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December 1998
Exercise

Decorum in Guangzhou (B)

By: James K. Sebenius, David T. Kotchen and Rebecca Green

Keywords: Cross-Cultural and Cross-Border Issues; Behavior; Canton (city, China)

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December 1998
Supplement

An Interview with Zhang Ruimin, CEO, Haier Group, Video

By: Lynn S. Paine and Jennifer Benqing

Zhang Ruimin, founder and CEO of China's Haier Group, must decide whether to acquire Red Star Electric Appliance Co., an insolvent local manufacturer of washing machines. Although Haier, slated to become one of China's first global brand names, has successfully turned... View Details

Keywords: Organizational Change and Adaptation; Organizational Culture; Acquisition; Business or Company Management; Consumer Products Industry; China

1998
Chapter

Foreign Firms in the Chinese Power Sector: Economic and Environmental Impacts

By: F. L. Reinhardt, Fiona Murray and Richard Vietor

Keywords: Multinational Firms and Management; Energy; Environmental Sustainability; Developing Countries and Economies; Energy Industry; China

November 1998 (Revised November 1999)
Case

British Sugar in China

By: Ray A. Goldberg, Carin-Isabel Knoop and Srinivas Sunder

British Sugar, the first major diversification of Associated British Foods, is entering China as part of the global sweetener, starch, and ingredient strategy. View Details

Keywords: Trade; Food; Globalization; Marketing Strategy; Market Entry and Exit; Diversification; Consumer Products Industry; China; United Kingdom

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October 1998
Teaching Note

NutraSweet in China TN

By: Michael Y. Yoshino, Carin-Isabel Knoop and Anthony St. George

Teaching Note for (9-397-029) and (9-398-087). View Details

Keywords: China

August 1998 (Revised October 1998)
Case

Lark International Entertainment Ltd. (A)

By: Linda A. Hill and Jennifer Suesse

Two HBS MBA's leave McKinsey and Morgan Stanley to become entrepreneurs in Hong Kong. Together they start up a cinema chain throughout Asia. This case describes the experiences of managing a team in their Wuhan, China cinema. Looks at the challenges of managing growth... View Details

Keywords: Entrepreneurship; Problems and Challenges; Business Growth and Maturation; Business Startups; Emerging Markets; Leadership Style; Leadership; Groups and Teams; Entertainment and Recreation Industry; Hong Kong; China; Asia

August 1998
Supplement

Lark International Entertainment Ltd. (B)

By: Linda A. Hill and Jennifer Suesse

Supplements the (A) case. View Details

Keywords: Entertainment and Recreation Industry; Hong Kong; China; Asia

August 1998
Supplement

Lark International Entertainment Ltd. (C)

By: Linda A. Hill and Jennifer Suesse

Supplements the (A) case. View Details

Keywords: Entertainment and Recreation Industry; Hong Kong; China; Asia

June 1998 (Revised July 2001)
Case

Haier Group (C), The

By: Lynn S. Paine

Presents the outcome of the (B) case and relates development in the company up to 1997. View Details

Keywords: Organizational Culture; Consumer Products Industry; China

June 1998 (Revised November 1998)
Case

TNT Limited's Logistics Services in Asia (D): Managing the "Asian Contagion"

By: Michael Y. Yoshino, Carin-Isabel Knoop and Cate Reavis

Supplements the (A) case. View Details

Keywords: Transportation Industry; Asia; China; Thailand; Indonesia

May 1998
Teaching Note

Internationalizing the Cola Wars (A): The Battle for China and Asian Markets & (B): The Battle for India TN

By: David B. Yoffie

Teaching Note for (9-795-186) and (9-795-187). View Details

Keywords: Food and Beverage Industry; China; Asia

March 1998 (Revised July 2001)
Case

Haier Group (B), The

By: Lynn S. Paine and Robert J. Crawford

Describes the decision made in response to the (A) case as well as subsequent developments. View Details

Keywords: Consumer Products Industry; China

March 1998 (Revised July 2001)
Case

Haier Group, The (A)

By: Lynn S. Paine and Robert J. Crawford

Zhang Ruimin, founder and CEO of China's Haier Group, must decide whether to acquire Red Star Electric Appliance Co., an insolvent local manufacturer of washing machines. Although Haier, slated to become one of China's first global brand names, has successfully turned... View Details

Keywords: Acquisition; Business or Company Management; Organizational Change and Adaptation; Organizational Culture; Success; Consumer Products Industry; China