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Kentucky Fried Chicken in China (B)
Allen Morrison; Paul W. BeamishCase IVEY-9A90G002-EStrategyThe VP's efforts to determine whether and how to proceed with an emerging three-way partnership in China are described. Kentucky Fried Chicken has selected local partners and has been issued a license to operate a restaurant in Beijing. If he is to proceed, the VP must decide how fast he should advance the negotiations and which of three location sites in the city is most desirable. A background case Kentucky Fried Chicken in China (A) and a foll...Starting at €5.74
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Kentucky Fried Chicken in China (C)
Allen Morrison; Paul W. BeamishCase IVEY-9A90G003-EStrategyThis case presents the start-up of operations in Beijing and discusses the difficulties Kentucky Fried Chicken (KFC) is having with its local partners. By March 1988, KFC has established its largest restaurant in the world in Beijing with sales that are booming and showing no sign of slowing down. Nevertheless, the extent of operational problems and the shortage of hard currency profits is raising concerns over whether further expansion is warran...Starting at €5.74
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CFM International, Inc. (Spanish version)
Enright, Michael J.Case HBS-720S10StrategyIn April 1987 the management team of CFM International, Inc. (CFMI) was considering developing a new jet engine for the Airbus A340. The withdrawal of a competitor's engine had created an unforeseen opportunity for CFMI to re-enter a competition it had apparently lost several months earlier. Complicating the decision was the fact that CFMI was a corporation jointly and equally owned by General Electric (U.S.) and the Societe Nationale d'Etude et ...Starting at €8.20
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Coopers & Lybrand in Hungary (A) (Spanish version)
Loveman, Gary W.; Hallowell, RogerCase HBS-620S02Service and Operations ManagementMultinational professional services firm Coopers & Lybrand has decided to enter the Hungarian market and weighs its strategic options in light of the environment in which it will operate and its resources.Starting at €8.20
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Nestle Breakfast Cereal (A & B)
J. Peter KillingCase IVEY-9A93M006-EStrategyGeneral Mills and Nestle were meeting to discuss the possibility of cooperation between the two companies in the breakfast cereal business. Executives from General Mills were arriving in a week's time and an executive vice-president at Nestle was charged with preparing a briefing on General Mills before their arrival. The executive vice-president had recently decided that Nestle should consider taking a partner in the breakfast cereal business an...Starting at €8.20
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TNT Ltd.'s Logistics Services in Asia (A): The Strategy
Yoshino, Michael Y.; Knoop, Carin-IsabelCase HBS-397017-EEconomicsMeredith Hellicar's mission as general manager of corporate development is to make TNT Ltd. one of the biggest and most diverse transport and logistic companies in the world, with approximately $5 billion in turnover in 1993, a leading provider of logistics services in Asia. The case describes the approach she used to rank countries and select China and Thailand as priority markets. She has just presented her recommendation to the board when a ma...Starting at €8.20
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Genzyme/Geltex Pharmaceuticals Joint Venture
Bruner, Robert F.; Bodily, Samuel E.; Jacquet, PierreCase DARDEN-F-1254-EFinanceIn March 1997, an executive vice president of Genzyme Corporation must develop the terms by which the $518 billion (revenue) firm will form a joint venture with a small biotechnology firm to make and market a new drug. The tasks for the decision maker are to estimate the enterprise value of the new joint venture, recommend how large an interest to acquire in the venture, and determine what price to pay for that interest and when. The case may be ...Starting at €8.20
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Globalizing an Australian Wine Company (Spanish version)
Bartlett, Christopher A.Case HBS-305S13StrategyTwo new product launch decisions face Christopher Carson, managing director of BRL Hardy, Europe. Responsible for the European operations of a major Australian wine company, Carson has begun to globalize his strategy beyond selling the parent company's wines. After a difficult joint venture with a Chilean wine source, he is proposing to launch an Italian line of wines. His local team has also developed a new Australian brand that would compete di...Starting at €8.20
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Five Star Beer - Pay for Performance (Spanish version)
Brian Golden; Tom GleaveCase IVEY-9A98CS04Entrepreneurship, Leadership and People Management, StrategyEl presidente y gerente general estan revisando un sistema de pago por desempeno. El presidente necesita determinar si estos sistemas estan apropiadamente disenados con el fin de asegurar la mas alta calidad del producto a progresivamente bajos costos. De lo contrario, necesita considerar como sugerir que estos y otros sistemas sean modificados a fin de lograr los objetivos de costo y calidad.Starting at €8.20
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Blue Ridge Spain (Spanish version)
Nicholas Athanassiou; Henry W. Lane; David T.A. Wesley; Jeanne McNettCase IVEY-9B02MS03StrategyBlue Ridge Spain era una sociedad (join venture) establecida entre una muy conocida cadena americana de comidas rápidas y una compañía agricultora familiar de "la vieja guardia", que estaba buscando diversificarse en el inicio de la entrada de España a la Unión Europea. El director regional europeo de la compañía fue sorprendido por un incidente desagradable. Después de varios años de impulsar el éxito de la sociedad, descubre que los nuevos dueñ...Starting at €8.20