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Posts under Category: industry analysis
Nintendo Plans to Triple Video Game Division
Case Type: industry analysis; add capacity, growth.
Consulting Firm: McKinsey & Company 2nd round job interview.
Industry Coverage: Electronics; Entertainment.
Case Interview Questions #00067: The CEO of Nintendo Co. Ltd., a large diversified entertainment corporation has asked a McKinsey team to examine the operations of a subsidiary of his company that manufactures video games. Specifically, he needs to know if he should… Read the rest
McKinsey Assesses Management Consulting Industry
Case Type: industry analysis.
Consulting Firm: McKinsey & Company 1st round job interview.
Industry Coverage: Consulting, HR & Business Services.
Case Interview Questions #00065: You are the newest member on the management committee of McKinsey & Company, a well known top tier global management consulting firm. Eager to be accepted by your more senior peers, you volunteer to study the management and strategy… Read the rest
Intel Clamoring for Protection from Washington
Case Type: industry analysis.
Consulting Firm: IBM Global Business Services 2nd round job interview.
Industry Coverage: Electronics, Semiconductors.
Case Interview Questions #00054: The domestic semiconductor industry in U.S. is beleaguered: brutal price competition from the Japanese and Korean (Sony, Samsung, Toshibo, Panasonic, NEC Electronics, Hynix, etc), accusations of “dumping” against the Japanese etc. Major U.S. semiconductor manufacturers like Intel, AMD, Qualcomm, Texas Instruments, Broadcom… Read the rest
The Rise and Fall of PeopleExpress Airlines
Case Type: industry analysis; business competition.
Consulting Firm: A.T. Kearney 2nd round job interview.
Industry Coverage: Airlines.
Case Interview Questions #00053: The airline industry is characterized by low returns and stiff competition. In the early years after deregulation, discount carriers like PeopleExpress Airlines sprang up. Years later the discounters have gone out of business. In a price competitive industry, why is it that… Read the rest