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Rural Taobao: Alibaba's Expansion into Rural E-Commerce
Khanna, Tarun; Allen, Ryan; Frost, Adam; Koo, WesleyCase HBS-719433-EStrategyAlibaba's Rural Taobao initiative had been launched in 2014 as a public service initiative to increase e-commerce adoption in China's remote rural areas. In the first two iterations of the initiative, dubbed "1.0" and "2.0", Alibaba had partnered with local businesses and young returnees to operate village stations. Village stations served as logistical and educational hubs to help villagers make online purchases. Despite significant growth in sa...Starting at €8.20
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SF Express: From Delivery to E-Commerce
Zhu, Feng; Lane, DavidCase HBS-616003-EService and Operations ManagementShunfeng Express (SF), China's leading express delivery firm, in May 2014 opened the first 500 of several thousand Heike stores, which allowed consumers to buy and try out SF's own e-commerce offerings, in addition to other services. As an example of China's "online-to-offline" trend in e-commerce, Heike stores allowed SF to leverage its logistics and IT expertise to differentiate itself from its rivals in express delivery. As yet unclear was whe...Starting at €8.20
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Ford Asia Pacific & Africa: The E-coating Facility Decision in Gujarat, India (A)
Alcacer, Juan; Dai, Nancy HuaCase HBS-914014-EIn April 2013, Ford Asia Pacific & Africa (FAPA) was examining its options for e-coating service metal parts for the Ford Customer Service Division in Sanand, Gujarat, India. Randy Creel, Director of Parts Supply & Logistics, FAPA, worked with his colleagues in the US, UK, China, and India to conduct analysis and develop three options: outsourcing e-coating to a third party in Sanand, outsourcing e-coating to a third-party in Chennai and transpor...Starting at €8.20
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SF Express: From Delivery to E-Commerce, Teaching Note
Zhu, FengTeaching Note HBS-616018-EService and Operations ManagementTeaching note for case 616003.Starting at €0.00
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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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PureCircle, Teaching Note
Bell, David E.Teaching Note HBS-510072-EStrategyTeaching Note for #510-032.Starting at €0.00
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Louis Dreyfus Commodities
Bell, David E.Case HBS-515065-EMarketingLouis Dreyfus Commodities (LDC or Dreyfus) is the D of the ABCD grain-trading giants. The case describes how their business works and details the strategy by which management turned the company around in recent years. The case presents a number of issues facing the company: a sense of volatility in grain markets is getting lower, recent attempts by China to forward-integrate into grain procurement, and changes in ownership. A related question is ...Starting at €8.20
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COFCO Xinjiang Tunhe Co., Ltd. (Spanish Version)
Bell, David E.; Sesia, AldoCase HBS-515S08MarketingEn 2005, COFCO Ltd., una de las compañías más grandes y exitosas de China, Xinjiang adquirida Tunhe, un tomate de procesamiento firme, que había sido, en los últimos años, mal gestionado. COFCO cambió el equipo directivo de Tunhe y se dispuso a crear una cultura de profesionalismo e impresionó a los empleados que el cliente era lo primero. Qin Yelong, presidente Tunhe, tenía metas ambiciosas para la compañía. quería Tunhe a ser el mayor proveedor...Starting at €8.20
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Duckworth Industries, Inc.--Incentive Compensation Programs (Spanish version)
Fruhan, William E.Case HBS-219S09FinanceA private company is considering an introduction of a long-run incentive compensation system in which payoffs to managers are determined by the economic value added for shareholders by their individual business units. The proposed new system is compared to a number of earlier incentive schemes utilized by the firm.Starting at €8.20
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Shanghai Pharmaceuticals
Herzlinger, Regina E.; Kindred, NatalieCase HBS-313016-EStrategyShanghai Pharmaceuticals (SPH), a vertically integrated Chinese pharmaceutical conglomerate, was considering its strategic options in the context of a rapidly evolving industry, policy, and economic environment. The company-essentially a collection of subsidiaries operating under a unified management structure-was formed through the 2009 merger of several state-owned enterprises, part of a broad policy effort in China to streamline state assets, ...Starting at €8.20