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Transitioning to a Marketplace Model (Spanish version)
Narayandas, Das; Gupta, Sunil; Tahilyani, RachnaCase HBS-518S12MarketingSachin Bansal and Binny Bansal, co-founders of India's largest e-commerce company, Flipkart, were reviewing the foregoing Facebook post, which had gone viral and received more than 20,000 likes. A third-party seller listed a pair of women's sandals on Flipkart's website at 799 Indian rupees and offered it on promotion at 399. However, upon close examination of the product's display photo, consumers noticed a 399 price tag printed on the strap. Co...Starting at €8.20
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Principles of World-Class Execution: Winning in China
Hexter, Jimmy; Woetzel, JonathanBook Chapter HBS-4492BC-EFor multinational companies in China, the rapid evolution of markets and competition overwhelmingly demands an exacting focus on world-class execution. This chapter highlights the principles that should guide the efforts MNCs make as they ratchet up their ability to execute in China. This chapter is excerpted from "Operation China: From Strategy to Execution."Starting at €8.20
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The Next Advantage for Manufacturing: Winning in China
Hexter, Jimmy; Woetzel, JonathanBook Chapter HBS-4495BC-EAs competition intensifies in China's new markets, pressures will mount on companies to improve their execution in every aspect of manufacturing. This chapter looks at how some companies have successfully tailored operations to the local realities of China. This chapter is excerpted from "Operation China: From Strategy to Execution."Starting at €8.20
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Talent Holds the Key: Winning in China
Hexter, Jimmy; Woetzel, JonathanBook Chapter HBS-4498BC-EInside multinational companies that are playing to win in China, there is growing recognition that having a balance of global and local staff for important positions is effective for achieving the kind of creative insights needed to make fast, competitive judgments. This chapter is excerpted from "Operation China: From Strategy to Execution."Starting at €8.20
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Cipla (Spanish version)
Deshpande, Rohit; Winig, LauraCase HBS-520S15MarketingThe head of Cipla, a $325-million-dollar Indian pharmaceutical company and seller of low-cost AIDS drugs to South Africa, must decide what to do about Cipla's future. With India poised to enforce international patents in only two years, much of Cipla's product line could become unsaleable (given that it is based on product patents protected in industrialized countries). Describes Cipla's role in forcing global pharmaceutical companies to lower th...Starting at €8.20
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Cipla 2011 (Spanish version)
Deshpande, Rohit; Sucher, Sandra J.; Winig, LauraCase HBS-517S04Business Ethics and Corporate Social ResponsibilityDr. Yusuf Hamied, head of the Indian pharma and generics manufacturing company Cipla, is weighing options for how to continue to support the global fight against HIV/AIDS while positioning his company for growth in a changing regulatory landscape.Starting at €8.20
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Managing the Selling Effort (A) (Spanish version)
Narayandas, Das; Herman, KerryCase HBS-515S05MarketingThe CEO of EFL (India), a direct sales organization, must decide which changes to the sales compensation systems would better motivate his sales reps and improve their sales performance.Starting at €8.20
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Changing Rules for Business Success: The Rising Bar for Execution in China
Hexter, Jimmy; Woetzel, JonathanBook Chapter HBS-4491BC-EThe business landscape in China has changed drastically within the last few years, and it continues to evolve at a rapid pace. This chapter shows how this changing landscape requires multinational companies operating here to urgently apply more managerial attention to execution. This chapter is excerpted from "Operation China: From Strategy to Execution."Starting at €8.20
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Learning to Win in China's Many Markets
Hexter, Jimmy; Woetzel, JonathanBook Chapter HBS-4493BC-EToday and tomorrow, marketers in China must be able to monitor changes in their product areas and adapt to them more quickly than in most markets around the world, against fierce competition, and in an atmosphere of flux and uncertainty. The best of them will proactively shape emerging markets and customer segments, leveraging marketing capabilities by learning and adapting quickly. This chapter is excerpted from "Operation China: From Strategy ...Starting at €8.20
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Win in China-or Lose Everywhere
Hexter, Jimmy; Woetzel, JonathanBook Chapter HBS-4501BC-EMultinational companies are bringing global standards and practices to China and adapting them to the tough realities of local markets. This chapter looks at how companies might use the adaptations forged here to succeed in other emerging markets, and in developed ones. This chapter is excerpted from "Operation China: From Strategy to Execution."Starting at €8.20