This technical note explores the working mechanisms of bundling—the practice of selling two or more separate products or services as one package. The note also explains various types of bundles, including pure bundles, price bundles, and product bundles. The note uses graphical illustrations, analytical techniques, and spreadsheet simulations to discuss the working principles of each bundling type and the economic logic of bundling. Also discussed .....more

This supplement to Employee Engagement at Modern Appliances Inc. (A), product # 9B07C035 features the chief executive officer talking about the need for engagement and the process that Modern Appliances used.

The chief executive officer of Modern Appliances wants to change the culture in the company towards one of engagement of people at all levels of the organization. The (A) case describes the ModernIzation initiative and provides a basis for analyzing the reason for the initiative and identifying some of the issues that may arise from it. The (B) case looks at specific problems that arise and the (C) case discusses the process used by the company .....more