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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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Just in Time for the Holidays (HBR Case Study and Commentary)
McNulty, Eric; Johnson, M. Eric; Brandstatter, Horst; Hausman, Warren H.; Omrod, AnneArticle HBS-R0512A-EService and Operations ManagementIt's the busiest time of year for North Pole Workshops. Production is in high gear, and the elves are on overtime in the sprint toward Christmas. But an unexpected spike in demand for one toy may leave children around the world disappointed on Christmas morning, whether they've been naughty or nice. At the same time, another toy's popularity threatens to plummet, leaving Santa and his elves faced with the prospect of millions of unloved plaything...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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Action Education: A Customer-First Strategic Change
Yuanyuan Li, Haifen LinCase IVEY-W34172-EStrategyFounded in 2006, Shanghai Action Education Technology Co., Ltd. (Action Education), a provider of management training services for small and medium-sized private enterprises, was the first listed management education company in China. In 2014, due to the fierceness of the market competition and the splitting of the top management team, Action Education changed their strategy from a product-oriented one to customer-oriented one and repositioned th...Starting at €8.20
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Geely SEA: New Electric Vehicle Platforms
Shih, Willy; Lin, ShuCase HBS-622001-EStrategyKent Bovellan, the Chief Engineer and Head of the Vehicle Architecture Center for Geely Holding, the Hangzhou, China headquartered global automotive group, was debating the platform choice for an upcoming "D" segment midsized battery electric vehicle (BEV). He had led the architectural development of the new Geely SEA platforms for its new family of BEVs. The new car would be part of the Zeekr premium lineup. He knew that smaller cars on a given ...Starting at €8.20
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Central European Distribution Corporation: Hostile Takeover, Bankruptcy Makeover
Gilson, Stuart C.; Abbott, Sarah L.Case HBS-216059-EFinanceIn early 2013, CEDC, a large publicly-traded producer and distributer of vodka and spirits in Eastern and Central Europe, has suffered significant declines in its financial performance, is at risk of defaulting on its debt, and is under pressure from its largest shareholders to give them control of the board and to restructure its debt to avoid bankruptcy. The largest shareholder, billionaire Russian investor Roustam Tariko, has proposed an out o...Starting at €8.20
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Myojo Foods, Co. LTD1
Pinto do Santos, José MiguelCase AESE-F-A-683(I)-EFinanceThis case presents the tender offer made by Steel Partners to buy the stock of Myojo Foods, a Japanese noodle maker. It may be used to present the dynamics of prices after tender offers and the impact that the emergence of a white knight has on the market. It may also be used to discuss different cultural views on corporate ownership and culturally based reactions to hostile bids.Starting at €8.20
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LeapFive Technology Co. Ltd.: RISC in the Chip Supply Chain
Hugh Thomas; Shilu TongCase IVEY-W33712-EService and Operations Management, StrategyAglaia Kong, the founder and chief executive officer of Guangdong LeapFive Technology Co. Ltd., a Chinese fabless chip design start-up, is facing a broken supply chain, with issues running from electronic design automation and core internet protocol through to fabrication, packaging, and testing in bringing up her Internet of things chip sets for industrial applications. Using fifth-generation open-source reduced instruction set computing instruc...Starting at €8.20
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Supply Chain Management
Shih, WillyCase HBS-619023-EService and Operations ManagementThis note on supply chain management provides background for the seven class supply chain module in the Technology & Operations Management required curriculum course taught at the Harvard Business School. This module includes four broad topics: sourcing and supply chain structure, supply chain coordination, coping with uncertain demand, and supply chain visibility.Starting at €8.20
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Social Salary Setting at Spiber, Teaching Note
Whillans, Ashley V.; Beshears, JohnTeaching Note HBS-921014-ELeadership and People ManagementThis case tells the story of Spiber, a Japanese technology start-up company. To reflect the company's values, the leadership team implemented a new and unique salary-setting process: each employee had the authority to choose their own salary. In the couStarting at €0.00