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Aertec Solutions
García de Castro, A.; Martínez Jiménez, M.Case IIST-DGI-330StrategyAertec es una empresa del sector aeronáutico con implantación internacional que había cerrado 2019 con record de facturación, (33,5 M€). El beneficio, sin embargo, estaba siendo penalizado por su constante innovación y diversificación. Aertec contaba cuatro líneas de negocio, claramente diferenciadas. Las dos más consolidadas aportaban beneficios, mientras que las dos más recientes estaban subvencionadas y la empresa pensaba que podrían marcar el...Starting at €8.20
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Alibaba Group: Un ecosistema al servicio de la digitalización global.
Audicana Arcas, J.; Martínez Jiménez, M.Case IIST-PI-211Service and Operations ManagementALIBABA era en 2020 la empresa de tecnología más poderosos de China y una de las principales del planeta. Su objetivo era facilitar los negocios en cualquier lugar del mundo, mediante la creación de un ecosistema donde cada empresa tenía libertad para fijar su estrategia. Su apuesta por España, cabeza de puente para Europa, se encontraba en sus años de despegue en un momento convulso tanto por las tensiones comerciales internacionales como por la...Starting at €8.20
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Alibaba Group: An ecosystem at the service of global digitization
Audicana Arcas, J.; Martínez Jiménez, M.Case IIST-PI-211-E-EService and Operations ManagementBy 2020, ALIBABA was the most powerful technology company in China and one of the leading companies on the planet. Its goal was to facilitate business anywhere in the world by creating an ecosystem where each company was free to set its own strategy. Alibaba’s bet on Spain, a bridgehead for Europe, was taking-off the ground during times of upheaval due to tensions in international trade and the health situation caused by the COVID-20 pandemic. Th...Starting at €8.20
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"World-Class" Universities: Rankings and Reputation in Global Higher Education
Kirby, William C.; Eby, Joycelyn W.Case HBS-316065-EDiscussions of "world-class" universities have become an academic cottage industry in the 21st century, and definitions of the term are complex and at times contradictory. This background note traces the origins of university ranking systems and their evolution from a by-product of lists of great men in the United States to a global phenomenon that has a strong influence on the development of higher education. Then, it examines commonalities acro...Starting at €8.20
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Augustine Heard & Co.: Building a Family Business in the China Trade (B)
Kirby, William C.; Eby, Joycelyn W.Case HBS-316186-EIn 1861, the Heard brothers faced a decision: should they continue their family firm's business model that had made them a successful commission house in China, or was it time to make fundamental adjustments to their work? This case reveals that the brothers decided to maintain the status quo, primarily because of a lack of decision-making mechanism amongst the brothers. The firm rapidly went downhill, before declaring bankruptcy in 1875.Starting at €5.74
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Wanxiang Group: A Chinese Company's Global Strategy (C)
Kirby, William C.; Wang, YuanzhuoCase HBS-318091-EThis case updates Wanxiang Group's activities since 2012, focusing on its electric vehicle strategy and a transition of the group's leadership.Starting at €5.74
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Li & Fung 2006
McFarlan, F. Warren; Kirby, William C.; Manty, Tracy YuenCase HBS-307077-EService and Operations ManagementDescribes the opportunities and strategy facing one of the most innovative global supply-chain companies, and the strategy it has chosen to deal with the expanding demand for its services. Li & Fung links thousands of factories in India, China, and elsewhere to nearly a thousand large retailers, primarily in the U.S. and Europe. It basically does the supply-chain job faster and more accurately with the aid of a sophisticated information system th...Starting at €8.20
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Inner Mongolia Yili Group: China's Pioneering Dairy Brand
McFarlan, F. Warren; Abrami, Regina; Kirby, William C.; Manty, Tracy YuenCase HBS-308052-ESetting up the goal to become one of the top 20 enterprises in the world dairy industry by 2010, the Inner Mongolia Yili Group had ambitious plans. As one of China's biggest national dairy companies, its main challenge was competing as a local company against joint venture rivals who benefited from perks granted to "foreign" companies. To set itself apart, Yili focused on research and development and innovative ways to improve the industry. Provi...Starting at €8.20
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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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China Netcom: Corporate Governance in China (B)
McFarlan, F. Warren; Abrami, Regina; Kirby, William C.; Manty, Tracy YuenCase HBS-308091-ESupplements the A case [308027]. With its dual listings on the Hong Kong stock market and New York stock Exchange, state-owned enterprise, China Netcom was mandated to meet the listing requirements of these exchanges. From this initial step, China Netcom's Chairman, Zhang Chunjiang, began a program that sought to further develop the company's corporate governance practices to meet international corporate governance standards. The company hoped th...Starting at €5.74