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Rakuten's CEO on Humanizing E-Commerce
Mikitani, HiroshiArticle HBS-R1311A-ERakuten is Japan's version of Amazon, but it offers a very different shopping experience. The goal of its founder in 1997 was to allow small and midsize merchants to set up shop on the internet very easily and to provide the kind of hospitality and customer service that even chain restaurants offer in Japan. Mikitani didn't want an internet superstore; he wanted something more like a bazaar, where shop owners would curate the merchandise and inte...Starting at €8.20
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The Great East Japan Earthquake (E): Yamato Transport's Response
Takeuchi, Hirotaka; Kosinski, Leonard; Royce, Christina; Stetsovskaya, Anna; Vasilyev, EvgenyCase HBS-713442-EStrategyCEO Kikawa of Yamato Transport gave orders to his managers right after the triple disaster hit the Tohoku region of Japan to do whatever it takes to save lives and not to worry about costs. He also felt that he had to confront the government to make donations to the affected district tax-free. He also wanted to donate 10 yen per Takkyubin package the company was delivering as relief money for Tohoku but was wondering how the shareholders would re...Starting at €5.74
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Dowry: A Price for a Bride
Olale, Esther; Ribera, AlbertoCase DPO-294-ELeadership and People ManagementWhile studying for an MBA in Washington, D.C., a Kenyan woman falls in love with a classmate from the United States. Eventually they get engaged and decide to marry and live in Nairobi, where she plans to take over her father's business. When the groom arrives in Nairobi to meet her fiancée's family, she explains to him that her family expects to receive a dowry, consisting of some gifts and cash, in keeping with the tradition of their tribe.Starting at €8.20
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Recruit Holdings and the Ribbon Model
Miller, Paddy; Inami, HiromiCase DPO-388-EInformation Technologies, Knowledge and Communication, Leadership and People ManagementListed on the Tokyo Stock Exchange since October 2014 with $13 billion in sales, Recruit Holdings had created and managed as many as 200 businesses and brands through separate operating divisions across Japan, the rest of Asia, Europe and the United States. The key business of Recruit was that it operated a number of platforms and services that provided client data and could be accessed by many users. But what made it work? What made it sustainab...Starting at €8.20
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Un viaje transformador en tiempos inciertos (B)
Elvira, Marta; Villamor, IsabelCase DPO-734Leadership and People ManagementEl caso introduce a Cristina Ventura, chief catalyst officer del minorista asiático de artículos de lujo Lane Crawford Joyce Group (LCJG). Ventura se encontraba en Nueva York cuando el presidente de los Estados Unidos, Donald Trump, anunció la decisión del Gobierno de cerrar el tráfico aéreo internacional debido a que la COVID-19 se estaba propagando por el mundo. Si bien estaba asentada en Hong Kong, Ventura había pasado los últimos tres meses e...Starting at €5.74
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Un viaje transformador en tiempos inciertos (A)
Elvira, Marta; Villamor, MartaCase DPO-733Leadership and People Management, Service and Operations ManagementEl caso introduce a Cristina Ventura, chief catalyst officer del minorista asiático de artículos de lujo Lane Crawford Joyce Group (LCJG). Ventura se encontraba en Nueva York cuando el presidente de los Estados Unidos, Donald Trump, anunció la decisión del Gobierno de cerrar el tráfico aéreo internacional debido a que la COVID-19 se estaba propagando por el mundo. Si bien estaba asentada en Hong Kong, Ventura había pasado los últimos tres meses e...Starting at €8.20
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The African Safari: Managing a Team in Crisis (A)
Mayank Dayal; Raes, AnneloesCase DPO-763-ELeadership and People ManagementProject leader Nimesh Kumar is facing a tough decision after his expat software development team is robbed from all their equipment. Should he abandon the project and return home to avoid the ongoing security threat, or stay in Kenya to finish the project and help their client and Kenya´s agricultural sector? Team members are divided into two groups, one group comprised of experienced team members aged in their late 30s and 40s who want to return...Starting at €8.20
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A Catalyst Journey during Corona Times (B)
Elvira, Marta; Villamor, IsabelCase DPO-734-ELeadership and People ManagementCristina Ventura has decided to start a new venture in Singapore, focused on launching her new venture capital firm: VenturaXVentures, and exploring other initiatives driven by impact while continuing as external advisor for LCJG. She has been accepted as a Kauffman Fellow, co-founded "Catalyst One"; advised "The Constellation" board of directors; considered joining IVY FUND as a founder and general partner, and become an advisor at ZeroCap. Simu...Starting at €5.74
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The African Safari: Managing a Team in Crisis (B)
Mayank Dayal; Raes, AnneloesCase DPO-764-ELeadership and People ManagementProject leader Nimesh Kumar is facing a tough decision after his expat software development team is robbed from all their equipment. Should he abandon the project and return home to avoid the ongoing security threat, or stay in Kenya to finish the project and help their client and Kenya´s agricultural sector? Team members are divided into two groups, one group comprised of experienced team members aged in their late 30s and 40s who want to return...Starting at €5.74
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A Catalyst Journey During Corona Times (A)
Elvira, Marta; Villamor, MartaCase DPO-733-ELeadership and People Management, Service and Operations ManagementThe case introduces Cristina Ventura, Chief Catalyst Officer at Asian luxury goods retailer Lane Crawford Joyce Group (LCJG). She is in NY when U.S. President Donald Trump announced the government's decision to close international air traffic due to the worldwide spread of COVID-19. Though based on Hong Kong, Cristina had spent the last three months in the United States, considering next career steps and developing her social network. The pandemi...Starting at €8.20