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Jinjiang Group: Globalization through State Ownership and Political Connection
Wiboon Kittilaksanawong; Qiannan ShiCase IVEY-9B18M019-EEntrepreneurship, StrategySince its founding in 1951, Chinese state-owned Jinjiang International (Group) Company Limited (Jinjiang) had become a leading international company in the travel and hospitality industry with business divisions in hotels, transportation, travel, realty, investments, and finance. The Jinjiang brand was well-known in China, and the group had been pursuing a conservative investment approach. However, in response to the Chinese government’s “Going G...Starting at €8.20
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Thomas Cook Group: Do Insiders or Outsiders Make Better CEOs?
Wiboon Kittilaksanawong; Kinley BidhaCase IVEY-W25320-EStrategyIn September 2019, Thomas Cook Group Plc (Thomas Cook), an iconic 178-year-old travel company based in London, United Kingdom, ceased its business after a failed negotiation to fund its huge debt of £1.7 billion (US$2.25 billion). The collapse caused abouStarting at €8.20
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Huawei-Leica Alliance: Reinventing Smartphone Photography or Building Brand Image
Wiboon Kittilaksanawong; Freddy Rocky MasonCase IVEY-9B17M025-EEntrepreneurship, StrategyIn 2016, Chinese telecommunications equipment firm Huawei Technologies Co. Ltd. (Huawei) aspired to be the world’s top smartphone manufacturer. The company had identified German camera company Leica Camera AG (Leica) as a long-term partner to reinvent Huawei’s smartphone photography to beat an influx of domestic rivals and the market leaders, Apple and Samsung. The flagship dual camera smartphone that was co-engineered by Huawei and Leica, the P9...Starting at €8.20