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Haier: Taking a Chinese Company Global in 2011
Khanna, Tarun; Palepu, Krishna G.; Andrews, PhillipCase HBS-712408-EStrategyIn 2011, Haier, China's leading appliance manufacturer, had over $20 billion in worldwide sales and had just been named the leading refrigerator manufacturer worldwide. This case describes Haier's rise over three decades, from a defunct refrigerator factory in China's Shandong province to an international player with $5.5 billion in overseas sales. Haier had followed a nontraditional expansion strategy of entering the developed markets of Europe ...Starting at €8.20
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Proximity Designs
Hattendorf, L; Kennedy, M; de, Clara, L; Yin, LiCase SGSB-IDE06-EInnovation and ChangeIn early 2014, Sanjay Swamy and Valerie Rozycki Wagoner, respectively chairman and CEO of ZipDial, were discussing the possibility of extending the company’s operations to Indonesia and the Philippines, two key markets in Southeast Asia. Having successfully rolled out ZipDial solutions in Bangladesh and Sri Lanka – from their primary market in India – they planned to accelerate expansion into selected markets in the region. Through its proprieta...Starting at €8.20
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Proximity Designs - Teaching Note
Hattendorf, L; Kennedy, M; de, Clara, L; Yin, LiTeaching Note SGSB-IDE06TN-EInnovation and ChangeIn early 2014, Sanjay Swamy and Valerie Rozycki Wagoner, respectively chairman and CEO of ZipDial, were discussing the possibility of extending the company’s operations to Indonesia and the Philippines, two key markets in Southeast Asia. Having successfully rolled out ZipDial solutions in Bangladesh and Sri Lanka – from their primary market in India – they planned to accelerate expansion into selected markets in the region. Through its proprieta...Starting at €0.00
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Soung Group China: Urban Waste Entrepreneurs, Teaching Note
Macomber, John D.; Andrews, PhillipTeaching Note HBS-213020-EFinanceTeaching Note for 211086.Starting at €0.00
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VisionSpring
Hattendorf, L; Yin, LiCase SGSB-E516-EEntrepreneurshipVisionSpring follows social entrepreneur Jordan Kassalow from his early career in public health through the founding of VisionSpring, an organization that sells eyeglasses to the rural poor in developing countries. The case describes how Kassalow becomes inspired and motivated by some of his early experiences as an optometry student and in public health. As Kassalow builds VisionSpring, the immense scaling challenges of distributing to “bottom...Starting at €8.20
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VisionSpring - Teaching Note
Hattendorf, L; Yin, LiTeaching Note SGSB-E516TN-EEntrepreneurshipVisionSpring follows social entrepreneur Jordan Kassalow from his early career in public health through the founding of VisionSpring, an organization that sells eyeglasses to the rural poor in developing countries. The case describes how Kassalow becomes inspired and motivated by some of his early experiences as an optometry student and in public health. As Kassalow builds VisionSpring, the immense scaling challenges of distributing to “bottom...Starting at €0.00
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The K-Dow Petrochemicals Joint Venture
Subramanian, Guhan; Sebenius, James K.; Andrews, Phillip; Ghosh, Rhea; Krontiris, CharlotteCase HBS-912002-EIn 2007, the Dow Chemical Company and the Kuwait Petroleum Corporation announced plans to launch a multibillion-dollar joint venture. Later known as K-Dow Petrochemicals, it would be one of the largest manufacturers of chemicals and plastics in the world. Analysts widely hailed the planned joint venture as a game-changing deal for both companies. Shortly after the announcement, cable network CNBC requested an interview with Andrew Liveris, Dow's ...Starting at €8.20