5 Easy Pieces

This scene from 5 Easy Pieces is a good introduction to bundling.

Energy Markets

PJM coordinates day-ahead and real time electricity markets. It is a great example of real-time auctions and future markets.

Good to Great

This article from Wikipedia is a nice summary of Jim Collins's book, Good to Great. The links at the end of the article have nice critiques and show that many of the firms Collins identified as great in 2001 have fallen on hard times. It makes a nice introduction to a discussion of strategy and the difficulty of sustaining high rates of return.

Nascar Strategy

Here is a humorous clip from the Onion Sports Network discussing strategy in NASCAR.

DOJ Blocking Beer Merger

The article in Fiscal Times describes the DOJ's attempt to prevent Anheuser-Busch InBev from acquiring complete control over Modello. A nice description of implicit collusion and price leadership follow.

How to Fix Mircosoft

This article from CNN is a good way to prompt discussion about strategy.

Pricing Apple Products

The article in the WSJ is a good introduction to pricing, margins, elasticity, and related goods. Apples profits are flat despite selling more phones and the evidence indicates that different versions of the iPhone are substitutes but some iPhones and iPads are complements.