Li ＆ Fung - Publications - Faculty & Research

2011
Teaching Note

Xinxing Ductile Iron Pipes: Transforming the Management Control System in Time of Crisis (TN)

By: Ning Jia, F. Warren McFarlan and Xiaohui Li

Xinxing Ductile Iron Pipes Co. is a Chinese state-owned enterprise (SOE) that manufactures cast pipe products and steel products. The company had grown to become a dominant player in the ductile iron pipe industry, holding more than 40% domestic market share and nearly... View Details

Keywords: Control Systems; Cost Centers; Manufacturing; Profit Centers; China; Iron ＆ Steel; China

Citation

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03 Apr 2007
First Look

First Look: April 3, 2007

http://www.hbsp.harvard.edu/b01/en/common/item_detail.jhtml?id=107030 Joseph Pulitzer Harvard Business School Case 807-072 Biography of publisher and philanthropist Joseph Pulitzer. Purchase this case:... View Details

Keywords: Martha Lagace

27 Jun 2005
Research & Ideas

Asian and American Leadership Styles: How Are They Unique?

make for himself at age twelve. He also started his own university, Shantou University, in 1981, with a similar purpose. 2) William and Victor Fung of Li & Fung: old traditional Chinese family-owned... View Details

Keywords: by D. Quinn Mills

01 Apr 2001
News

William Fung: E-Commerce and Efficiency

Ask fund managers covering the Hong Kong market about smart technology plays in these days of crashing dot-coms and you’re likely to hear one company name repeated often. Li & Fung has become the firm to... View Details

Keywords: Alejandro Reyes; Clothing and Clothing Accessories Stores; Retail Trade

06 Aug 2012
Research & Ideas

Strategic Intelligence: Adapt or Die

some structures work more or less efficiently, so I said let's look at other disciplines to see what light they cast on what's going on with the way people's brains evolved and how they operate. Q: Throughout the book, you highlight companies such as Capital One, Whole... View Details

Keywords: by Michael Blanding

13 Jul 2011
News

China Boot Camp

visits, panels, and dinners made them “the heart and soul” of the trip. “It was a great way to build a bridge with alumni,” agrees HBS associate professor Aldo Musacchio, a member of the Business, Government, and International Economy (BGIE) Unit. William View Details

Keywords: Julia Hanna; Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools; Educational Services

04 Jun 2001
Research & Ideas

Why dot.coms Will Rise Again

scheme.—F. Warren McFarlan He offered the case of the Hong Kong-based global trading company Li & Fung as one example of a company that has virtually dissolved its boundaries and embraced technology as a... View Details

Keywords: by Martha Lagace

14 Jul 2009
Research & Ideas

Business Summit: China in the Global Economy

Editor's Note: This is a summary of an HBS Business Summit presentation. View a full summary and video of the event on the HBS Centennial Web site linked below. Date of Event: October 14, 2008 Moderator: William C. Kirby, HBS Faculty Speakers: Victor Fung, Group... View Details

Keywords: Re: William C. Kirby

01 Dec 2008
News

Summit Sound Bites

the United States.” —Victor Fung (Ph.D. ’71), Group Chairman, Li & Fung Group “Brands need to learn to market with two ears and one mouth.” —David Kenny (MBA ’86), Managing... View Details

01 Jun 1997
News

Sorting Myth from Reality at Hong Kong Conference

business economics from Harvard. Fung is one of Hong Kong's most prominent businessmen, serving as chairman of Prudential Asia, the Asian investment management subsidiary of the Prudential Insurance Company of America, as well as chairman... View Details

Keywords: Alejandro Reyes

23 Sep 2014
First Look

First Look: September 23

Harvard Business School Case 114-098 Three-Year Planning at Li & Fung Limited tHaving been able to follow its own "three-year plan" on course constantly, Li &... View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

15 Jan 2015
News

Asia Alumni Connect Around a ‘Vision’ for the New HBS

Yang (MBA 1976). And on January 12, almost 150 alumni in Hong Kong met at the Grand Hyatt Hong Kong to listen to Dean Nohria, Professor Esty, Campaign Managing Director Cahill, Global Leaders Circle Founding Member Victor Fung (PhD 1971),... View Details

28 Feb 2012
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First Look: Feb. 28

and James WeberHarvard Business School Case 311-080 This case explores the strategic and organizational development of City Year over its 22-year history. Purchase this case:http://cb.hbsp.harvard.edu/cb/product/311080-PDF-ENG Li &... View Details