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The Ullens Center for Contemporary Art
Khaire, Mukti; Dai, Nancy HuaCase HBS-815022-EEntrepreneurshipSince its opening in Beijing in November 2007 as the first non-profit art center in China, UCCA had been operating with the mission to "promote the continued development of the Chinese art scene, foster international exchange, and showcase the latest in art and culture to hundreds of thousands of visitors each year." For the past six years, UCCA had worked with more than 100 artists and designers to present 87 art exhibitions and 1,826 public pro...Starting at €8.20
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Hengdeli: The Art of Coexistence
Deshpande, Rohit; Dai, Nancy HuaCase HBS-512058-EMarketingTo maximize their effectiveness, color cases should be printed in color. In October 2011, Zhang Yuping, founder and chairman of Hengdeli, the largest Swiss watch retailer in the world, wondered how to work more closely with its key suppliers-Swatch Group, Richemont Group, LVMH Group, and Rolex Group-to maintain strong growth in the Greater China region. Specifically, how could Hengdeli manage the relationship with these suppliers to ensure gettin...Starting at €8.20
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BYD: The Art of Precise Profit Management
Yuan Ding; Hua Zhang; Chun (Jane) XieCase IVEY-9B16B022-EAccounting and Control, StrategyBYD Company Limited (BYD) manufactured rechargeable batteries, mobile phone components, and automobiles. In 2008, the company caught the attention of Warren Buffet’s investment group, and their investment in BYD caused BYD’s share price to increase 917.86 per cent over just a year, setting Chinese investors’ expectations high for BYD’s release of A-shares, planned for June 2011. BYD’s 2010 annual report showed that the company’s performance had a...Starting at €8.20
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Semir's E-Commerce: Success and Exploration
Juan Shan; William Wei; Xiaojia Sunny WangCase IVEY-9B18A019-EMarketing, StrategyZhejiang Semir E-Commerce Co. Ltd., the online subsidiary of Chinese casual clothing company Zhejiang Semir Group Co. Ltd. (Semir), grew continuously from its launch in 2012 to become a main contributor to Semir’s success, contributing approximately 30 per cent of Semir’s annual revenue by 2016. Semir entered the online market relatively late after many competing Chinese clothing manufacturers had already established their presence online. Yet it...Starting at €8.20
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Kuaishou: Developing a Livestreaming E-Commerce Business
Wei Li; Junfeng Tian; Jianping Liang; Jing Chen; Hubert PunCase IVEY-W26400-EMarketing, StrategyAs a leading short-video social and livestreaming app in China, Kuaishou Technology’s Kuaishou application (app) was facing various challenges, including fierce competition from ByteDance Ltd.’s Douyin. In June 2018, to sustain its long-term growth, KuaisStarting at €8.20
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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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EasyLife: Developing a Regional E-Commerce Platform
Miao Cui; Xin Li; Yan Zhao; Sitara Aziz; Yupan Guo; Linhai GuoCase IVEY-9B17M032-EEntrepreneurship, StrategyAfter several years of effort, Dalian Zhongding Information Co. (DZI) had become the leading prepaid card distributor in Liaoning Province. When government regulations and the rise of online third-party payment options sent the prepaid card business into decline, DZI transformed itself into an online intermediary by building a regional e-commerce platform offering fast home delivery, mainly of supermarket products. Despite its marketing efforts, ...Starting at €8.20
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JD: E-invoice with Blockchain
Nina Yan; Jing Chen; Hubert Pun; Yongqin LeiCase IVEY-9B20M047-EStrategyJingdong (JD), the leading innovation-driven e-commerce company and retail infrastructure service provider in China, had rapidly expanded its enterprise procurement market. In the process, however, it faced major issues related to poor customer experience, the high cost of risk control for the value-added tax (VAT), and inefficient invoice management. In early 2018, JD (the supplier of invoices) collaborated with the China Pacific Insurance (Grou...Starting at €8.20
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Alibaba Group: Fostering an E-commerce Ecosystem
Seung Ho Park; Ziqian (Stella) ZhaoCase IVEY-9B16M217-EEntrepreneurship, StrategyIn 2014, Alibaba Group (Alibaba), the largest e-commerce platform operator in China, boasted in its New York Stock Exchange prospectus about its e-commerce ecosystem, which was being built over time. Alibaba’s chairman and chief executive officer declared that the company’s mission was to “make it easy to do business anywhere.” However, the ecosystem, which was well suited for people’s Internet habits of the past, would not likely be up-to-date i...Starting at €8.20
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Statecraft: The Art, Science, and Illusion of Governing 2.4 Billion People: The Modern State in China and India
Khanna, TarunBook Chapter HBS-8052BC-EEntrepreneurshipThis chapter examines the evolution of the Chinese and Indian governments over the last half-century and the political legacies each country struggles with as it opens up to the twenty-first century. This chapter is excerpted from "Billions of Entrepreneurs: How China and India Are Reshaping Their Futures and Yours"Starting at €8.20