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Suzlon: Conceiving the Global Wind Energy Industry--A Profile of One of India's Pioneering Multinationals
Kumar, Nirmalya; Mohapatra, Pradipta K.; Chandrasekhar, Suj , PhD.Book Chapter HBS-6742BC-EThe story of Suzlon's rise to global prominence has unfolded in connection with the greening of the plant. In a very short time frame, Suzlon has gone from small textile manufacturer to leading-edge producer of wind turbines. How is this possible? As much as, or perhaps more than, any Indian company that has gone global, Suzlon aggressively leveraged global expertise. Here is its story. This chapter is excerpted from "India's Global Powerhouses: ...Starting at €8.20
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Toward Golden Pond (A)
Retsinas, Nicolas P.; Donovan, G.A.; Dai, Nancy Hua; Ginsburgh, JustinCase HBS-210045-EFinanceThe Rong-D companies must decide whether to build a luxury senior housing development in Chengdu, China. Demographics are very encouraging for this new product type, but there are numerous cultural, market, financial and political risks that they must assess before moving forward.Starting at €8.20
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Toward Golden Pond (B)
Retsinas, Nicolas P.; Ginsburgh, Justin; Donovan, G.A.; Dai, Nancy HuaCase HBS-210046-EFinanceSupplements the A case. Provides an additional dilemma for the Rong-D companies with regard to building luxury senior housing in China.Starting at €5.74
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Baosteel Group: Governance with Chinese Characteristics
Paine, Lynn Sharp; Donovan, G.A.Case HBS-309098-EThe new outsider-dominated board of directors of China's state-owned Baosteel Group must decide whether to modify the Group's structure. With the completion of a pending acquisition, the Group will control four publicly listed steel-producing subsidiaries, and board members are concerned about competition among the subsidiaries and about the subsidiaries' public shareholders. Selected by the Chinese government as the first company to take part in...Starting at €8.20
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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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Dongfeng Nissan's Venucia (A)
Reinhardt, Forest L.; Yamazaki, Mayuka; Donovan, G.A.Case HBS-714014-EStrategyThe (A) case describes the launch of a new passenger vehicle in China, produced jointly by Nissan of Japan and by Chinese automaker Dongfeng. Early sales results following the April 2012 launch were disappointing and the joint venture's managers had to decide how to respond. The case includes information on the structure of the industry, on government regulation, and on the preferences of Chinese purchasers of automobiles, including information a...Starting at €8.20
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Dongfeng Nissan's Venucia (C)
Reinhardt, Forest L.; Yamazaki, Mayuka; Donovan, G.A.Case HBS-714016-EStrategyThe (A) case describes the launch of a new passenger vehicle in China, produced jointly by Nissan of Japan and by Chinese automaker Dongfeng. Early sales results following the April 2012 launch were disappointing and the joint venture's managers had to decide how to respond. The case includes information on the structure of the industry, on government regulation, and on the preferences of Chinese purchasers of automobiles, including information a...Starting at €5.74
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Viva Macau (A)
Roscini, Dante; Donovan, G.A.Case HBS-714024-EEconomicsA fast-growing Macau-based airline backed by private US investors faces a dramatic expropriation in the wake of the first change of head of government since the former Portuguese colony became a Special Administrative Region of China. The case allows students to explore what Foreign Direct Investors can do to foresee a possible expropriation event and what options they might consider to protect themselves ex-ante or fight the outcome ex-post.Starting at €8.20
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Swire Beverages: Implementing CSR in China
Marquis, Christopher; Donovan, G.A.; Chu, Yi KwanCase HBS-410021-EService and Operations ManagementSwire Beverage, the largest Coca-Cola bottler in China, recently created a corporate social responsibility (CSR) organization to oversee environmental, community, health and safety initiatives at the companies' nine bottling plants in China. The case considers organizational design decisions in setting up the committee to oversee the diverse CSR initiatives that occurred in the dispersed plant locations, and the ongoing work to better connect CSR...Starting at €8.20
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Caijing Magazine (B)
Ramanna, Karthik; Donovan, G.A.Case HBS-112049-EIn late 2009, Wang Boming, publisher of Caijing Magazine, widely regarded as China's most independent newsmagazine, gathered his core team for an urgent meeting. His pioneering editor Hu Shuli, described for her fiercely independent journalism as "the most dangerous woman in China" had quit with two-thirds of Caijing's staff, allegedly over a conflict on editorial independence. Wang, known for his ability to navigate the country's carefully contr...Starting at €5.74