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Democracy: Exit, Voice and Representation
Pons, Vincent; Tabellini, Marco E.Case HBS-719038-EEconomicsThis note provides an overview of the Chinese Internet by describing its leading three companies: Baidu, Alibaba, and Tencent (BAT). While BAT had previously focused their respective businesses on distinct sectors of the online economy-Baidu for search, Alibaba for e-commerce, and Tencent for games and instant messaging-the proliferation of mobile devices in China introduced new territory to be conquered. By the end of 2014, BAT had each made a s...Starting at €8.20
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The Eli Lilly MDR-TB Partnership: Creating Private and Public Value: Teaching Note
Trager, Alan M.Teaching Note HBS-HKS567-EEconomicsIn 2003, pharmaceutical manufacturer Eli Lilly created the MDR-TB Partnership to fight MDR-TB, a form of tuberculosis. An estimated 450,000 new cases of this disease were reported each year, primarily in China, India, and Russia. The Partnership, an alliance of 14 public and private organizations, attempted to transfer technology to increase the supply of drugs that could cure MDR-TB; train health care workers to design successful strategies for ...Starting at €0.00
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Teach For China and the Chinese Nonprofit Sector, Teaching Note
Kirby, William C.; Zendell, Erica MTeaching Note HBS-314129-EEconomicsTeaching Note for 314052.Starting at €0.00
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Heavy Metal (B): Baosteel Struggles in Brazil
Abrami, Regina M.; Koch-Weser, IacobCase HBS-912412-EEconomicsThis case begins with Baosteel's decision to build a steel mill in Brazil with Vale do Rio Doce, the world's leading iron mining company. Regulatory obstacles and unexpected costs have placed the project in jeopardy. Outside Brazil, however, Baosteel has been growing rapidly, and market trends favor an overseas plant. Baosteel must decide whether or not to continue its efforts to build a steel plant in Brazil.Starting at €5.74
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The Comeback (C): Baosteel Stays in Brazil
Abrami, Regina M.; Koch-Weser, IacobCase HBS-912413-EEconomicsThe case begins with Baosteel's renewed effort at building a steel mill in Brazil with Vale do Rio Doce. But again, the company runs into problems with obtaining regulatory approvals. This is compounded by the global financial crisis that seriously impacts the global steel industry. How will Baosteel react to this adverse situation?Starting at €5.74
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From Beijing Jeep to ASC Fine Wines: The Story of an American Family Business in China, Teaching Note
Kirby, William C.; Zendell, Erica MTeaching Note HBS-314130-EEconomicsTeaching Note for 314053.Starting at €0.00
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Teach For China and the Chinese Nonprofit Sector
Kirby, William C.; Zendell, Erica MCase HBS-314052-EEconomicsTeach For China was founded in 2008 with the mission of expanding educational opportunity across China. By 2013, Andrea Pasinetti's lofty dream had taken flight: over 300 graduates from top American and Chinese universities were participating in its 2-year teaching fellowships in more than 87 rural Chinese schools. The organization had grown from a founding team of three in a shoebox office to an 80-person operation headquartered in Beijing with ...Starting at €8.20
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The Eli Lilly MDR-TB Partnership: Creating Private and Public Value
Trager, Alan M.; Droste Yagan, JessicaCase HBS-HKS239-EEconomicsIn 2003, pharmaceutical manufacturer Eli Lilly created the MDR-TB Partnership to fight MDR-TB, a form of tuberculosis. An estimated 450,000 new cases of this disease were reported each year, primarily in China, India, and Russia. The Partnership, an alliance of 14 public and private organizations, attempted to transfer technology to increase the supply of drugs that could cure MDR-TB; train health care workers to design successful strategies for ...Starting at €8.20
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From Beijing Jeep to ASC Fine Wines: The Story of an American Family Business in China
Kirby, William C.; Zendell, Erica MCase HBS-314053-EEconomicsIn 1985, Don St. Pierre Sr. became President of Beijing Jeep, the troubled joint venture between American Motor Corporation and the Chinese government to build Jeep Cherokees in China. Just over a decade later in 1996, leveraging contacts from his time in the automotive industry, he founded ASC Fine Wines with his son, Don Jr. Despite many challenges, from building a distribution network from the ground up to Chinese Customs throwing Don Jr. in p...Starting at €8.20
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Kunshan, Incorporated: The Making of China's Richest Town
Kirby, William C.; Bynum, Nora; Manty, Tracy Yuen; Zendell, Erica MCase HBS-313103-EEconomicsIn 1980, the city of Kunshan was mere countryside, registering neither on the Chinese government's nor the international business community's radar. By 2010, Kunshan had become the richest city per capita in China and a global technology powerhouse, home to companies such as Foxconn, Compal Electronics, and Wistron. Kunshan's entrepreneurial, self-starting development combined with strategic location and high levels of local government support ha...Starting at €8.20