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Loctek: Digital Transformation to a Cross-Border E-business
Lucas Liang Wang; Qing Dai; Martin LockettCase IVEY-W27257-EKnowledge and Communication, StrategyOn July 15, 2021, the founder and chief executive officer (CEO) of Loctek Ergonomic Technology Corp. (Loctek), located in Ningbo, China, was reviewing the mid-year financial report of his company. Loctek was a global leader in manufacturing and exporting office furniture—primarily monitor brackets and height-adjustable desks. Figures in the report portrayed the company’s solid growth in the midst of the global pandemic; the contribution from Loct...Starting at €8.20
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Tim Hortons: Bringing Canada’s Iconic Coffee to China
Lucas Liang WangCase IVEY-W25260-EStrategyIn February 2019, Tim Hortons, Canada’s iconic coffee franchise, opened its first coffee shop in China in Shanghai, thereby extending its international footprint to China. To accomplish this entry, Restaurant Brands International (RBI), the parent company of Tim Hortons, formed a joint venture (JV) Tim Hortons (China) Holdings Co., Ltd. (Tims China) with Cartesian Capital, a private equity fund that had operated in China for more than twenty year...Starting at €8.20
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Chunyu: The First Mover in Chinese M-Health Industry
Jingui Xie; Haji Suleman Ali; Feiyan Jia; Muhammad Adnan Zahid Chudhery; Bin DingCase IVEY-9B19M044-EEntrepreneurship, StrategyChunyu Yisheng (Chunyu) was the largest mobile health (m-health) application in China. Since its creation in July 2011, the application had focused on providing online medical information and consultations with professional doctors. Chunyu's business model was based on free and premium online health care services. In the first three years, Chunyu gained more experience than profits. The primary concern for the founder and chief executive officer ...Starting at €8.20
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HaoDF: The Pioneer of Online Healthcare in China
Jingui Xie; Feiyan Jia; Haji Suleman AliCase IVEY-9B19M103-EEntrepreneurship, StrategyIn late 2016, HaoDF Online launched an "Internet hospital" in Yinchuan, China, which, in its first three months, served more than 31 million users and conducted online diagnosis and treatment for almost 1 million patients. The online health care servicesStarting at €8.20