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- June 1995 (Revised July 1995)
- Case
Wal-Mart in East Asia
By: David B. Yoffie and Richard Seet
Discusses Wal-Mart's entry strategy in East Asia, specifically Singapore, Japan, Hong Kong, and China.
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Keywords:
Market Entry and Exit;
Trade;
Expansion;
Retail Industry;
East Asia;
Singapore;
Japan;
Hong Kong;
China
Yoffie, David B., and Richard Seet. "Wal-Mart in East Asia." Harvard Business School Case 795-188, June 1995. (Revised July 1995.)
- May 1995 (Revised September 1997)
- Case
Internationalizing the Cola Wars (A): The Battle for China and Asian Markets
By: David B. Yoffie
Analyzes the strategies pursued by Coke and Pepsi in the emerging Asian soft drink market. Analyzes the tactical battle of the cola giants in China specifically.
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Keywords:
Trade;
Emerging Markets;
Corporate Strategy;
Competition;
Globalized Firms and Management;
Food and Beverage Industry;
China;
Asia
Yoffie, David B. "Internationalizing the Cola Wars (A): The Battle for China and Asian Markets." Harvard Business School Case 795-186, May 1995. (Revised September 1997.)
- March 1995
- Teaching Note
Apple Computer 1995 (A) and (B) and Apple Computer in China,1993 TN
By: David B. Yoffie
Teaching Note for (9-795-061), (9-795-073), and (9-794-100).
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- February 1995 (Revised August 1995)
- Case
Microsoft in the People's Republic of China, 1993
By: Tarun Khanna
Explores some of the economic and political tradeoffs that need to be negotiated by a firm seeking to influence industry structure. The setting is the nascent personal computer software industry in the People's Republic of China (PRC) in 1993. Microsoft has to localize...
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Keywords:
Cost vs Benefits;
Product Marketing;
Market Entry and Exit;
Market Transactions;
Industry Structures;
Partners and Partnerships;
Vertical Integration;
Software;
Information Technology Industry;
China
Khanna, Tarun. "Microsoft in the People's Republic of China, 1993." Harvard Business School Case 795-115, February 1995. (Revised August 1995.)
- February 1995
- Article
China, Unincorporated: Company Law and Business Enterprise in Twentieth Century China
By: William C. Kirby
Kirby, William C. "China, Unincorporated: Company Law and Business Enterprise in Twentieth Century China." Journal of Asian Studies 54, no. 1 (February 1995): 43–63. (Reprinted in Capitalism in Asia: Sixty Years of the Journal of Asian Studies, edited by David Ludden, 29-50. Ann Arbor: Association for Asian Studies, 2004.)
- November 1994 (Revised February 1997)
- Case
Levi Strauss & Co.: Global Sourcing (A)
By: Lynn S. Paine and Jane Palley Katz
In 1993, senior managers at Levi Strauss & Co., the world's largest brand-name apparel manufacturer, were deciding whether the company should have a business presence in China, given the human rights and other problems there. The China Policy Group has been asked to...
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Keywords:
Management Teams;
Decisions;
Management Skills;
Trade;
Brands and Branding;
Rights;
Ethics;
Foreign Direct Investment;
Apparel and Accessories Industry;
China
Paine, Lynn S., and Jane Palley Katz. "Levi Strauss & Co.: Global Sourcing (A)." Harvard Business School Case 395-127, November 1994. (Revised February 1997.)
- October 1994 (Revised August 2006)
- Case
Sport Obermeyer Ltd.
By: Janice H. Hammond and Ananth Raman
The case describes operations at a skiwear design and merchandising company and its supply partner. Introduces production planning for short-life-cycle products with uncertain demand and allows students to analyze a reduced version of the company's production planning...
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Keywords:
Product;
Supply Chain;
Demand and Consumers;
Production;
Planning;
Globalized Markets and Industries;
Forecasting and Prediction;
Industry Growth;
Apparel and Accessories Industry;
Sports Industry;
United States;
Hong Kong
Hammond, Janice H., and Ananth Raman. "Sport Obermeyer Ltd." Harvard Business School Case 695-022, October 1994. (Revised August 2006.)
- September 1994
- Case
Otis Elevator Company: China Joint Venture (B-2)
Asks the students to evaluate the challenges a company faced in the summer of 1989 in the light of great political uncertainties. A rewritten version of an earlier case.
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Keywords:
Joint Ventures;
Risk and Uncertainty;
Business Strategy;
Government and Politics;
Globalization;
Construction Industry;
Manufacturing Industry;
China
Yoshino, Michael Y. "Otis Elevator Company: China Joint Venture (B-2)." Harvard Business School Case 395-059, September 1994.
- September 1994
- Case
Otis Elevator Company: China Joint Venture (D)
Describes a set of challenges facing Otis Elevator's joint venture in China as it seeks to expand to other regions of the country. A rewritten version of an earlier case.
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Keywords:
Joint Ventures;
Expansion;
Growth and Development Strategy;
Business Strategy;
Globalization;
Construction Industry;
Manufacturing Industry;
China
Yoshino, Michael Y. "Otis Elevator Company: China Joint Venture (D)." Harvard Business School Case 395-061, September 1994.
- September 1994
- Supplement
Otis Elevator Company: China Joint Venture (E-2)
Describes what happened and presents the perspectives of the three executives who played key roles in the process. A rewritten version of an earlier case.
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Yoshino, Michael Y. "Otis Elevator Company: China Joint Venture (E-2)." Harvard Business School Supplement 395-063, September 1994.
- September 1994
- Case
Investing in China
By: Kenneth A. Froot, Jay O. Light and Jon Headley
Froot, Kenneth A., Jay O. Light, and Jon Headley. "Investing in China." Harvard Business School Case 295-025, September 1994.
- April 1994 (Revised March 1995)
- Case
China (C): Energy and the Environment
Describes energy and environmental policy in China during the period 1980-1993. China has implemented ambitious plans for electrification and the substitution of fossil fuels (mostly coal) for biomass. The environmental consequences of these changes, at the local and...
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Keywords:
Energy Generation;
Environmental Sustainability;
Policy;
Pollutants;
Climate Change;
Business and Government Relations;
Globalization;
Energy Industry;
China
Vietor, Richard H.K. "China (C): Energy and the Environment." Harvard Business School Case 794-134, April 1994. (Revised March 1995.)
- 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.)
- January 1994
- Case
China (B): Polaroid of Shanghai Ltd.
By: Debora L. Spar
Examines the experience of Polaroid of Shanghai Ltd. (PSL), a joint venture between the U.S.-based Polaroid Corp. and the Shanghai Motion Picture Industry Co., within the framework of China's foreign investment climate. Discusses the evolution of foreign investment in...
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Spar, Debora L. "China (B): Polaroid of Shanghai Ltd." Harvard Business School Case 794-089, January 1994.
- January 1994 (Revised July 1994)
- Case
Apple Computer in China--1993
By: David B. Yoffie
Yoffie, David B. "Apple Computer in China--1993." Harvard Business School Case 794-100, January 1994. (Revised July 1994.)
- September 1993 (Revised September 1997)
- Case
China (A): The Great Awakening
By: Debora L. Spar
As the third largest economy after the United States and Japan, China's startling economic growth has spurred increasing interest in the economic, social, and political factors that catapulted the country to sudden prominence. This case starts with an overview of the...
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Spar, Debora L. "China (A): The Great Awakening." Harvard Business School Case 794-019, September 1993. (Revised September 1997.)
- September 1993 (Revised December 1997)
- Case
Loctite Corp.: International Distribution
By: John A. Quelch
Loctite Corp., dissatisfied with the sales growth achieved by its independent distributor in Hong Kong, is considering whether to find a new distributor or acquire a controlling interest in a wholly owned subsidiary covering Hong Kong and possibly other markets....
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Keywords:
Decision Choices and Conditions;
Marketing;
Distribution Channels;
Globalization;
Market Participation;
Industrial Products Industry;
Hong Kong
Quelch, John A., and David J. Arnold. "Loctite Corp.: International Distribution." Harvard Business School Case 594-021, September 1993. (Revised December 1997.)
- Article
Should Multinationals Invest in Africa?
By: John A. Quelch and James E. Austin
Quelch, John A., and James E. Austin. "Should Multinationals Invest in Africa?" MIT Sloan Management Review 34, no. 3 (Spring 1993): 107–119.
- February 1993
- Supplement
Otis South Africa (C)
By: Michael Beer
Relates Otis South Africa's management actions in their efforts to transform the company. Students will be asked to judge the effectiveness of the corporate change programs instituted by management.
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Keywords:
Transformation;
Judgments;
Business or Company Management;
Performance Effectiveness;
Industrial Products Industry;
South Africa
Beer, Michael. "Otis South Africa (C)." Harvard Business School Supplement 493-063, February 1993.