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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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Raunchy E-mails, too Much Drinking and Dirty Dancing - Teaching Note: A trilogy of sexual harassment cases covering personal freedom, respect and decency
Vaccaro, AntoninoTeaching Note BET-6-EBusiness Ethics and Corporate Social Responsibility, Decision AnalysisThe document "Raunchy E-mails, Too Much Drinking and Dirty Dancing" presents three cases related to sexual harassment that occurred in a leading consulting firm, a retail company and a private bank, respectively. In the first case, a group of male consultants prepared an e-mail including the name, photo, and department affiliation of about 12 female colleagues and asking other people to evaluate the attractiveness of each photo i...Starting at €0.00
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Raunchy E-mails, Too much Drinking and Dirty Dancing: A trilogy of sexual harassment cases across personal freedom, respect and decency
Vaccaro, AntoninoCase BE-175-EBusiness Ethics and Corporate Social Responsibility, Decision Analysis"Raunchy E-mails, Too Much Drinking and Dirty Dancing" presents three sexual harassment-related cases which took place in a leading consulting firm, a retail company and a private bank, respectively. In the first case, a group of male consultants prepared an e-mail featuring the name, photo and department affiliation of about 12 female colleagues and asking other people to evaluate the attractiveness of each photo in order to obtain a "top ten"...Starting at €8.20
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Raunchy E-mails, Too much Drinking and Dirty Dancing: A trilogy of sexual harassment cases across personal freedom, respect and decency (Portuguese Version, Portugal)
Vaccaro, AntoninoCase BE-175-PPBusiness Ethics and Corporate Social Responsibility, Decision Analysis"Raunchy E-mails, Too Much Drinking and Dirty Dancing" presents three sexual harassment-related cases which took place in a leading consulting firm, a retail company and a private bank, respectively. In the first case, a group of male consultants prepared an e-mail featuring the name, photo and department affiliation of about 12 female colleagues and asking other people to evaluate the attractiveness of each photo in order to obtain a "top ten"...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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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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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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Addiopizzo Travel - Teaching Note: Fighting Mafia through market-based strategies
Vaccaro, Antonino; Ramus, Tommaso; La Cara, BarbaraTeaching Note BET-14-EEntrepreneurshipThe case "Addiopizzo Travel" can be taught as a stand-alone case or as a complement and follow-up to the case titled "Addiopizzo: Mafia, Anti-Mafia or Hiding in the Grey Area" (BE-172-E). The case study traces the history of Addiopizzo Travel, a travel agency and tour operator founded in Sicily (Italy) in 2010 by three young social entrepreneurs previously involved in the activities of "Addiopizzo," an NGO devoted to the fight against mafia brib...Starting at €0.00
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Shein: What is the Future of Fast Fashion?
Ning Su; Flora HuangCase IVEY-W34176-EInformation Technologies, StrategyIn 2021, Shein’s app was ranked as the most downloaded shopping app in the e-commerce space, surpassing that of the technology giant Amazon.com Inc. A driver of Shein’s high adoption was how it leveraged technology throughout its business model: from analyzing consumer data to designing garments and manufacturing products to shipping clothing in a timely manner, Shein disrupted the fast-fashion space through its use of information technology. Wit...Starting at €8.20
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Didi, Kuaidi, and Uber in China
Ning Su; Yulin Fang; Yukun YangCase IVEY-9B16M059-EEntrepreneurship, StrategyIn 2014, China’s leading domestic Internet-based ride-hailing company, Didi, claimed more than 50 per cent of the Chinese ride-hailing market, followed closely by a major local competitor, Kuaidi. As Didi and Kuaidi actively competed against each other, U.S.-based Uber entered the battle with a different strategy. In the face of the increasingly complex and constantly changing landscape of China’s ride-hailing market, Didi’s founders wondered wha...Starting at €8.20