Tuck School of Business Cases
The case method is one of a spectrum of teaching tools used at Tuck to help students develop the kind of hands-on problem-analysis and decision-making skills crucial to their success in the business world.
Below is a selection of recent case studies and teaching materials created by Tuck faculty. Authors' contact information is available on our Faculty Directory page.
To download a single copy of an available case in PDF format, just click on the title. Please note that further copies of cases may not be made without permission. For inquiries about making multiple copies of a case, please contact Linda Hartson, at 603-646-4055 or linda.hartson@dartmouth.edu.
Copyright for Tuck cases are held by the professor or The Trustees of Dartmouth College.
Recent Tuck Cases & Teaching Materials
3M
Vijay Govindarajan, Julie Lang
(Center for Global Leadership)
Adolph Coors Company (A)
Paul A. Argenti
Adolph Coors Company (B)
Paul A. Argenti
Agile Software-I Want My Web TV!
M. Eric Johnson, Hau Lee
America Online: On-Line or Off-Track?
Clyde P. Stickney
AMP Ltd.
Sydney Finkelstein
Analog Devices (B)
Chris Trimble, Vijay Govindarajan, Jesse Johnson
(Center for Global Leadership)
Analog Devices, Inc: Microelectromagnetic Machines (MEMS)
Chris Trimble, Julie Lang
(Center for Global Leadership)
Angel Investing (Note on)
Michael Horvath, Fred Wainwright
(revised 2002)
AOL Time Warner
Paul A. Argenti
ARGUS: The 3rd Avenue Building
John H. Vogel Jr.
(revised 2005)
Arthur Andersen (A)
Paul A. Argenti, Kimberley Tait D'01 (Abigail Nova D'01, research)
(revised 2002)
Arthur Andersen (B)
Paul A. Argenti, Kimberley Tait D'01 (Abigail Nova D'01, research)
(revised 2002)
AT&T Comcast Corporation: Making Good on the Broadband Promise?
Kate Thunnissen T'02, under the supervision of Melissa M. Appleyard (mini-case)
(Center for Digital Strategies)
B's Wax Candle Company (The Master Scheduling Game)
David F. Pyke and Susan M. Pyke
(revised 2003)
Barney's
Sydney Finkelstein
BeVocal (A)
Colin Blaydon, Fred Wainwright and Sean Ruhmann T'03
(Center for Private Equity and Entrepreneurship)
BeVocal (B)
Colin Blaydon, Fred Wainwright and Sean Ruhmann T'03
(Center for Private Equity and Entrepreneurship)
Biogen-Idec: Growing a Customer-Focused Supply Chain
M. Eric Johnson, Julia Kidd T'04
(Center for Digital Strategies)
Bonnie CLAC
John Vogel
Books-A-Million, Inc
M. Eric Johnson
The Boston Red Sox and the Integration of African-American Players
Sydney Finkelstein, Craig Urch T'00
Brown & Sharpe (A)
Paul A. Argenti
Brown & Sharpe (B)
Paul A. Argenti
Brownfields: New Regulations, New Opportunities, and New Glitches
Mark Geall T'05 and John H. Vogel Jr.
Buyouts (Note on)
Fred Wainwright, Sal Gagliano T'04, Jon Olsen T'03
(Center for Private Equity and Entrepreneurship)
Cabletron Systems Inc.
Sydney Finkelstein
Can Heroes Be Efficient? Information Technology at the International Federation of the Red Cross
Laura R. Kopczak, M. Eric Johnson
(Center for Digital Strategies)
Capston-White's Document Management and Production Services (DMPS)
Chris Trimble, Julie Lang
(Center for Global Leadership)
Cardinal Health and Allegiences
Sydney Finkelstein, Andrew Witherspoon T'02
Cisco Systems (A)
Evolution to E-Business
Vijay Govindarajan, Chris Trimble, Phil Anderson, Katrina Veerman T'01
(Center for Global Leadership & Center for Digital Strategies)
Cisco Systems (B)
Maintaining an Edge in E-Business
Vijay Govindarajan, Chris Trimble, Phil Anderson, Katrina Veerman T'01
(see Technology note below)
(Center for Global Leadership & Center for Digital Strategies)
(Cisco) Technology Note: Internetworking Products
Vijay Govindarajan, Chris Trimble, Phil Anderson, (Katrina Veerman T'01, research)
(Center for Global Leadership & Center for Digital Strategies)
Coca-Cola India
Jennifer Kaye T'05 under the supervision of Paul A. Argenti
Conseco
Sydney Finkelstein
Corning Microarray Technologies
Chris Trimble, Gautam Bellur T'03
(Center for Global Leadership)
CrossWorlds Software
Sydney Finkelstein
Crotched Mountain
John H. Vogel Jr.
Crown Point Cabinetry
Vijay Govindarajan, Julie Lang, David Vanderschee T'02
(Center for Global Leadership)
The DaimlerChrysler Merger
Sydney Finkelstein
Dartmouth Endowment Case
Colin Blaydon, Fred Wainwright, and Sean Ruhmann T'03
(Center for Private Equity and Entrepreneurship)
Deal Structures (Note on)
Colin Blaydon, Fred Wainwright, and George Bene T'02
(Center for Private Equity and Entrepreneurship)
Dell Computer Corporation
Vijay Govindarajan, Julie Lang
(Center for Global Leadership)
Diamond Phoenix Corporation
Frederick E. Webster Jr., Melissa Downs T'04, and Michael Gozycki T'04
(revised 2003)
Do You Yahoo!?
Jamie A. Neidig T'02, under the supervision of Richard A. D'Aveni
(Center for Digital Strategies)
eBay2002: The Truly Global Marketplace (and Cash Machine?)
Robert Howell
Electronic Trading Systems and Fixed Income Markets
Jonathan Joys T'02, under the supervision of Richard A. D'Aveni
(Center for Digital Strategies)
EMC: Creating a Storage-Centric World
Jonathan Kwoh T'02, under the supervision of Melissa M. Appleyard
(Center for Digital Strategies)
Encyclopædia Britannica (A)
Vijay Govindarajan, Praveen Kopalle
Encyclopædia Britannica (B)
Vijay Govindarajan, Praveen Kopalle
Encyclopædia Britannica (C)
Vijay Govindarajan, Praveen Kopalle
eSkye.com
M. Eric Johnson, Christopher R. Hunter T'00
The Ethics of Competitive Intelligence
Sydney Finkelstein and Jennifer Jordan
Experience.com, Inc.
Alva Taylor, Phil Anderson, (Lloyd Baskin T'01, research)
(Center for Digital Strategies)
Fanny Mae
Paul A. Argenti, Thea Haley (Lindsay Amon T'04, Carolina Campbell, Goldman Sachs, research)
Father Costello and Walk the Walk
John H. Vogel Jr.
Fisher-Rosemount: PlantWeb in Latin America
Frederick E. Webster Jr.
Fletcher Electronics
Paul A. Argenti
Food Fight: The Day McDonald's Blinked
M. Eric Johnson, David Pyke
Fruit of the Loom
Sydney Finkelstein
Garden.com: At the End of the Runway
M. Eric Johnson
(Center for Digital Strategies)
General Motors and the Great Automation Fallacy
Sydney Finkelstein, Fern Chaddad T'98
General Motors Corporation 2002: When Future Promises Come Due
Robert Howell
General Motors Corporation 2003: Correcting the Pension Shortfall or Creating Other Issues?
Robert Howell
The Greater Kansas City Community Foundation and Bridgespan
John H. Vogel Jr. and Robert Searle
(revised 2004)
Groove Networks: Making P2P a Reality
Ed Ludwigson T'02, under the supervision of Melissa M. Appleyard (mini-case)
(Center for Digital Strategies)
The Hanover Post Office
John H. Vogel Jr.
Hasbro Interactive
Chris Trimble
(Center for Global Leadership)
Hindustan Lever (abridged)
Chris Trimble
(Center for Global Leadership)
Hindustan Lever (full version)
Chris Trimble
(Center for Global Leadership)
IBM and Microsoft in the Early Days of the PC: Corporate Mistake or Classic Strategy?
Sydney Finkelstein, Fern Chaddad T'98
Innovation at Xerox
Sydney Finkelstein, Fern Chaddad T'98
Intel 2003: Expensing Stock Options
Robert Howell
Johnson & Johnson 2002 (A)
Johnson & Johnson 2002 (B)
Robert Howell
Johnson & Johnson in the Stent Business
Sydney Finkelstein, Suzanne Wilke T'99
Johnson & Johnson
Robert A. Howell
L.A. Gear Inc.
Mark Harvey T'00, under the supervision of Sydney Finkelstein
Learning from Mattel
John W. Torget T'00, under the supervision of Sydney Finkelstein
(revised 2002)
Levis
Mark Harvey T'00, under the supervision of Sydney Finkelstein
Limited Partnership Agreements
Colin Blaydon, Fred Wainwright
(Center for Private Equity and Entrepreneurship)
M&A Integration: Death by One Thousand Mistakes (Note on)
Sydney Finkelstein
MacLean-Fogg (PDF)
David Pyke, Peter Stahl T'93, Victor McGee, Stephen Delaney T'93
(revised 2003)
Martha Stewart and the ImClone Scandal
Susan Fournier
Mattel, Inc: Vendor Operations in Asia
M. Eric Johnson, Tom Clock
McGraw-Hill: Grade Summit
Yiorgos A. Bakamitsos, Evelyn Hsia T'02 (with Hans Brechbühl)
(Center for Digital Strategies)
Merrill Lynch and the Internet
Laura Lovelace T'00, under the supervision of Sydney Finkelstein
Microsoft's Xbox Gamble
John Greco T'02, under the supervision of Melissa M. Appleyard
(Center for Digital Strategies)
Mission Main
John H. Vogel Jr.
Mossimo Inc.
Mark Harvey T'00, under the supervision of Sydney Finkelstein
The Murrayhill Company (A)
Amir P. Yunus T'04 and Constance Helfat
New York Times Digital
Chris Trimble, Vijay Govindarajan
(Center for Global Leadership)
Note on Kmart and Target 2003
Constance Helfat, Paul Kim T'04
NTT DoCoMo in the 3G Wilderness
Melissa M. Appleyard, Evelyn Hsia T'02, Kanichiro Kato T'02
(Center for Digital Strategies)
Opportunity Assessment: Understanding the Potential for Inventory Improvement Projects
David F. Pyke
(revised 2003)
Oxford Health Systems
Mark Harvey T'00, under the supervision of Sydney Finkelstein
Papirius spol. s.r.o.: Office Depot Is Coming
M. Eric Johnson
(revised 2004)
(Center for Digital Strategies)
Participate.com
Andres Arizpe T'01, under the supervision of Alva Taylor and Phil Anderson
(Center for Digital Strategies)
PERI
Hans Brechbühl, Yiorgos Bakamitsos
(Center for Digital Strategies)
Polaroid: The i-Zone Brand
Richard A. D'Aveni, W. Andrew Mims T'02, (assisted by Alison Corcoran T'86 and Jeff Walker T'98)
(Center for Digital Strategies)
Power Agent
Sydney Finkelstein
Private Equity Glossary
Fred Wainwright, Colin Blaydon
(Center for Private Equity and Entrepreneurship)
(revised 2004)
Prodigy Communications
Sydney Finkelstein
Quad Wants to Be a Savvy Player in Agribusiness
M. Eric Johnson, Matt M. Camp T'02
(Center for Digital Strategies)
Quaker Oats and Snapple
Barry Winer T'96, under the supervision of Sydney Finkelstein
Rite Aid
Sydney Finkelstein
Rubbermaid
Potoula Chresomales T'00, under the supervision of Sydney Finkelstein
Saatchi & Saatchi
Sydney Finkelstein, Fern Chaddad T'98
Schwinn Bicycle Company
Sydney Finkelstein, Nat Fisher T'97
Simon & Schuster
Richard A. D'Aveni, Fred Wainwright T'02
(Center for Digital Strategies)
Smugglers' Notch Resort
John H. Vogel Jr.
(revised 2005)
Snow Brands
Sydney Finkelstein, Hiroshi Hashiguchi T'03, Uwao Ikeya T'03, Seiji Ikuta T'03, Nobi Koya T'03, Kazuo Narumiya T'03
Sony Pictures Entertainment (PDF)
Andrew Brownell T'00, under the supervision of Sydney Finkelstein
Southwest Airlines
Vijay Govindarajan, Julie Lang
(Center for Global Leadership)
Spiral Cutting Tool
David F. Pyke and Susan M. Pyke
(revised 2002)
Starbucks Coffee Company
Alison Stanley T'02, under the direction of Paul A. Argenti
(Allwin Initiative for Corporate Citizenship)
Starwood Capital
K. Niles Bryant T'03, Sara Shank T'03, and John H. Vogel Jr.
Stora Enso North America (SENA)
Chris Trimble, Jesse Johnson
(Center for Global Leadership)
Stroi Service: When is it Bribery?
John B. Owens with assistance from Sergey Mokroussov T'02
Technology and Quality at Steinway & Sons
M. Eric Johnson, Joseph Hall, David Pyke
(Center for Digital Strategies)
Texas Instruments 2000: Introducing "Pro Forma Earnings" for the First Time
Robert Howell
Texas Instruments 2001: Reconciling Pro Forma and GAAP Income
Robert Howell
Texas Instruments 2002: The Continuing Saga of TI's Financial Reporting
Robert Howell
The 5-Cs: A Modern Framework for Consolidation of Fragmented Industries (Note on)
Dean Briesemeister T'98 and Nat Fisher T'98, under the supervision of Sydney Finkelstein
(revised 2002)
The Siminn Case for Internal Branding
Susan Fournier, Suzanne Mizera
The Sterling
Jeremiah O'Connor III T'05, Andrew Chun T'05, and John Vogel
Toro
Sydney Finkelstein
Torrance Crossroads
John H. Vogel Jr. and Sara Shank T'03
Unity Telecomm
Paul A. Argenti
Universitas 21 Global
Chris Trimble
(Center for Global Leadership)
The U.S. Fencing Industry in 2003 (Note on)
Constance Helfat and Paul Kim T'04
Venturing into PDA: The General Magic Story
Devin Matthews T'00, under the supervision of Sydney Finkelstein
Victoria's Secret
Theodore Durbin T'02 under the supervision of Kathleen Biro
(Center for Digital Strategies)
Video On Demand (VOD): A Killer App or "Too Little, Too Late"?
Ed Ludwigson T'02, under the supervision of Melissa M. Appleyard (mini-case)
(Center for Digital Strategies)
Wal-Mart Stores, Inc.
Vijay Govindarajan, Julie Lang
(Center for Global Leadership)
Webvan
Sydney Finkelstein
Woolworths "Chips" Away at Inventory Shrinkage through RFID Initiative
M. Eric Johnson, Mike Gozycki T'04
(Center for Digital Strategies)
Yantra and ChemPoint: Extraprise Management in the Specialty Chemical Industry
Jesse Johnson T'02, under the supervision of M. Eric Johnson
(Center for Digital Strategies)
Zanzibar Software
Paul A. Argenti
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