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Wanxiang Group: A Chinese Company's Global Strategy (C)
Kirby, William C.; Wang, YuanzhuoCase HBS-318091-EThis case updates Wanxiang Group's activities since 2012, focusing on its electric vehicle strategy and a transition of the group's leadership.Starting at €5.74
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HNA Group: Global Excellence with Chinese Characteristics (B)
Kirby, William C.; Wang, YuanzhuoCase HBS-318090-EKnowledge and CommunicationThis case provides a brief overview of the success and challenges of the HNA Group between 2015 and late 2017 when it grew rapidly through global acquisitions to became a Fortune 170 company. How would HNA face the challenges of being a truly global and prominent company in an era of increasing scrutiny of big businesses?Starting at €5.74
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Outrageous Ambition: Duke University
Kirby, William C.; Wang, YuanzhuoCase HBS-318043-EDuke University had grown from an one room school house in rural North Carolina in 1859 to one of the leading research universities in the U.S. and the world. Since the late 1950s, Duke's leaders had consciously used the process of strategic planning to guide the development of the university as a whole, building up programs in interdisciplinarity and initiating ambitious projects in internationalization. Under the leadership of President Richard...Starting at €8.20
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Petrolera Zuata, Petrozuata C.A. (Spanish version)
Esty, Benjamin C.; Millett, Mathew MateoCase HBS-104S12FinancePetrozuata is a proposed $2.5 billion oil-field development project in Venezuela. The case is set in 1997 as the project sponsors, Conoco and PDVSA (Venezuela's national oil company), are planning to meet with various development agencies and rating agencies regarding the proposed financial structure. The sponsors hope to raise a portion of the $1.5 billion debt in the capital markets, which will require an investment-grade rating. The key questi...Starting at €8.20
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Acquisition of Consolidated Rail Corp. (B) (Spanish version)
Esty, Benjamin C.; Millett, Mathew MateoCase HBS-203S05FinanceEight days after CSX announced it was going to buy Consolidated Rail (Conrail) for $88.65 per share, Norfolk Southern made a hostile $100 per share bid for Conrail. Over the next several months, the potential acquirers upped their bids while exchanging criticism in the popular press, prompting analysts to call this one of the nastiest takeover battles of the 1990s. The case is set in January 1997, just before Conrail shareholders are scheduled to...Starting at €5.74
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Acquisition of Consolidated Rail Corp. (A) (Spanish version)
Esty, Benjamin C.; Millett, Mathew MateoCase HBS-205S01FinanceOn October 15, 1996, Virginia-based CSX and Pennsylvania-based Consolidated Rail (Conrail), the first and third largest railroads in the eastern United States, announced their intent to merge in a friendly deal worth $8.3 billion. This deal was part of an industry-wide trend toward consolidation and promised to change the competitive dynamics of the Eastern rail market. Students, as shareholders, must decide whether to tender shares into the fron...Starting at €8.20
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International Investor: Islamic Finance and the Equate Project
Esty, Benjamin C.; Millett, Mathew MateoCase HBS-200012-EFinanceEquate Petrochemical Co. (Equate) is a joint venture between Union Carbide Corp. and Petrochemical Industries Co. (PIC) for the construction of a $2 billion petrochemical plant in Kuwait. The sponsors began construction in August 1994, using a bridge loan, and are in search of permanent, nonrecourse finance. As part of the permanent financing, the sponsors want to use a tranche of Islamic finance--funds that are invested in accordance with Islami...Starting at €8.20
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Introduction to Islamic Finance
Esty, Benjamin C.; Qureshi, Fuaad A.; Millett, Mathew MateoCase HBS-200002-EFinanceProvides a basic introduction to the principles of Islamic finance. Examines the religious background and legal foundations of Islamic finance. Also discusses the development of Islamic financial institutions and the financial instruments they use. Concludes with a discussion of recent developments and future challenges for this growing segment of the global financial system.Starting at €8.20
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Wenzhou Kangning Hospital: Changing Mental Healthcare in China (B)
Kirby, William C.; Zhang, Wei; Wang, Yuanzhuo; Dai, Nancy HuaCase HBS-318077-EThis case updates Wenzhou Kangning Hospital Co, Ltd.'s activities since its IPO in late 2015, focusing on its strategy and growth since the IPO and challenges for the future.Starting at €5.74
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Wenzhou Kangning Hospital: Changing Mental Healthcare in China
Kirby, William C.; Zhang, Wei; Wang, Yuanzhuo; Dai, Nancy HuaCase HBS-318054-EThe city of Wenzhou in the Province of Zhejiang, long known in China for entrepreneurship, now hosts the country's largest privately owned mental health hospital group. This case traces the development of Wenzhou Kangning Hospital Co, Ltd. from founding to just before its initial public offering to illustrate the extraordinary entrepreneurship happening in China's healthcare space. It highlights the challenges of China's mental health sector and ...Starting at €8.20