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Wanxiang Group: A Chinese Company's Global Strategy
McFarlan, F. Warren; Abrami, Regina; Kirby, William C.; Manty, Tracy Yuen; Wong, Keith Chi-hoCase HBS-308058-EWith an almost forty-year history as a business in China, the Wanxiang Group has navigated through the significantly different political and economic changes in China to succeed as a global leader in the auto parts industry, and to develop into a broad business conglomerate. Beginning in 1994, when it first began its operations in the United States, Wanxiang started to expand its role as a parts supplier into a discerning acquirer of distressed c...Starting at €8.20
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Protecting the WTO Ministerial Conference of 1999, Epilogue
Howitt, Arnold; Leonard, Herman B.; Tannenwald, DavidCase HBS-HKS455-EStrategyOn one side, a loose network of protesters made arrangements for dramatizing their opposition to the WTO and international trade practices. At the same time, public safety officials from local, state, and federal agencies developed security plans for the public areas near the locus of the ministerial meetings. Their aim was to ensure that the talks proceeded smoothly while preserving the activists' rights to peaceful protest. Throughout the plann...Starting at €8.20
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Protecting the WTO Ministerial Conference of 1999, Teaching Note
Leonard, Herman B.; Giles, DavidTeaching Note HBS-HKS566-EStrategyTeaching Note for HKS456 and HKS455.Starting at €0.00
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Ready in Advance: The City of Tuscaloosa's Response to the 4/27/11 Tornado
Leonard, Herman B.; Tannenwald, DavidCase HBS-KS1157-EIn a matter of minutes on the afternoon of April 27, 2011, a massive and powerful tornado leveled 1/8 of the area of Tuscaloosa, AL, a city of approximately 90,000 people and home to the University of Alabama. Doctrine called for the County Emergency Management Agency (EMA) to take the lead in organizing the response to the disaster - but one of the first buildings destroyed during the event housed the County EMA offices, leaving the agency compl...Starting at €8.20
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China Construction America (A): The Road Ahead
Abrami, Regina; Zhang, WeiqiCase HBS-911408-ETo maximize their effectiveness, color cases should be printed in color. How did a Chinese state-owned construction company strike one deal after another in South Carolina despite political backlash and in New York where well-established competitors dominate? The case examines the U.S. market entry strategy of the CSCEC, China's leading state-owned construction company. It does so by way of the CEO of its U.S. subsidiary and his challenge to sust...Starting at €8.20
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What Are You Doing About It? (Spanish version)
Bower, Joseph L.; Leonard, Herman B.; Paine, Lynn S.Article HBS-R1109HStrategyMarket capitalism, a system that has proven to be a remarkable engine of wealth creation, is poised for a breakdown. That sounds dire, and it is. Increasing income inequality, migration, weaknesses in the global financial system, environmental degradation, and inadequate government and international institutions are just a few of the forces that threaten to disrupt global market capitalism in the decades ahead. In conversations with business lead...Starting at €8.20
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Wangxiang Group: A Chinese Company's Global Strategy, Teaching Note
McFarlan, F. Warren; Abrami, Regina; Kirby, William C.; Wong, Keith Chi-hoTeaching Note HBS-310089-ETeaching Note for [308058].Starting at €0.00
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SOFWERX: Innovation at U.S. Special Operations Command (Abridged)
Leonard, Herman B.; Weiss, Mitchell B.; Hyun Paik, Jin; Herman, KerryCase HBS-820047-EEntrepreneurshipJames "Hondo" Geurts, the Acquisition Executive for U.S. Special Operations Command was in the middle of his Senate confirmation hearing in 2017 to become Assistant Secretary of the Navy for Research, Development and Acquisition. Overseeing acquisitions in one of the most secretive parts of the U.S. military, Geurts had founded SOFWERX, an open platform to diversify and speed the rate of new ideas into Navy SEALs, Army Special Forces, and the lik...Starting at €8.20
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China Construction America (B): The Baha Mar Resort Deal
Abrami, Regina; Riddell, Malcolm; Zhang, WeiqiCase HBS-911411-ETo maximize their effectiveness, color cases should be printed in color. Why is a Chinese state-owned construction company building the largest mega-resort and casino in the Caribbean? This case examines the intricate deal-making by which CSCEC, China's leading global engineering and construction contractor, emerged as a key market player. Having beat out Harrah's and other contenders for a stake in the Baha Mar Project, CSCEC now also has an equ...Starting at €5.74
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National Campaign to Prevent Teen Pregnancy, Teaching Note
Leonard, Herman B.; Tritter, MelissaTeaching Note HBS-307103-ETeaching Note to (300-105).Starting at €0.00