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Urbanizing China, Teaching Note
Iyer, LakshmiTeaching Note HBS-714037-ETeaching Note for 713037.Starting at €0.00
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Urbanizing China
Iyer, Lakshmi; Donovan, G.A.Case HBS-713037-EIn 2012, China attained a historic development milestone with more Chinese citizens living in cities than in the countryside. China's rapid urbanization, and the accompanying conversion of agricultural land to non-agricultural uses, raised a number of economic, social, and political concerns. Could China maintain its food security in view of the sharply rising demand for land for urban development? How could it ensure the sustainability of local ...Starting at €8.20
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Eliminate the Middleman? (HBR Case Study and Commentary)
Huang, Ming-Hui; Riggs, Bruce K.; Lynn, Barry C.; Dongsheng, Wang; Gaffney, PaulArticle HBS-R0603A-EService and Operations ManagementGreg Jamison, the head of global sourcing at USTech, has a complicated situation on his hands. The U.S. consumer electronics giant has long outsourced much of the design and production of its branded offerings to TaiSource, an original design manufacturer, or ODM, in Taiwan. TaiSource, in turn, has moved most of its manufacturing to Beijing, giving USTech many of the cost benefits--and none of the hassles--of sourcing in China. But commodity prod...Starting at €8.20