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Kantha Bopha Children's Hospitals: Dr. Beat Richner's Lifework
Olivares, Ignacio; Kase, KimioCase SM-1548-EBusiness Ethics and Corporate Social Responsibility, Leadership and People ManagementDr. Beat Richner, a 62-year-old Swiss pediatrician, set up children's hospitals in 1991 at the behest of the Cambodian King after the devastation brought about by the civil war. By 2009 he has managed to open and run four of them, both in Phnom Penh and Siem Reap. They are almost entirely dependent on private donations, which, collected through his cello concerts and the Kantha Bopha Foundation, largely come from Europe and other parts of the wo...Starting at €8.20
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Venture Capitalism versus Indigenous Human Resource Management
Per Hintze, Stephen GraingerCase IVEY-9B21C027-ELeadership and People Management, StrategyIn 2019, an American couple were travelling the world when they settled in Bali and were employed by Spice Island Cruises (SIC). At the time, SIC was controlled by a venture capitalist who ignored local indigenous business traditions and measured successStarting at €8.20
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StarHub Ltd.: Paving the Way for Innovation
Sarah L. Y. Cheah; Maw Der FooCase IVEY-9B19M048-EEntrepreneurship, StrategyIn 2018, the Singapore-based telecommunication operator StarHub Ltd. (StarHub) acknowledged that in 2017 its total revenue was relatively flat and its net profit had declined. In the face of rising competition and a slowing global economy, the company needed to explore new sources of revenue growth. Two areas of growth seemed promising. The first area involved the launch of StarHub's smart retail analytics for small and medium enterprises in the ...Starting at €8.20
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SMR: United against a Global Media Giant
Sanghyeak Yoon; Hyungjin Kim; Young-Gul KimCase IVEY-9B18M090-EEntrepreneurship, StrategyIn 2014, recognizing that their leadership in the online media market was weakening, eight Korean television broadcasters severed their ties with YouTube and formed Smart Media Representative Co. Ltd. (SMR), an alliance to collectively distribute online television content and advertising on behalf of the broadcasters. SMR changed the nature of the online video market in Korea. The rights to advertising sales, programming, and distribution that we...Starting at €8.20
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Negotiating for Success in Asia: Adapting to a Multipolar World
Stephen Grainger; Per HintzeCase IVEY-9B19M015-EEntrepreneurship, StrategyAn executive at a North American-based multinational company contacted an old friend and former business associate in Indonesia in hopes of collaborating with him to purchase Asian software companies. After several emails, the two disagreed and disengaged. The North American declined the Indonesian’s advice to invest time in developing the relationships required to access this market. Three months later, after realizing he had closed the door on ...Starting at €8.20
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Excelco Equipment: Attracting Young Talent in Singapore
Pei-Chuan Wu; Adelyn TohCase IVEY-9B20C022-ELeadership and People Management, StrategyIn August 2018, Excelco Equipment Pte. Ltd. (Excelco), based in Singapore, was facing challenges in recruiting talented young workers. The company’s senior staff would retire soon, and the majority of its workers were above the age of 40. Excelco had enjoyed a stable workforce flow for several decades, but now its employees were aging, and it needed to attract young workers. Excelco’s executive director was proud of the company’s family culture a...Starting at €8.20
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Bumbox: Choosing a Business Model for a Start-Up
Doreen KumCase IVEY-9B20A053-EEntrepreneurship, Marketing, StrategyIn early 2015, the chief executive officer of Bumbox Logistics Private Limited (Bumbox) faced a challenge. The company, launched in Singapore, provided smart lockers for use by delivery companies and consumers to ensure the safe and timely receipt of onliStarting at €8.20
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Brewing Peace Philippines: Customer Relationship Management
Jose Gerardo Santamaria; Sandeep Puri; Maria Luisa Chua Delayco; Rakesh SinghCase IVEY-9B20A056-EEntrepreneurship, Marketing, StrategyBrewing Peace was a company based in the Philippines that sold coffee beans. Despite having a base of 80 customers, 70 per cent of its business depended on 9 key accounts; this included its biggest buyer, Concepcion Coffee Enterprises Limited (CCEL), whicStarting at €8.20
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Super Group: Acquisition and Delisting from the Singapore Exchange
Ruth S.K. Tan; Allaudeen Hameed; Weina Zhang; Zsuzsa R. HuszarCase IVEY-9B20N033-EEntrepreneurship, Finance, StrategyOn November 3, 2016, Jacobs Douwe Egberts (JDE) launched a bid for Singapore-based food and beverage company Super Group Ltd. (Super). JDE had already acquired 60 per cent of the shares but needed another 30 per cent in order to delist the company and takStarting at €8.20
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Un viaje transformador en tiempos inciertos (C)
Elvira, MartaCase DPO-744Business Ethics and Corporate Social Responsibility, Entrepreneurship, Leadership and People ManagementTras aterrizar en Singapur a finales de 2020, mientras la epidemia de COVID-19 todavía afectaba la mayor parte del mundo, Cristina Ventura se encontraba inmersa en medio de una gran actividad. Su estancia en Singapur le había reportado tanto nuevas oportunidades como momentos de reflexión. Cada día meditaba sobre su propósito, sobre qué proyectos -y qué gente- podían ayudarla a maximizar su impacto. Cristina se veía a sí misma como una catalizado...Starting at €5.74