E-commerce

Please get the case study 'Rakuten, HBS 9-305-050' from Harvard business school. I have to write a 20 pages paper about this case study and I don't know how to do it. I need a short analysis on this case study so I can brainstorm with it.

Sample problem set

I have a question with four parts to it from a sample problem set. I am stuck on it and cannot solve it. I need help in understanding and knowing how to solve it. I would appreciate it if a TA can help me out with it. The question is for an economics class titled indutrial organization. --- 1. Consider the following market demand and asymmetric cost functions for the airplane production industry. Market Demand is: P=200- (qA + qB) Cost Function for Boeing: C(qB) = 40 qB Cost Function for Airbus: C(qA) = 30 qA a.) Assume that the two act according to the Cournot model, i.e. they set quantities. Derive the optimal output for each firm and the r... click for more

Industry Impacts: Broadcasting and Media

Please find the case study 'Strategic Inflection: TiVo in 2003 from Harvard business school'. You will have to pay $6 to view it. (Sorry) We are doing a case study with it and I would like to get some comments on several facts about the case. Each answer can be a comment (better if a paragraph). The questions I brought up are the following: Facts of the case: Q1: What is Tivo, and how does it fit into someone's living room? (For additional info: If you haven't seen Tivo in action, try finding a friend that has.) What constitutes Tivo's technology? Q2: What has been the history of Tivo's subscriber growth? Revenue growth? Q3: What is the up-front cost of a Tivo to a new... click for more

Managerial Economics, MBA program

1) Consider a firm selling two products, A and B, that substitute for each other. Suppose that an entrant introduces a product that is identical to product A. What factors do you think will affect (a) whether a price war is initiated, and (b) who wins the price war? 2) The following table reports the distribution of profits (on a per-disc basis) for different steps in the vertical chain for music compact discs: Artist: $ .60 Record company: $1.80 Retailer: $ .60 Use the five forces to explain this pattern. (Note: There are about half a dozen major record companies, including Warner, Sony, and Polygram. They are responsible for signing u... click for more

Economics for Managers, MBA Program

Please help...Just need assistance and possible locations to find information (have to ultimately get five sources for 3 pages). Need help using economic theory and applying to real world situations and current events. Hadn't really found that much information to assist in my complete project. These are some of the questions I have. I'm not as familiar with clustering in an economic aspect, moreso know from a marketing aspect.I am aware that firms are clustered according to their geography. The drug industry uses this a great deal, but others don't. Don't understand the criteria for clustering. Are there factors? Does the internet affect this idea?