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Global Expansion: Pinduoduo's Cross-Border E-Commerce Initiative
Wei Li; Jing Chen; Hubert PunCase IVEY-W35264-EStrategyIn August 2022, Pinduoduo Inc., one of the fastest growing and largest e-commerce companies in China, faced several challenges. Alongside intensified competition from Alibaba Group Holding Ltd. and JD.com Inc., as well as weakened consumer spending due to the COVID-19 pandemic, Pinduoduo had reached a potential growth ceiling within the domestic market. To explore new growth avenues, Lei Chen, the company’s chairman and chief executive officer, w...Starting at €8.20
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E Ink in 2008
Yoffie, David B.; Kim, ReneeCase HBS-709443-EStrategyIn the fall of 2008, E Ink had positioned itself as a leader in electronic ink technology thanks to the launch of several eBook devices such as Amazon's Kindle. Yet E Ink still faced the question of how to turn its technology into a profitable business amid competing technologies and financial challenges.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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The Vanca: Dilemmas of an E-commerce Entrepreneurial Startup
Jones Mathew; Pinaki DasguptaCase IVEY-9B15M035-EEntrepreneurship, StrategyThe Vanca, an online apparel brand and supplier to online retailers (“e-tailers”) has achieved a fair degree of success by focusing on quality, innovative designs, “fast fashion” and a strong network with its customers. Management is looking to grow the business further; however, there are challenges such as uneven sales across some of its product ranges, maintaining its competitive edge and the threat from private labels being introduced by the ...Starting at €8.20
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Centros de beneficios y precios de transferencia
Ballarín Fredes, EduardoTechnical Note CN-85Accounting and ControlStarting at €8.20
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Formación de un Aglomerado ("Cluster"): Electrónica e Informática en Costa Rica
Porter, Michael E.; Ketelhohn, Niels W.Case HBS-705S08StrategyDescribe las acciones de Costa Rica Presidente Figueres y su gabinete en la atracción de un procesador Intel montaje y pruebas de planta a su país. El esfuerzo fue parte de una estrategia de gobierno que buscó desarrollar aún más el grupo de Costa Rica de la electrónica y la informática.Starting at €8.20
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E+Co: The Path to Scale (B)
Oana Branzei; Kevin McKagueCase IVEY-9B07M055-EEntrepreneurship, StrategyThis B case presents a conversation between E+Co's co-founders and an employee in Latin America who had raised the tough question of scale at E+Co's 2006 annual retreat. One of the co-founders' response for getting E+Co 10 times more impactful in emerging economies was to adopt what he called a "strategy of wedges." Also presented is a set of complementary strategies that together could help achieve steady local impact and rapid growth. The conve...Starting at €5.74
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E Ink en 2008
Yoffie, David B.; Kim, ReneeCase HBS-710S16StrategyEn el otoño de 2008, E Ink ha posicionado como un líder en tecnología de tinta electrónica gracias a la puesta en marcha de varios dispositivos de libros electrónicos como el Kindle de Amazon. Sin embargo, E Ink aún se enfrenta a la cuestión de cómo convertir su tecnología en un negocio rentable en medio de tecnologías de la competencia y los retos financieros.Starting at €8.20
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Rural Taobao: Alibaba's Expansion into Rural E-Commerce
Khanna, Tarun; Allen, Ryan; Frost, Adam; Koo, WesleyCase HBS-719433-EStrategyAlibaba's Rural Taobao initiative had been launched in 2014 as a public service initiative to increase e-commerce adoption in China's remote rural areas. In the first two iterations of the initiative, dubbed "1.0" and "2.0", Alibaba had partnered with local businesses and young returnees to operate village stations. Village stations served as logistical and educational hubs to help villagers make online purchases. Despite significant growth in sa...Starting at €8.20
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Errores habituales en los procesos de planificación y seguimiento
Fernández, AlbertTechnical Note CN-217Accounting and Control, StrategyEsta nota técnica expone los errores más habituales en los procesos de planificación y de seguimiento en base a la experiencia del autor. Estos errores tienen que ver con la falta de importancia, la falta de sistematización, la falta de hábito, no centrarse en la estrategia y no involucrar a las personas adecuadas, entre otros factores.Starting at €8.20