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- 2001
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The Two Chinas in the Global Setting: Sino-Soviet and Sino-American Cooperation in the 1950s
By: William C. Kirby
Kirby, William C. "The Two Chinas in the Global Setting: Sino-Soviet and Sino-American Cooperation in the 1950s." In Re-examining the Cold War: U.S. China Diplomacy, 1954-1973, edited by Robert Ross, 25–46. Cambridge: Harvard University, Asia Center, 2001.
- November 2000 (Revised December 2001)
- Case
Alibaba.com
By: F. Warren McFarlan, Carin-Isabel Knoop and David Lane
This case focuses on the strategic issues of an emerging dot-com in a rapidly emerging Internet nation-China. Alibaba, a bulletin board company based in Hangzhou, China, is trying to carve out a niche in the B-to-B e-commerce world. It also shows the speed and...
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Keywords:
Digital Marketing;
Internet and the Web;
Marketing;
Strategy;
Service Industry;
Information Technology Industry;
Hangzhou;
Europe;
United States
McFarlan, F. Warren, Carin-Isabel Knoop, and David Lane. "Alibaba.com." Harvard Business School Case 301-047, November 2000. (Revised December 2001.)
- October 2000 (Revised November 2005)
- Case
Li & Fung (A): Internet Issues
By: F. Warren McFarlan and Fred Young
This case looks at the issues facing a Hong Kong-based trading company, which links hundreds of factories in India and Asia with major customers like Gap and the Limited in Europe and in the United States. The company has recently launched a dot-com operation to allow...
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Keywords:
Information Technology;
Internet and the Web;
Multinational Firms and Management;
Distribution Channels;
Logistics;
Networks;
Markets;
Supply Chain;
Retail Industry;
Hong Kong;
India;
Europe;
United States
McFarlan, F. Warren, and Fred Young. "Li & Fung (A): Internet Issues." Harvard Business School Case 301-009, October 2000. (Revised November 2005.)
- May 2000
- Teaching Note
Steinway & Sons: Buying a Legend (A) - (D) TN
Teaching Note for (9-500-028). (9-500-045), (9-500-046), and (9-500-047).
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- May 2000 (Revised July 2000)
- Case
U.S. Export-Import Bank and the Three Gorges Dam (A), The
By: George C. Lodge and Cate Reavis
Describes the dilemma Martin Kamarck faced as president of the Export-Import Bank in whether to provide U.S. companies financing for China's Three Gorges Dam project.
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Keywords:
Decision Choices and Conditions;
Risk and Uncertainty;
Financing and Loans;
International Finance;
Construction Industry;
Energy Industry;
China;
United States
Lodge, George C., and Cate Reavis. "U.S. Export-Import Bank and the Three Gorges Dam (A), The." Harvard Business School Case 900-017, May 2000. (Revised July 2000.)
- May 2000 (Revised July 2000)
- Case
U.S. Export-Import Bank and the Three Gorges Dam (B), The
By: George C. Lodge and Cate Reavis
Supplements the (A) case.
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Lodge, George C., and Cate Reavis. "U.S. Export-Import Bank and the Three Gorges Dam (B), The." Harvard Business School Case 900-018, May 2000. (Revised July 2000.)
- February 2000 (Revised March 2001)
- Case
Alphatec Electronics Pcl
By: Stuart C. Gilson, C. Fritz Foley and Perry Fagan
The newly appointed CEO of an important high-technology company in Thailand must lead the company through a complicated debt restructuring. Due to the collapse of the Thai currency, the company's debt burden, like that of most Thai companies, has skyrocketed because it...
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Keywords:
Currency Exchange Rate;
Valuation;
Management Teams;
Restructuring;
Laws and Statutes;
Insolvency and Bankruptcy;
Developing Countries and Economies;
Borrowing and Debt;
Technology Industry;
Electronics Industry;
Thailand;
United States
Gilson, Stuart C., C. Fritz Foley, and Perry Fagan. "Alphatec Electronics Pcl." Harvard Business School Case 200-004, February 2000. (Revised March 2001.)
- January 2000
- Case
Steinway & Sons: Buying a Legend (B)
Supplements the (A) case.
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Gourville, John T. "Steinway & Sons: Buying a Legend (B)." Harvard Business School Case 500-045, January 2000.
- January 2000
- Case
Steinway & Sons: Buying a Legend (C)
Supplements the (A) case.
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Gourville, John T. "Steinway & Sons: Buying a Legend (C)." Harvard Business School Case 500-046, January 2000.
- January 2000
- Case
Steinway & Sons: Buying a Legend (D)
Supplements the (A) case.
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Gourville, John T. "Steinway & Sons: Buying a Legend (D)." Harvard Business School Case 500-047, January 2000.
- December 1999 (Revised April 2001)
- Case
Avon Products China (A)
By: Lynn S. Paine and Jennifer Gui
In April 1998, when the Chinese central government bans all forms of direct selling in China in April 1998, executives at Avon China must decide how to respond. The first direct sales company to enter China after its opening to outsiders, Avon sparked widespread...
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Keywords:
Crisis Management;
Sales;
Trade;
Business and Government Relations;
Government and Politics;
Market Participation;
China
Paine, Lynn S., and Jennifer Gui. "Avon Products China (A)." Harvard Business School Case 300-053, December 1999. (Revised April 2001.)
- December 1999 (Revised July 2000)
- Case
Cimetrics Technology (B): Russian Perspectives
By: Lynn S. Paine
Presents the perspectives of two Russian software developers working for Cimetrics in Moscow. A central issue from the Russian perspective is whether a more structured and formal arrangement is needed for managing the Russian team.
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Keywords:
Business Model;
Applications and Software;
Business or Company Management;
Corporate Entrepreneurship;
Human Resources;
Cross-Cultural and Cross-Border Issues;
Labor and Management Relations;
Product Development;
Performance Evaluation;
Information Technology Industry;
Russia;
Canada;
United States
Paine, Lynn S. "Cimetrics Technology (B): Russian Perspectives." Harvard Business School Case 300-055, December 1999. (Revised July 2000.)
- October 1999
- Teaching Note
Acer America: Development of the Aspire TN
Teaching Note for (9-399-011).
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- October 1999 (Revised February 2000)
- Case
Steinway & Sons: Buying a Legend (A)
It is 1995 and Steinway & Sons has just been purchased by two young entrepreneurs. For 140 years, Steinway has held the reputation for making the finest quality grand pianos in the world. The past 25 years have proven to be a challenge, however. First, the company has...
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Keywords:
Business Startups;
Decisions;
Entrepreneurship;
Globalization;
Crisis Management;
Brands and Branding;
Marketing Strategy;
Quality;
Competitive Strategy;
Manufacturing Industry;
Japan;
New York (state, US)
Gourville, John T., and Joseph B. Lassiter III. "Steinway & Sons: Buying a Legend (A)." Harvard Business School Case 500-028, October 1999. (Revised February 2000.)
- June 1999
- Teaching Note
SOS-Kinderdorf International: Caring for Orphaned Children TN
Teaching Note for (9-597-079).
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- May 1999 (Revised November 2000)
- Case
AES Global Values
By: Lynn S. Paine
Members of the development team for the AES Corp.'s power plant project in India must decide what plant technology to specify in their application for techno-economic clearance from the government of India's Central Electric Authority. Their choice is between more...
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Keywords:
Business Ventures;
Corporate Social Responsibility and Impact;
Environmental Sustainability;
Energy Generation;
Technology Adoption;
Energy Industry;
India;
United States
Paine, Lynn S. "AES Global Values." Harvard Business School Case 399-136, May 1999. (Revised November 2000.)
- May 1999
- Background Note
Broadband Race, The
By: David B. Yoffie and Mary Kwak
Surveys developments in broadband in the late 1990s, focusing on the rivalry between telecom companies deploying DSL and cable companies rolling out cable modem service. Reviews the major broadband technologies, examines the state of competition in the United States,...
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Keywords:
Technological Innovation;
Internet and the Web;
Competition;
Telecommunications Industry;
United States;
Hong Kong;
Singapore
Yoffie, David B., and Mary Kwak. "Broadband Race, The." Harvard Business School Background Note 799-106, May 1999.
- February 1999 (Revised June 2000)
- Case
Cimetrics Technology (A-1)
By: Lynn S. Paine and Jose Royo
Jim Lee, president of Cimetrics (a young, fast growing, software start-up) is reevaluating his small company's geographically dispersed product development model. To take advantage of talented low-cost labor in Russia, the company has relied on two software engineering...
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Keywords:
Business Model;
Applications and Software;
Business or Company Management;
Corporate Entrepreneurship;
Human Resources;
Cross-Cultural and Cross-Border Issues;
Labor and Management Relations;
Product Development;
Performance Evaluation;
Information Technology Industry;
Russia;
Canada;
United States
Paine, Lynn S., and Jose Royo. "Cimetrics Technology (A-1)." Harvard Business School Case 399-108, February 1999. (Revised June 2000.)
- February 1999 (Revised November 1999)
- Case
Cimetrics Technology (A2)
By: Lynn S. Paine and Hal Hogan
Supplements the (A1) case.
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Paine, Lynn S., and Hal Hogan. "Cimetrics Technology (A2)." Harvard Business School Case 399-109, February 1999. (Revised November 1999.)
- January 1999 (Revised August 1999)
- Background Note
Doing Business in Russia: Note on Negotiating in the "Wild East"
By: James K. Sebenius and Randall A Fine
Based on an MBA's experience, this anecdotal note explores cross-border negotiations between U.S. executives and Russian counterparts. The first section guides the reader through general aspects of the Russian market. Next follows a characterization of the Russian...
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Keywords:
Negotiation Deal;
Problems and Challenges;
Negotiation Style;
Decisions;
Cross-Cultural and Cross-Border Issues;
Negotiation Participants;
Russia;
United States
Sebenius, James K., and Randall A Fine. Doing Business in Russia: Note on Negotiating in the "Wild East". Harvard Business School Background Note 899-048, January 1999. (Revised August 1999.)