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Ivey Business School (Canada)
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Scanteak: The Making of Successors in a Family Firm (A)
Jean Lee; Liman Zhao; Yunting LuCase IVEY-9B19C001-EEntrepreneurship, Leadership and People Management, StrategyScanteak Corporation was a furniture retailer founded in Singapore in the 1970s. By 2010, it had established more than 100 stores around the world. It had also become the first furniture company to be listed on the Taiwan OTC (Over-the-Counter) Exchange. The two founders had invested a great deal in developing the business and preparing their children to become their successors. In 2003, the two founders’ daughter joined the company to help grow ...Starting at €8.20
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Scanteak: The Making of Successors in a Family Firm (B) - Teaching Note
Jean Lee; Liman Zhao; Yunting LuTeaching Note IVEY-8B19C002-ELeadership and People ManagementTeaching note for product 9B19C002.Starting at €0.00
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Scanteak: The Making of Successors in a Family Firm (A) - Teaching Note
Jean Lee; Liman Zhao; Yunting LuTeaching Note IVEY-8B19C001-ELeadership and People ManagementTeaching note for product 9B19C001.Starting at €0.00
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JD.Com: HR Management Challenges Arising from Rapid Growth and Transformation
Jean Lee; Rain Long; Rebecca Yuen Man Chung; Leah TanCase IVEY-9B19C024-ELeadership and People Management, StrategyBetween 1998 and 2018, JD.com Inc. (JD.com) transformed from a compact disc (CD)-burner shop into a technology-driven group of service companies (JD Group) and China’s largest retailer by revenue. Yu Long joined the Group in August 2012 as chief human resStarting at €8.20
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Wensli Silk: Succession and International Luxury Branding
Jean Lee; Rebecca Chung; An JingCase IVEY-9B16C023-EEntrepreneurship, Leadership and People Management, StrategyIn 2011, China-based Wensli Group’s newly appointed chairwoman was preparing to transform the company’s silk business into a global luxury brand. It was a lofty goal for a company that started out as a township silk factory before growing into the largest silk-producing company in China. Tapping into the luxury market, however, presented a challenge because Chinese companies were better known for producing cost-conscious products. That meant Wens...Starting at €8.20
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Succession in Chinese Family Businesses (A): Fotile and the Mao Family
Jean Lee; Rebecca Chung; An JingCase IVEY-9B15C020-EEntrepreneurship, Leadership and People Management, StrategyThe three cases in this series focus on two Chinese families’ experiences with entrepreneurship and succession. Because most family businesses in China are relatively young, these first-generation entrepreneurs use their own approach to identify and develop their successors, and to pass their “wealth” to their offspring in a context shaped by unique Chinese cultural elements. The role-play exercise that relates to the (C) case illustrates the cur...Starting at €8.20
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Midea Group: Founder to CEO Succession
Ziqian (Stella) Zhao; Jean LeeCase IVEY-9B17C012-ELeadership and People ManagementMidea Group Co., Ltd. was a white goods empire built by its Chinese founder over several decades; consequently, the Midea brand led the home appliance industry in China. In August 2012, the 70-year-old founder and chairman retired as board chairman. The founder’s chosen successor was a 45-year-old professional manager and the former chairman and chief executive officer of one of Midea Group’s firms. This manager faced a grim situation as he took ...Starting at €8.20
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JD.Com: HR Management Challenges Arising from Rapid Growth and Transformation - Teaching Note
Jean Lee; Rain Long; Rebecca Yuen Man Chung; Leah TanTeaching Note IVEY-8B19C024-ELeadership and People ManagementTeaching note for product 9B19C024.Starting at €0.00
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Xiangdu: Succession of Entrepreneurial Spirit - Teaching Note
Jean Lee; Liman ZhaoTeaching Note IVEY-8B18C002-ELeadership and People ManagementTeaching note for product 9B18C002.Starting at €0.00
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Wensli Silk: Succession and International Luxury Branding - Teaching Note
Jean Lee; Rebecca ChungTeaching Note IVEY-8B16C023-ELeadership and People ManagementTeaching Note for product 9B16C023.Starting at €0.00