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- 2011
- Case
Xinxing Ductile Iron Pipes: Transforming the Management Control System in Time of Crisis
By: Ning Jia, F. Warren McFarlan and Xiaohui Li
Xinxing Ductile Iron Pipes Co. is a Chinese state-owned enterprise (SOE) that manufactures cast pipe products and steel products. The company had grown to become a dominant player in the ductile iron pipe industry, holding more than 40% domestic market share and nearly... View Details
Jia, Ning, F. Warren McFarlan, and Xiaohui Li. "Xinxing Ductile Iron Pipes: Transforming the Management Control System in Time of Crisis." Tsinghua University Case, 2011.
- October 2010 (Revised January 2012)
- Case
Hony, CIFA, and Zoomlion: Creating Value and Strategic Choices in a Dynamic Market
By: Josh Lerner and Yiwen Jin
The private equity group Hony Capital considers what to do with their investment in Zoomlion, which has been successful to date. The question is whether to take their money off the table or to invest in their acquisition of a large Italian competitor. View Details
Keywords: Private Equity; Financial Strategy; Investment; Emerging Markets; Financial Services Industry; China
Lerner, Josh, and Yiwen Jin. "Hony, CIFA, and Zoomlion: Creating Value and Strategic Choices in a Dynamic Market." Harvard Business School Case 811-032, October 2010. (Revised January 2012.)
- 15 Aug 2013
- Working Paper Summaries
Competition and Social Identity in the Workplace: Evidence from a Chinese Textile Firm
Keywords: by Takao Kato & Pian Shu
- 2009
- Chapter
Chinese Railroads, Local Society, and Foreign Presence: The Tianjin-Pukou Line in pre-1949 Shandong
By: Elisabeth Koll
This chapter explores issues of how Chinese railroads improved social mobility and standards of living along major trunk lines, and how foreign investment shaped the integration of the Chinese railroad network from the early 1900s to 1949. As this case study of the... View Details
Keywords: Foreign Direct Investment; Business History; Industry Growth; Welfare or Wellbeing; Rail Transportation; Rail Industry; China
Koll, Elisabeth. "Chinese Railroads, Local Society, and Foreign Presence: The Tianjin-Pukou Line in pre-1949 Shandong." In Manchurian Railways and the Opening of China: An International History, edited by Bruce A. Elleman and Stephen Kotkin, 123–148. New York: M.E. Sharpe, 2009.
- 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
Reinhardt, F. L., Fiona Murray, and Richard Vietor. "Foreign Firms in the Chinese Power Sector: Economic and Environmental Impacts." In Energizing China: Reconciling Environmental Protection and Economic Growth, edited by M. McElroy, C. Nielsen, and P. Lydon. Cambridge: Harvard University, Committee on Environment, 1998.
- August 2023
- Teaching Note
Huawei: A Global Tech Giant in the Crossfire of a Digital Cold War
By: William C. Kirby and Noah B. Truwit
Teaching Note for HBS Case No. 320-089. By 2020, Ren Zhengfei, CEO of Huawei, had transformed the small telephone switch manufacturer he founded in 1987 into a $120 billion telecommunications company poised to lead the lucrative rollout of fifth-generation (5G)... View Details
- December 2014
- Case
Henry A. Kissinger as Negotiator: Background and Key Accomplishments
By: James K. Sebenius and Laurence A. Green
Following a brief summary of Henry A. Kissinger's career, this case describes three of his most pivotal negotiations: the historic establishment of U.S. diplomatic relations with the People's Republic of China, the easing of geopolitical tension with the Soviet Union,... View Details
Keywords: Kissinger; Negotiation; Bargaining; Diplomacy; Multiparty Negotiations; Dispute Resolution; Mediation; Israel; Sinai; Egypt; Cold War; Detente; China; Nixon; Conflict Management; Negotiation Types; International Relations; Personal Development and Career; Israel; Egypt; China; United States; Soviet Union
Sebenius, James K., and Laurence A. Green. "Henry A. Kissinger as Negotiator: Background and Key Accomplishments." Harvard Business School Case 915-020, December 2014.
- August 1997 (Revised October 1997)
- Case
TNT Limited's Logistics Services in Asia (B): PT TNT Logistik Indonesia
By: Michael Y. Yoshino and Carin-Isabel Knoop
Supplements the (A) case. View Details
Yoshino, Michael Y., and Carin-Isabel Knoop. "TNT Limited's Logistics Services in Asia (B): PT TNT Logistik Indonesia." Harvard Business School Case 398-036, August 1997. (Revised October 1997.)
- 12 Apr 2017
- Video
Tariro Goronga
- 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
Yoshino, Michael Y., Carin-Isabel Knoop, and Cate Reavis. TNT Limited's Logistics Services in Asia (D): Managing the "Asian Contagion". Harvard Business School Case 398-090, June 1998. (Revised November 1998.)
- February 2024 (Revised May 2024)
- Case
Lina Khan at the FTC: Redefining Antitrust in the Age of Big Tech
By: Joseph L. Badaracco Jr. and Susan Pinckney
In 2023 and 2024, the Federal Trade Commission and U.S. Department of Justice sued Google, Amazon, and Apple claiming antitrust violations. These lawsuits marked a shift in U.S. antitrust enforcement away from the Chicago School and towards the New Brandeis school of... View Details
Keywords: Transition; Government Administration; Lawsuits and Litigation; Monopoly; Technology Industry; United States; European Union; China; India
Badaracco, Joseph L., Jr., and Susan Pinckney. "Lina Khan at the FTC: Redefining Antitrust in the Age of Big Tech." Harvard Business School Case 324-018, February 2024. (Revised May 2024.)
- 28 May 2017
- Blog Post
HBS on the Road: Ghana, Nigeria, and Côte d'Ivoire
events in Africa? Africa is hugely important to the global community and is poised to become even more important economically. We need the perspectives of African students in... View Details
- February 2005
- Article
Portrait of a Failed Rebellion: An Account of Rational, Sub-optimal Violence in Western Uganda
By: Lucy Hovil and Eric D. Werker
While newspaper reports typically describe anti-civilian violence in civil war as resulting from hatred or anarchy, there is an emerging literature that interprets these processes as calculated, strategic actions of war makers. We argue that this literature... View Details
Hovil, Lucy, and Eric D. Werker. "Portrait of a Failed Rebellion: An Account of Rational, Sub-optimal Violence in Western Uganda." Rationality and Society 17, no. 1 (February 2005): 5–34.
- 17 Nov 2020
- In Practice
How Retailers Can Thrive in a Shopping Season Like No Other
events to connect with their customer base. Livestream events have been very popular in China during the recent Singles Day, and I expect this phenomenon to grow in the US as... View Details
- 9 Feb 2006
- Other Presentation
Libya at the Dawn of a New Era: Improving Competitiveness in a New Era
Libya at the Dawn of a New Era: Improving Competitiveness in a New Era View Details
Porter, Michael E. "Libya at the Dawn of a New Era: Improving Competitiveness in a New Era." General Planning Council of Libya, February 9, 2006.
- 2010
- Working Paper
Evaluating the Effects of Large-Scale Health Interventions in Developing Countries: The Zambian Malaria Initiative
By: Nava Ashraf, Gunther Fink and David N. Weil
Since 2003, Zambia has been engaged in a large-scale, centrally coordinated national anti-malaria campaign which has become a model in sub-Saharan Africa. This paper aims at quantifying the individual and macro level benefits of this campaign, which involved mass... View Details
Keywords: Cost vs Benefits; Developing Countries and Economies; Health Care and Treatment; Health Disorders; Performance Evaluation; Programs; Health Industry; Zambia
Ashraf, Nava, Gunther Fink, and David N. Weil. "Evaluating the Effects of Large-Scale Health Interventions in Developing Countries: The Zambian Malaria Initiative." NBER Working Paper Series, No. 16069, June 2010.
- 1 Aug 2010
- Conference Presentation
Firm Performance, Top Management and Minority Hiring: African‐American Coaches in the NFL, 1970‐2007
By: Andrew Hill and David Thomas
Studies of minority hiring have found that low-status firms are more likely to hire minority candidates. However, most work has examined hiring for entry and mid-level positions, not senior management, which differs in the level of 1) uncertainty regarding the optimal... View Details
- September 2010
- Teaching Note
HNA Group: Moving China's Air Transport Industry in a New Direction (TN)
Teaching Note for 309029. View Details
- Article
China's Internationalization in the Early People's Republic: Dreams of a Socialist World
By: William C. Kirby
Kirby, William C. "China's Internationalization in the Early People's Republic: Dreams of a Socialist World." China Quarterly, no. 188 (December 2006): 870–890.