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Cómo China cambió su agenda global de adquisiciones
Williamson, Peter J.; Raman, Anand P.Article HBS-R1104KStrategyel progreso económico de China ha sido tan deslumbrante que la gente a menudo se olvidan de que China, Inc. ha visto su cuota de fracasos también. Basta con mirar a las primeras adquisiciones transfronterizas que las empresas chinas hicieron. Muchas de estas ofertas, incluyendo la adquisición de alto perfil de TCL de Thomson de Francia, adquisición de Ssangyong Motor Company de Corea del Sur de SAIC, y la compra de Murray de América del largo del...Starting at €8.20
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PacificLink iMedia: To List or to Sell
Andrew Karl Delios; Alvin LamCase IVEY-9B16M202-EEntrepreneurship, StrategyThe founder of a digital media firm had to decide whether to list or to sell his company, PacificLink iMedia (PacificLink) in 2015. The founder had fielded more than 20 offers from various companies to acquire PacificLink since 2007–2008. He rejected all these past offers, because he was working to position the company to list on the main board of the Hong Kong Stock Exchange. However, in 2015, the founder received an offer from Accenture that ap...Starting at €8.20
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Reinventing the San Miguel Corporation (A)
Roberto Galang; Andrew Karl DeliosCase IVEY-9B09M074-EStrategySan Miguel Corporation is one of the oldest and largest companies in the Philippines. In its 100 year history, it has established a clear leadership position in the Philippine beer industry, as well as having made successful forays into other related and unrelated product areas. In the late 2000s, Eduardo Cojuangco, the CEO of San Miguel Corporation, which was South Asia's largest food and beverage company, found himself in a quandary. Cojuanco w...Starting at €8.20
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Nintendo: Game On!
Parul Purwar; Andrew Karl DeliosCase IVEY-9B16M158-EStrategyIn 2015, Nintendo—the iconic Japanese video game company—was faced with the decade-long challenge of responding to an industry that had changed in ways it had not anticipated. Under its new president, Nintendo had to contend with large-scale changes in the global gaming market. By not adapting to changing customer needs, Nintendo had lost the customer loyalty it had once enjoyed, as was evident from the decline in the number of units sold. It fac...Starting at €8.20
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Reinventing the San Miguel Corporation (B)
Roberto Galang; Andrew Karl DeliosCase IVEY-9B12M079-EStrategyThis supplement to Reinventing the San Miguel Corporation (A) provides a brief update on the diversification strategy pursued by the company.Starting at €5.74
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The Healthcare and Pharmaceutical Industries in China
Andrew Karl Delios; Parul PurwarCase IVEY-9B16M226-EStrategyThis industry note details the state of the healthcare and pharmaceutical industries in China in 2012. It has details on the size of the respective industries, their growth, their regulation and key political actors, as well as information and analysis on other important stakeholders in the pharmaceutical and health care sectors in China in the 2010s. The level of detail is high, as is the complexity of information presented. The note can be used...Starting at €8.20
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PacificLink iMedia: Becoming a Full Service Interactive Agency
Andrew Karl DeliosCase IVEY-9B09M023-EEntrepreneurship, StrategyThis case presents the decisions facing the managing director/executive director of PacificLink iMedia (PacificLink), more than 10 years after he founded the company. The company had experienced periods of growth and decline since its founding and was facing a period of uncertain growth given the turmoil in world markets in 2009, following several years of strong growth and expansion. The director anticipated that the company could continue to gr...Starting at €8.20
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How China Reset Its Global Acquisition Agenda
Williamson, Peter J.; Raman, Anand P.Article HBS-R1104K-EChina's economic progress has been so dazzling that people often forget that China, Inc. has seen its share of failures too. Just look at the first cross-border acquisitions that Chinese companies made. Many of those high-profile deals-including TCL's acquisition of France's Thomson, SAIC's takeover of South Korea's Ssangyong Motor Company, and the D'Long Group's purchase of America's Murray, Inc.-ended badly. But for the Chinese, failure is not ...Starting at €8.20
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Recruiting Andrew Yard (A)
Hall, Brian J.; Bennett, Nicole; del Nido, SaraCase HBS-911028-EStrategyThis case describes a compensation negotiation between a global HR director and a candidate for a high-level executive position. The situation becomes awkward when the candidate feels insulted because he is given a monetary incentive to join the company more quickly than originally planned. The case provides an opportunity to analyze negotiation strategy and the importance of emotional intelligence and effective interpersonal communication during...Starting at €8.20
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Recruiting Andrew Yard (B)
Hall, Brian J.; Bennett, Nicole; del Nido, SaraCase HBS-911029-EThis case describes a compensation negotiation between a global HR director and a candidate for a high-level executive position. The situation becomes awkward when the candidate feels insulted because he is given a monetary incentive to join the company more quickly than originally planned. The case provides an opportunity to analyze negotiation strategy and the importance of emotional intelligence and effective interpersonal communication during...Starting at €5.74