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Hailing a New Era: Haier in Japan (B)
Sánchez-Runde, Carlos; Lee, Yih-Teen; Reiche, Sebastian; Chen, Yen-Tung; Kotake, YukiCase DPO-265-ELeadership and People ManagementFounded in 1984 by Zhang Ruimin, current CEO of the company, Haier has rapidly grown from a small refrigerator plant in Qingdao, China, to a global leader in home appliances. As one of the most valuable brands in China, Haier designs, manufactures and sells various home appliances including refrigerators, air conditioners and washing machines in over 100 countries. Since 2006, Haier has aggressively expanded its international presence, aiming t...Starting at €5.74
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Towards the Top End by Being Down Under: Haier's Acquisition of Fisher & Paykel Appliances
Reiche, Sebastian; Lee, Yih-Teen; Sánchez-Runde, CarlosCase DPO-420-EDecision Analysis, Entrepreneurship, Leadership and People ManagementHarry Hou, director and owner of the Oceania microenterprise for Haier Group, a leading multinational consumer electronics and home appliances company headquartered in Qingdao, was contemplating the future of the group's acquisition of Fisher & Paykel Appliances (FPA). A delegation of Haier representatives, with whom he had spent the day discussing collaborations between Haier and FPA, had just left, allowing him a few moments to reflect on the p...Starting at €8.20
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El Vanguard Group, Inc. en 2006 y los Target Retirement Funds
Viceira, Luis M.Case HBS-218S13FinanceEl Vanguard Group es uno de los mayores gestores de activos en los EE.UU., con más de $ 1 billón en activos, el noventa por ciento de los cuales son activos de los fondos mutuos, y más de 12.000 empleados al cierre del ejercicio 2006. Vanguard ha construido una sólida reputación como el gerente de referencia de bajo costo de inversión y el servicio al cliente de alta calidad que siempre hace lo que piensa que es mejor para sus clientes. Vanguard ...Starting at €8.20
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SAP's Transformation from a Product to a Service Provider: The Business Transformation Academy - Teaching Note
Reiche, Sebastian; Cardona Soriano, PabloTeaching Note DPOT-44-ELeadership and People ManagementThe case that the teaching note refers to discusses the strategic talent and stakeholder management issues that SAP faces as it transforms itself from a traditional software development company into a service provider. In 2000, SAP first decides to establish business consulting to assist customers in implementing software solutions. After long and controversial discussions about the core competencies of SAP, the company finally sets up a unit on ...Starting at €0.00
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Uwa Ode: A Cultural Chameleon or Stranded between Cultural Chairs?
Lee, Yih-Teen; Reiche, SebastianCase DPO-281-ELeadership and People ManagementThe case traces the personal and professional career of Uwa Ode, a bicultural individual who was born in Nigeria and has lived the second half of her life in the United Kingdom and the United States. Having completed her executive MBA, Uwa is faced with deciding whether to continue to pursue her current career with an oilfield services company headquartered in the United States. The company would most likely relocate her every two to three years ...Starting at €8.20
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Richard Debenham in Vienna (A, B & C) - Teaching Note: Between Velvet Divorce and the Sydney Olympics
Reiche, SebastianTeaching Note DPOT-30-ELeadership and People ManagementThe teaching purpose is to explore repatriation and career issues associated with international assignmentsStarting at €0.00
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Emerging Market Cost of Capital (Spanish version)
Viceira, Luis M.; Heilprin, Joel L.Case HBS-917S22FinanceNII Holdings, Inc. is a U.S. firm with headquarters in Reston, Virginia, and wireless telephony operations under the Nextel brand in Argentina, Brazil, Chile, Mexico, and Peru. During 2012, as the firm struggled with a weak competitive position and a transition to a new 3G platform, its operating results suffered, and a number of analysts were concerned about the firm's liquidity. Against this backdrop, NII decides to refocus its operations on Me...Starting at €8.20
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Management LP in 2008, 130/30 Funds, and a Low-Volatility Strategy, Teaching Note
Greenwood, Robin; Viceira, Luis M.Teaching Note HBS-211079-EFinanceTeaching Note for 209-047.Starting at €0.00
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Shelley Capital and the Hedge Fund Secondary Market
Viceira, Luis M.; Corsi, Elena; Dittrich, RuthCase HBS-211112-EFinanceAn advisory company has to decide how to sell their client's hedge fund holdings in the secondary market, and thinks about their future. Shelley Capital was a a European advisory company operating in the hedge fund secondary market, a market that boosted in 2008 with the world financial crisis. Shelley had identified four final bidders for the $84.5 million portfolio of illiquid hedge fund holdings that one of their clients had commissioned them ...Starting at €8.20
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Grantham, Mayo, and Van Otterloo, 2012: Estimating the Equity Risk Premium
Hanson, Samuel G.; Stafford, Erik; Viceira, Luis M.Case HBS-213051-EFinanceStarting at €8.20