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Developing a New Smartphone Application: UrbanBaby
Andrew PerkinsCase IVEY-9B12A054-EEntrepreneurship, MarketingUrbanBaby is a newly developed smartphone application (app) that allows users to address the difficult task of finding activities, restaurants and other forms of entertainment for newborns to young teens. A number of issues must be addressed if it is going to be profitable. First, the app’s creators, Alex and Pavel, are unsure how to characterize the large potential target market, parents, or if there are other target markets that might be intere...Starting at €8.20
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The Decline of Main Street, the Rise of Multichannel Retail
Nueno Iniesta, José LuisArticle ART-2454-EMarketing, Service and Operations ManagementSix years into the economic crisis, companies have learned that they must go wherever consumers congregate and engage them there: in a flagship store on a prime shopping street; in a pop-up store calculated to surprise passers-by in an unexpected location; on the Internet; on their smartphones; in social media networks; or combining the online experience with a click-and-collect service, where goods purchased online can be picked up from a local ...Starting at €8.20
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The Chinese Wireless Communications Industry in 2012 and Beyond: An Industry Note - Teaching Note
Burgelman, R; Gang, Zheng,, Yajuan, WangTeaching Note SGSB-SM227TN-EStrategyThis industry note provides an extensive overview of the wireless communications industry in China at the end of 2012. At the time China had over 1.1 billion mobile subscribers, and the country was predicted to have 500 million smartphones in use by the end of 2013. The note discusses the industry’s value chain (carriers, device manufactures, component providers, content and applications providers, and telecom equipment providers), and the role o...Starting at €0.00
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The Chinese Wireless Communications Industry in 2012 and Beyond: An Industry Note
Burgelman, R; Gang, Zheng,, Yajuan, WangCase SGSB-SM227-EStrategyThis industry note provides an extensive overview of the wireless communications industry in China at the end of 2012. At the time China had over 1.1 billion mobile subscribers, and the country was predicted to have 500 million smartphones in use by the end of 2013. The note discusses the industry’s value chain (carriers, device manufactures, component providers, content and applications providers, and telecom equipment providers), and the role o...Starting at €8.20
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SK Planet in 2013: A Korean Giant's Big Bet on the U.S. Market
Burgelman, R; Chung, S, C; Nathanson, J; Lee, Won-yohCase SGSB-SM222-EStrategyThe case details the strategic decisions that SK Planet, a leader in web and mobile services in its home country of Korea, needed to make regarding the best way to carry out an aggressive global expansion—most importantly into the United States. The $1 billion company had a war chest of $600 million in cash, which allowed company leadership to consider three strategic options for evaluation: 1) Port or rebrand SK Planet’s top-ranked Korean servic...Starting at €8.20
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Smartphone Industry in 2013: Samsung's Dilemma
W. Glenn Rowe; Mehdi Hossein NejadCase IVEY-9B14M075-EStrategyIn 2013, after years of success, Samsung, a manufacturing conglomerate based in Korea but with offices, research and development divisions and factories worldwide, is established as a global powerhouse in the smartphone industry. But success has revealed opportunities and challenges that need to be addressed as the company navigates the competitive landscape. Samsung has sold more phones than rivals such as Nokia and Apple and is also a major pla...Starting at €8.20
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Samsung: How Much Innovation Risk to Take?
IESE InsightArticle ART-2597-EInnovation and ChangeHenrik Werdelin (Prehype), Michael Boneham (Boneham Consulting, Ford India) and Ignacio Aso (Unify née Siemens Enterprise Communications) propose how to overcome the barriers that new ideas run up against inside large organizations, based on the case of Samsung's European Product Innovation Team trying to bring three new products to market.Starting at €8.20
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FotoNation: Leveraging International Knowledge Connectivity
Jung Kwan Kim; Ahreum Lee; Sinéad Monaghan; Ram MudambiCase IVEY-9B16M021-EEntrepreneurship, StrategyIn 2014, FotoNation, an international venture previously located in Ireland, produced innovative solutions for digital photography from its headquarters in California. At the core of FotoNation’s technology were its proprietary algorithms, which were embedded in software and used in over 2 billion digital devices such as the cameras in smartphones. The company placed an emphasis on research, and it had its research and development units in Romani...Starting at €8.20
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Xiamoni's Globalization Strategy and Challenges
Burgelman, R; Gang, Zhang, Yanting, Fuo; Schifrin, DCase SGSB-SM262-EStrategyXiaomi, the Chinese smartphone company founded in 2010, had quickly become an industry leader in the Chinese market. By 2016 it had started to expand internationally, and this case lays out the company’s globalization strategies and challenges moving forward. Hugo Barra, a top Android executive, had left Google a few years earlier to lead Xiaomi’s international growth. Xiaomi’s founder and CEO, Lei Jun, said the company’s ultimate goal was “makin...Starting at €8.20
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Xiaomi: Entering International Markets
Miao Cui; Yan Zhao; Sitara Aziz; Mimi XiaoCase IVEY-9B17M045-EEntrepreneurship, StrategyAfter recognizing numerous opportunities in the global market, Xiaomi Technology Corporation Ltd. (Xiaomi), based in Beijing, charted its overseas market strategy in 2013. However, opportunities came with challenges, and during the internationalization process, Xiaomi encountered many problems. By 2016, after three years of hard work, Xiaomi had gained more experience than profits. Compared with Xiaomi’s domestic success, Xiaomi’s internationaliz...Starting at €8.20