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Incubation and the Hong Kong Science and Technology Parks Corporation
Hugh Thomas; Chi Fai Chan; Howard Lam; Icy Fong Lai NgaiCase IVEY-9B19A038-EEntrepreneurship, Marketing, StrategyThe chief executive officer (CEO) of the government-owned Hong Kong Science and Technology Parks Corporation (HKSTP) is setting the marketing policy for the incubation program at HKSTP, Hong Kong’s leading incubator of high-technology companies. Seeing marketing as a driving force to convey the strategy of HKSTP, the CEO must analyze the key services through which HKSTP can increase an incubatee’s chances of success; analyze the advantages and di...Starting at €8.20
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Loctek: Digital Transformation to a Cross-Border E-business
Lucas Liang Wang; Qing Dai; Martin LockettCase IVEY-W27257-EKnowledge and Communication, StrategyOn July 15, 2021, the founder and chief executive officer (CEO) of Loctek Ergonomic Technology Corp. (Loctek), located in Ningbo, China, was reviewing the mid-year financial report of his company. Loctek was a global leader in manufacturing and exporting office furniture—primarily monitor brackets and height-adjustable desks. Figures in the report portrayed the company’s solid growth in the midst of the global pandemic; the contribution from Loct...Starting at €8.20
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Loctek: Digital Transformation to a Cross-Border E-business - Teaching Note
Lucas Liang Wang; Qing DaiTeaching Note IVEY-W27258-EStrategyTeaching note for product W27257.Starting at €0.00
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Tim Hortons: Bringing Canada’s Iconic Coffee to China
Lucas Liang WangCase IVEY-W25260-EStrategyIn February 2019, Tim Hortons, Canada’s iconic coffee franchise, opened its first coffee shop in China in Shanghai, thereby extending its international footprint to China. To accomplish this entry, Restaurant Brands International (RBI), the parent company of Tim Hortons, formed a joint venture (JV) Tim Hortons (China) Holdings Co., Ltd. (Tims China) with Cartesian Capital, a private equity fund that had operated in China for more than twenty year...Starting at €8.20
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TSL Jewellery: An Innovator Across Generations
Kevin Au; Andrew C.F. Chan; Howard Lam; Cinty LiCase IVEY-9B15M017-EEntrepreneurship, StrategyFollowing a leadership crisis, the chairman of Tse Sui Luen Jewellery (TSL) had revitalized the company and now wondered which initiatives TSL should tackle next. An event showcasing TSL’s newest designs had been the latest push in her campaign to renew the family business, which was renowned for its entrepreneurial and innovative spirit. With the upcoming year promising to be a busy one, the chairman and her management team must plan and impleme...Starting at €8.20
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Hung Fook Tong: From Hong Kong to China
Andrew C.F. Chan; Howard Lam; Hugh Thomas; Elsie TsuiCase IVEY-9B16A016-EMarketing, StrategyIn 2014, the general manager of the established and successful Hong Kong-based company Hung Fook Tong, which produced and sold herbal teas, wondered how his company could profitably expand to mainland China. After Hung Fook Tong’s recent initial public offering on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange, its shareholders’ equity had tripled. The initial public offering committed Hung Fook Tong to expanding its business in mainland China; however, that marke...Starting at €8.20
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OpenSky.tv: A New Business Model-Content Creation, Curation, Consumption, and Commercialization
Howard Lam; Chi Fai Chan; Icy Fong Ling Ngai NGAICase IVEY-9B19A016-EEntrepreneurship, Marketing, StrategyOpenSky.tv was founded in 2016 with the objective of getting people back to watching video content on television. The founder wanted all video content to be accessible through an Internet connection on the viewer’s television. His company’s platform located and brought together programs and videos that were of interest to each viewer, so viewers could have their own personalized video channel. One full year after its launch, OpenSky.tv wanted to ...Starting at €8.20
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Bamboos Health Care Holdings (Hong Kong) Ltd.: Business Model and Expansion
Kevin Au; Howard Lam; Shi Yu Lu; Icy Fong Ling Ngai NGAICase IVEY-9B18M170-EEntrepreneurship, StrategyThe chief executive officer of Bamboos Health Care Holdings (Hong Kong) Ltd. (Bamboos) started her entrepreneurship journey in 2005 with a telephone and a fax machine. She created a platform to match the demand from patients or their relatives with the supply of services from health care professionals. After 12 years in operation, following one consistent business model, Bamboos was listed on the main board of the Hong Kong Stock Exchange. Despit...Starting at €8.20