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Dalian Xinhe Leather Clothing: Strategic Transformation in Response to COVID-19
Haifen Lin; Sun Zhou; Xiangtong LiuCase IVEY-9B21M017-EStrategyFounded in 2000, Dalian Xinhe Leather Clothing Co. Ltd. (Dalian Xinhe) mainly produced men’s and women’s leather clothing; it had become the largest leather garment manufacturer in northeast China. At the beginning of 2020, in response to the COVID-19 pandemic, Dalian Xinhe began to produce medical protective clothing, which brought the company through the business challenges created by the pandemic and earned it wide recognition from the governm...Starting at €8.20
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GoldenHome: The Dilemma of High-End Strategic Positioning
Haifen Lin; Xiangtong LiuCase IVEY-W33849-EDecision AnalysisSince its establishment in 1999, Xiamen Golden Home Co., Ltd. (GoldenHome) had adopted a high-end strategic positioning for its professionally produced kitchen cabinets. The company had first established a high-end brand image by differentiating its service and providing consumers with the ultimate full-process shopping experience. It had then consolidated a high-end perception of its products in the minds of its target customers by continuously ...Starting at €8.20
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Leasun:Digital Transformation of a Traditional Canned Food Company
Haifen Lin; Xiangtong LiuCase IVEY-W25048-ELeadership and People Management, StrategyFounded in 1996, Dalian Leasun Food Co., Ltd. had become one of the largest canned food manufacturers in northeast China by 2020. In 2016, it began a digital transformation, adopting digital technologies such as data mining and cloud computing. The companStarting at €8.20
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NGO Microfinance in the Tibet Autonomous Region, Epilogue
Campbell, Robert; Saich, Anthony; Stuart, GuyCase HBS-HKS446-EIn 1998, the Tibet Poverty Alleviation Fund (TPAF), a small, US-based non-governmental organization, launched an initiative to bring the benefits of microfinance to the impoverished people of rural Tibet. Based on the lending model pioneered by the Grameen Bank in Bangladesh, TPAF's microfinance program would make small loans to individuals and families to help them start up small-scale enterprises that would, it was hoped, raise their incomes a...Starting at €8.20
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NGO Microfinance in the Tibet Autonomous Region
Stuart, Guy; Campbell, Robert; Saich, AnthonyCase HBS-HKS447-EIn 1998, the Tibet Poverty Alleviation Fund (TPAF), a small, US-based non-governmental organization, launched an initiative to bring the benefits of microfinance to the impoverished people of rural Tibet. Based on the lending model pioneered by the Grameen Bank in Bangladesh, TPAF's microfinance program would make small loans to individuals and families to help them start up small-scale enterprises that would, it was hoped, raise their incomes a...Starting at €8.20
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Improving the Flow of People: The Victoria Station Redesign
Fagan, Mark; Stuart, GuyCase HBS-KS1244-EService and Operations ManagementTransport for London is in charge of an extensive network of Underground (metro) stations, some of which are more congested than others. This case looks at capacity planning, with the heavy-traffic Victoria Station as its primary focus. The case provides an overview of the main activities an Underground rider must carry out to either enter the station and eventually board the train, or else alight from the train and exit the station. The case pro...Starting at €8.20
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Expanding the Oral Care Group in India (Spanish version)
Quelch, John A.; Zalosh, AlisaCase HBS-412S27StrategyBrinda Patel, director of oral care products for the India division of a consumer home-care product company, develops a data-driven marketing plan for toothbrushes. She believes her plan can support a 20% increase in unit sales based on rising demand for modern oral-care products in India. Her boss, the VP of Marketing, believes her forecast is too conservative and suggests spending more money on promotions to boost sales by 30%. Patel must devel...Starting at €8.20
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Wendy Peterson (Spanish version)
Hill, Linda A.; Zalosh, AlisaCase HBS-915S09Leadership and People ManagementWendy Peterson was recently promoted to Vice President of Sales at the Plano, Texas, office of AccountBack, an accounting software and services company. To penetrate a perceived market niche, Peterson hires Fred (Xing) Wu, whose familiarity with and access to Chinese business leaders in Plano is valuable. Wu was born and raised in China, partly educated in the U.S., and immigrated to the U.S. in 2005. Within 12 months, he had signed his regional ...Starting at €8.20
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Cottle-Taylor: Expanding the Oral Care Group in India, Teaching Note
Quelch, John A.; Zalosh, AlisaTeaching Note HBS-4351-EMarketingTeaching Note for Product Number 4350Starting at €0.00