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- January 2009 (Revised May 2011)
- Case
China Mobile's Rural Communications Strategy
By: William C. Kirby, F. Warren McFarlan, G.A. Donovan and Tracy Manty
China Mobile was the world's leading mobile communications service provider with over 400 million customers. In some cities, its penetration rate was over 100%. With such huge successes, Chairman Wang Jianzhou was exploring ways to expand its customer base. Nearly... View Details
Keywords: Communication Technology; Mobile and Wireless Technology; Investment; Rural Scope; Strategy; Growth and Development Strategy; Corporate Social Responsibility and Impact; Business and Government Relations; Telecommunications Industry; China
Kirby, William C., F. Warren McFarlan, G.A. Donovan, and Tracy Manty. "China Mobile's Rural Communications Strategy." Harvard Business School Case 309-034, January 2009. (Revised May 2011.)
- 2011
- Teaching Note
UFIDA (A) (TN)
By: F. Warren McFarlan, Bin Yang and E. Chen
The five-case UFIDA series is about China's largest supplier of management/ERP software, its 20-year evolution, and current strategic challenges. The (A) case is the cornerstone of the series. It introduces the company's history, strategic turning points, current... View Details
Keywords: Business History; Competition; Computer Software; Emerging Markets; Strategy; Applications and Software; China
McFarlan, F. Warren, Bin Yang, and E. Chen. "UFIDA (A) (TN)." Tsinghua University Teaching Note, 2011.
- July 1995
- Teaching Note
Air Products and Chemicals, Inc.: MIS Reorganization (A) and Project ICON (A), (Abridged) TN
Teaching Note for (9-193-008). View Details
- September 1992
- Teaching Note
Aerospace Technology Manufacturing, Inc.: Industry, Company, and I/S Transitions TN
- September 2010
- Teaching Note
HNA Group: Moving China's Air Transport Industry in a New Direction (TN)
Teaching Note for 309029. View Details
- February 2006 (Revised December 2006)
- Teaching Note
Otis Elevator: Accelerating Business Transformation with IT (TN)
Keywords: Construction Industry
- October 2007
- Article
Governance in Global Information Economy
- September 1988
- Case
Frontier Airlines, Inc. (A) (Condensed)
Describes a regional airline that is on the losing end of a strategic application of information technology. Management is focusing on internal data processing issues while its principal, and larger, competitor is using its computerized reservations system to gain... View Details
Keywords: Adoption; Business Strategy; Competitive Strategy; Information Technology; Air Transportation; Air Transportation Industry
McFarlan, F. Warren. "Frontier Airlines, Inc. (A) (Condensed)." Harvard Business School Case 189-074, September 1988.
- July 2004
- Supplement
Harold Morton: Joining a Board
A trustee reflects on his first several years' experience. View Details
McFarlan, F. Warren. "Harold Morton: Joining a Board." Harvard Business School Video Supplement 305-703, July 2004.
- June 2004
- Supplement
CareGroup
Keywords: Health Industry
McFarlan, F. Warren. "CareGroup." Harvard Business School Video Supplement 304-812, June 2004.
- March 2003
- Supplement
Free Internet Initiative in LaGrange, Georgia, The
McFarlan, F. Warren. "Free Internet Initiative in LaGrange, Georgia, The." Harvard Business School Video Supplement 303-802, March 2003.
- August 2002 (Revised May 2005)
- Teaching Note
Postgirot Bank and Provment AB: Managing the Cost of IT Operations, TN
Teaching Note for (9-302-061). View Details
- October 2001
- Teaching Note
Merrill Lynch: Integrated Choice (Abridged)TN
Teaching Note for (9-301-081). View Details
Keywords: Financial Services Industry
- March 1999 (Revised September 2001)
- Teaching Note
Providian Trust: Tradition and Technology (B) TN
Teaching Note for (9-398-035). View Details
- October 1995
- Teaching Note
H.E. Butt Grocery Company: A Leader in ECR Implementation (Abridged) TN
Teaching Note for (9-196-061). View Details
Keywords: Retail Industry
- October 1995
- Teaching Note
Procter & Gamble: Improving Consumer Value Through Process Design TN
Teaching Note for (9-195-126). View Details
- November–December 1999
- Article
Working on Nonprofit Boards: Don't Assume the Shoe Fits
McFarlan, F. Warren. "Working on Nonprofit Boards: Don't Assume the Shoe Fits." Harvard Business Review 77, no. 6 (November–December 1999).
- 2014
- Supplement
Bluestar's Acquisition of Adisseo (B)
By: F. Warren McFarlan, Donghong Li and Lei Li
This case describes the post-M&A integration of Adisseo of France in 2006 by Bluestar Group, the largest subsidiary of ChemChina (a Fortune 500 company) until 2013. Adisseo was mainly engaged in production of methionine, a feed additive, while China had no methionine... View Details
Keywords: Internationalization; Mergers & Acquisitions; Postmerger Integration; Strategy; China; France
McFarlan, F. Warren, Donghong Li, and Lei Li. "Bluestar's Acquisition of Adisseo (B)." Tsinghua University Supplement, 2014.