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Why Do Firms Go Abroad? Strategies to Create Value Globally, Module Note (Spanish version)
Alcacer, JuanCase HBS-718S10Strategycan she manage Chen at all, and if so, how?Starting at €8.20
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Strategic Decisions in Locating a New Assembly and Test Plant (A) (Spanish version)
Alcacer, Juan; Herman, KerryCase HBS-716S16Service and Operations ManagementIn mid-2005, Intel is examining its options for where to locate its next assembly and test plant. On its short list of potential sites includes locations in China, India, Thailand, and Vietnam. Each country has its own unique benefits and risks related to infrastructure, governance, education, business culture, intellectual property protection, labor markets, experience working with Western firms, and tax breaks and other incentives. Intel's Gene...Starting at €8.20
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Office of Technology Transfer - Shanghai Institutes for Biological Sciences
Shih, Willy; Chai, Sen; Bliznashki, Kamen; Hyland, CourtneyCase HBS-611057-EGordon Zong is trying to teach Chinese universities and research institutes how to do effective technology transfer and IP licensing, but he is trying to do it in an environment with weak property rights and an underdeveloped support infrastructure. As the managing director of the Office of Technology Transfer at the Shanghai Institutes for Biological Sciences, he works with researchers at the forefront of biology and biotech, yet he faces seemin...Starting at €8.20
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PadFone vs. FonePad
Shih, Willy; Chai, SenCase HBS-614023-EStrategyTo maximize their effectiveness, color cases should be printed in color. To Jonney Shih, Chairman of ASUSTek Computer, the introduction of Apple's iPad made clear the need to transition his company to a new cloud-computing era. But the company's roots in the manufacture of Windows-powered desktop and notebook PCs bounded the creativity of his design and engineering teams. The case examines the ASUS's efforts to get into the smartphone business, l...Starting at €8.20
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BGI: Data-driven Research
Shih, Willy; Chai, SenCase HBS-614056-EService and Operations ManagementBGI has the largest installed gene-sequencing capacity in the world, and to Zhang Gengyun, general manager of the Life Sciences Division, this represented an opportunity to apply his training as a plant breeder and his early career work as a biochemist to improving important parts of the world food supply. But his biggest challenge was in scaling up his organization to address the multitude of opportunities he wanted to address. Along with its ma...Starting at €8.20
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Walmart around the World
Alcacer, Juan; Agrawal, Abhishek; Vaish, HarshitCase HBS-714431-EStrategyAfter reaching the limits of its successful expansion in the United States in the early 1990s, Walmart sought growth opportunities in markets abroad. This case describes Walmart's attempts to replicate its successful U.S. business model in Mexico, Canada, Brazil, Argentina, Central America, China, South Korea, Japan, Germany, the U.K., and Africa. Students reflect on the mixed results of these ventures and identify elements in the company's locat...Starting at €8.20
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TAV Airports Holding (B)
Alcacer, Juan; Cekin, EselCase HBS-715470-EStrategyThis case explores the strategic options available to TAV Airports Holding, a Turkish firm, after it withdraws from a bid to build Istanbul's newest airport. The new airport would eventually replace Istanbul Atat rk Airport, where TAV makes 43% of its current revenue, and losing it will leave the company without a presence in its nation's largest city. TAV weighs four options: continue expanding internationally to the U.S. and other distant mark...Starting at €5.74
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Monitor's Opportunities in India (A)
Alcacer, Juan; Rivkin, Jan W.Case HBS-708482-EStrategyThe CEO of a strategy consulting firm must decide which of the firm's functions, if any, to move to India. In particular, he wonders whether business research--currently conducted by highly paid consultants in developed countries--can be conducted more efficiently and effectively from an Indian research center.Starting at €8.20
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Vodafone in Japan (A)
Alcacer, Juan; Furey, Mary; Yamazaki, MayukaCase HBS-711464-EStrategyDespite a rough start in the Japanese telecom market, by late 2003, Vodafone seemed to have weathered the storm, largely based on the strength of their mobile phone unit. But was it simply the calm before the storm?Starting at €8.20
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Circles.Life at a Crossroads of Growth
Alcacer, Juan; Wong, AdinaCase HBS-723404-EEntrepreneurshipIn June 2022, the founders of Singapore mobile operator Circles.Life had a crucial decision to make. Circles.Life developed a new business model in mobile telecommunications-a digital telco-built around its proprietary operating system. After expanding its brand in several countries, the company received interest from traditional telcos to license its operating system to create their own digital telcos. While the B2B opportunity was more economic...Starting at €8.20