to restaurants. While profit has been steady, she is worried about the influx …

26 min
Darden
38
BCG
Hard

Mining Competitive Strategy

Competitive Response Merger & Acquisition Energy

Our client is an Australian mining company, whose main product is Iron Ore, which it sells exclusively to China. This company is the largest producer …

36 min
Wharton
38