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U.S. Export-Import Bank and the Three Gorges Dam (A) (Spanish Version)
Lodge, George C.; Reavis, CateCase HBS-907S04EconomicsDescribe el dilema Martin Kamarck enfrentó como presidente del Eximbank en la posibilidad de ofrecer a las empresas estadounidenses Financiación para el proyecto de las Tres Gargantas de China.Starting at €8.20
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Fengshou Crab Manor
Yan Gong; Liman Zhao; Liang DongCase IVEY-9B16M063-EEntrepreneurship, StrategySince its founding in 2002, Fengshou Crab Manor had become one of the top brands in China’s mitten crab sector by using a distinctive gift voucher model. The company had attracted over 100,000 loyal customers from companies and non-profit institutions in Beijing and Shanghai. At the beginning of 2013, however, the government’s Central Committee unveiled an eight-point code of conduct to reduce bureaucracy and boost ties with the public, which adv...Starting at €8.20
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Nintendo: Game On!
Parul Purwar; Andrew Karl DeliosCase IVEY-9B16M158-EStrategyIn 2015, Nintendo—the iconic Japanese video game company—was faced with the decade-long challenge of responding to an industry that had changed in ways it had not anticipated. Under its new president, Nintendo had to contend with large-scale changes in the global gaming market. By not adapting to changing customer needs, Nintendo had lost the customer loyalty it had once enjoyed, as was evident from the decline in the number of units sold. It fac...Starting at €8.20
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51.com: Rise to the Top via Spin-Off
Yan Gong; S. Ramakrishna Velamuri; Liman ZhaoCase IVEY-9B16M078-EEntrepreneurship, StrategyOnline social network service provider Five One Network Development Co. Ltd. (51.com) was founded in August 2005 and entered the online game industry in 2011, when browser games became popular in China. Although it continuously invested in developing online games, it had failed to reach its goal of becoming one of the top 10 companies in China. The online game industry had seen fierce competition and was finding it difficult to retain talented em...Starting at €8.20
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Tesla's China Drive
Yan Gong; Qiong ZhuCase IVEY-9B15M024-EEntrepreneurship, StrategyAs a newcomer in the automobile industry, Tesla Motors had distinguished itself by redefining automobiles and rewriting some of the rules of the automobile industry. Ten years after its founding, it had begun to make inroads into China — a totally different market from Europe and the United States — and commenced its globalization efforts. China had set “new energy” as its major strategy for sustainable development and national security. Which pa...Starting at €8.20
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The Healthcare and Pharmaceutical Industries in China
Andrew Karl Delios; Parul PurwarCase IVEY-9B16M226-EStrategyThis industry note details the state of the healthcare and pharmaceutical industries in China in 2012. It has details on the size of the respective industries, their growth, their regulation and key political actors, as well as information and analysis on other important stakeholders in the pharmaceutical and health care sectors in China in the 2010s. The level of detail is high, as is the complexity of information presented. The note can be used...Starting at €8.20
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AdNike Pharmaceuticals: A Foreign CEO in China
Parul Purwar; Andrew Karl DeliosCase IVEY-9B16M225-EStrategyIn 2012, the incoming general manager for AdNike Pharmaceutical’s operations in China faced a major challenge. AdNike was a leading global pharmaceutical company that had been in China for over 40 years. However, its performance in the country had been worse than expected. In the most recent half-decade of its operations in China, AdNike faced a changing regulatory environment that was becoming more challenging to navigate. Also, local competitor...Starting at €8.20
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Souche: A Start-up Exploring the Used Car Market
Yan Gong; Qiong ZhuCase IVEY-9B16M134-EEntrepreneurship, StrategySouche had just celebrated its first anniversary in 2014 as a business in China’s used car market. After more than a year of strenuous effort, Souche had achieved considerable objectives. The company’s website had been providing information on used cars for six months, and its physical store had opened in Beijing around the same time. The store’s monthly sales had increased dramatically from 30 cars in the first month to over 231 cars in December...Starting at €8.20
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PhoneWin: Winning in Rural Markets
S. Ramakrishna Velamuri; Yan Gong; Liman ZhaoCase IVEY-9B17M096-EEntrepreneurship, StrategyIn 2014, Jiangsu Huabo Industrial Group Co. Ltd. brought together offline logistics services and an online platform to create Jiangsu PhoneWin Logistics Management Co. Ltd. (PhoneWin). PhoneWin’s purpose was to exploit e-commerce opportunities for phones and related services in small towns and villages in China. Although competition was fierce from several large e-commerce companies in Tier 1 and Tier 2 cities, PhoneWin achieved some success. By ...Starting at €8.20
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Pokémon GO: Game On!
Parul Purwar; Andrew Karl DeliosCase IVEY-9B16M187-EStrategyThis case is a supplement to Nintendo: Game On! Released in July 2016, Pokémon GO was a location-based virtual reality mobile game in which players needed to locate and capture virtual creatures from the Pokémon family. Although it was a revolutionary concept, would its release mark a change in Nintendo’s recent history of continuous decline in revenues and profits? Supplement for product 9B16M158.Starting at €8.20