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Gale, Christopher

Premier Professional Services, Inc.

Landel, Robert D. ; Gale, Christopher

OM-0967 | Published December 19, 2000 | 3 pages Case

Collection: Darden School of Business

This case and the iThink simulation model focus on how senior management's decision policies could be causing the company's oscillatory growth pattern. Students can use a systems simulation model to u... Read More

Boston Market

Gale, Christopher ; Lacey, Brian ; Landel, Robert D.

OM-0907 | Published April 26, 2000 Case

Collection: Darden School of Business

Boston Market had risen through a spectacular period of growth from 32 stores to 1,200 restaurants by 1997. The growth strategies (financial, organizational, marketing, and operational) are described.... Read More

DowBrands Ziploc: The Case for Going International

Gale, Christopher

M-0381 | Published April 02, 1990 | 25 pages Case

Collection: Darden School of Business

The new vice president for international at DowBrands is considering a major introduction in Europe of the company's highly successful food-storage bag (Ziploc). Substantial marketing-research data ar... Read More

Note on Marketing Mix Models: Evaluating "Bang for the Buck"

Farris, Paul W. ; Gale, Christopher ; Olver, James

M-0339 | Published April 02, 1987 | 9 pages Technical Note

Collection: Darden School of Business

This note introduces the modeling of marketing-mix effects--model purpose, model structure, response-function types, independent vs. interactive marketing-mix effects, and evaluation with spreadsheet ... Read More