HBSP (USA)
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Mattel's Long Hot Summer
Wei-Skillern, Jane; Marciano, Sonia; Passy, BarbaraCase HBS-308129-EIn the summer of 2007, Mattel performed three major recalls of toys, mostly due to lead paint and other manufacturing issues in China. This case examines specifically how those recalls were perceived by consumers, and responded to by Mattel, as well as what effect they had on the toy industry, consumer safety, and manufacturing in China in general.Starting at €8.20
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Digital China Holdings Limited: Managing the Transition from a Product-oriented to a Service-oriented Company
McFarlan, F. Warren; Chen, Guoqing; Reimers, Kai; Guo, XunhuaCase HBS-307093-ELeadership and People ManagementDigital China is the largest Chinese independent systems integrator (IBM and HP are larger). Describes their history and their current strategy and invites the student to advise them as to how they should continue to grow in the future. This is the closest China currently has to Infosys and their 7,700-person company is a very interesting, and today, a largely unknown organization outside of China.Starting at €8.20