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TeaBox - Running Tuck Shops in Hong Kong Schools (B)
Kevin Au; Mingles TsoiCase IVEY-9B08M033-EEntrepreneurship, StrategyThis is a supplemental case to TeaBox - Running Tuck Shops in Hong Kong Schools (A), product 9B08M032. TeaBox management had identified employee dissatisfaction as a major reason for its poor first-year evaluation. Manpower reallocation was seen as a key success factor, and properly executed it could prove to the stakeholders that it was capable of running a successful social venture. The superintendent of TeaBox formed a committee to decide upon...Starting at €5.74
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Right Clients, Right Way: Successes and Challenges of Brand Consultant Tommy Li
Kevin Au; Bernard Suen; Na Shen; Justine TangCase IVEY-9B10M101-EEntrepreneurship, StrategyTommy Li was a designer and brand consultant renowned for his black humour and bold visual impact. With business spanning Hong Kong, China, Macau, Japan, and Italy, Tommy Li was one of the few Hong Kong designers to have entered the international market. In his ten years of experience as a design staff member, Li learned that getting the right clients was the key to a successful design consultancy business. Therefore, Li set up his own company to...Starting at €8.20
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Konica Minolta Business Solutions (HK) Ltd.: Pioneering Corporate Social Entrepreneurship
Kevin Au; Rebecca ChungCase IVEY-9B19M008-EEntrepreneurship, StrategyKonica Minolta Business Solutions (HK) Ltd. was likely the first multinational corporation in Hong Kong to put the ideas of corporate social enterprising into practice. Its new service business that was launched in 2014 (the i-Transform Station) employed so-called “hidden youths”—disadvantaged individuals who refrained from joining mainstream society—empowering them to reconnect with society. While the initiative drew the attention of the company...Starting at €8.20
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Ho Tak Kee Book Co. Ltd. - A Third Generation at a Crossroads (B)
Kevin Au; Barbara LiCase IVEY-9B09M033-EEntrepreneurship, StrategyHo Tak Kee, originally a professional publisher and printer that started back in the 1950s in Hong Kong, faced static performance for decades. This forced the founder and grandfather of the family to decide to close down the printing department. This decision pushed his youngest son, On-ping, to a critical point resolving whether and how to continue the family business. Under pressure, On-ping turned to his son John for support but the request pu...Starting at €5.74
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Principles of World-Class Execution: Winning in China
Hexter, Jimmy; Woetzel, JonathanBook Chapter HBS-4492BC-EFor multinational companies in China, the rapid evolution of markets and competition overwhelmingly demands an exacting focus on world-class execution. This chapter highlights the principles that should guide the efforts MNCs make as they ratchet up their ability to execute in China. This chapter is excerpted from "Operation China: From Strategy to Execution."Starting at €8.20
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The Next Advantage for Manufacturing: Winning in China
Hexter, Jimmy; Woetzel, JonathanBook Chapter HBS-4495BC-EAs competition intensifies in China's new markets, pressures will mount on companies to improve their execution in every aspect of manufacturing. This chapter looks at how some companies have successfully tailored operations to the local realities of China. This chapter is excerpted from "Operation China: From Strategy to Execution."Starting at €8.20
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Talent Holds the Key: Winning in China
Hexter, Jimmy; Woetzel, JonathanBook Chapter HBS-4498BC-EInside multinational companies that are playing to win in China, there is growing recognition that having a balance of global and local staff for important positions is effective for achieving the kind of creative insights needed to make fast, competitive judgments. This chapter is excerpted from "Operation China: From Strategy to Execution."Starting at €8.20
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Fagor Electrodomésticos
Nueno, Pedro; Pallàs C.Case P-943Service and Operations ManagementAntonio Cancelo, Director de Marketing de Fagor Electrodomésticos de la Unidad Frío, se plantea si debe seguir manteniendo en la gama de productos el frigorífico Zerogrado. Este frigorífico se caracteriza por tener tres puertas, una de ellas es de la unidad cero grado, donde los alimentos se mantenienen entre 0 y 5 grados celsius. El caso se inicia situando a Fagor Electrodomésticos dentro de Mondragón Corporación Cooperativa para pasar a hablar ...Starting at €8.20
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Segur Lock
Nueno, Pedro; Pallàs C.Case P-945Service and Operations ManagementSegur Lock es un nuevo producto de Laboratorios Inibsa que se utiliza para prevenir infecciones que se producen en los hospitales en enfermos que tienen conectado un catéter. La introducción de este producto en España y Portugal ha sido muy difícil porque el Segur Lock es un producto preventivo cuyos beneficios tangibles no son inmediatos. Inibsa no tiene capacidad suficiente para comercializar el Segur Lock a nivel internacional. Contacta con la...Starting at €8.20
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Electrodomésticos Solac, S.A.
Nueno, Pedro; Pallàs C.Case P-939Service and Operations ManagementSolac decide lanzar una nueva plancha para posicionarse en el sector de gama alta y pasar a competir directamente con Rowenta. El caso se incia con un repaso a la evolución de Electrodomésticos Solac para pasar seguidamente a hablar del mercado de las planchas y acabar con el proceso de desarrollo seguido para la nueva plancha ""Profesional Lux"".Starting at €8.20