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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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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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Kuaishou: Developing a Livestreaming E-Commerce Business
Wei Li; Junfeng Tian; Jianping Liang; Jing Chen; Hubert PunCase IVEY-W26400-EMarketing, StrategyAs a leading short-video social and livestreaming app in China, Kuaishou Technology’s Kuaishou application (app) was facing various challenges, including fierce competition from ByteDance Ltd.’s Douyin. In June 2018, to sustain its long-term growth, KuaisStarting at €8.20
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JD: E-invoice with Blockchain - Teaching Note
Nina Yan; Jing Chen; Hubert Pun; Yongqin LeiTeaching Note IVEY-8B20M047-EStrategyTeaching note for product 9B20M047.Starting at €0.00
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Global Expansion: Pinduoduo's Cross-Border E-Commerce Initiative - Teaching Note
Hubert Pun; Wei Li; Jing ChenTeaching Note IVEY-W35265-EStrategyTeaching note for product W35264.Starting at €0.00
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Choosing a Bank Account
Eades, Kenneth M.; Maiden, Stephen E.; Fairchild, Gregory B.Case DARDEN-F-1893-EFinanceThis case simulates the decision of choosing a bank account through the eyes of a new couple on the verge of getting married. Bill Donlon has no prior experience in banking, choosing instead to accumulate his savings in cash. Donlon’s fiancée, Melissa Ivy, had a bank account in college, but rarely used it other than to withdraw funds occasionally. After their marriage, the couple will move from Norfolk, Virginia, to Roanoke, Virginia, to start ne...Starting at €8.20
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Dominion Resources: Cove Point
Eades, Kenneth M.; Maiden, Stephen E.Case DARDEN-F-1740-EFinanceThe treasurer for Dominion Resources Inc. (Dominion), a major U.S. diversified producer and distributor of energy, was heading to meet with the company’s investment bankers to discuss the impact of a large project upon Dominion’s financing strategy for the next five years. The Cove Point liquefied natural gas (LNG) project would require $3.6 billion to build and represented one of the largest single capital investments in the company’s 100-plus y...Starting at €8.20
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Alibaba: Launching a Direct Online Retail Model
Wei Li; Jing Chen; Hubert Pun; Junfeng TianCase IVEY-W28625-EMarketing, StrategyIn May 2021, Alibaba Group Holding Limited (Alibaba), China’s biggest e-commerce company, faced a number of challenges. Alibaba, which operated under a platform business model, was confronted with weakened consumer spending due to the coronavirus pandemic as well as increased competition from JD.com Inc. (JD.com) and other e-commerce entrants. To boost business growth and strengthen Alibaba’s leading position in China’s e-commerce market, Daniel ...Starting at €8.20
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Black Coffee and Black Cards (A) - Teaching Note
Fairchild, Gregory B.; Maiden, Stephen E.; Eades, Kenneth M.Teaching Note DARDEN-F-1882TN-EFinanceTeaching note for product F-1882TNStarting at €0.00
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Choosing a Bank Account - Teaching Note
Eades, Kenneth M.; Maiden, Stephen E.; Fairchild, Gregory B.Teaching Note DARDEN-F-1893TN-EFinanceTeaching note for product F-1893Starting at €0.00