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- April 2011 (Revised May 2013)
- Case
South Africa (A): Stuck in the Middle?
By: Richard H. K. Vietor and Diego Comin
Fifteen years after ending apartheid, formal unemployment in South Africa was still at 24%. While the country had grown at 4 to 5% annually during the 2000s, the financial crisis set it back by 1 million more unemployed. Moreover, it seemed as if the nation were stuck... View Details
Keywords: Financial Crisis; Inflation and Deflation; Policy; Employment; Wages; Competition; South Africa
Vietor, Richard H. K., and Diego Comin. "South Africa (A): Stuck in the Middle?" Harvard Business School Case 711-084, April 2011. (Revised May 2013.)
- 17 Jun 2011
- HBS Case
KFC’s Explosive Growth in China
restaurant company in mainland China. The case describes how Yum! China succeeded and expanded by staying local on many levels. It keeps close ties to the Chinese government, hires local management, sources... View Details
- February 2023
- Teaching Note
Harambe: Mobilizing Capital in Africa
By: Anywhere Sikochi
Teaching Note for HBS Case No. 122-021. View Details
- December 1997
- Case
NutraSweet in China (B)
By: Michael Y. Yoshino, Carin-Isabel Knoop and Anthony St. George
Supplements the (A) case. View Details
Yoshino, Michael Y., Carin-Isabel Knoop, and Anthony St. George. "NutraSweet in China (B)." Harvard Business School Case 398-087, December 1997.
- January 2010 (Revised April 2010)
- Case
Google in China (A)
By: John A. Quelch
In January 2010, Google threatened in a public statement to stop censoring its search results on its google.cn website, as required by Chinese authorities. Should Google exit China? Or attempt a compromise with the Chinese government? View Details
Keywords: Crisis Management; Market Entry and Exit; Business and Government Relations; Internet and the Web; Information Technology Industry; China
Quelch, John A., and Katherine Jocz. "Google in China (A)." Harvard Business School Case 510-071, January 2010. (Revised April 2010.)
- December 2018
- Teaching Note
Bayern Munich in China
By: Karim Lakhani and Sascha L. Schmidt
Teaching Note for HBS No. 617-025. View Details
- February 2009 (Revised September 2009)
- Supplement
Yahoo! in China (B)
By: Sandra J. Sucher and Daniel Baer
Describes the actions that Jerry Yang took to manage the aftermath of the Shi Tao incident following the 2007 Congressional hearing. View Details
Keywords: Ethics; Cross-Cultural and Cross-Border Issues; Policy; Government Legislation; Crisis Management; Business and Government Relations; Internet; Information Technology Industry; China; United States
Sucher, Sandra J., and Daniel Baer. "Yahoo! in China (B)." Harvard Business School Supplement 609-073, February 2009. (Revised September 2009.)
- February 2009 (Revised April 2011)
- Case
Yahoo! in China (A)
By: Sandra J. Sucher and Daniel Baer
In 2007 Jerry Yang, CEO of Yahoo!, was lambasted by U.S. Representative Tom Lantos, chairman of the U.S. House Committee on Foreign Affairs, for Yahoo's role in the arrest and imprisonment of Chinese journalist and democracy advocate Shi Tao. The case describes the... View Details
Keywords: Ethics; Cross-Cultural and Cross-Border Issues; Governance Compliance; Laws and Statutes; Rights; Business and Government Relations; Internet; Information Technology Industry; China; United States
Sucher, Sandra J., and Daniel Baer. "Yahoo! in China (A)." Harvard Business School Case 609-051, February 2009. (Revised April 2011.)
- February 2018 (Revised March 2018)
- Case
Kickstarting Tomato Jos in Nigeria
By: Sophus A. Reinert and Risa Kavalercik
In the spring of 2016, Mira Mehta (HBS 2014), faced a difficult decision. Following a successful Kickstarter campaign and winning the second place in the HBS New Venture Competition—Social Enterprise Track, she had moved to Northern Nigeria, where she founded the... View Details
Keywords: Nigeria; Entrepreneurs; Import Substitution; China In Africa; Killer Tomato Paste; Mira Mehta; Tomato Jos; Developing Countries and Economies; Social Entrepreneurship; Cross-Cultural and Cross-Border Issues; Government Legislation; Business History; Emerging Markets; Business and Government Relations; Agriculture and Agribusiness Industry; Nigeria
Reinert, Sophus A., and Risa Kavalercik. "Kickstarting Tomato Jos in Nigeria." Harvard Business School Case 718-027, February 2018. (Revised March 2018.)
- 28 May 2015
- Interview
Building Infrastructure in Southern Africa
By: Chris Bishop, Mohan Vivekanandan, Euvin Naidoo, Olivier Fortuin and Linda Olagunju
Bishop, Chris, Mohan Vivekanandan, Euvin Naidoo, Olivier Fortuin, and Linda Olagunju. "Building Infrastructure in Southern Africa." CNBC Africa Interview, CNBC Africa, May 28, 2015.
- October 2019
- Case
Agility Africa
By: Juan Alcacer, Caroline M. Elkins and Esel Çekin
This case illustrates the challenge and opportunities that firms face when developing and executing new business models in high-risk, low-infrastructure, low-trust countries. It features a global logistics group, Agility, that aimed to become the leader in supplying... View Details
Keywords: Strategy; Business Model; Innovation and Invention; Expansion; Emerging Markets; Decision Choices and Conditions; Real Estate Industry; Distribution Industry; Africa
Alcacer, Juan, Caroline M. Elkins, and Esel Çekin. "Agility Africa." Harvard Business School Case 720-357, October 2019.
- November 2006 (Revised August 2008)
- Supplement
China Resources Corporation (B): China Resources Microelectronics
By: Dennis Campbell and David Lane
Supplements the (A) case. Late in October 2006, China Resources (Holdings) Co., Ltd. (CRC) CEO Charlie Song Lin, CFO Jiang Wel, and Information Center GM Derek Cheng were traveling from Hong Kong to Wuxi, China to attend the first ever meeting of China Resources... View Details
Keywords: Accounting; Business Conglomerates; Profit; Governance Controls; Management Systems; Business Strategy; China
Campbell, Dennis, and David Lane. "China Resources Corporation (B): China Resources Microelectronics." Harvard Business School Supplement 107-015, November 2006. (Revised August 2008.)
- Research Summary
China and India in comparative perspective
China and India both have the potential of becoming economic superpowers. The conventional wisdom is that China is far ahead of India in economic reforms and economic performance. Together with my HBS colleague, Professor Tarun Khanna, we are re-examining this... View Details
- November 2011 (Revised December 2011)
- Case
PerkinElmer Developing Products in China for China
By: Vicki Sato, Christoph Jaeker and Kareem Reda
Keywords: Product Development; Developing Countries and Economies; Medical Devices and Supplies Industry; China
Sato, Vicki, Christoph Jaeker, and Kareem Reda. "PerkinElmer Developing Products in China for China." Harvard Business School Case 612-032, November 2011. (Revised December 2011.)
- April 2006 (Revised October 2006)
- Case
Chrysanthemum and Dragon: JAFCO Asia in China
By: Rawi E. Abdelal and David Lane
In the autumn of 2002, JAFCO Asia, a subsidiary of JAFCO Co., Ltd., became the first foreign private equity firm to open an office in Beijing's Haidian Science Park. JAFCO was the only Japanese private equity firm operating in China. As such, Managing Director Vincent... View Details
Keywords: History; International Relations; Business and Shareholder Relations; Business and Government Relations; Expansion; Market Entry and Exit; Performance Effectiveness; Foreign Direct Investment; Business Strategy; Financial Services Industry; China; Beijing; Japan
Abdelal, Rawi E., and David Lane. "Chrysanthemum and Dragon: JAFCO Asia in China." Harvard Business School Case 706-012, April 2006. (Revised October 2006.)
- December 1997 (Revised December 1997)
- Case
Doing Business in China
By: Tarun Khanna and Danielle Melito Wu
Khanna, Tarun, and Danielle Melito Wu. "Doing Business in China." Harvard Business School Case 798-052, December 1997. (Revised December 1997.)
- March 1994 (Revised March 1995)
- Case
Emerson Electric in China
By: Dorothy Leonard-Barton and Thomas A Gerace
Leonard-Barton, Dorothy, and Thomas A Gerace. "Emerson Electric in China." Harvard Business School Case 694-064, March 1994. (Revised March 1995.)
- 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
- 08 Dec 2020
- Working Paper Summaries
Party-State Capitalism in China
- January 2010
- Teaching Note
IFRS in China (TN)
By: Karthik Ramanna
Teaching Note for [110037]. View Details