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Midea Group China: The Acquisition of German Robotics
Wiboon Kittilaksanawong; Ines Sanso CodinaCase IVEY-9B19M070-EEntrepreneurship, StrategyIn January 2017, the Midea Group Co. Ltd. (Midea), a China-based large manufacturer of electrical appliances, completed its acquisition of German-based KUKA AG (KUKA), a large manufacturer of industrial robots. To ease concerns about technologies fallingStarting at €8.20
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Foxconn Technology Group: Acquiring Sharp to Move Up the Value Chain
Wiboon Kittilaksanawong; Teeta ErikateCase IVEY-9B19M058-EEntrepreneurship, StrategyIn August 2016, Foxconn Technology Group (Foxconn) acquired a majority stake for US$3.8 billion in Sharp Corporation (Sharp), which was on the verge of bankruptcy. In addition to gaining more liquid crystal display (LCD) capacity, Foxconn was combining Sharp’s advanced technology and marketing resources with its own to expand and move up the value chain in both research and development and brand building. However, the post-acquisition integration...Starting at €8.20
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Foxconn Technology Group: Acquiring Sharp to Move Up the Value Chain - Teaching Note
Wiboon Kittilaksanawong; Teeta ErikateTeaching Note IVEY-8B19M058-EStrategyTeaching note for product 9B19M058.Starting at €0.00
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Tassal Group Limited: From Salmon to a Broader Seafood Market
Wiboon Kittilaksanawong; Deborah Lea BroadbyCase IVEY-9B19M054-EEntrepreneurship, StrategyIn July 2015, Tassal Group Limited (Tassal) announced the acquisition of De Costi Seafoods Company (De Costi) in a combination deal of cash and shares. The acquisition would allow Tassal to address a A$4.3 billion Australian seafood market that was much larger than the previously addressable salmon market of $700 million. Tassal had previous experience in species diversification. However, the environmental impacts of its major operations in Macqu...Starting at €8.20
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Tassal Group Limited: From Salmon to a Broader Seafood Market - Teaching Note
Wiboon Kittilaksanawong; Deborah Lea BroadbyTeaching Note IVEY-8B19M054-EStrategyTeaching note for product 9B19M054.Starting at €0.00
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Tata Consultancy Services Limited: The Joint Venture with Mitsubishi Corporation in Japan
Wiboon Kittilaksanawong; Prageeth KrishnanCase IVEY-9B20M048-EEntrepreneurship, StrategyIn June 2019, Tata Consultancy Services Limited (TCS), a leading Indian global information technology (IT) services, consulting, and business solutions provider, announced that it would increase its shareholding in Tata Consultancy Services Japan Limited (TCS Japan) from 51 per cent to 66 per cent. Established in July 2014, TCS Japan was a joint venture between TCS and Mitsubishi Corporation (MC), one of Japan’s largest integrated business enterp...Starting at €8.20
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The Walt Disney Company: Sexual Harassment and Controversies on Social Media - Teaching Note
Wiboon Kittilaksanawong; Yiwen ChenTeaching Note IVEY-8B20M147-EStrategyTeaching note for product 9B20M147.Starting at €0.00
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The Walt Disney Company: Sexual Harassment and Controversies on Social Media
Wiboon Kittilaksanawong; Yiwen ChenCase IVEY-9B20M147-EEntrepreneurship, StrategyBetween 2017 and 2019, The Walt Disney Company (Disney) faced two major scandals that threatened to damage its family-friendly brand image. Disney’s brand value decreased by 5 per cent from 2017 to 2018, although it remained the most valuable media brandStarting at €8.20
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All Nippon Airways: Are Dual Business Models Sustainable
Wiboon Kittilaksanawong; Elise PerrinCase IVEY-9B16M007-EEntrepreneurship, StrategyIn 2012, All Nippon Airways diversified into Japan’s emerging low-cost carrier market by launching two new low-cost carriers: Peach Aviation and AirAsia Japan. After one year, Peach Aviation experienced financial losses and operations failures; after two years, the company announced cancellation of many flights. The second carrier, AirAsia Japan, ended its operations in 2013, and was later restructured as Vanilla Air, a wholly owned subsidiary of...Starting at €8.20
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Canon Inc.: Ambitious Acquisitions in the Video Surveillance Market
Wiboon Kittilaksanawong; Andrew Jiro PoplawskiCase IVEY-9B16M101-EEntrepreneurship, StrategyFacing a decline in the company’s core camera business as a result of the aggressive entry of smartphones, Canon identified the network security industry as a potential growth market, with expected revenues of US$23 billion by 2020. Canon opted to pursue this kind of growth potential outside its core competency by acquiring Milestone Systems in 2014 and Axis Communications in 2015. Canon paid a 50-per-cent premium to acquire Axis in a cash-only o...Starting at €8.20