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Ivey Business School (Canada)
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Piron Smart Technology: Parachuting a CEO from a Western Multinational (A)
Neng Liang; Chun (Jane) XieCase IVEY-9B15M015-EEntrepreneurship, StrategyPiron Smart Technologies Co. Ltd., a private enterprise located in an underdeveloped region of China, was transitioning from being a founder-centered to a professionally managed firm. In the summer of 2010, the founder and chairman of Piron attempted to hire a senior executive from a Western multinational firm as chief operating officer, with the promise of a later promotion to chief executive officer (CEO). The candidate turned down the offer an...Starting at €8.20
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Piron Smart Technology: Parachuting a CEO from a Western Multinational (B)
Neng Liang; Chun (Jane) XieCase IVEY-9B15M016-EEntrepreneurship, StrategySupplement to 9B15M015.Starting at €5.74
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SAPMER: Strategic Growth and Its Financial Implications
Yuan Ding; Hua Zhang; Chun (Jane) Xie; Ellen JiangCase IVEY-9B17B006-EAccounting and Control, Entrepreneurship, StrategySAPMER SA was a Southern Ocean fishing company started by three Réunion Island entrepreneurs with one ship in 1947. The company grew from an entrepreneurial venture to a corporate acquisition, then back to a beloved family business not expected to make much money. But in 2006, SAPMER SA tested the waters with a new tuna venture. The venture was successful, but the company saw a better long-term opportunity in occupying a niche position. SAPMER SA...Starting at €8.20
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BYD: The Art of Precise Profit Management
Yuan Ding; Hua Zhang; Chun (Jane) XieCase IVEY-9B16B022-EAccounting and Control, StrategyBYD Company Limited (BYD) manufactured rechargeable batteries, mobile phone components, and automobiles. In 2008, the company caught the attention of Warren Buffet’s investment group, and their investment in BYD caused BYD’s share price to increase 917.86 per cent over just a year, setting Chinese investors’ expectations high for BYD’s release of A-shares, planned for June 2011. BYD’s 2010 annual report showed that the company’s performance had a...Starting at €8.20
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Leading Change at Michelin's Shanghai Factory (A)
Jean Lee; Rebecca Chung; Jianhua (Jenny) Zhu; Chun (Jane) XieCase IVEY-9B14C012-ELeadership and People Management, StrategyCase A describes the difficult situation facing the recently appointed plant manager of Shanghai Michelin Warrior Tire, a joint venture between a poorly performing Chinese state-owned enterprise and a France-based private company, Michelin Corporation. Michelin headquarters was pressing the plant manager to implement the Management System of Daily Production to improve the factory’s performance, but the plant manager sensed that the plant’s emplo...Starting at €8.20
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Leading Change at Michelin's Shanghai Factory (B)
Jean Lee; Rebecca Chung; Jianhua (Jenny) Zhu; Chun (Jane) XieCase IVEY-9B14C013-ELeadership and People Management, StrategyThis is a supplement to 9B14C012.Starting at €5.74