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Loctek: Digital Transformation to a Cross-Border E-business
Lucas Liang Wang; Qing Dai; Martin LockettCase IVEY-W27257-EKnowledge and Communication, StrategyOn July 15, 2021, the founder and chief executive officer (CEO) of Loctek Ergonomic Technology Corp. (Loctek), located in Ningbo, China, was reviewing the mid-year financial report of his company. Loctek was a global leader in manufacturing and exporting office furniture—primarily monitor brackets and height-adjustable desks. Figures in the report portrayed the company’s solid growth in the midst of the global pandemic; the contribution from Loct...Starting at €8.20
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Huawei: A Silent Chinese Telecom Multinational (Japanese Version)
Zhang, Yingying; Kase, KimioCase SM-1560-JACorporate Governance, Knowledge and CommunicationIn terms of sales, Huawei is the world's fourth-largest maker of network equipment, after Ericsson, Nokia Siemens Networks, and Alcatel-Lucent. It also ranked second in optical networking and third in mobile-network gear in 2008. It is one of the leading global telecommunications solution providers with a revenue of 18.33 billion USD in 2008 and a net income of 1.15 billion USD. Contrary to the typical image of Chinese companies that depicts them...Starting at €8.20
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Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Station (NPS)
Kase, Kimio; Nonaka, Ikujiro; Independent Investigation CommissioCase SM-1579-EDecision Analysis, Knowledge and Communication, StrategyThe questions may largely fall into two categories: (1) Did Japan or PM Kan and his team cope well with the crisis (i.e., questions regarding efficiency and effectiveness)? And, perhaps more importantly, (2) Have lessons been learned that would help Japan prepare for other natural or man-made catastrophes (i.e., questions regarding learning and knowledge-creation)?Starting at €8.20
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Huawei: A Silent Chinese Telecom Multinational
Zhang, Yingying; Kase, KimioCase SM-1560-ECorporate Governance, Knowledge and CommunicationIn terms of sales, Huawei is the world's fourth-largest maker of network equipment, after Ericsson, Nokia Siemens Networks, and Alcatel-Lucent. It also ranked second in optical networking and third in mobile-network gear in 2008. It is one of the leading global telecommunications solution providers with a revenue of 18.33 billion USD in 2008 and a net income of 1.15 billion USD. Contrary to the typical image of Chinese companies that depicts them...Starting at €8.20
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Ye Ji: A Serial Entrepreneur in China
Shaojie Han; Jingqin Su; Liangqi Xu; Lu ChengCase IVEY-W25838-EEntrepreneurship, Knowledge and CommunicationYe Ji had a dream: to build a unicorn enterprise. Ji, a serial entrepreneur in his forties, had the experience of setting up three businesses as an entrepreneur. From 2010 to 2014, he owned and managed Dalian Lingdong Technology Development Co. Ltd. (Lingdong), which specialized in developing e-commerce systems. From 2014 to 2017, he was the agent for Baidu Waimai’s Dalian operations. In 2017, he set up Flashfood.Shop, a company providing office ...Starting at €8.20
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Komatsu Ltd.: La Globalización del Proyecto G
Bartlett, Christopher A.Case HBS-305S12Knowledge and CommunicationEste caso describe la gran transformación estratégica y organizativa a Komatsu dirigida a cambiar desde un productor con sede en Japón de equipo de construcción a una empresa verdaderamente global, con la posibilidad de aprovechar su cartera de todo el grupo de recursos y capacidades en una nueva, más diversa base de negocios. Detalles esfuerzos para construir y operaciones en el extranjero adquirir, para especializarse e integrar unidades en el ...Starting at €8.20
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IESE Insight. Issue 10. Third Quarter 2011
IESE InsightMagazine REV-10-EEconomics, Finance, Innovation and Change, Knowledge and Communication, Leadership and People Management, Marketing, Service and Operations Management, StrategyMauro F. Guillén and Esteban García-Canal highlight what managers of traditional, established MNCs can learn from their emerging market counterparts. Arnoud De Meyer considers the global innovation trends that have been heavily influenced by China, India and Southeast Asia. Francesc Prior and Javier Santomá take lessons from the banking sector to help all companies adapt their offer to the customers and circumstances of low-income segments. Alici...Starting at €22.00
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Creación de conocimiento a la japonesa
Nonaka, IkujiroArticle ART-2153Knowledge and CommunicationEl mundo de los negocios necesita un cambio radical para encontrar nuevas formas de ventaja competitiva. Las empresas pueden mejorar la adquisición de nuevos conocimientos a través de formas de aprendizaje más colaborativas e innovación abierta. Pero eso exige un cambio de mentalidad y de organización que no todas las empresas han comprendido. Más de una década después del lanzamiento de La organización creadora de conocimiento, Ikujiro N...Starting at €8.20
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d.light
Chu, Michael; Palepu, Krishna G.; Botha, Dilyana KaradzhovaCase HBS-321069-EKnowledge and CommunicationKenyan off-grid-solar pioneer d.light can power entire homes in rural Africa but must now decide how to fund the growth of its asset-heavy business model. Ned Tozun and Sam Goldman founded d.light in 2006 to transform lives through solar solutions enabling access to electricity, the seventh United Nations Sustainable Development Goals for 2030. Originally providing simple portable solar lanterns to people without access to reliable electricity, t...Starting at €8.20