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TRIAS: Decision on Cable Ladder Production
Singfat Chu; Leo HermantoCase IVEY-9B16E002-ECorporate Governance, StrategyIn July 2015, PT Trias Indra Saputra (TRIAS), Indonesia’s leading welded cable ladder producer, had just won its largest-ever tender bid. The news could get even better if it adopted alternative materials that were potentially more profitable. The production director was tasked with weighing whether TRIAS should fulfill the tender using its traditional supplier or the new materials. While more expensive, the new materials would cut out several pr...Starting at €8.20
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LUX* Resorts & Hotels: Optimal Room Mix Marketing Decisions
Singfat Chu; Nitesh PandeyCase IVEY-9B17E004-ECorporate Governance, StrategyIn early 2016, LUX* Resorts & Hotels, a hotel group headquartered in Mauritius, needed to determine the room mix to sell to foreign guests to achieve a specific earnings target. The hotel group also intended to sell some of the remaining rooms to local residents at affordable (discounted) prices. The objective was to maximize the revenue stream to finance local corporate social responsibility projects. The case highlights the practical use of Mic...Starting at €8.20
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EU Holidays
Yew Hoong Wong; Singfat ChuCase IVEY-9B13E003-ECorporate Governance, Entrepreneurship, Service and Operations Management, StrategyThe profit margin for the travel agency industry in Singapore, which mostly offered travel packages to Asia and Europe, was very thin. An up-and-coming travel agency faced the dilemma of offering maximum customer satisfaction while keeping its operating cost (e.g., fees for its tour guides) low. Rather than simply assigning travel guides to tours by trial and error, a director of the travel agency decided to use an optimization template. This cas...Starting at €8.20
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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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Convergence: Creating Opportunities Across Sectors--Today's Young Leaders Find Passion and Purpose in Cross-Sector Careers
Coleman, John; Gulati, Daniel; Segovia, W. O.Book Chapter HBS-9021BC-EStrategyChapter 1 of "Passion & Purpose: Stories from the Best and Brightest Young Business Leaders" demonstrates the current convergence of the public, private, and nonprofit sectors and discusses trends such as social entrepreneurship and individual employees' switching between sectors. Five young leaders reflect on their cross-sector experiences, and CNN analyst and presidential advisor David Gergen talks about generational changes in cross-sector car...Starting at €8.20
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Globalization: Embracing the Global Generation--The Impact of Globalization on Organizations and Young Leaders
Coleman, John; Gulati, Daniel; Segovia, W. O.Book Chapter HBS-9022BC-EStrategyChapter 2 of "Passion & Purpose: Stories from the Best and Brightest Young Business Leaders" discusses the international collaboration, cooperation, and learning that characterize this truly global generation. Five young contributors write about learning to lead in a global world, and McKinsey & Company managing director Dominic Barton reflects on his own global career and what it will take to survive in a world with even lower national barriers....Starting at €8.20
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People: Leading in a Diverse World--How Next-Generation Leaders Embrace Workplace Diversity
Coleman, John; Gulati, Daniel; Segovia, W. O.Book Chapter HBS-9023BC-EStrategyChapter 3 of "Passion & Purpose: Stories from the Best and Brightest Young Business Leaders" reflects on the increasingly diverse workforce and the lowering of racial, religious, class-based, and gender barriers for this generation of leaders. Five contributors discuss how this unprecedented integration is affecting the workplace and how rising leaders can embrace it to generate greater happiness within their own organizations. In conclusion, Pro...Starting at €8.20
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Sustainability: Integrating Preservation and Profits--How the Next Generation of Leaders Is Driving Environmental and Social Responsibility
Coleman, John; Gulati, Daniel; Segovia, W. O.Book Chapter HBS-9024BC-EStrategyChapter 4 of "Passion & Purpose: Stories from the Best and Brightest Young Business Leaders" addresses this generation's push for business to become more environmentally friendly more cost effective, and more energy efficient. Three contributors discuss their own passion for sustainability, and World Wildlife Fund CEO Carter Roberts reflects on leading sustainability initiatives, weighs in on the "green bubble" debate, and advises young leaders o...Starting at €8.20
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Technology: Competing by Connecting--How Next-Generation Leaders Are Embracing a Networked Society in Their Business Ventures
Coleman, John; Gulati, Daniel; Segovia, W. O.Book Chapter HBS-9029BC-EStrategyChapter 5 of "Passion & Purpose: Stories from the Best and Brightest Young Business Leaders" discusses the ways in which technology is revolutionizing business, from social media to mobile connectivity and transportation. Three contributors share stories of start-ups such as thredUP and RelayRides and reflect on how technology has changed their lives, and Pandora CEO Joe Kennedy talks about the fast-changing world of online technology and what he...Starting at €8.20
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Abrir una planta en un lugar pol ticamente candente
Chun, Patrick; Coleman, John; El-Hage, NabilArticle HBS-R1010PStrategyEl CEO de un fabricante correa con sede en Seúl está considerando la apertura de una fábrica en el complejo industrial de Kaesong (KIC), una zona de fabricación de Corea del Sur en Corea del Norte. Tal operación es atractiva por varias razones: Los costos de mano de obra son bajos, el riesgo de capital también es bajo debido a las garantías del gobierno de Corea del Sur, y el CCI, como el área más grande de la cooperación económica entre las dos ...Starting at €8.20