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Huawei: A Silent Chinese Telecom Multinational
Zhang, Yingying; Kase, KimioCase SM-1560-ECorporate Governance, Knowledge and CommunicationIn terms of sales, Huawei is the world's fourth-largest maker of network equipment, after Ericsson, Nokia Siemens Networks, and Alcatel-Lucent. It also ranked second in optical networking and third in mobile-network gear in 2008. It is one of the leading global telecommunications solution providers with a revenue of 18.33 billion USD in 2008 and a net income of 1.15 billion USD. Contrary to the typical image of Chinese companies that depicts them...Starting at €8.20
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Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Station (NPS)
Kase, Kimio; Nonaka, Ikujiro; Independent Investigation CommissioCase SM-1579-EDecision Analysis, Knowledge and Communication, StrategyThe questions may largely fall into two categories: (1) Did Japan or PM Kan and his team cope well with the crisis (i.e., questions regarding efficiency and effectiveness)? And, perhaps more importantly, (2) Have lessons been learned that would help Japan prepare for other natural or man-made catastrophes (i.e., questions regarding learning and knowledge-creation)?Starting at €8.20
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Kantha Bopha Children's Hospitals: Dr. Beat Richner's Lifework
Olivares, Ignacio; Kase, KimioCase SM-1548-EBusiness Ethics and Corporate Social Responsibility, Leadership and People ManagementDr. Beat Richner, a 62-year-old Swiss pediatrician, set up children's hospitals in 1991 at the behest of the Cambodian King after the devastation brought about by the civil war. By 2009 he has managed to open and run four of them, both in Phnom Penh and Siem Reap. They are almost entirely dependent on private donations, which, collected through his cello concerts and the Kantha Bopha Foundation, largely come from Europe and other parts of the wo...Starting at €8.20
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Norio Ohga: The Fifth President of Sony Corporation
Sáez, Francisco J.; Riquelme, Hernán; Kase, KimioCase DG-1481-EStrategyThe case analyses the conceptual scheme or model identified in Norio Ohga's management style, which we call the proto-image of the firm (PIF) approach. Sony's success in its diversification strategy is explained on the basis of PIF.Starting at €8.20
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Chihiro Kanagawa, President of Shin-Etsu Chemical
Sáez, Francisco J.; Riquelme, Hernán; Kase, KimioCase DG-1483-EStrategyThis case examines the professional career of Chihiro Kanagawa, and shows how he turned Shin-Etsu Chemicals into a major international player in a sector in which Japanese companies had traditionally been uncompetitive. The case illustrates Kanagawa's dynamic management style and the value system on which it is based and we call the profit- arithmetic (PA) approach. Shin-Etsu Chemical's success by not spending money on projects not generating imm...Starting at €8.20
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Chihiro Kanagawa, Presidente de Shin-Etsu Chemical
Sáez, Francisco J.; Riquelme, Hernán; Kase, KimioCase DG-1483StrategyEste caso revisa la carrera profesional de Chihiro Kanagawa y explica cómo convirtió Shin-Etsu Chemicals en uno de los participantes más importantes a nivel internacional en un sector en el que históricamente las empresas japonesas no habían sido competitivas. El caso ilustra el estilo de gestión dinámico de Kanagawa y el sistema de valores en los que se basa y que denominamos política "profit- arithmetic" (PA). Asimismo se explica el éxito de la...Starting at €8.20
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Sapient Consulting: Enriching Experience Using Hybrid Agile Approach
Aparna Raman; Sangeeta Shah BharadwajCase IVEY-9B13E028-EInformation Technologies, StrategyIn December 2005, Sapient Consulting signed a fixed-price contract with U.S.-based Global HR Outsourcing Inc. to design a human resources portal for its international customers. Sapient’s senior manager of project management, who was based in India, had been handed the project with full faith that it would not only be delivered on time but within the fixed price and using the new agile hybrid methodology. The client wanted the portal built for th...Starting at €8.20
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DXSD: Transforming Migrations
Chitra Sharma; Sangeeta Shah BharadwajCase IVEY-9B17E007-EInformation Technologies, StrategyOn January 23, 2015, DXSD India received an opportunity to add a complex new line of business to the company’s value chain. The head of DXSD India, a shared service division of a U.K. bank, was concerned about his company’s ability to take on more complex work. Gaps had been identified in the existing process migration framework, so a new framework was proposed to fix the gaps. The new framework was not tested and did not yet have approval from t...Starting at €8.20
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The Rise of Populism and Italy's Electoral "Tsunami"
Abdelal, Rawi; Roscini, Dante; Corsi, ElenaCase HBS-719042-EEconomicsThe case explores several reasons behind the rise of populism in Italy and ponders the long-term sustainability of populist governments. Italy's March 2018 elections led to a populist government which included the right-wing League and the anti-establishment 5 Star Movement. To respect their electoral promises, the two parties came up with a budget plan which provided for a public deficit at 2.4%, a figure higher than what the previous administra...Starting at €8.20
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VINSUN Infra Engineering: ERP on Premise or on Cloud
Sumedha Chauhan; Sangeeta Shah BharadwajCase IVEY-9B13E018-EInformation Technologies, StrategyThe managing director of a small- to medium-sized electrical firm faces a major challenge: he realizes that the firm he founded has grown so significantly that information management has become very difficult. For solving issues of data integrity, redundancy, incompleteness and backup, he obtains quotations for implementation of enterprise resource planning from different vendors. Meanwhile, he discusses the issue of implementing the new system w...Starting at €8.20