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Outrageous Ambition: Duke University
Kirby, William C.; Wang, YuanzhuoCase HBS-318043-EDuke University had grown from an one room school house in rural North Carolina in 1859 to one of the leading research universities in the U.S. and the world. Since the late 1950s, Duke's leaders had consciously used the process of strategic planning to guide the development of the university as a whole, building up programs in interdisciplinarity and initiating ambitious projects in internationalization. Under the leadership of President Richard...Starting at €8.20
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BreadTalk Group: Transformation through Talent and Technology
Jean Lee; Rebecca Chung; Leah TanCase IVEY-9B21C008-ELeadership and People ManagementFounded in 2000, with its headquarters in Singapore, BreadTalk Group Limited used a creative lifestyle concept to attract consumers who were accustomed to viewing bread as inexpensive, basic food. In 2003, the company founder and chairman achieved his goal of listing the company on the Singapore stock exchange to raise capital for scaling up operations. By mid-2018, the company had grown to become a regional, multi-brand food and beverages enterp...Starting at €8.20
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Scanteak: The Making of Successors in a Family Firm (B)
Jean Lee; Liman Zhao; Yunting LuCase IVEY-9B19C002-EEntrepreneurship, Leadership and People Management, StrategyThis part (B) of the case follows Scanteak: The Making of Successors in a Family Firm (A) to disclose how the founders of Scanteak Corporation responded to the proposal put forward from their second child, as described in part A of the case. While part A focuses on the issue of succession at the company, part B follows the business developments and discusses the transfer of management rights and family wealth to the next generation.Starting at €5.74
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Teckwah Industrial Corporation Ltd.: The Internationalization of a Family Business
Jean Lee; Leah TanCase IVEY-9B20C035-EEntrepreneurship, Leadership and People Management, StrategyIn 2018, the chairman and managing director of Teckwah Industrial Corporation Ltd. (Teckwah), sat in his office, looking back on the company's journey. Starting in Singapore as a humble producer of plain packaging boxes, Teckwah had evolved to become a muStarting at €8.20