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How Companies Can Profit from a "Growth Mindset"
Harvard Business ReviewArticle HBS-F1411A-EStrategyPsychologist Carol Dweck's work on "mindset" has been hugely influential in fields such as education and sports training, and her 2006 book Mindset was a bestseller. Some people, Dweck has argued, view talent as a quality they either possess or lack, and thus have a "fixed mindset"; others, with a "growth mindset," consistently see potential to develop new skills. Now she is extending her work on mindset to organizations. This article describes h...Starting at €8.20
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How to Make the Most of Omnichannel Retailing
Harvard Business ReviewArticle HBS-F1607A-EMarketingOne of the biggest challenges for brick-and-mortar retailers is competing with online-only sellers such as Amazon. The conventional "omnichannel" strategy is to encourage consumers to shop across channels. But few retailers have closely examined the profitability of such efforts, and they typically pay little attention to how far a customer lives from the store. New research led by Temple University's Xueming Luo shows that distance is a crucial ...Starting at €8.20
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Shenzhen Development Bank
Jin, Li; Xuan, Yuhai; Bai, X.B. (Xiao-Bing)Case HBS-210020-EFinanceWeijian Shan, Managing Partner of Newbridge Capital, faces a tough decision in regard to his firm's investment in Shenzhen Development Bank, China's fifteenth largest commercial bank. After signing a binding agreement to sell an effective controlling stake in SDB to Newbridge, the government-owned sellers and SDB reneged on the deal and dissolved the transitional management committee appointed by Newbridge. Weijian Shan and his deal team must wor...Starting at €8.20
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China Magic Going Home
Jin, Li; Yi, Zhihong; Jiang, JunCase HBS-211036-EFinanceThe largest Chinese energy company is thinking about a cross-listing back into the mainland stock exchange, after seeing the valuation of comparable companies on the so-called A share market sky-rocketing. We discuss the cause and the consequence of investor sentiment on the cross-listing decision of firms, and the responsibilities of corporate managers to maximize existing shareholder interests through catering to such investor sentiment.Starting at €8.20
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China Development Bank
Jin, Li; Preble, Matthew; Sesia, AldoCase HBS-212001-EFinanceIn May 2011, Chairman Chen Yuan of the China Development Bank (CDB) was thinking back on CDB's financing of a major project between Petroleo Brasileiro SA (Petrobras), Brazil's state-owned oil and gas producer and China Petroleum & Chemical Corporation (Sinopec), one of China's largest oil companies. Signed two years earlier, the deal was an oil-for-loan agreement in which Petrobras committed to a 10-year oil supply to Sinopec in exchange for a $...Starting at €8.20
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China's Financial Markets, 2007
Jin, Li; Huo, BingxingCase HBS-208147-EFinanceProvides an overview of capital markets in mainland China in 2007, evaluating the up-to-date performance of key components of the markets, highlighting concerns as China strives to modernize its financial system to meet global competition and support its fast growing economy.Starting at €8.20
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When All the World's a City
Harvard Business ReviewArticle HBS-F1206Z-EEconomicsUrban growth projections for 2020 show a dramatic expansion of industrial corridors and population centers, predominantly in southern and eastern Asia. This map compares those projections with the landscape in 1990. Due to the highly graphical nature of the Vision Statement, we offer this reprint in color, PDF format only. We recommend printing it out in color to maximize its effectiveness.Starting at €8.20
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The Science of Sensory Marketing
Harvard Business ReviewArticle HBS-F1503A-EMarketingThe past year has brought a rush of interest among academics in how sensory inputs influence consumers on deep, non-conscious levels--and companies are starting to put these findings to use. One example is Dunkin' Donuts: In a highly successful campaign in Korea, an atomizer released a coffee aroma in public buses whenever the company jingle was played, increasing visits and sales in nearby stores. Another is BMW, which mikes engine sounds throug...Starting at €8.20
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Measuring the Return on Character
Harvard Business ReviewArticle HBS-F1504A-EWe're never surprised to hear about unethical executives whose lapses eventually ruin their careers and companies. But is the opposite true? Do highly principled leaders and their organizations perform especially well? The answer is yes, according to new research by the leadership consultancy KRW International. CEOs whose employees gave them high marks on four key traits--integrity, responsibility, forgiveness, and compassion--had an average retu...Starting at €8.20
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Stock Reform of Shenzhen Development Bank
Jin, Li; Liao, Li; Sesia, Aldo; Wu, JianyiCase HBS-211080-EFinanceShenzhen Development Bank, China's first publicly traded company, was undergoing the non-tradable share reform. Its current controlling shareholder, private equity firm Newbridge Capital LLC, needs to negotiate with its diverse minority shareholders to find a compromise on the terms of the conversion of the non-tradable shares held by Newbridge into tradable shares. Further delay in implementing this reform will put Shenzhen Development Bank into...Starting at €8.20