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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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The End of Bureaucracy
Hamel, Gary; Zanini, MicheleArticle HBS-R1806C-ELeadership and People ManagementWhile most business leaders recognize that bureaucracy squashes initiative, risk taking, and creativity, it continues to thrive. In a complex global environment, it's seen as a necessary coping mechanism. Many look to start-ups for an answer. But the most promising solution may have emerged in an unlikely place: the world's largest appliance maker, Haier. Under a renegade CEO, it has been divided into 4,000 self-managing microenterprises. About 2...Starting at €8.20