HBSP (USA)
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A Green Forest Grows in Brooklyn: Joint Venturing with the Chinese
Wu, Charles FCase HBS-218010-EFinanceMaryAnne Gilmartin, President and CEO of Forest City Ratner ("Forest City") was planning for yet another protracted discussion over the merits of a green roof for part of her $5 billion dollar new development in Brooklyn. While the low seven-figure cost overrun was to be "value-engineered" and in the scheme of things, this budgeted item was not going to impact the financial success of the project, it had become a heated source of contention. Was ...Starting at €8.20
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SOHO China: Transformation in Progress
Wu, Charles FCase HBS-217023-EFinanceIn 2016 against the backdrop of a challenging Chinese macroeconomic environment, SOHO China, the largest owner and developer of Class-A real estate in Beijing and Shanghai, was struggling to convince analysts of the merits of their new "build-to-hold" strategy. Founded as a merchant builder, the company went public in 2007 raising a record USD 1.9 billion, but the firm, led by Zhang Xin, refocused in 2012 towards a "build-to-hold" strategy in an ...Starting at €8.20
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Real Estate in China: A Technical Note for SOHO China
Wu, Charles FCase HBS-217029-EFinanceA technical note on the state of Chinese commercial real estate and the effects of China's slowing growth. This note was written in conjunction with the case study "SOHO China: Transformation in Progress."Starting at €8.20
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A Green Forest Grows in Brooklyn: Joint Venturing with the Chinese, Teaching Note
Wu, Charles FTeaching Note HBS-219011-EFinanceTeaching note for case 218010.Starting at €0.00
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Jimmy Choo
Keinan, Anat; Crener, SandrineCase HBS-515073-EMarketingJimmy Choo is a British luxury accessories brand, specializing in shoes, handbags, accessories, and fragrances. Founded in 1996 in London by couture shoe designer Jimmy Choo and Vogue accessories editor Tamara Mellon OBE, the brand enjoyed immediate success and rapidly acquired a sophisticated clientele. The brand's reputation as a celebrity favorite helped fuel its rapid international expansion and in the early 2010s Jimmy Choo had a store netwo...Starting at €8.20
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SOHO China: Transformation in Progress, Teaching Note
Wu, Charles F; Schultz, Alexander W.Teaching Note HBS-217034-EStrategyTeaching note for case 217023.Starting at €0.00
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Shang Xia: The Creation of a Chinese Luxury Lifestyle Brand
Keinan, Anat; Crener, Sandrine; Xu, Jing; Borgerson, Janet; Schroeder, Jonathan; Wu, ZhiyanCase HBS-517032-EMarketingThe case traces the birth of Shang Xia, a joint venture between the Herm s Group and Chinese designer Jiang Qiong Er. Launched in 2009 in Shanghai, the new brand's core mission is to revive and promote China's 5,000-year-old cultural heritage and leverage Chinese craftsmanship to design contemporary products. Describing the brand evolution over its first eight years of existence, the case allows for an exploration of the challenges associated wi...Starting at €8.20
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1436: The First Pure Chinese Luxury Fashion Brand
Keinan, Anat; Crener, Sandrine; Chang, Hannah H.Case HBS-517100-EMarketingThe case traces the birth of 1436, a new luxury brand specialized in cashmere garments. It describes how this venture emerged organically out of a combination of manufacturing and retail expertise with the ambition of creating the first pure Chinese luxury brand. The brand name was inspired by the measurement of superfine baby cashmere fibre (14 micrometers in diameter and 36 millimeters in length). It is estimated that only 2 out of 1,000 grams ...Starting at €8.20