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The Entrepreneur's Dilemma: Alibaba, Tencent and Amazon as e-Commerce Platforms
Ning Su; Yulin Fang; Haibin Yang; Yukun Yang; Xin QiuCase IVEY-9B15E015-EEntrepreneurship, Information Technologies, StrategyA nascent women’s apparel online store on Tmall, China's largest business-to-consumer retail platform operated by Alibaba Group, was just beginning to establish itself on the online market utilizing the tools and services provided by Tmall to develop and operate its business. Within four months after the business was launched, Tmall unexpectedly released a new policy which significantly increased the annual service fee and cash deposit for indivi...Starting at €8.20
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Productos de consumo Disney: marketing nutricional infantil
Bell, David E.; Winig, LauraCase HBS-508S23MarketingEn un esfuerzo por ganar cuota de mercado en la categoría de alimentos de los niños, Disney Consumer Products (DCP) debutó una amplia línea de "mejores para usted" alimentos, que van desde frutas y verduras frescas a las comidas congeladas, a través de una asociación con los supermercados Kroger. En respuesta a una epidemia global de obesidad, DCP reformuló los productos existentes e introdujo nuevos que cumplieron con los requisitos nutricionale...Starting at €8.20
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Amazon in China
Ning Su; Ming Dong; Amy Ni; Anna FuCase IVEY-9B21M062-EStrategyAmazon.com Inc. (Amazon), the Seattle-based e-commerce giant, leaped into China with a buyout of Joyo.com Limited, China’s largest online book, music, and video retailer, in 2004. Amazon had the ambition of becoming the dominant online retailer in China bStarting at €8.20
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Woolf Farming and Processing
Bell, David E.; Winig, Laura; Shelman, MaryCase HBS-510033-EWoolf Farming Company, a privately owned family farming business in California's Central Valley, found its business threatened by a lack of water, brought on by a combination of drought, poor quality well water and unavailability of surface water due to federally imposed pumping restrictions. Woolf had been farming crops for more than 30 years, but this was the first time they suffered a water shortage so severe that crops had to be abandoned in ...Starting at €8.20
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Marks and Spencer: Plan A
Bell, David E.; Sanghavi, Nitin; Winig, LauraCase HBS-509029-EMarketingMarks & Spencer initiated a comprehensive approach to sustainability (reduction of waste, carbon emissions, fair trade) called Plan A. Does it offer a competitive advantage?Starting at €8.20
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Alibaba Group: Technology, Strategy, and Sustainability
Ning Su; Pratima Bansal; Pamela LaughlandCase IVEY-9B16E036-EEntrepreneurship, StrategyAlibaba Group (Alibaba) had grown from its founding in 1999, in an effort to help Chinese manufacturers and exporters reach global markets, to become a global leader in e-commerce, big data, and cloud technology. The company’s 2014 initial public offering on the New York Stock Exchange had been the largest to date. The company’s founder and chairman, Jack Ma, had used the funds to globally expand Alibaba’s operations and its hold on diverse marke...Starting at €8.20
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Woolf Farming and the California Water Crisis
Reinhardt, Forest L.; Bell, David E.; Kindred, Natalie; Shelman, Mary; Winig, LauraCase HBS-716038-EEconomicsThis case highlights the tough choices, competing interests, and decision-making mechanisms involved in California's management of its severe drought, entering its fifth year in 2015. Stuart Woolf, CEO of Woolf Farming, a grower and processor of almonds, tomatoes, and other crops in California's Central Valley, must decide how to respond to the changing operating environment. Scarce water resources-and institutional constraints on the use of wate...Starting at €8.20
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Alibaba Group: Technology, Strategy, and Sustainability (Spanish Version)
Ning Su; Pratima Bansal; Pamela LaughlandCase IVEY-9B16ES036Entrepreneurship, StrategyAlibaba Group (Alibaba) had grown from its founding in 1999, in an effort to help Chinese manufacturers and exporters reach global markets, to become a global leader in e-commerce, big data, and cloud technology. The company’s 2014 initial public offering on the New York Stock Exchange had been the largest to date. The company’s founder and chairman, Jack Ma, had used the funds to globally expand Alibaba’s operations and its hold on diverse marke...Starting at €8.20
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Cipla 2011
Deshpande, Rohit; Sucher, Sandra J.; Winig, LauraCase HBS-511050-EBusiness Ethics and Corporate Social ResponsibilityDr. Yusuf Hamied, head of the Indian pharma and generics manufacturing company Cipla, is weighing options for how to continue to support the global fight against HIV/AIDS while positioning his company for growth in a changing regulatory landscape.Starting at €8.20
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The Massport Model: Integrating Diversity and Inclusion into Public-Private Partnerships
Winig, Laura; Livingston, RobertCase HBS-KS1280-EEconomicsOn May 22, 2018, executives from the Massachusetts Port Authority (Massport) along with Massachusetts Governor Charlie Baker and Boston Mayor Marty Walsh gathered in the Seaport District of South Boston for a groundbreaking ceremony to celebrate the start of construction on a new hotel in Boston's Seaport District. The hotel, when completed in early 2021, would be the fourth largest in the state. "Today marks more than just a groundbreaking," sai...Starting at €8.20