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OpenSky.tv: A New Business Model-Content Creation, Curation, Consumption, and Commercialization
Howard Lam; Chi Fai Chan; Icy Fong Ling Ngai NGAICase IVEY-9B19A016-EEntrepreneurship, Marketing, StrategyOpenSky.tv was founded in 2016 with the objective of getting people back to watching video content on television. The founder wanted all video content to be accessible through an Internet connection on the viewer’s television. His company’s platform located and brought together programs and videos that were of interest to each viewer, so viewers could have their own personalized video channel. One full year after its launch, OpenSky.tv wanted to ...Starting at €8.20
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Bamboos Health Care Holdings (Hong Kong) Ltd.: Business Model and Expansion
Kevin Au; Howard Lam; Shi Yu Lu; Icy Fong Ling Ngai NGAICase IVEY-9B18M170-EEntrepreneurship, StrategyThe chief executive officer of Bamboos Health Care Holdings (Hong Kong) Ltd. (Bamboos) started her entrepreneurship journey in 2005 with a telephone and a fax machine. She created a platform to match the demand from patients or their relatives with the supply of services from health care professionals. After 12 years in operation, following one consistent business model, Bamboos was listed on the main board of the Hong Kong Stock Exchange. Despit...Starting at €8.20
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Phil Chan (B)
Paul W. Beamish; Jean-Louis SchaanCase IVEY-9B08M039-EStrategyEn route to Nigeria the decision maker learns that he is walking into a scam and must decide whether to show up for the scheduled meetings or to return home immediately. The case illustrates ways of being drawn into unethical situations, and the severe implications for both the individual and organization if they do participate. This (B) case can be distributed part way through the class (with undergraduates) or at the same time as the (A) case(9...Starting at €5.74
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Dr. Mak Lap Ming
John S. Haywood-Farmer; Josephine ChiuCase IVEY-9B11D017-ELeadership and People Management, Service and Operations Management, StrategyDr. Mak Lap Ming, an obstetrician and gynecologist who operated two clinics in Wan Chai, Hong Kong, was contemplating retirement. Now that his own child was financially independent and thus relieved some of the pressure on Mak, he was wondering if it made financial sense to retire soon. He also wondered what the immediate consequences of retirement would be and if semi-retirement was a viable option. To that end, he could work with a partner and ...Starting at €8.20
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Hong Kong Special Administrative Region Government: Addressing Global Climate Change
Pong Yuen Howard Lam, Kam Sing WongCase IVEY-W32224-EMarketing, StrategyThe Paris Agreement, which came into force on November 4, 2016, applied to Hong Kong, where Kam Sing Wong had been secretary for the environment of the HKSARG since July 2012. Wong wanted every business sector and household to embark on a new low carbon journey through cleaner energy, energy conservation, and green commuting and to nurture a “use less, waste less” culture. On June 8, 2022, Wong had to announce an increase in the charge Hong Kong ...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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Managing the Sibling Partnership: The Ong Group
Marleen DielemanCase IVEY-9B16M157-EEntrepreneurship, StrategyIn 2016, the oldest member of the family business The Ong Group was concerned about the ailing firm that he and his siblings were running. The business had been started in 1957 in Hong Kong by their father. After the death of the father and one of the siblings, the remaining family members needed a plan for the future of the business. Should all of the remaining siblings and their children be allowed to become directors in the family firm? How co...Starting at €8.20
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Esquel Group: Building a Sustainable Partnership with Cotton Farmers in Xinjiang (A)
Sebenius, James K.; Qian, Cheng (Jason)Case HBS-911031-EEsquel Group, leading manufacturer of quality shirts, sought to negotiate long-term partnerships with often-exploited farmers in Xinjiang (western China) to procure a superior cotton variety. Seeking to secure a large supply of specialty cotton in an ethical and socially responsible fashion, Esquel undertook a major 2002 initiative to negotiate value-creating contracts among itself, local Xinjiang municipal governments, and cotton farmers. Aware ...Starting at €8.20
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CUHK Medical Centre: Establishing a Logistics Services System
Waiman Cheung, Hong Fung, Hugh Thomas, Keith Chi Ho WongCase IVEY-W25013-EInformation Technologies, Service and Operations ManagementThe chief executive officer (CEO) of the soon-to-be completed CUHK Medical Centre Ltd. (CUMC) in Hong Kong must make a decision regarding health care logistics services. The hospital’s tender board is scheduled to meet in June 2019, and the CEO must recomStarting at €8.20
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Diamond Cab: Investment of a Venture Philanthropy Fund
Kevin Au; Anna Po Yung Tsui; Ross CheungCase IVEY-9B13M077-EEntrepreneurship, StrategyDiamond Cab has developed a business model to provide improved transportation for wheelchair users. The model shows that services considered as social welfare can actually be profitable, as wheelchair users have increasingly demanded better transportation beyond inconvenient rehab buses and commercial taxis. Diamond Cab has navigated the regulatory environment and cultural norms of Hong Kong to offer its award-winning service, and other cities ha...Starting at €8.20