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Incubation and the Hong Kong Science and Technology Parks Corporation
Hugh Thomas; Chi Fai Chan; Howard Lam; Icy Fong Lai NgaiCase IVEY-9B19A038-EEntrepreneurship, Marketing, StrategyThe chief executive officer (CEO) of the government-owned Hong Kong Science and Technology Parks Corporation (HKSTP) is setting the marketing policy for the incubation program at HKSTP, Hong Kong’s leading incubator of high-technology companies. Seeing marketing as a driving force to convey the strategy of HKSTP, the CEO must analyze the key services through which HKSTP can increase an incubatee’s chances of success; analyze the advantages and di...Starting at €8.20
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Pulma, S.A.
Nueno, Pedro; Sagarra R.Case E-11EntrepreneurshipPulma se encontró con la generación de un nuevo negocio dentro de su organización. Este requería estructurarlo como una empresa autónoma para aprovechar realmente el potencial del nuevo mercado. Fue patética la confrontación con la sólida organización centralizada.Starting at €8.20
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Cerámicas Alcor
Sagarra R.; Weber, Eric; Velilla, ManuelCase ASN-20-EDecision Analysis, StrategyThis case study is about a company that has undergone two changes in administration in a period of fewer than ten years. The new manager has to deal with this complex situation. He gets new funding, hires new staff, makes changes in a factory line to manufacture a new product and opens distribution channels for marketing. With the good results obtained, the manager applies for a bank loan to remodel a second factory line. The students must put th...Starting at €8.20
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Mallas, S.A.
Nueno, Pedro; Sagarra R.Case E-10-EEntrepreneurshipMallas, S.A., founded by Juan Escudero and two other partners, was a company that manufactured mesh reinforcement for concrete structures. Using concentrated mesh reinforcement instead of the traditional steel-bar grids was more time-effective, which helped lower costs. Mallas wanted to penetrate the specific market segment of reinforced concrete, first in the south of Spain and later in the rest of the country.Starting at €8.20
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Bowtie Hong Kong: An Entrepreneurial Venture to Digitize Insurance - Teaching Note
Seen Meng Chew; Hugh Thomas; Jason YehTeaching Note IVEY-W32457-EEntrepreneurship, StrategyTeaching note for product W32456.Starting at €0.00
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Redhill Capital: Strategy in a Pandemic
Hugh Thomas; Kevin AuCase IVEY-W25005-EEntrepreneurship, StrategyIn late May 2020, the two founding and managing partners at Redhill Capital, in the Pearl River New City district of Guangzhou, China, were considering various reasons why the year was developing far differently than they had expected. The two-year-old veStarting at €8.20
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Cerámicas Alcor
Sagarra R.; Weber, Eric; Velilla, ManuelCase ASN-20Decision Analysis, StrategyEl caso presenta la situación de una empresa que se ve sometida a dos cambios en un periodo de menos de diez años. El nuevo gerente debe hacer frente a esta compleja situación. Consigue la entrada de nuevos fondos, contrata un nuevo equipo, realiza las modificaciones en una línea de planta para fabricar el nuevo producto y abre los canales de distribución para la comercialización. Ante los buenos resultados que va obteniendo, solicita un crédito...Starting at €8.20
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China Merchants Bank: Light Banking, Payments and Blockchain
Hugh Thomas; Mingkang Liu; Gang DuCase IVEY-9B20N024-EEntrepreneurship, Finance, StrategyIn 2018, China Merchants Bank, China’s seventh-largest bank and the 30th-largest bank in the world, strategically repositioned itself in “light banking” to address the changing competitive landscape and rapid entry of non-bank financial technology companies. These companies were using information technology to compete in China’s domestic payments market. China Merchants Bank was also actively stimulating innovation. Through its incubation fund, t...Starting at €8.20
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SenseTime Group Limited: Business Model and Expansion
Howard Pong Yuen Lam; Hugh Thomas; Keith Chi Ho WongCase IVEY-9B20M115-EEntrepreneurship, StrategySenseTime Group Limited was founded in Hong Kong in 2014 to commercialize artificial intelligence for digital recognition of images, particularly human faces. After only three years in business, the company was profitable, with annual sales revenue of aboStarting at €8.20