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Open Innovation at Fujitsu (C)
Edmondson, Amy C.; Harvey, Jean-FrancoisCase HBS-620126-EStarting at €5.74
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Agricultural Revolution without a Land Revolution: the Megafarms of CP Group
Kirby, William C.; Hua Dai, NancyCase HBS-316150-EThis case describes the megafarm model launched by the CP group as part of their efforts to ensure the safety and quality of their supply chain of agricultural products (particularly, eggs) in China while also promoting the welfare of Chinese farmers. This model was developed in close partnership with the local government, and received financing support from a local bank. The case asks students to discuss the potential for scaling this model acro...Starting at €8.20
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Yili Group: Building a Global Dairy Company
Kirby, William C.; Hua Dai, NancyCase HBS-317003-EStrategyFrom its humble beginnings as a local Chinese dairy company, the Inner Mongolia Yili Group has become one of the largest dairy companies in the world. To achieve this Yili has aggressively expanded its footprint overseas including building the world's largest integrated dairy production base in New Zealand and forming R&D partnerships in Europe and North America. As the company continues its growth in the context of a slowing Chinese economy, how...Starting at €8.20
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Open Innovation at Fujitsu (B)
Edmondson, Amy C.; Harvey, Jean-FrancoisCase HBS-616035-EThis add-on case study reveals the location decision that was made in front of the challenge presented in case study #616-034. The launch of the Open Innovation Gateway (OIG) was a success. Fujitsu's management team now had to figure out the best way to continue to build momentum and develop the best model for OIG to become an integral part of the company's open innovation journey.Starting at €5.74
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Open Innovation at Fujitsu (A)
Edmondson, Amy C.; Harvey, Jean-FrancoisCase HBS-616034-EKnowledge and CommunicationThis case study examines the open innovation journey at Fujitsu, a global information and communication technology company. The case ends with the location decision between Tokyo, Japan, downtown San Francisco or Sunnyvale, California, regarding establishing a small unit for the purpose of institutionalizing Fujitsu's open innovation journey. Mohi Ahmed, together with Mikito Kiname and Tango Matsumoto, embarked on the journey to strengthen Fujits...Starting at €8.20
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Whirlpool Corp.: Structuring the Deal to Acquire Hefei Rongshida Sanyo Electric Company
Esty, Benjamin C.; Hua Dai, NancyCase HBS-216019-EFinanceIan Lee, Whirlpool's VP for North Asia, had been negotiating a possible acquisition with Jackie Jin, the chairman of a leading Chinese appliance manufacturer named Hefei Rongshida Sanyo Electric Company (Hefei Sanyo), for almost six months when suddenly Hefei Sanyo's stock price jumped 25% in the first two weeks of May 2013. The sudden price increase not only increased the likely acquisition price for an ownership stake in Hefei Sanyo, but also m...Starting at €8.20
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Haiti Hope: Innovating the Mango Value Chain
Edmondson, Amy C.; Harvey, Jean-FrancoisCase HBS-616040-EService and Operations ManagementThis case study examines a market-based approach to economic development through the eyes of NGO TechnoServe's project manager, implementing a US$9.5 five-year public-private partnership between Coca-Cola, IDB, and USAID. The case ends at the beginning of the final year of the project, presents the project's advances, and invites students to position themselves in front of three options regarding the exit strategy to be deployed to ensure sustain...Starting at €8.20
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Leading Open Innovation at BT
Edmondson, Amy C.; Harvey, Jean-Francois; Cromwell, JohnathanCase HBS-619013-EService and Operations ManagementThis case focuses on the genesis and development of the open innovation unit at BT, the strategic value of the unit, and its operating model. As business environment becomes increasingly dynamic and firms are pressured to achieve faster innovation rates, there may be accompanying shifts in the way they pursue innovation. This case illustrates the challenges that this poses to large corporations as well as the key activities the open innovation un...Starting at €8.20
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Building Smart Neighborhoods at Bouygues
Edmondson, Amy C.; Moingeon, Bertrand; Bai, Guo; Harvey, Jean-FrancoisCase HBS-617007-EEconomicsCan a consortium of 16 organizations, including multinational corporations, local government agencies, and startups, turn a run-down Paris suburb into a "smart" (ecologically viable, high-tech, livable) neighborhood? This case explores how Bouygues Immobilier led such a project involving Alstom, Bouygues Energies & Services, Bouygues Telecom, EDF (Electricity of France), ERDF (Electricity Distribution Grid of France), Microsoft, Schneider Electri...Starting at €8.20
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Yunnan Baiyao: Transforming a Chinese State-Owned Enterprise
Chu, Michael; Kirby, William C.; Hua Dai, Nancy; Wang, YuanzhuoCase HBS-318078-EEconomicsThis case tells the story of how Wang Minghui, Chairman of Yunnan Baiyao Group since 1999, transformed a single-product traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) state-owned enterprise (SOE) into a major diversified consumer health player in China's highly competitive fast-moving consumer goods market. The case also traces the development of the company from a private business to an state-owned enterprise (SOE) and then to a SOE under mixed state-privat...Starting at €8.20