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Konica Minolta Business Solutions (HK) Ltd.: Pioneering Corporate Social Entrepreneurship
Kevin Au; Rebecca ChungCase IVEY-9B19M008-EEntrepreneurship, StrategyKonica Minolta Business Solutions (HK) Ltd. was likely the first multinational corporation in Hong Kong to put the ideas of corporate social enterprising into practice. Its new service business that was launched in 2014 (the i-Transform Station) employed so-called “hidden youths”—disadvantaged individuals who refrained from joining mainstream society—empowering them to reconnect with society. While the initiative drew the attention of the company...Starting at €8.20
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Ho Tak Kee Book Co. Ltd. - A Third Generation at a Crossroads (B)
Kevin Au; Barbara LiCase IVEY-9B09M033-EEntrepreneurship, StrategyHo Tak Kee, originally a professional publisher and printer that started back in the 1950s in Hong Kong, faced static performance for decades. This forced the founder and grandfather of the family to decide to close down the printing department. This decision pushed his youngest son, On-ping, to a critical point resolving whether and how to continue the family business. Under pressure, On-ping turned to his son John for support but the request pu...Starting at €5.74
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Longxi Machinery Works - Quality Improvement (C) (Spanish version)
Robert Klassen; Larry Li; Tom GleaveCase IVEY-9A98DS03Service and Operations Management, StrategyEl grupo del control de calidad ha puesto varias contramedidas en ejecucion, y se han supervisado y se han divulgado los resultados. Un examen final es necesario determinar si este tipo de problema es probable repetirse, y donde mejora adicional se puede llevar a cabo en los sistemas de calidad de la compania. Este caso se disena para ser utilizado conjuntamente con (A) el caso, 9A98D001 y (B) el caso, 9A98D002.Starting at €5.74
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TeaBox - Running Tuck Shops in Hong Kong Schools (B)
Kevin Au; Mingles TsoiCase IVEY-9B08M033-EEntrepreneurship, StrategyThis is a supplemental case to TeaBox - Running Tuck Shops in Hong Kong Schools (A), product 9B08M032. TeaBox management had identified employee dissatisfaction as a major reason for its poor first-year evaluation. Manpower reallocation was seen as a key success factor, and properly executed it could prove to the stakeholders that it was capable of running a successful social venture. The superintendent of TeaBox formed a committee to decide upon...Starting at €5.74
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Right Clients, Right Way: Successes and Challenges of Brand Consultant Tommy Li
Kevin Au; Bernard Suen; Na Shen; Justine TangCase IVEY-9B10M101-EEntrepreneurship, StrategyTommy Li was a designer and brand consultant renowned for his black humour and bold visual impact. With business spanning Hong Kong, China, Macau, Japan, and Italy, Tommy Li was one of the few Hong Kong designers to have entered the international market. In his ten years of experience as a design staff member, Li learned that getting the right clients was the key to a successful design consultancy business. Therefore, Li set up his own company to...Starting at €8.20
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Siam Canadian Foods Co. Ltd. (Spanish version)
John R. Kennedy; Tony S. Frost; Tom GleaveCase IVEY-9A97GS03Entrepreneurship, StrategyEl director de gerente y fundador de la compania Siam Canadian Foods Co. Ltd., basados en Bangkok consideraba las oportunidades de negocio emergentes en el pais vecino Birmania (tambien conocida como Myanmar). Aunque relativamente sea subdesarrollado comparado al resto de Asia Sur-Oriental, Birmania estuvo experimentando niveles aumentados de actividad de la inversion extranjera estos ultimos anos. Tailandia, que habia considerado entrar en Birma...Starting at €8.20
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Five Star Beer - Pay for Performance (Spanish version)
Brian Golden; Tom GleaveCase IVEY-9A98CS04Entrepreneurship, Leadership and People Management, StrategyEl presidente y gerente general estan revisando un sistema de pago por desempeno. El presidente necesita determinar si estos sistemas estan apropiadamente disenados con el fin de asegurar la mas alta calidad del producto a progresivamente bajos costos. De lo contrario, necesita considerar como sugerir que estos y otros sistemas sean modificados a fin de lograr los objetivos de costo y calidad.Starting at €8.20
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Longxi Machinery Works ) Quality Improvement (A) (Spanish version)
Robert Klassen; Larry Li; Tom GleaveCase IVEY-9A98DS01Service and Operations Management, StrategyEl ingeniero auxiliar en el departamento termal del tratamiento de una empresa propiedad del gobierno en China ha recibido la aprobacion para la formacion de un nuevo grupo del control de calidad para reducir el alto indice del defecto de una parte critica. El concepto total de la calidad se presenta dentro del contexto de un problema especifico de la calidad, a el cual anima a estudiantes determinan el sistema de calidad de la compania y aplican...Starting at €8.20
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Noble Group (Spanish Version)
Foley, C. Fritz; Shih-ta Chen, Michael; Johnson, Matthew; Meyer, LinneaCase HBS-213S02Finance¿Qué papel desempeña la financiación del comercio para facilitar la gestión global de la cadena de suministro? Richard S. Elman, fundador y CEO de Noble Group Ltd., una globales materias primas empresa comercial con sede en Hong Kong, debe reunir capital para apoyar las necesidades de capital de trabajo e inversión de la empresa. En la evaluación de lo que significa Elman debe reunir capital, los estudiantes deben tener en cuenta las cuestiones r...Starting at €8.20
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TSL Jewellery: An Innovator Across Generations
Kevin Au; Andrew C.F. Chan; Howard Lam; Cinty LiCase IVEY-9B15M017-EEntrepreneurship, StrategyFollowing a leadership crisis, the chairman of Tse Sui Luen Jewellery (TSL) had revitalized the company and now wondered which initiatives TSL should tackle next. An event showcasing TSL’s newest designs had been the latest push in her campaign to renew the family business, which was renowned for its entrepreneurial and innovative spirit. With the upcoming year promising to be a busy one, the chairman and her management team must plan and impleme...Starting at €8.20