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Real Blue Viagra and Intellectual Property Rights Law in China
Abrami, Regina; Manty, Tracy YuenCase HBS-910409-EEconomicsOn July 5, 2004, Pfizer's China team received disappointing news. China's patent review board just invalidated the company's existing patent on one of its most successful drugs, Viagra. Making matters worse, a Guangdong-based pharmaceutical company laid claim to Viagra's street name "Wei Ge" (Great Brother), arguing that the term was not a well-known trademark in China. With two lawsuits related to intellectual property rights now pending in Chin...Starting at €8.20
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Boardroom Battle Behind Bars: Gome Electrical Appliances Holdings -- A Corporate Governance Drama
Kirby, William C.; Manty, Tracy YuenCase HBS-312025-EDespite widespread news of the incarceration of Gome Electronics' CEO, Huang Guangyu, Bain Capital felt they carefully undertook due diligence before making a significant investment in the company. The venture capital firm was confident that it and the current management could work together to revamp the fortunes of China's leading electronic retailer. However, it did not anticipate the power Huang had behind bars. As the majority shareholder, Hu...Starting at €8.20
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CP Group: Balancing the Needs of a Family Business with the Needs of a Family of Businesses
Kirby, William C.; Manty, Tracy YuenCase HBS-312059-ELeadership and People ManagementAs a second generation business leader, Chairman Dhanin Chearavanont took over the family agribusiness company and built it to become a major diversified conglomerate in Thailand and expanded the business in SE Asia and China. While growing the business, he and his brothers created a holding company to both maintain and separate the interests of the family with the growing business units. As a third and possibly fourth generation of Chearavanonts...Starting at €8.20
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The China Entrepreneurs Forum
Kirby, William C.; Donovan, G.A.; Manty, Tracy YuenCase HBS-312095-ELeadership and People ManagementSome of China's most successful entrepreneurs and founders of private enterprises naturally came together to share the insights and tactics that helped them and their businesses survive and thrive in China's rapidly changing business environment. Soon, the group's mandate expanded to include improving the environment for private business in China and conducting outreach to help spread the word about the important role entrepreneurs played in a mo...Starting at €8.20
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Kunshan, Incorporated: The Making of China's Richest Town
Kirby, William C.; Bynum, Nora; Manty, Tracy Yuen; Zendell, Erica MCase HBS-313103-EEconomicsIn 1980, the city of Kunshan was mere countryside, registering neither on the Chinese government's nor the international business community's radar. By 2010, Kunshan had become the richest city per capita in China and a global technology powerhouse, home to companies such as Foxconn, Compal Electronics, and Wistron. Kunshan's entrepreneurial, self-starting development combined with strategic location and high levels of local government support ha...Starting at €8.20
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China Netcom: Corporate Governance in China (A)
Abrami, Regina; Kirby, William C.; McFarlan, F. Warren; Xiangdong, Ning; Manty, Tracy YuenCase HBS-308027-EWith its dual listings on the Hong Kong stock market and New York Stock Exchange, state-owned enterprise, China Netcom was mandated to meet the listing requirements of these exchanges. From this initial step, China Netcom's Chairman, Zhang Chunjiang, begaStarting at €8.20
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Sealed Air China
McFarlan, F. Warren; Abrami, Regina; Kirby, William C.; Manty, Tracy YuenCase HBS-308051-EWith a 10 year history of doing business in China, Sealed Air was now betting on the country to help propel its growth as a global company. The company identified China as one of the initial investments in the company's Global Manufacturing Strategy that aimed to create efficiencies in its operations across the globe. As Sealed Air's new Shanghai plant starts production in 2008, will its almost $50 million investment pay off? Is ten years of expe...Starting at €8.20
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HNA Group: Moving China's Air Transport Industry in a New Direction
Kirby, William C.; McFarlan, F. Warren; Manty, Tracy YuenCase HBS-309029-EHNA Group, the parent company of Hainan Airlines, was positioning itself to go global and make a mark for itself as the largest private airline in China. Positioned squarely behind the "Big Three" state-owned carriers, Hainan Airlines sought to create a world-class business. Following modern management practices, keeping sharp attention to cost control and capital operations, making aggressive entries into international markets, and maintaining a...Starting at €8.20
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A Chinese Start-up's Midlife Crisis: 99Sushe.com
Kirby, William C.; McFarlan, F. Warren; Manty, Tracy YuenCase HBS-309060-EEntrepreneurshipNow into their third year at the helm of an Internet start-up in China, Ken Pao and Bill Li were managing a totally different company (with a new name) from the one they first founded in 2006. Having changed their business model from a social networking site to an online gaming business came with new challenges. They hired almost an entirely new staff, cultivated new partnerships, and most urgently sought new funding. However, with three years of...Starting at €8.20
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Xi'an International University: The Growth of Private Universities in China
Kirby, William C.; Shih-ta Chen, Michael; Manty, Tracy Yuen; Wong, Keith Chi-hoCase HBS-309074-EHuang Teng founded Xi'an International University (XAIU) as a private institute of higher education in 1992. Throughout its ensuing years, the school filled a niche and met the demand of students who did not test into one of China's public institutions. In 2008, it was seeking to grow by aggressively pursuing opportunities in other provinces and municipalities. Huang's plan was to franchise his university throughout China. However, in pursuing th...Starting at €8.20