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Cadbury Schweppes: Capturing Confectionery (C)
Collis, David J.; Stuart, Toby; Smith, TroyCase HBS-708455-EStrategyIn late 2002, global confectionery and beverage maker Cadbury Schweppes needed to decide whether or not to make an acquisition bid for Adams, an underperforming gum company which had been put up for sale by pharmaceutical giant Pfizer. Examining the decision from a strategic perspective, the (A) case provides brief histories of the two companies; traces the global confectionery industry, focusing especially on chocolate and gum; and details the a...Starting at €5.74
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Capturing Confectionery (C) (Spanish version)
Collis, David J.; Stuart, Toby; Smith, TroyCase HBS-708S47StrategyIn late 2002, global confectionery and beverage maker Cadbury Schweppes needed to decide whether or not to make an acquisition bid for Adams, an underperforming gum company which had been put up for sale by pharmaceutical giant Pfizer. Examining the decision from a strategic perspective, the (A) case provides brief histories of the two companies; traces the global confectionery industry, focusing especially on chocolate and gum; and details the a...Starting at €5.74
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Guerra en el sector de la alimentación de animales domésticos (C)
Collis, David J.; Stuart, TobyCase HBS-312S05StrategyDescribe acontecimientos importantes en la industria de alimentos para mascotas en 1987 y 1988, centrándose en las interacciones competitivas entre los principales actores de la industria.Starting at €5.74
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Boardroom Battle Behind Bars: Gome Electrical Appliances Holdings -- A Corporate Governance Drama
Kirby, William C.; Manty, Tracy YuenCase HBS-312025-EDespite widespread news of the incarceration of Gome Electronics' CEO, Huang Guangyu, Bain Capital felt they carefully undertook due diligence before making a significant investment in the company. The venture capital firm was confident that it and the current management could work together to revamp the fortunes of China's leading electronic retailer. However, it did not anticipate the power Huang had behind bars. As the majority shareholder, Hu...Starting at €8.20
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CP Group: Balancing the Needs of a Family Business with the Needs of a Family of Businesses
Kirby, William C.; Manty, Tracy YuenCase HBS-312059-ELeadership and People ManagementAs a second generation business leader, Chairman Dhanin Chearavanont took over the family agribusiness company and built it to become a major diversified conglomerate in Thailand and expanded the business in SE Asia and China. While growing the business, he and his brothers created a holding company to both maintain and separate the interests of the family with the growing business units. As a third and possibly fourth generation of Chearavanonts...Starting at €8.20
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The China Entrepreneurs Forum
Kirby, William C.; Donovan, G.A.; Manty, Tracy YuenCase HBS-312095-ELeadership and People ManagementSome of China's most successful entrepreneurs and founders of private enterprises naturally came together to share the insights and tactics that helped them and their businesses survive and thrive in China's rapidly changing business environment. Soon, the group's mandate expanded to include improving the environment for private business in China and conducting outreach to help spread the word about the important role entrepreneurs played in a mo...Starting at €8.20
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Li & Fung 2006
McFarlan, F. Warren; Kirby, William C.; Manty, Tracy YuenCase HBS-307077-EService and Operations ManagementDescribes the opportunities and strategy facing one of the most innovative global supply-chain companies, and the strategy it has chosen to deal with the expanding demand for its services. Li & Fung links thousands of factories in India, China, and elsewhere to nearly a thousand large retailers, primarily in the U.S. and Europe. It basically does the supply-chain job faster and more accurately with the aid of a sophisticated information system th...Starting at €8.20
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Esquel Group: Integrating Business Strategy and Corporate Social Responsibility
McFarlan, F. Warren; Kirby, William C.; Manty, Tracy YuenCase HBS-307076-EKnowledge and CommunicationFocuses on the experience of China's largest shirt manufacturer in managing various aspects of government relations in China. Identifies a wide variety of social initiatives it has undertaken.Starting at €8.20
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Grupo HNA: encausando la industria del transporte aéreo de China hacia una nueva dirección
Kirby, William C.; McFarlan, F. Warren; Manty, Tracy YuenCase HBS-311S08Knowledge and CommunicationHNA Group, la compañía matriz de Hainan Airlines, fue posicionando para ser global y hacer una marca por sí mismo como la mayor aerolínea privada en China. Posicionada directamente detrás de los portadores de propiedad estatal "tres grandes", Hainan Airlines trató de crear una empresa de clase mundial. Siguiendo las prácticas modernas de gestión, manteniendo aguda atención al control de costes y las operaciones de capital, haciendo entradas agres...Starting at €8.20
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Challenges of Launching a Start-Up in China: Dorm99.com
Kirby, William C.; McFarlan, F. Warren; Manty, Tracy YuenCase HBS-307075-EEntrepreneurshipAfter graduating from Harvard Business School in June 2006, Ken Pao and Bill Li were ready to fully commit to the Internet start-up they had been working on since they first stepped foot on the business school campus. They moved to Beijing, rounded out their management team, received venture capital investment, developed joint-venture partnerships, and set key milestones to create a full-impact product launch for their social networking Web site ...Starting at €8.20