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Setting Up Shop in a Political Hot Spot (HBR Case Study and Commentary)
Chun, Patrick; Coleman, John; El-Hage, NabilArticle HBS-R1010P-EStrategyThe CEO of a watchband manufacturer based in Seoul is considering opening a factory in the Kaesong Industrial Complex (KIC), a South Korean manufacturing zone in North Korea. Such an operation is appealing on several counts: The costs of labor are low, capital risk is also low because of South Korean government guarantees, and the KIC, as the largest area of economic cooperation between the two Koreas, could be a step toward a unified peninsula. ...Starting at €8.20
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How Managers' Everyday Decisions Create--or Destroy--Your Company's Strategy
Bower, Joseph L.; Gilbert, ClarkArticle HBS-R0702C-EStrategyThis article includes a one-page preview that quickly summarizes the key ideas and provides an overview of how the concepts work in practice along with suggestions for further reading. Senior executives have long been frustrated by the disconnection between the plans and strategies they devise and the actual behavior of the managers throughout the company. This article approaches the problem from the ground up, recognizing that every time a manag...Starting at €8.20
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Goldwind: Merger and Acquisition Integration of Emerging Market Multinational Enterprises in Developed Markets
Yang Cheng, Yiqin Wang, Haibo Hu, William Wei, Etayankara MuralidharanCase IVEY-W34322-EStrategyIn 2008, Goldwind bought 70 per cent of Vensys’ shares through its German subsidiary to obtain a range of strategic assets, including a professional research and development team and associated design capabilities, intellectual property rights of permanent magnet direct drive (PMDD) technology, and corresponding wind turbine designs. Over the years, the post-merger integration (PMI) process of an emerging market multinational enterprise (EMNE) an...Starting at €8.20
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Innovation Flow: Managing Innovation Scouting at Bayer CS
Wim VanhaverbekeCase IVEY-W34822-EStrategyBayer Crop Science AG (Bayer CS) was grappling with the critical issue of how to navigate the landscape of relevant technologies for innovation partnerships. The organization's structure was fragmented, with each business unit operating its own tech screening and sourcing processes. To tackle this, the Innovation Sourcing Team introduced InnovationFlow, a digital platform. This platform formed the core of Bayer CS' scouting network, enabling thei...Starting at €8.20
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Glovo: Expanding Quick Commerce
Moreno, Antonio; Barnett, JamesCase HBS-621094-EService and Operations ManagementIn March 2021, delivery app CEO Oscar Pierre and his team consider strategies to grow Glovo's quick commerce delivery service and to approach their expansion in Kenya.Starting at €8.20
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Just Kitchen: International Expansion to the Philippines
Shweta Pandey, Sandeep Puri, Raghav RasalCase IVEY-W35242-EMarketing, StrategyIn May 2022, the founder and chief executive officer of Just Kitchen Holdings Corporation (Just Kitchen), a Canada-based and publicly listed operator of ghost kitchens in Taiwan, met with the company’s management team to deliberate on the company’s plan to expand into new markets, specifically, the Philippines. Their optimism for the Philippine market stemmed from the country’s growing online food delivery industry, favourable demographics, and s...Starting at €8.20
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Reinventing Brainlab
Herzlinger, Regina E.; Dessain, Vincent; Misztal, KarolCase HBS-313069-EStrategyThe management of Germany's Brainlab AG, a leading provider of software-driven oncology and surgery solutions, needs to evaluate strategic options for proceeding without an exclusive hardware partner in its most profitable business segment.Starting at €8.20
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Healy Hudson: e-Sourcing Solutions (Portuguese Version, Brazil)
Sachon, MarcCase P-1019-PBInformation Technologies, Service and Operations ManagementBased in Munich, Bavaria, the company is a pioneer in the world of e-procurement. It has developed an online purchasing system for the Business-to-Business sector. In the fall of 2000 it is selling two e-commerce products: Impact Ordering and Impact Sourcing. The former is a simple electronic catalog ordering system; the latter is designed for the sourcing of complex goods.Starting at €8.20
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WestWood Foods & Drinks GmbH (B) - Teaching Note
Eufinger, Christian; Martínez Abascal, EduardoTeaching Note FT-133-EFinance, StrategyWestWood is a wholesale food and drink supplier of small supermarkets and convenience stores. It is located in a rural area in Germany and has sales of around 13 million euros. It grows above the industry average and needs further funding to finance its ongoing expansion. The company asks its main bank for a further loan and credit line. The business, as well as its P&L and balance sheets needs to be analyzed to decide whether to grant the loan r...Starting at €0.00
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Porsche: The Crisis of 1992
Sachon, Marc; Orozco, ArturoCase P-1198-EService and Operations ManagementIn September 1992, Dr. Wendelin Wiedeking accepted the challenge of saving the company Dr.Ing.h.c. F. Porsche AG, the last remaining independent sports car manufacturer in the world. Porsche had experienced a significant reduction of sales (both in revenue and units), key people had left the company and customers perceived its products as either too old or too expensive. Several other top executives in the automotive industry had turned down the ...Starting at €8.20