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Succession in Chinese Family Businesses (A): Fotile and the Mao Family
Jean Lee; Rebecca Chung; An JingCase IVEY-9B15C020-EEntrepreneurship, Leadership and People Management, StrategyThe three cases in this series focus on two Chinese families’ experiences with entrepreneurship and succession. Because most family businesses in China are relatively young, these first-generation entrepreneurs use their own approach to identify and develop their successors, and to pass their “wealth” to their offspring in a context shaped by unique Chinese cultural elements. The role-play exercise that relates to the (C) case illustrates the cur...Starting at €8.20
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Wensli Silk: Succession and International Luxury Branding
Jean Lee; Rebecca Chung; An JingCase IVEY-9B16C023-EEntrepreneurship, Leadership and People Management, StrategyIn 2011, China-based Wensli Group’s newly appointed chairwoman was preparing to transform the company’s silk business into a global luxury brand. It was a lofty goal for a company that started out as a township silk factory before growing into the largest silk-producing company in China. Tapping into the luxury market, however, presented a challenge because Chinese companies were better known for producing cost-conscious products. That meant Wens...Starting at €8.20
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Cyprus (A)
Werker, Eric; Berardi, Sebastian; Elia, Stelios; Muakkassa, Omar; Zumberge, JamesCase HBS-714010-EEconomicsCyprus is a small Mediterranean island located at the cross-roads of Europe, Africa, and the Middle East. Since its 1974 split, Cyprus has grown real GDP more than fivefold-in large part because of its development as an "international business" center. The country developed a large network of double-taxation-treaties (including some of the most robust agreements with Russia and other ex-Soviet Republics) that allowed it to serve as a tax-efficien...Starting at €8.20
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Cyprus (B)
Werker, Eric; Berardi, Sebastian; Elia, Stelios; Muakkassa, Omar; Zumberge, JamesCase HBS-714011-EEconomicsStarting at €5.74
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Cyprus (A) and (B), Teaching Note
Werker, Eric; Berardi, Sebastian; Elia, Stelios; Muakkassa, Omar; Zumberge, JamesTeaching Note HBS-714012-EEconomicsTeaching Note for 714010 and 714011.Starting at €0.00
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Evaluating Microsavings Programs: Green Bank of the Philippines (A)
Ashraf, Nava; Karlan, Dean; Yin, Wesley; Shotland, MarcCase HBS-909062-ETo maximize their effectiveness, color cases should be printed in color. Green Bank of the Philippines was known for its product innovation and its ability to bring new products to market. In 2002, Green Bank designed an untested commitment savings product that both gave individuals access to formal savings and helped them commit to reaching their savings goals. Omar Andaya, the Green Bank president, must decide how to evaluate the success of thi...Starting at €8.20
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Evaluating Microsavings Programs: Green Bank of the Philippines (A), (B) and (C), Teaching Note
Ashraf, Nava; Johnson, KristinTeaching Note HBS-914022-ETo maximize their effectiveness, color cases should be printed in color. Teaching note for 909062, 914002, and 914003.Starting at €0.00
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Neoglory Holdings Group: The Succession Choice
Jean Lee; Rebecca Chung; Yunting Lu; An JingCase IVEY-9B15C040-EEntrepreneurship, Leadership and People Management, StrategyIn 2008, the chairwoman of the Neoglory Holdings Group (Group) convinced her 23-year-old son to join the Group’s fashion jewelry business. By 2014, she was determined to quadruple the Group’s assets to RMB 100 billion in 10 years. While she had just appointed her son as the vice-president of the Group in order to help her achieve such an ambition, she pondered when she should let him fully take over the Group; whether she should hire non-family e...Starting at €8.20
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Incentives at the Bangladesh Rural Advancement Committee (BRAC)
Ashraf, Nava; Johnson, KristinCase HBS-914036-EStarting at €8.20
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Oral Rehydration Therapy, Teaching Note
Ashraf, Nava; Kindred, NatalieTeaching Note HBS-914038-EMarketingThis Teaching Note accompanies the case "Oral Rehydration Therapy" (911-035). The case highlights the puzzlingly high rate of diarrhea-related child mortality in developing countries despite the existence of a simple, effective treatment: oral rehydration therapy (ORT). ORT treated extreme dehydration caused by diarrhea, which was a leading cause of death among young children in developing countries, particularly in Africa and Asia. Heralded in t...Starting at €0.00