Ivey Business School (Canada)
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TEC Edmonton and TusStar Joint Innovation: An Entrepreneurial Match
Haibo Hu; Chunbing Mao; Phillp Swallow; William Wei; Bruce Thomson; Meiju FeiCase IVEY-9B20M082-EEntrepreneurship, StrategyIn 2017, the successful Canadian innovation center TEC Edmonton initiated a joint venture with TusStar, an important Chinese accelerator, and found itself in the middle of a debate about the challenges and opportunities of Chinese investment in Canada’s technology sector. Both organizations were unique collaborations among industry, academia, and government. This joint initiative had added significance because of the implications for these stakeh...Starting at €8.20
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Jucai Human Resource Development: Empowering through Data
Haibo Hu; Yiqin Wang; Chen Liu; Meiju Fei; Fan Yu; William Wei; Victor BilodeauCase IVEY-W25807-EInformation Technologies, StrategyThe founder of Jucai Human Resources Development Co., Ltd. had witnessed the development of China’s human resources service industry over the previous 20 years. In the company’s early stages, it had mainly relied on the advantage of information asymmetry of the Internet to carry out online recruitment services. But from 2015, the founder became interested in and confident about the prospects of providing a talent assessment service for public ins...Starting at €8.20
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Jucai Human Resource Development: Empowering through Data - Teaching Note
Haibo Hu; Yiqin Wang; Chen Liu; Meiju Fei; Fan Yu; William Wei; Victor BilodeauTeaching Note IVEY-W25808-EInformation Technologies, StrategyTeaching note for product W25807.Starting at €0.00
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Jiaduobao: Transferring Brand Associations from Wang Laoji
Yuping Du; Meng Wu; Randall O. ChangCase IVEY-9B16A042-EEntrepreneurship, Marketing, StrategyWith a rich history stretching back to the 19th century, Wang Laoji herbal tea was one of the most popular drinks in China. The tea was sold in a green-box version by Wang Laoji and a red-can version licensed to Jiaduobao Beverage Co. Ltd. (Jiaduobao Beverage), but in 2012 the right to use the Wang Laoji name was lost by Jiaduobao Beverage following a legal dispute. Jiaduobao Beverage had to quickly transfer brand associations from Wang Laoji to ...Starting at €8.20
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Jiaduobao: Transferring Brand Associations from Wang Laoji - Teaching Note
Yuping Du; Meng Wu; Randall O. ChangTeaching Note IVEY-8B16A042-EMarketingTeaching note for product 9B16A042.Starting at €0.00
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Hebei Dawu Group: Building the First Family Business Constitution in China
Yuping DuCase IVEY-9B11M038-EEntrepreneurship, StrategyThis case examines the family business constitution created by Dawu Group’s founder, Sun Dawu. It was the only such system in China to date, and made it possible for the group to survive near-fatal challenges. The case starts with problems Sun Dawu encountered, such as a salary-rise request from a recently elected board member; managers’ doubts about the constitution system; and the suspicion of external experts and journalists regarding the grou...Starting at €8.20
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Contrasting China's Yunan Model with Bangladesh's Yunus Model for Microfinance
Yuping Du; Randall O. Chang; Meng Wu; Chun LiCase IVEY-9B13N012-EEntrepreneurship, Finance, StrategyIn 2008, about the time when the Yunus Model of microfinancing was under attack in its home country of Bangladesh, the Yunan Model was begun in rural China. The original model suffered from inefficiencies, high interest rates and allegations of improprieties against the founder, Nobel Prize winner Muhammad Yunus. By contrast, the Yunan Model relied on social capital and mechanism design theory to enlist the rural population, financial institution...Starting at €8.20
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Ebidding: Taking Advantage of a Window of Opportunity during COVID-19
Haibo Hu; Fan Yu; Chunbing Mao; Haitao Lu; Meiju Fei; William WeiCase IVEY-W24978-EStrategyEbidding, Shanghai Huizhao Information Technology Co., Ltd.’s key product, was China’s only “Internet+” integrated bidding and procurement service provider, integrating supply chain management consulting, project implementation, and electronic bidding platform operation. Its main business was to provide enterprises with a full-process electronic bidding and procurement solution. The Ebidding team had developed a full-process electronic bidding pl...Starting at €8.20
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Ebidding: Taking Advantage of a Window of Opportunity during COVID-19 - Teaching Note
Haibo Hu; Fan Yu; Chunbing Mao; Haitao Lu; Meiju Fei; William WeiTeaching Note IVEY-W24979-EStrategyTeaching note for product W24978.Starting at €0.00