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- January 2009 (Revised February 2013)
- Case
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
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)
- Case
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
Vietor, Richard H.K., and Julia Galef. "Sinopec: Refining its Strategy." Harvard Business School Case 708-018, September 2007. (Revised November 2008.)
- 2014
- Teaching Note
Yonyou 2013 (TN)
By: F. Warren McFarlan, Zheng Xiaoming and Ziqian Zhao
The case describes how a leading Chinese management software provider Yonyou (formerly known as "UFIDA") disrupted its value chain-based business model to transform itself into a platform provider. The case describes Yonyou's past success, the market forces and... View Details
Keywords: Business Models; ERP; Platforms; Strategy; Transformations; China; Information Technology; China
McFarlan, F. Warren, Zheng Xiaoming, and Ziqian Zhao. "Yonyou 2013 (TN)." Tsinghua University Teaching Note, 2014.
- March 2015
- Case
The Sino-Russian Rapprochement: Energy Relations in a New Era
By: Rawi Abdelal, Morena Skalamera and Sogomon Tarontsi
The United States could enhance or threaten China's energy security but China was unsure of the U.S. intentions. China and the United States were both friends and potential foes. In the meantime, Russia's own ambivalent relationship with the United States and its... View Details
Keywords: International Relations; Energy; Trade; Conflict and Resolution; Business and Government Relations; Energy Industry; China; United States; Russia
Abdelal, Rawi, Morena Skalamera, and Sogomon Tarontsi. "The Sino-Russian Rapprochement: Energy Relations in a New Era." Harvard Business School Case 715-016, March 2015.
- 30 Jul 2009
- News
Chatter about a new global currency is overblown
- 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
- 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
- 18 Oct 2011
- Working Paper Summaries
Historical Trajectories and Corporate Competences in Wind Energy
- 01 Feb 2019
- HBS Seminar
Xavier Jaravel, London School of Economics
- February 2020 (Revised June 2020)
- Case
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
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
Lerner, Josh, and Keith Chi-ho Wong. "Oriental Fortune Capital: Building a Better Stock Exchange." Harvard Business School Case 811-105, May 2011.
- January 2012 (Revised March 2013)
- Case
Ctrip: Scientifically Managing Travel Services
By: David A. Garvin and Nancy Hua Dai
Ctrip is a $437 million Chinese on-line travel services company with a scientific, data driven approach to management. The case explores Ctrip's founding and early growth, its expansion into multiple market segments including hotel reservations, air ticketing, leisure... View Details
Keywords: Scientific Management; Data-driven Management; Management; Expansion; Business Growth and Maturation; Market Entry and Exit; Mathematical Methods; Business Processes; Information Management; Travel Industry; China
Garvin, David A., and Nancy Hua Dai. "Ctrip: Scientifically Managing Travel Services." Harvard Business School Case 312-092, January 2012. (Revised March 2013.)
- 22 Jun 2020
- News
Colleges Brace For Steep Drop In International Enrollment This Fall
- November 2007 (Revised May 2008)
- Case
Haier Hefei Electronics Co. (A)
By: Lynn Sharp Paine
The Haier Group, the first mainland Chinese company to make the Financial Times list of Asia's "most admired companies," attributes its success in large measure to the new value system it has sought to instill throughout the organization. However, when Haier takes over... View Details
Keywords: Public Ownership; Business and Government Relations; Organizational Culture; Transformation; Ethics; Labor and Management Relations; Business or Company Management; Contracts; Electronics Industry; China
Paine, Lynn Sharp. "Haier Hefei Electronics Co. (A)." Harvard Business School Case 308-075, November 2007. (Revised May 2008.)
- 06 May 2024
- Research & Ideas
The Critical Minutes After a Virtual Meeting That Can Build Up or Tear Down Teams
the study period, each of the US subteams was made the code owner of the software they were designing. Both Chinese subteams were demoralized; however, what happened next on each of these teams was remarkably different. “What we... View Details
Keywords: by Michael Blanding
- 2011
- Case
Founder's Group Diversification
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
McFarlan, F. Warren, Donghong Li, and Chuanjiang Mao. "Founder's Group Diversification." Tsinghua University Case, 2011.
- July 2015 (Revised October 2016)
- Case
China Lodging Group (A)
By: Tatiana Sandino, Shelley Xin Li and Nancy Hua Dai
This case study explores the challenges of aligning middle management interests with company goals as a company navigates rapid growth in a dynamic industry. China Lodging Group, a Chinese hotel chain that opened about 2,000 hotels during its first decade in business,... View Details
Keywords: Motivation and Incentives; Business or Company Management; Growth Management; Balanced Scorecard; Accommodations Industry; China
Sandino, Tatiana, Shelley Xin Li, and Nancy Hua Dai. "China Lodging Group (A)." Harvard Business School Case 116-004, July 2015. (Revised October 2016.)
- 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
McFarlan, F. Warren, Donghong Li, and Chuanjiang Mao. "Founder's Group Diversification (TN)." Tsinghua University Teaching Note, 2011.