ABSTRACT
One way to do this is to wri te a miniature industry note, an in-depth look at an industry (energy, banking, automobiles) or a country or region (Russia, the Pacific Rim, Wyoming), This note should include suffi cient histori cal background 10 provide a frame of reference for the reader, and often features social, environmental, and economic data. The importance of the industry or region for understanding the case will dictate the amount of space within the case taken up by this note. You may decide that a significant amount of information is necessary for the reader to analyze the case properl y. In this situation, you may consider writing a standalone industry note that can be distributed to your readers and attached as an appendix to the case.
