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Li & Fung 2012
McFarlan, F. Warren; Shih-ta Chen, Michael; Wong, Keith Chi-hoCase HBS-312102-EKnowledge and CommunicationMidway through its current three-year plan, Li & Fung stop to assess the path it is taking in extending its distribution network business in Asia.Starting at €8.20
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Appellation Shanxi: Grace Vineyard
Kirby, William C.; Shih-ta Chen, Michael; Wong, Keith Chi-hoCase HBS-309075-EGrace Vineyard was a rare family-owned, private winery in China that was set on establishing itself as a world-renowned, quality vintner. Judy Leissner, the second generation company leader was at a crossroads in how she wanted to grow the business that her father founded in 1997. Their wines were rapidly growing a strong following and had won international awards. How could the company capitalize on this success? Should Grace expand its operatio...Starting at €8.20
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CNOOC: Building a World-Class Energy Company
Bower, Joseph L.; Dai, Nancy Hua; Shih-ta Chen, MichaelCase HBS-311074-ETo maximize their effectiveness, color cases should be printed in color. Fu Chengyu is the fifth CEO to lead China National Offshore Oil Company - an SOE founded in 1982 to exploit Chinese offshore deposits. In 2010 he is trying to decide how to drive further growth in a company that has grown 556 times in less than 30 years, with profits grown 2600 times. He believes that the way CNOOC has been managed, a blend of market orientation and concern ...Starting at €8.20
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Hang Lung Properties and the Chengdu Decision (A)
Macomber, John D.; Shih-ta Chen, Michael; Wong, Keith Chi-hoCase HBS-210089-EFinanceTo maximize their effectiveness, color cases should be printed in color. A residential real estate developer competes in a heated auction for a prime retail development site in the interior of China during the 2009 boom. Total project cost might be in excess of $1billion US for over 4,000,000 square feet of building. Hang Lung Properties has enjoyed success in residential building in Hong Kong but has focused on very limited projects in China, no...Starting at €8.20
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TerraPower
Sahlman, William A.; Nanda, Ramana; Lassiter, Joseph B.; McQuade, JamesCase HBS-813108-EEntrepreneurshipJohn Gilleland, CEO of TerraPower, returned to his office after a lengthy meeting with potential investors. It was October 2012, and TerraPower was in the process of raising a $200M Series C round to finance the ongoing development of its next-generation nuclear reactor. Though early in the fundraising process, Gilleland noted that this most recent conversation was similar to conversations with other interested cleantech growth equity investors. ...Starting at €8.20
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A Simple Free Cash Flow Valuation Model
Sahlman, William A.Case HBS-814027-EFinanceExplores some of the issues involved in valuing cash flow streams. A simple model is presented that reveals the effect on value of changing assumptions about the appropriate discount rate, the level of profitability, the growth rate of sales, the asset intensity ratio, and the leverage ratio. Helps students address some of the following issues: 1) What is the definition of cash flow? 2) What effects do changes in the discount rate have on valuati...Starting at €8.20
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Oasys Water: Balancing Strategic Partnerships & Financing Decisions
Nanda, Ramana; Sahlman, William A.; Misra, SidCase HBS-815076-EEntrepreneurshipOasys Water had developed a proprietary water treatment technology based on an innovative forward osmosis process that could remove dissolved solids from water more effectively and efficiently than existing technologies. As Oasys looked to scale, it was exploring partnerships with various incumbent firms-the most serious were with a set of international oil and gas production companies (IOCs); a global oil and gas (O&G) services provider called N...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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Chegg: Textbook Rental Takes Flight
Eisenmann, Thomas R.; Sahlman, William A.; Richardson, EvanCase HBS-811077-EEntrepreneurshipTo maximize their effectiveness, color cases should be printed in color. In late 2010, Silicon Valley-based Chegg, the leading online college textbook rental company, is scaling rapidly. The case recounts Chegg's history from its origins as a distant competitor to Craigslist in college classified listings through a pivot into textbook rental followed by a period of explosive growth. Resulting challenges in scaling warehouse operations, customer s...Starting at €8.20
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Asia Optical: The Myanmar Decision
Roscini, Dante; Shih-ta Chen, Michael; Wong, Keith Chi-hoCase HBS-714026-EEconomicsStarting at €8.20