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- 2014
- Case
Zenglibao: An Internet Money Market Fund Run by Tianhong Asset Management Co., LTD.
By: F. Warren McFarlan, Yongjun Jin and Xiaohui Li
Mobile Internet has imposed an increasing impact on traditional finance. Firstly, some financial business modules can be operated via mobile Internet, and the corresponding transaction cost is greatly reduced. For example, payment by traditional bank draft is replaced... View Details
Keywords: Finance; Internet; China; Mobile Devices; Internet and the Web; Mobile and Wireless Technology; China
McFarlan, F. Warren, Yongjun Jin, and Xiaohui Li. "Zenglibao: An Internet Money Market Fund Run by Tianhong Asset Management Co., LTD." Tsinghua University Case, 2014.
- October 2013
- Supplement
Dongfeng Nissan's Venucia (C)
By: Forest Reinhardt, Mayuka Yamazaki and G.A. Donovan
The (A) case describes the launch of a new passenger vehicle in China, produced jointly by Nissan of Japan and by Chinese automaker Dongfeng. Early sales results following the April 2012 launch were disappointing and the joint venture's managers had to decide how to... View Details
Keywords: China; Japan; Environment; Sustainability; Cross-cultural/cross-border; Competitive Strategy; Product Launch; Global Strategy; Multinational Firms and Management; Crisis Management; Cross-Cultural and Cross-Border Issues; Auto Industry; China; Japan
Reinhardt, Forest, Mayuka Yamazaki, and G.A. Donovan. "Dongfeng Nissan's Venucia (C)." Harvard Business School Supplement 714-016, October 2013.
- October 2013
- Case
Dongfeng Nissan's Venucia (A)
By: Forest Reinhardt, Mayuka Yamazaki and G.A. Donovan
The (A) case describes the launch of a new passenger vehicle in China, produced jointly by Nissan of Japan and by Chinese automaker Dongfeng. Early sales results following the April 2012 launch were disappointing and the joint venture's managers had to decide how to... View Details
Keywords: China; Japan; Cross-cultural/cross-border; Multinational Firms; Competitive Strategy; Product Launch; Global Strategy; Multinational Firms and Management; Crisis Management; Cross-Cultural and Cross-Border Issues; Auto Industry; China; Japan
Reinhardt, Forest, Mayuka Yamazaki, and G.A. Donovan. "Dongfeng Nissan's Venucia (A)." Harvard Business School Case 714-014, October 2013.
- 06 Aug 2014
- News
An Insider's Account of the Yahoo-Alibaba Deal
- 29 Jun 2015
- News
Why Xiaomi Can't Succeed Without India
- September 2016 (Revised January 2017)
- Case
SOHO China: Transformation in Progress
By: Charles F. Wu
In 2016, against the backdrop of a challenging Chinese macroeconomic environment, SOHO China, the largest owner and developer of Class-A real estate in Beijing and Shanghai, was struggling to convince analysts of the merits of its new “build-to-hold” strategy. Founded... View Details
Keywords: China; REIT; Real Estate; Shared Office; Coworking; Public Company; NAV; Macroeconomics; Going Public; Transition; Growth and Development Strategy; Real Estate Industry; China
Wu, Charles F. "SOHO China: Transformation in Progress." Harvard Business School Case 217-023, September 2016. (Revised January 2017.)
- February 2018 (Revised May 2018)
- Case
Haier: Incubating Entrepreneurs in a Chinese Giant
By: Rosabeth Moss Kanter and Nancy Hua Dai
CEO Zhang Ruimin must plan how to accelerate the growth of self-managed microenterprises. Platforms were Haier’s business platforms operating in five major sectors: white goods transformation, investment and incubation, financial holdings, real estate, and cultural... View Details
Keywords: China; Microenterprise; Appliances; Platform; Change; Innovation; Opportunities; Entrepreneurship; Digital Platforms; Transformation; Innovation and Invention; Leadership; Growth and Development Strategy; China
Kanter, Rosabeth Moss, and Nancy Hua Dai. "Haier: Incubating Entrepreneurs in a Chinese Giant." Harvard Business School Case 318-104, February 2018. (Revised May 2018.)
- 2014
- Teaching Note
Meizhou Dongpo Restaurant: Entrepreneurship, Leadership and Culture (TN)
By: F. Warren McFarlan, Weiku Wu and Jia Guo
Meizhou Dongpo is a large catering group in China. On June 6, 1996, the first Meizhou Dongpo Restaurant was opened in Beijing. The enterprise entered the stage of rapid development in 2000, and set up Beijing Meizhou Restaurant Management Co., Ltd. In June 2003 the... View Details
McFarlan, F. Warren, Weiku Wu, and Jia Guo. "Meizhou Dongpo Restaurant: Entrepreneurship, Leadership and Culture (TN)." Tsinghua University Teaching Note, 2014.
- 2012
- Case
Beyondsoft Co., Ltd. (B)
By: F. Warren McFarlan, Donghong Li and Hong Zhang
The case "Beyondsoft Co., Ltd. (A)" completed in early 2010 described the strategic path of Beyondsoft over its history of more than 10 years since its foundation in 1995, containing its major business lines and the relations with the major customers at that time, the... View Details
Keywords: Computer Software; Entrepreneurship; Outsourcing; Strategy; China; Information Technology; China
McFarlan, F. Warren, Donghong Li, and Hong Zhang. "Beyondsoft Co., Ltd. (B)." Tsinghua University Case, 2012.
- March 2017
- Article
Land Institutions and Chinese Political Economy: Institutional Complementarities and Macroeconomic Management
By: Meg Rithmire
This article critically examines the origins and evolution of China’s unique land institutions and situates land policy in the larger context of China’s reforms and pursuit of economic growth. It argues that the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) has strengthened the... View Details
Keywords: China; Economic Reform; Land Politics; Macromanagement; Government and Politics; Macroeconomics; China
Rithmire, Meg. "Land Institutions and Chinese Political Economy: Institutional Complementarities and Macroeconomic Management." Politics & Society 45, no. 1 (March 2017): 123–153.
- November 2017
- Case
BeiGene
By: Willy Shih and Jimmy Zhang
BeiGene was a biopharmaceutical company founded on exploiting a temporal regulatory policy discontinuity. Because of regulatory challenges in China, most innovative new drugs launched there four to six years after their initial U.S. launches. This gave BeiGene a window... View Details
Keywords: Biotechnology; Pharmaceutical Company; Pharmaceuticals; China; Regulatory Environment; Business Strategy; Business Startups; Innovation Strategy; Situation or Environment; Pharmaceutical Industry; China
Shih, Willy, and Jimmy Zhang. "BeiGene." Harvard Business School Case 618-033, November 2017.
- April 2016
- Teaching Note
HNA Group: Global Excellence with Chinese Characteristics
By: William C. Kirby and Joycelyn W. Eby
This teaching note is designed to support the teaching of HBS case number 316-013, "HNA Group: Global Excellence with Chinese Characteristics." View Details
- 2014
- Case
Yonyou 2013
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; Applications and Software; Digital Platforms; China
McFarlan, F. Warren, Zheng Xiaoming, and Ziqian Zhao. "Yonyou 2013." Tsinghua University Case, 2014.
- January 2017
- Teaching Note
SOHO China: Transformation in Progress
By: Charles F. Wu and Alexander W. Schultz
In 2016 against the backdrop of a challenging Chinese macroeconomic environment, SOHO China, the largest owner and developer of Class-A real estate in Beijing and Shanghai, was struggling to convince analysts of the merits of their new “build-to-hold” strategy. Founded... View Details
- 2014
- Teaching Note
Bluestar's Acquisition of Adisseo (B) (TN)
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; Chemicals; China; France
McFarlan, F. Warren, Donghong Li, and Lei Li. "Bluestar's Acquisition of Adisseo (B) (TN)." Tsinghua University Teaching Note, 2014.
- 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.
- 2014
- Case
Meizhou Dongpo Restaurant: Entrepreneurship, Leadership and Culture
By: F. Warren McFarlan, Weiku Wu and Jia Guo
Meizhou Dongpo is a large catering group in China. On June 6, 1996, the first Meizhou Dongpo Restaurant was opened in Beijing. The enterprise entered the stage of rapid development in 2000, and set up Beijing Meizhou Restaurant Management Co., Ltd. In June 2003 the... View Details
McFarlan, F. Warren, Weiku Wu, and Jia Guo. "Meizhou Dongpo Restaurant: Entrepreneurship, Leadership and Culture." Tsinghua University Case, 2014.
- January 2015 (Revised July 2015)
- Case
Jimmy Choo
By: Anat Keinan and Sandrine Crener
Jimmy Choo is a British luxury accessories brand, specializing in shoes, handbags, accessories, and fragrances. Founded in 1996 in London by couture shoe designer Jimmy Choo and Vogue accessories editor Tamara Mellon OBE, the brand enjoyed immediate success and rapidly... View Details
Keywords: Luxury Brand; Fashion; Designer Brand; Shoe; Fashion Accessories; Retail; Entrepreneurship; Branding; Brand Positioning; New Market Development; Entry Into China; Luxury Chinese Market; Global Brands; Growth Strategy; Jimmy Choo; Christian Louboutin; China; Globalized Firms and Management; Marketing Strategy; Market Entry and Exit; Luxury; Cross-Cultural and Cross-Border Issues; Brands and Branding; Fashion Industry; Apparel and Accessories Industry; China; Great Britain
Keinan, Anat, and Sandrine Crener. "Jimmy Choo." Harvard Business School Case 515-073, January 2015. (Revised July 2015.)