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Shanghai Toex Trading Co.: The Going Global Challenge
Xiaorong Chen; Andreas Schotter; Wei LuCase IVEY-9B16M125-EEntrepreneurship, StrategyShanghai Toex Trading Co., Ltd. (TOEX) was a Chinese pet grooming equipment maker. In 2014, after years of operating internationally solely through third-party distribution channels, TOEX opened a new sales and logistics centre in Dallas, Texas to boost TOEX’s business in the United States. The new centre was also meant to be a model for future expansions to other countries. With more than a decade of industry experience, TOEX's founder believed ...Starting at €8.20
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AirAsia Faces a Major Crisis: The Loss of QZ8501
Jonathan Doh; Thomas Lawton; Andreas SchotterCase IVEY-9B15M018-EStrategyOn December 28, 2014, contact with Indonesia AirAsia flight QZ8501, carrying 162 people, was lost after it left Surabaya, Indonesia bound for Singapore. All passengers were believed dead. Until this horrific incident, AirAsia and its various affiliated airlines, which included AirAsia X and Indonesia AirAsia, along with several other airlines organized in joint ventures throughout Southeast Asia, had recorded rising profits, rapid expansion and, ...Starting at €8.20
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AirAsia X: Can the Low Cost Model Go Long Haul
Ben Forrey; Andreas Schotter; Jonathan Doh; Thomas LawtonCase IVEY-9B12M013-EEntrepreneurship, StrategyBy 2007, AirAsia had become one of the most successful budget airlines in the world. Having dominated Southeast Asia and entered China and India, AirAsia was poised to solidify its place as a top budget airline and one of the most consistently profitable globally. But company founder Tony Fernandes had bigger plans. From the outset in 2001, Fernandes had intended to offer long-haul service, competing against the largest and most established airli...Starting at €8.20
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ING Insurance Asia/Pacific
Rod E. White; Paul W. Beamish; Andreas SchotterCase IVEY-9B06M083-EStrategyThe new chief executive officer (CEO) of ING Insurance Asia/Pacific wants to improve the regional operation of the company. ING Group was a global financial services company of Dutch origin with more than 150 years of experience. As part of ING International, ING Insurance Asia/Pacific was responsible for life insurance and asset/wealth management activities throughout the region. The company was doing well, but the new CEO believed that there we...Starting at €8.20
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Three Examples (Spanish version)
Bruns, William J., Jr.; Hertenstein, Julie H.Case HBS-105S10Accounting and ControlThis case introduces the statement of cash flow through three examples of multi-year statements of cash flows from three unidentified companies.Starting at €8.20
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Diversity in Accounting Principles: A Problem, a Strategic Imperative, or a Strategic Opportunity (Spanish Version)
Bruns, William J., Jr.Case HBS-105S01Accounting and ControlProvides an introduction to the diversity of generally accepted accounting principles. An example shows how financial reports in one firm could differ depending on accounting methods and principles selected. Presents arguments that this may be a problem, an imperative for change, or a strategic opportunity for managers.Starting at €8.20
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Depreciation at Delta Air Lines: The "Fresh Start", Teaching Note
Bruns, William J., Jr.Teaching Note HBS-4016-EAccounting and ControlTeaching Note to 4013Starting at €0.00
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Danshui Plant No. 2 (Spanish version)
Bruns, William J., Jr.; Hertenstein, Julie H.; Liu, KelvinCase HBS-913S05Accounting and ControlDanshui Plant No. 2 in southern China has a one-year contract with Apple Inc. to assemble 2.4 million iPhones. In the first three months of the contract, the plant is unable to assemble as many phones as expected and is operating at a loss. The plant manager must analyze the budget and prepare a summary of monthly operations to help identify the source of performance problems. The plant has had difficulty hiring enough workers despite raising wag...Starting at €8.20
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Depreciación en Delta Air Lines y Singapore Airlines (B)
Bruns, William J., Jr.; Cott, JeremyCase HBS-111S21Accounting and ControlComplementa el caso (A).Starting at €5.74
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Sobeys-Project Sunrise: Responding to Disruption
Andreas Schotter; Ramasastry ChandrasekharCase IVEY-9B20M017-EStrategyIn May 2017, the recently appointed chief executive officer of Sobeys, the second-largest grocer in Canada, was considering the company’s financial difficulties. He was tasked with saving Sobeys from near insolvency and planning strategically for the company’s core grocery business. Sobeys had posted a loss of CA$2.1 billion for the fiscal year ending May 2016, compared to a profit of $419 million just a year earlier, partially due to a high-prof...Starting at €8.20