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Consumer Payment Systems - Japan
Edelman, Benjamin; Hagiu, AndreiCase HBS-909007-EStrategyIn 2008, the Japanese consumer payments landscape featured ongoing widespread use of cash, limited use of credit cards and rapid rise of e-money systems based on contactless technology embedded in cards and especially mobile phones. The case details the alliances that created new products, as well as the regulations that sometimes stood in the way. Throughout, the case identifies incentives for both consumers and merchants, including direct costs...Starting at €8.20
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Stock Reform of Shenzhen Development Bank
Jin, Li; Liao, Li; Sesia, Aldo; Wu, JianyiCase HBS-211080-EFinanceShenzhen Development Bank, China's first publicly traded company, was undergoing the non-tradable share reform. Its current controlling shareholder, private equity firm Newbridge Capital LLC, needs to negotiate with its diverse minority shareholders to find a compromise on the terms of the conversion of the non-tradable shares held by Newbridge into tradable shares. Further delay in implementing this reform will put Shenzhen Development Bank into...Starting at €8.20
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Gome: Going Public
Jin, Li; Liao, LiCase HBS-208001-EFinanceGome, China's largest electronics retailer, is plotting the best course to go public. Unlike many high-growth businesses in China, Gome has only moderate financing needs. Its charismatic and ambitious chairman Wong Kwongyu has built an expansive retail network in China and successfully used trade credits by suppliers and banks to make Gome a highly cash generative business. The decision to go public has three inseparable components: why, where, a...Starting at €8.20
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Gome: Bidding for China Paradise
Jin, Li; Liao, LiCase HBS-208002-EFinanceGome, China's largest electronics retailer, has the opportunity to acquire China Paradise, the number three player in the Chinese electronic retailer industry. This happened in the general context of a great market development and potential consolidation of the household electronic appliance retailing sector. Gome, Suning, and China Paradise, the three largest players in the market, all experienced phenomenal growth, but Gome is slowly losing ste...Starting at €8.20
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Fu Ji Food and Catering
Jin, Li; Liao, Li; Zhu, Jielun; Sun, WenkaiCase HBS-208004-EFinanceFu Ji, the largest corporate caterer in China, is thinking about how its financing strategy accommodates the overall corporate strategy. Fu Ji has enjoyed phenomenal growth as the corporate catering market in China develops. But that growth in the business also entails a transition from a single restaurant to a restaurant chain, then to a catering business. Is Fu Ji well equipped for the new business model? What does it need to do on the financin...Starting at €8.20
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Consumer Payment Systems - United States and Japan, Teaching Note
Edelman, Benjamin; Hagiu, AndreiTeaching Note HBS-909039-EStrategyTeaching Note for [909006] and [909007].Starting at €0.00
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Mission Impossible Yummy77 Delivers Groceries within the Hour
Edelman, BenjaminCase HBS-916025-EService and Operations ManagementYummy77 considers alternative operational models to reduce cost, improve speed, and increase appeal. Can one of these approaches succeed where others have failed?Starting at €8.20
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Mission Impossible: Yummy77 Delivers Groceries within the Hour, Teaching Plan
Edelman, BenjaminTeaching Note HBS-916051-EService and Operations ManagementTeaching plan for case 916025.Starting at €0.00
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Google Inc.
Edelman, Benjamin; Eisenmann, Thomas R.Case HBS-910036-EStrategyThe case 'Google Inc.' describes Google's history, business model, governance structure, corporate culture, and processes for managing innovation. It reviews Google's recent strategic initiatives and the threats they pose to Yahoo!, Microsoft, and others. It also asks what Google should do next. One option is to stay focused on the company's core competence, i.e., developing superior search solutions and monetizing them through targeted advertisi...Starting at €8.20
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Reinventing Retail: ShopRunner's Network Bet (Spanish Version)
Edelman, Benjamin; Webster, Karen L.Case HBS-918S06MarketingShopRunner considera ajustes para mejorar su servicio de compras en línea que ofrece servicios sin cargo de envío de dos días, así como devoluciones fáciles y otras comodidades. diversos modelos de precios de los competidores y beneficios secundarios plantean preguntas acerca de cómo estructurar y oferta de precio de ShopRunner. Mientras tanto, una inversión de Alibaba presenta nuevas oportunidades en China, pero corre el riesgo de distracción de...Starting at €8.20