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AT&T Wireless: Text Messaging
Vaughan S. Radcliffe; Mitchell Stein; Michael LickverCase IVEY-9B11B005-EAccounting and Control, Marketing, StrategyThis case examines AT&T’s wireless business with a focus on its text messaging services. The industry features a high proportion of fixed costs in relation to acquiring spectrum and building a network. Variable costs are relatively low, especially in the case of SMS text messages. Pricing and margins in text messaging have attracted regulatory scrutiny in the Unites States, Canada, and elsewhere. The case requires the use of key concepts in cost ...Starting at €8.20
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New Balance: Developing an Integrated CSR Strategy
Vesela VelevaCase IVEY-9B10M011-EMarketing, StrategyThis case focuses on New Balance, a privately held company and the fourth largest athletic footwear manufacturer in the world. Founded over 100 years ago, New Balance has a strong social responsibility culture and mission established by its owners. Its commitment to employees, for example, was expressed through maintaining domestic manufacturing in the United States (the only large footwear manufacturer to do so presently) and avoiding layoffs in...Starting at €8.20