ECF5040 Industry Economics - case writeup 1 - Intel
Please access the case here https://hbsp.harvard.edu/tu/90f94da3
spreadsheet supplement: https://hbsp.harvard.edu/tu/0ac6ba49
As discussed in class, please do not share the file or its contents with anyone.
Background reading: https://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&AuthType=shib&db=bth&AN=9611197511&site=ehost-live&scope=site&custid=s8849760
The questions to answer in your writeup
1. What is the biggest strategic challenge facing Intel going forward?
2. What would you do as the CEO of Intel?
3. Intel's former CEO, Andrew Grove is known for saying "Only the Paranoid Survive" What was an example of healthy paranoia for Intel? An example for unhealthy paranoia?
4. How did the Intel Inside campaign change the added values for the different players? What were some other reasons why it was so effective?
Please upload your answers here on moodle by August 1, 11.55pm. Your submission to the questions shouldn't exceed a total of 1.5 pages.
Please start on time, the case is quite long!
Remember, you can discuss the case and your answers in groups of at most 3, but everyone needs to submit an individually written case writeup.
We will spend a significant amount of time next week discussing the case further (beyond these four questions), so please read the case broadly, and think about it.