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The New M&A Playbook (Spanish version)
Christensen, Clayton M.; Alton, Richard; Rising, Curtis; Waldeck, AndrewArticle HBS-R1103BStrategyCompanies spend more than $2 trillion on acquisitions every year, yet the M&A failure rate is between 70% and 90%. Executives can dramatically increase their odds of success, the authors argue, if they understand how to select targets, how much to pay for them, and whether and how to integrate them. The most common reasons for making an acquisition include holding on to a premium position or cutting costs. But to realize those benefits, the acqui...Starting at €8.20
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China’s Joyson Group: A Unique Approach To M&A Integration
Rui Torres De Oliveria; Sandra Figueira; Daniel Rottig; Corene CrossinCase IVEY-W25174-EEntrepreneurship, StrategyIn January 2011, China-based Joyson Automotive Group (Joyson) acquired Preh GmbH (Preh), a German manufacturer of high-end automotive components. While Joyson had lower capabilities in areas such as management and engineering, it was able to ensure a succStarting at €8.20
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Chunyu: The First Mover in Chinese M-Health Industry
Jingui Xie; Haji Suleman Ali; Feiyan Jia; Muhammad Adnan Zahid Chudhery; Bin DingCase IVEY-9B19M044-EEntrepreneurship, StrategyChunyu Yisheng (Chunyu) was the largest mobile health (m-health) application in China. Since its creation in July 2011, the application had focused on providing online medical information and consultations with professional doctors. Chunyu's business model was based on free and premium online health care services. In the first three years, Chunyu gained more experience than profits. The primary concern for the founder and chief executive officer ...Starting at €8.20
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CEAC - China
Parés Canalias, Francisco; Renart, Lluís G.Case M-1024MarketingEn octubre de 1995, el Consejo de Administración del Grupo CEAC debe decidir si formalizar o no la creación de una empresa conjunta en China, para iniciar la penetración del mercado de dicho pais. CEAC es líder en España en la venta de cursos de enseñanza a distancia ("vocational distance training"). Fundada en 1945, la empresa inició sus actividades internacionales en 1964, en los países de habla hispana. Posteriormente, tras la caída del comuni...Starting at €8.20
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CEAC - China
Parés Canalias, Francisco; Renart, Lluís G.Case M-1024-EMarketingIn October 1995, the Board of Directors of the CEAC Group has to decide whether or not to go ahead with the creation of a joint venture in China with the aim of penetrating the Chinese market. CEAC is the leading company in Spain in the sale of vocational distance training courses. Founded in 1945, it undertook its first international activities in Spanish-speaking countries. Later, after the fall of communism, it started to penetrate Poland and ...Starting at €8.20
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Lenovo: Is the Cultural Integration Template Reusable
Aijing Ran; Xiaobing Liu; Jiawei Dong; Yuekun Liu; Miao CuiCase IVEY-9B16M166-EStrategyThe number and value of Chinese enterprises’ cross-border mergers and acquisitions (M&As) are increasing, but their success rate remains very low. The failure of cultural integration is one of the most important reasons. In 2005, Lenovo Group Ltd., acquired IBM’s PC division in what was called a “snake swallows elephant” acquisition that caused a sensation worldwide. During the ten years after the M&A, Lenovo integrated IBM’s PC division’s cultur...Starting at €8.20
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Alibaba Group, Teaching Note
Wulf, Julie M.Teaching Note HBS-711466-EStrategyTeaching Note for 710436.Starting at €0.00
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Three-Year Planning at Li & Fung Limited, Teaching Note
Healy, Paul M.Teaching Note HBS-116057-EAccounting and ControlTeaching note for case 114098.Starting at €0.00
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Alibaba Group (Spanish version)
Wulf, Julie M.Case HBS-710S18StrategyDiscusses how Alibaba Group successfully managed new business ventures to become a leader in China's online marketplaces. Students follow Alibaba Group's transition from a startup to a multibusiness firm with over 15,000 employees in just over a decade. They analyze the evolving dynamics of internal competition and cooperation among Alibaba Group's subsidiaries. Students are also asked to address Alibaba Group's strategy, the role of its corporat...Starting at €8.20
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Alibaba Group
Wulf, Julie M.Case HBS-710436-EStrategyDiscusses how Alibaba Group successfully managed new business ventures to become a leader in China's online marketplaces. Students follow Alibaba Group's transition from a startup to a multibusiness firm with over 15,000 employees in just over a decade. They analyze the evolving dynamics of internal competition and cooperation among Alibaba Group's subsidiaries. Students are also asked to address Alibaba Group's strategy, the role of its corporat...Starting at €8.20