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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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GE China Technology Center: Evolving Role in Global Innovation
Haiyang Li; Rebecca ChungCase IVEY-9B15M099-EEntrepreneurship, StrategyAWARD WINNING CASE - Bringing Technology to Market Award, 2016 European Foundation for Management Development (EFMD) Case Writing Competition. This case describes how General Electric has developed its China Technology Center over the past decade. The case also elaborates on the changing role of the China Technology Center in General Electric’s global research and development strategy. In 2000, General Electric set up its China Technology Center ...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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Konica Minolta Business Solutions (HK) Ltd.: Pioneering Corporate Social Entrepreneurship
Kevin Au; Rebecca ChungCase IVEY-9B19M008-EEntrepreneurship, StrategyKonica Minolta Business Solutions (HK) Ltd. was likely the first multinational corporation in Hong Kong to put the ideas of corporate social enterprising into practice. Its new service business that was launched in 2014 (the i-Transform Station) employed so-called “hidden youths”—disadvantaged individuals who refrained from joining mainstream society—empowering them to reconnect with society. While the initiative drew the attention of the company...Starting at €8.20
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Esquel Group: Building a Sustainable Partnership with Cotton Farmers in Xinjiang (A) (Spanish Version)
Sebenius, James K.; Qian, Cheng (Jason)Case HBS-916S02StrategyEsquel Group, fabricante de camisas de calidad que conduce, intentó negociar asociaciones a largo plazo con los agricultores a menudo explotadas en Xinjiang (China occidental) para adquirir una variedad de algodón superior. Tratando de conseguir una gran cantidad de algodón especialidad de una manera ética y socialmente responsable, Esquel emprendió una importante iniciativa de 2002 para negociar contratos de creación de valor entre sí, los gobie...Starting at €8.20
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Wyoff and China - LuQuan: Negotiating a Joint Venture (A)
Sebenius, James K.; Qian, Cheng (Jason)Case HBS-908046-EStrategyThrough stalled joint venture talks between Pennsylvania-based Wyoff Corp. and Jina-based China-LuQuan, strategic and cross-cultural negotiation challenges are explored both from American and Chinese perspectives. Wyoff, a leading US chemical company has been seeking ways to secure the company's foothold in China's emerging market since the late 90s. When approached by China-LuQuan in 2000, a major Chinese state-owned chemical producer for a join...Starting at €8.20
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Esquel Group: Building a Sustainable Partnership with Cotton Farmers in Xinjiang (B) (Spanish Version)
Sebenius, James K.; Qian, Cheng (Jason)Case HBS-916S03StrategyDetalles y evalúa los resultados de la iniciativa de Esquel 2002 para negociar asociaciones a largo plazo con los agricultores a menudo explotadas en Xinjiang (China occidental) para adquirir una variedad de algodón superior.Starting at €5.74
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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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Succession in Chinese Family Businesses (C): An Urgent Family Meeting
Jean Lee; Rebecca ChungCase IVEY-9B15C022-EEntrepreneurship, Leadership and People Management, StrategyThis is the third case in a three-case series. The role-play exercise that relates to the (C) case illustrates the current Chinese cultural characteristics that influence leadership succession and highlights the case issues to be explored in the case discussion. See also 9B15C020 and 9B15C021.Starting at €5.74
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Activity-Based Management at Stream International
Kaplan, Robert S.; Klein, NormanCase HBS-196134-EAccounting and ControlStream International's Crawfordsville, Indiana facilities undertake the design and implementation of an activity-based costing project. After analyzing the costs assigned to 161 work activities, Crawfordsville managers present five proposals for change based on ABM results, then meet to decide which to implement.Starting at €8.20