Competitive Response
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HR Co
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 …
Little Bud Co.
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 …
MBS Co.
Your client is MBS Co., a government sponsored enterprise (GSE), that purchases mortgages from banks, packages them into mortgage-backed securities …
MOOC Madness
Our client, Greg Wilkinson, is the Dean of the business school at a mid-sized, four-year university. They are experiencing declining application rates …
MOOC Madness
Our client, Greg Wilkinson, is the Dean of the business school at a mid-sized, four-year university. They are experiencing declining application rates …
New Vaccine
Our client is a large pharmaceutical corporation, and they have developed a new vaccine that prevents low birth weight infants from contracting staph …
Sosland Sports
Your client, Sosland (pronounced sauce-land) Sports, is an operator of squash centers in Sweden. The squash centers include sauna, spa, pool, gym and …
Aces Delivery Service
Our client, Aces, is a package delivery firm that operates in Country XYZ. Five years ago, XYZ's government deregulated the package delivery industry, …
Digital fitness
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. …
E-Grocery
The client is a grocery store chain that is considering whether or not they should enter the emerging Internet-based grocery shopping/delivery market …
Fast Food Restaurant
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 …
Potash Co.
Your client is Karnalyte Resources, which is a small potash producer. On the morning of July 30th , Uralkali, the dominant Russian producer announced …
Regional Jet Corporation
Regional Jet Corporation is a U.S. manufacturer of regional airplanes—airplanes with 100 seats or less. Its business consists of two types of …
The Home of Gnome
Our client is The Dalt Wisney Company, a diversified entertainment company known for its iconic franchises and unparalleled storytelling for the whole …
The Video Store
Two business school classmates laud their entrepreneurship intentions and mock your interest in entering the management consulting industry. They …
Vie Tire
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 …
Grocery retailer
Your client is a U.S.-based grocery retailer with $20B in sales. Their competitors offer lower prices for some product categories while maintaining …
Travel Wizard
The R&D team of Travel Wizard, a technology innovator, just announced that they have successfully invented a teleportation device which they plan to …
Travel Wizard
The R&D team of Travel Wizard, a technology innovator, just announced that they have successfully invented a teleportation device which they plan to …
National Park Service
Our client is the United States Department of the Interior, which is responsible for the National Park Service ("NPS"). The NPS employs park rangers …
Styrofoam Situation
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 …
Mining Competitive Strategy
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 …