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  • December 1999 (Revised April 2001)
  • Case

Avon Products China (A)

By: Lynn S. Paine and Jennifer Gui
In April 1998, when the Chinese central government bans all forms of direct selling in China in April 1998, executives at Avon China must decide how to respond. The first direct sales company to enter China after its opening to outsiders, Avon sparked widespread... View Details
Keywords: Crisis Management; Sales; Trade; Business and Government Relations; Government and Politics; Market Participation; China
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Paine, Lynn S., and Jennifer Gui. "Avon Products China (A)." Harvard Business School Case 300-053, December 1999. (Revised April 2001.)
  • 2022
  • Book

Making Meritocracy: Lessons from China and India, from Antiquity to the Present

By: Tarun Khanna and Michael Szonyi
How do societies identify and promote merit? Enabling all people to fulfill their potential, and ensuring the selection of competent and capable leaders are central challenges for any society. These are not new concerns. Scholars, educators, and political and economic... View Details
Keywords: Merit; Meritocracy; Society; Government and Politics; History; Power and Influence; Leadership; Competency and Skills; China; India
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Khanna, Tarun, and Michael Szonyi, eds. Making Meritocracy: Lessons from China and India, from Antiquity to the Present. New York, NY: Oxford University Press, 2022.
  • November 2018 (Revised June 2019)
  • Case

ofo

By: Mitchell Weiss
Dai Wei and his co-founders grew Beijing-based ofo from a school-based startup to a bike-share behemoth in a matter of months, topped an all-out market-share battle fueled with almost $1 billion in venture capital, provided 2 billion bicycle rides, soaked up the... View Details
Keywords: Ofo; Bikeshare; Scale; Platforms; Government As A Platform; Platform Mechanics; Dai Wei; Dockless Bikes; Mobike; Bike-share; Online-to-offline; Mobility; Digital Platforms; Infrastructure; Transportation; Bicycle Transportation; Growth and Development Strategy; Bicycle Industry; China; Beijing
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Weiss, Mitchell. "ofo." Harvard Business School Case 819-063, November 2018. (Revised June 2019.)
  • March 2025
  • Case

Boom, Bust, or Bullseye? Navigating the Short-Term Rental Market

By: John Macomber, Juan Pablo Heusser Killing, Siddhant Pardeshi and Sally Su
Short-term rentals listed via apps like AirBnB and VRBO are increasingly interesting investments for small-scale real estate investors. However, they have substantial operating costs, vacancy risk, and regulatory exposure compared to traditional long-term leases... View Details
Keywords: Housing; Acquisition; Entrepreneurship; Investment; Bids and Bidding; Leasing; Renting or Rental; Real Estate Industry; Accommodations Industry; Arizona; California; Texas
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Macomber, John, Juan Pablo Heusser Killing, Siddhant Pardeshi, and Sally Su. "Boom, Bust, or Bullseye? Navigating the Short-Term Rental Market." Harvard Business School Case 225-013, March 2025.
  • January 2009 (Revised February 2013)
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Appellation Shanxi: Grace Vineyard

By: William C. Kirby, Michael Shih-ta Chen and Keith Chi-ho Wong
Grace Vineyard was a rare family-owned, private winery in China that was set on establishing itself as a world-renowned, quality vintner. Judy Leissner, the second-generation company leader, was at a crossroads in how she wanted to grow the business that her father... View Details
Keywords: Family Business; Growth and Development Strategy; Family Ownership; State Ownership; Expansion; Food and Beverage Industry; China
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Kirby, William C., Michael Shih-ta Chen, and Keith Chi-ho Wong. "Appellation Shanxi: Grace Vineyard." Harvard Business School Case 309-075, January 2009. (Revised February 2013.)
  • September 2007 (Revised November 2008)
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Sinopec: Refining its Strategy

By: Richard H.K. Vietor and Julia Galef
China's oil industry, with majority ownership vested in the government, had engaged in an "equity oil" strategy for the past few years-acquiring equity interests in oil producing nations including Sudan, Angola, and Iran. Outside critics, however, suggested that the... View Details
Keywords: Non-Renewable Energy; Equity; Foreign Direct Investment; Growth and Development Strategy; Demand and Consumers; State Ownership; Energy Industry; China
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Vietor, Richard H.K., and Julia Galef. "Sinopec: Refining its Strategy." Harvard Business School Case 708-018, September 2007. (Revised November 2008.)

    Guhan Subramanian

    Guhan Subramanian is the Joseph Flom Professor of Law and Business at the Harvard Law School and the Douglas Weaver Professor of Business Law at the Harvard Business School.  He is the first person in the history of Harvard University to hold... View Details

    • January 2022
    • Background Note

    Common Prosperity? China Shifts Left

    By: William C. Kirby and Noah B. Truwit
    Since the founding of the People’s Republic of China in 1949, the ruling Chinese Communist Party (CCP) has been mistrustful of entrepreneurs and the private sector that operates outside the government’s authority. In its first decades under Mao Zedong, the CCP... View Details
    Keywords: Market Reform; Gdp; Government Administration; Government and Politics; Private Sector; Governing Rules, Regulations, and Reforms; Economy; Globalized Economies and Regions; Entrepreneurship; Business and Government Relations; Globalized Markets and Industries; Social Issues; Society; Economic Growth; China
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    Kirby, William C., and Noah B. Truwit. "Common Prosperity? China Shifts Left." Harvard Business School Background Note 322-069, January 2022.
    • 23 Dec 2008
    • First Look

    First Look: December 23, 2008

    high-skilled immigrants on U.S. technology formation. Specifically, we use reduced-form specifications that exploit large changes in the H-1B visa program. Fluctuations in H-1B admissions levels significantly influence the rate of Indian and View Details
    Keywords: Martha Lagace
    • 08 Apr 2008
    • First Look

    First Look: April 8, 2008

    the arguments on both sides and render a decision. Purchase this case: http://www.hbsp.harvard.edu/b01/en/common/item_detail.jhtml?id=708032 Fiyta—The Case of a Chinese Watch Company Harvard Business School Case 308-025 Fiyta had long... View Details
    Keywords: Martha Lagace
    • February 2020 (Revised June 2020)
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    From Cradle to Heaven: Taikang Insurance Group

    By: William C. Kirby, Shu Lin, John P. McHugh and Yuanzhuo Wang
    Taikang Insurance Group was a leading Chinese insurance and financial services institution. It operated in the insurance, asset management, and health and senior care industries. Due to China’s underdeveloped social welfare state, Taikang saw an opportunity for the... View Details
    Keywords: Health; Insurance; Strategy; Insurance Industry; China
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    Kirby, William C., Shu Lin, John P. McHugh, and Yuanzhuo Wang. "From Cradle to Heaven: Taikang Insurance Group." Harvard Business School Case 320-088, February 2020. (Revised June 2020.)
    • May 2011
    • Case

    Oriental Fortune Capital: Building a Better Stock Exchange

    By: Josh Lerner and Keith Chi-ho Wong
    When ChiNext opened in October 2009 as the second tier market of the Shenzhen Stock Exchange (SZSE), it aimed to provide Chinese entrepreneurs with equity capital and to facilitate the exits of venture capital firms and other investors which had previously relied on... View Details
    Keywords: Capital Markets; Stocks; Financial Markets; Venture Capital; Private Equity; International Finance; Financial Services Industry; China
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    Lerner, Josh, and Keith Chi-ho Wong. "Oriental Fortune Capital: Building a Better Stock Exchange." Harvard Business School Case 811-105, May 2011.
    • 22 Jul 2021
    • News

    China’s Push to Purge Organized Crime Casts Shadow Over Private Businesses

    • 29 Oct 2024
    • HBS Seminar

    Lynn Wu, Wharton

    • October 2010 (Revised November 2012)
    • Case

    Shenzhen Capital Group

    By: Paul A. Gompers, Shaohui Chen, Jessie Lin and Shelley Ling
    Haitao Jin, chairman of Shenzhen Capital Group Co., Ltd. (SCGC), and Wanshou Li, president of SCGC, must decide how to continue to grow their venture capital/private equity firm in China. SCGC is a premier VC/PE fund in China and a pioneer of the Government Sponsored... View Details
    Keywords: Government And Business; Venture Capital; Private Equity; Investment Funds; Growth and Development Strategy; Business and Government Relations; Financial Services Industry; China
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    Gompers, Paul A., Shaohui Chen, Jessie Lin, and Shelley Ling. "Shenzhen Capital Group." Harvard Business School Case 211-029, October 2010. (Revised November 2012.)
    • July 2007 (Revised July 2008)
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    The Beijing Dream

    By: Arthur I Segel, Voon Siang Lee, Jialei Tian and Ying Laura Wang
    The purchase of a single-family home is generally the major investment for most young couples in China. Shows in detail the process that a young couple goes through in late April 2007 to find, finance, and close on an apartment in Beijing within what they believe to be... View Details
    Keywords: Property; Investment; Cost; Emerging Markets; Financing and Loans; Acquisition; Activity Based Costing and Management; Internet and the Web; Management Practices and Processes; Real Estate Industry; Beijing; United States
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    Segel, Arthur I., Voon Siang Lee, Jialei Tian, and Ying Laura Wang. "The Beijing Dream." Harvard Business School Case 208-015, July 2007. (Revised July 2008.)
    • 14 Jun 2015
    • News

    ‘Move: Putting America’s Infrastructure Back in the Lead,’ by Rosabeth Moss Kanter

    • 2011
    • Teaching Note

    Founder's Group Diversification (TN)

    By: F. Warren McFarlan, Donghong Li and Chuanjiang Mao
    Founder Group's Chairman of the Board, Wei Xin, made adjustments to the company portfolio in 2010. Established in the mid-1980s, Founder is the industry leader for Chinese laser typesetting systems and was once the second largest PC manufacturer in China. It is also... View Details
    Keywords: Strategy Management; China; Computers & Electronics; China
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    McFarlan, F. Warren, Donghong Li, and Chuanjiang Mao. "Founder's Group Diversification (TN)." Tsinghua University Teaching Note, 2011.
    • January 2009
    • Background Note

    Financial Networks and Informal Banking in China: From Pawnshops to Private Equity

    By: Elisabeth Koll
    Provides an analysis of why informal financial networks and institutions still play an extremely important role in China's economy in the 21st century. Although China has emerged as one of the fastest growing economies in the world, it still suffers from a weak... View Details
    Keywords: Entrepreneurship; Private Equity; Banks and Banking; Financing and Loans; Governing Rules, Regulations, and Reforms; State Ownership; Business and Government Relations; Networks; China
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    Koll, Elisabeth. "Financial Networks and Informal Banking in China: From Pawnshops to Private Equity." Harvard Business School Background Note 809-111, January 2009.
    • 01 Feb 2019
    • HBS Seminar

    Xavier Jaravel, London School of Economics

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