The case describes how founder Kevin Plank built a very successful sports apparel company in the US to compete with the likes of giants Nike and Adidas. It analyzes the business model of Under Armour, its expansion beyond apparel into sports shoes, where Nike and Adidas are much more focused, and beyond the US market where its brand recognition is not established.

The case deals with the battle between the two 4G wireless technologies, LTE, which has broad support in the telecommunications industry, and WiMax, sponsored by a consortium headed by Intel. It describes how Intel successfully spearheaded the introduction of WiFi to launch its Centrino processor and how it sought to repeat the same strategy with WiMax to launch the Centrino 2.

This case chronicles the development of the market for electronic books – the success of Amazon’s Kindle reading device, and Apple’s April 2010 launch of the iPad for e-book reading and also for watching videos, surfing the web, etc. The broader context is the book publishing industry and how e-books and e-readers affect its dynamics.

The case describes the challenges of AXA in the non-life insurance industry in Europe in 2010 in the wake of the global economic crisis. It provides an overview of the non-life insurance industry, describes the new competitive landscape with the many new arrivals such as Admiral, and the challenges and opportunities created by the internet for established players and new entrants.

Faced with increasing parallel imports, Pfizer in Europe decides to change its drug distribution strategy. It introduces a 'Direct to Pharmacy' scheme whereby distributors become mere logistics companies. Pfizer also introduces 'dual pricing' to force wholesalers to sell the drugs in the targeted country.

In the ongoing battle among video game consoles, the case describes how the industry evolved from the early era of Atari domination up to the latter-day rivalry between Sony (PS3), Microsoft (XBox360) and Nintendo (Wii).

The case chronicles the history of the tire industry till 1999, focusing on the globalisation, the economics and segmentation. The moment in the case is just after Edouard Michelin takes over from his father, immediately announcing layoffs. The case focuses on Michelin’s strategy.

The case describes the development of Bang & Olufsen, their strategic decision in the nineties to focus on luxury electronics, their innovation and branding strategy, their investment program in exclusive retail shops (B1 stores) and their large scale entry into the US market in the 1998 - 2003 period.

The case chronicles the development of the online search industry from the mid-nineties till 2005, the rise to dominance of Google and their strategic issues in 2005.

The case chronicles the development of the TV broadcasting industry in the US, the entry and growth of cable and satellite operators, and the assault by Mr. Murdoch's News Corporation on US satellite broadcasting with the 2003 acquisition of DirecTV.