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Nokia India: Battery Recall Logistics
Charles Dhanaraj; Narendar Sumukadas; P. Fraser Johnson; Monali MalvankarCase IVEY-9B11D003-EEntrepreneurship, Service and Operations Management, StrategyThis case presents the challenge faced by Nokia India in 2007. Nokia had built a strong brand reputation over a ten-year period and was a market leader in Indian mobile devices. India, incidentally, was also Nokia’s second-largest market, next only to China. Suddenly, what corporate headquarters considered a routine product advisory for a defective battery resulted in panic in customers after the Indian media widely publicized the potential dange...Starting at €8.20
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Governing the "Chinese Dream": Corruption, Inequality and the Rule of Law
Di Tella, Rafael; Rithmire, Meg; Szydlowski, KaitlynCase HBS-715023-EEconomicsXi Jinping assumed his position as head of China's fifth generation of leaders in 2012. Xi was head of both the People's Republic of China and the Chinese Communist Party, which had ruled China since 1949. Xi inherited a country far more unequal than the one that Mao Zedong, Communist China's first leader, had left behind in 1978. The growth of markets had made China much wealthier, but also generated many social problems, including inequality, c...Starting at €8.20
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Capitalism and the Party-State: The People's Republic of China at 70
Rithmire, Meg; Han, CourtneyCase HBS-721040-EEconomicsFor Asian Agri and other Indonesian palm oil producers, the future promised rising demand from fast-growing Asian populations, but also intensifying criticism from environmental groups. With the highest yield and lowest production cost of any edible oil, palm oil constituted an abundant, inexpensive source of food for Asian and, to a lesser extent, international markets. Its production had soared from 1970 to 2010, sparking concern from environme...Starting at €8.20
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Chinese Infrastructure Investments in Sri Lanka: A Pearl or a Teardrop on the Belt and Road
Rithmire, Meg; Li, YihaoCase HBS-719046-EIn 2015, a surprise presidential election result seemed to imperil Chinese investments in Sri Lanka, which were associated with China's Belt and Road Initiative to build global infrastructure. In the previous decade, China had undertaken two major projects in the country: the construction of a port in the poor district of Hambantota (also the previous president's hometown), for which Sri Lanka borrowed 1.2 bn USD from the China Ex-Im bank, and a ...Starting at €8.20
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Walmart China - Supply Chain Transformation
P. Fraser JohnsonCase IVEY-9B15D018-EService and Operations Management, StrategyIn late September 2015, the senior vice-president of supply chain management at Walmart China was preparing for a meeting in Bentonville, Arkansas, where she was expected to make a presentation detailing plans for Walmart China's network of distribution centres. The investment in infrastructure would be the next major step in the organization's supply chain transformation. The case provides an opportunity to explore issues related to supply chain...Starting at €8.20
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Nokia India: Battery Recall Logistics (Spanish Version)
Charles Dhanaraj; Narendar Sumukadas; P. Fraser Johnson; Monali MalvankarCase IVEY-9B11DS003Entrepreneurship, Service and Operations Management, StrategyThis case presents the challenge faced by Nokia India in 2007. Nokia had built a strong brand reputation over a ten-year period and was a market leader in Indian mobile devices. India, incidentally, was also Nokia’s second-largest market, next only to ChiStarting at €8.20
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Corruption, Inequality and the Rule of Law (Spanish version)
Di Tella, Rafael; Rithmire, Meg; Szydlowski, KaitlynCase HBS-716S18EconomicsXi Jinping assumed his position as head of China's fifth generation of leaders in 2012. Xi was head of both the People's Republic of China and the Chinese Communist Party, which had ruled China since 1949. Xi inherited a country far more unequal than the one that Mao Zedong, Communist China's first leader, had left behind in 1978. The growth of markets had made China much wealthier, but also generated many social problems, including inequality, c...Starting at €8.20
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Philippines: From Sick Man to Strong Man
Rithmire, Meg; Lau, DawnCase HBS-717058-EEconomicsStarting at €8.20
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The Clean Network and the Future of Global Technology Competition
Rithmire, Meg; Han, CourtneyCase HBS-721045-EEconomicsIn 2018, Henri Seydoux, CEO and Founder of Parrot, believed that his company was at an inflection point in its history. Parrot had been a European leader in consumer electronics since the 1990s, first developing Bluetooth kits for cars before moving on to electronic toys and, significantly, the AR Drone in 2010 - a remote-controlled quadcopter that was way ahead of its time. In the years that followed, Parrot's sales volumes and popularity quickl...Starting at €8.20
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LYFEN: Building a Supply Chain to Create Competitive Advantage
Haitao Yin; Ruiyu Zhu; P. Fraser JohnsonCase IVEY-9B19D007-EService and Operations Management, StrategyThis case describes the journey of a Chinese snack food company, LYFEN, as it developed supply-chain processes and capabilities to compete successfully in a highly competitive market. It provides detailed information about LYFEN’s quality-control processes and supply-chain management practices. A particularly interesting aspect of the case is the challenges faced by the company to deliver on customer expectations for food safety and the associate...Starting at €8.20