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Dongfeng Nissan's Venucia (C)
Reinhardt, Forest L.; Yamazaki, Mayuka; Donovan, G.A.Case HBS-714016-EStrategyThe (A) case describes the launch of a new passenger vehicle in China, produced jointly by Nissan of Japan and by Chinese automaker Dongfeng. Early sales results following the April 2012 launch were disappointing and the joint venture's managers had to decide how to respond. The case includes information on the structure of the industry, on government regulation, and on the preferences of Chinese purchasers of automobiles, including information a...Starting at €5.74
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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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Kanebo Ltd. (C)
Hawkins, David F.; Srinivasan, Suraj; Kanno, AkikoCase HBS-111068-EAccounting and ControlThe exposure of the Kanebo Ltd. fraud raises questions of Japan's preparedness to adopt International Financial Reporting Standards.Starting at €5.74
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Carlyle Japan (C)
Godes, David B.; Egawa, Masako; Yamazaki, MayukaCase HBS-508094-EMarketingThis is a supplement to the (A) and (B) cases. It documents the shift in Carlyle's networking strategy. The firm decreased its focus on building contacts in commercial banking an increased instead the focus on building more contacts with industry directly.Starting at €5.74
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Vodafone in Japan (C)
Alcacer, Juan; Furey, Mary; Yamazaki, MayukaCase HBS-711470-EStrategyAn update to Vodafone cases A and B, describing Softbank's acquisition of Vodafone and its performance in Japan.Starting at €5.74
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Kansai Holding: Solicitud de préstamo a su filial Nara Beer (C)
López Cardenete, Juan LuisCase SM-1554Corporate Governance, Finance, Leadership and People ManagementSe trata de una historia novelada que pretende describir conflictos propios del gobierno de las empresas. Está ubicada en Japón, distinto y distante, pero con idénticos conflictos: entre los intereses de las empresas y el de sus ejecutivos, entre el de los accionistas mayoritarios y el de los minoritarios y, por último, entre los intereses públicos (reguladores, legisladores y gobiernos) y los privados (empresas e individuos). El ambiente en el q...Starting at €5.74
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Toyota Recalls (C): Bumpy Road Ahead
Quelch, John A.; Knoop, Carin-Isabel; Johnson, RyanCase HBS-511042-EMarketingBetween February and July 2010, Toyota sales recover thanks to the use of extensive PR and sales incentives. Yet recalls continue. Can Toyota stem the tide and correct its organizational flaws to address the underlying issues?Starting at €5.74
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Kinyuseisaku: Monetary Policy in Japan (C)
Alfaro, Laura; White, HilaryCase HBS-713086-EEconomicsAssuming office in December 2012, Prime Minister Shinzo Abe was determined to revive Japan's stagnating economy through an ambitious plan known as 'Abenomics.' Under the guidance of the newly appointed governor of the central bank, Haruhiko Kuroda, the Bank of Japan adopted quantitative easing as its new monetary policy, pledging to double the nation's monetary base in two years through the purchase of long-term government bonds. While Kuroda ins...Starting at €5.74
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Kanebo Ltd. (A), (B), and (C), Teaching Note
Hawkins, David F.; Srinivasan, SurajTeaching Note HBS-112039-EAccounting and ControlTeaching Note for 111-037, 111-038, and 111-068.Starting at €0.00
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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