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- 06 Aug 2008
- Research & Ideas
Are the Olympics a Catalyst for China Reforms?
confrontationally. What is quite interesting is how even ordinary citizens have taken umbrage at some of the so-called politicization of the Games. We should think about what this means. It suggests that purely raining on the Chinese...
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by Sean Silverthorne
- 01 May 2008
- Research & Ideas
The Marketing Challenges of the China Olympics
events can boost brand awareness, preference, and sales over competitors who cannot afford the global sponsorship prices set by the International Olympic Committee. Lenovo hardly wishes to be known as the Chinese PC company that consumers...
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- December 2013 (Revised March 2014)
- Case
Beidahuang
By: Ray A. Goldberg and David Lane
Beidahuang is a major new Chinese player in global grain trading that in 2013 is seeking access to grain both to help assure China's food security and in pursuit of its own commercial goals. Focusing on potential trade in Brazilian soybeans, the case asks students to...
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China;
Brazil;
International Trade;
Grain;
Soybeans;
Agribusiness;
Plant-Based Agribusiness;
Globalized Markets and Industries;
Cooperation;
Agriculture and Agribusiness Industry;
China;
Brazil
Goldberg, Ray A., and David Lane. "Beidahuang." Harvard Business School Case 914-412, December 2013. (Revised March 2014.)
- 20 Feb 2018
- First Look
First Look at New Research and Ideas, February 20, 2018
used in settings with discrete transfers. Publisher's link: https://pubwww.hbs.edu/faculty/Pages/item.aspx?num=53978 2018 The China Questions: Critical Insights into a Rising Power Why Do So Many Chinese Students Come to the United States?...
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Sean Silverthorne
- January 2009 (Revised July 2009)
- Case
Alibaba's Taobao (A)
By: Felix Oberholzer-Gee and Julie M. Wulf
This case examines the decision of Alibaba Group to diversify from an international business-to-business (B2B) exchange (Alibaba.com) into a B2C and C2C exchange (Taobao.com) for Chinese retailers and consumers. In China, Taobao had managed to displace the once...
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Business Model;
Demand and Consumers;
Market Transactions;
Service Operations;
Diversification;
Internet and the Web;
China
Oberholzer-Gee, Felix, and Julie M. Wulf. "Alibaba's Taobao (A)." Harvard Business School Case 709-456, January 2009. (Revised July 2009.)
- 2010
- Working Paper
The Role of Institutional Development in the Prevalence and Value of Family Firms
We investigate the role played by institutional development in the prevalence and value of family firms, while controlling for the potential effect of cultural norms. China provides a good research lab since it combines great heterogeneity in institutional development...
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Family Business;
Governing Rules, Regulations, and Reforms;
Data and Data Sets;
Law;
Management;
Organizational Culture;
Research;
Value;
China
Amit, Raphael, Yuan Ding, Belen Villalonga, and Hua Zhang. "The Role of Institutional Development in the Prevalence and Value of Family Firms." Harvard Business School Working Paper, No. 10-103, May 2010.
- 19 May 2015
- First Look
First Look: May 19
Publications May 2015 Cambridge University Press Land Bargains and Chinese Capitalism: The Politics of Property Rights under Reform By: Rithmire, Meg Abstract—Land reforms have been critical to the development of View Details
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Sean Silverthorne
- March 2002
- Case
Anthony Neoh
By: Guhan Subramanian, Michelle Kalka and Qian Sun
This case provides a brief history of the development of the Chinese securities market and details Anthony Neoh's involvement with it. It concentrates particularly on exploring issues specific to emerging markets.
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Subramanian, Guhan, Michelle Kalka, and Qian Sun. "Anthony Neoh." Harvard Business School Case 902-204, March 2002.
- March 2018
- Supplement
China Vanke: Battle for Control (D)
By: Lynn S. Paine, Charles C.Y. Wang, Dawn H. Lau and Anthony K. Woo
In the battle for control over China Vanke, the Chinese securities regulator steps in to censure Vanke and Baoneng for acting against the interests of the market and minority shareholders. The Chinese insurance regulator also finds Baoneng to be in violation of...
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Corporate Governance;
Governing Rules, Regulations, and Reforms;
Governing and Advisory Boards;
Business and Shareholder Relations;
Conflict and Resolution;
Real Estate Industry;
China
Paine, Lynn S., Charles C.Y. Wang, Dawn H. Lau, and Anthony K. Woo. "China Vanke: Battle for Control (D)." Harvard Business School Supplement 318-120, March 2018.
- October 2011
- Case
CNBM: Rolling Up China's Cement Industry
By: Joseph L. Bower and G.A. Donovan
The Chinese government has charged Song Zhiping with the job of rationalizing China's cement industry. He has acquired 200 plus companies, but the industry is still fractured. Can he succeed?
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Industry Growth;
Mergers and Acquisitions;
Policy;
Government and Politics;
Construction Industry;
Industrial Products Industry;
China
Bower, Joseph L., and G.A. Donovan. "CNBM: Rolling Up China's Cement Industry." Harvard Business School Case 312-067, October 2011.
- 05 Oct 2021
- Cold Call Podcast
How the Clean Network Changed the Future of Global Technology Competition
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Re: Meg Rithmire
- July 2021 (Revised October 2023)
- Case
K.C. Li: The Tungsten King
By: Geoffrey Jones and Casey Verkamp
This case examines the business career of Kuo-Ching Li, who was born in China in 1892, and built a successful minerals trading business called Wah Chang in the United States during the interwar years. He acquired a prominent role in tungsten, the strongest natural...
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Immigration Acts;
Racial Bias;
Globalization;
Government and Politics;
Business History;
Entrepreneurship;
Business and Government Relations;
Mining Industry;
China;
United States;
Latin America
Jones, Geoffrey, and Casey Verkamp. "K.C. Li: The Tungsten King." Harvard Business School Case 322-024, July 2021. (Revised October 2023.)
- 03 Mar 2020
- Working Paper Summaries
Nominal and Opportunity Effects of Managerial Discretion
- 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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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.)
- November 2016
- Case
Bayern Munich in China
By: Karim Lakhani, Sascha L. Schmidt, Michael Norris and Kerry Herman
In 2015, German football club Bayern Munich is considering how to enter the Chinese market. Should it build its own infrastructure or rely on third-party partnerships to reach this massive football fan base?
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Football;
Soccer;
Bundesliga;
Digital Technology;
Market Entry;
Sports;
Global Strategy;
Market Entry and Exit;
Online Technology;
Sports Industry;
Germany;
China
Lakhani, Karim, Sascha L. Schmidt, Michael Norris, and Kerry Herman. "Bayern Munich in China." Harvard Business School Case 617-025, November 2016.
- 06 Jun 2018
- Video
Liz Kwo, Blavatnik Fellow 2018-2019
- 2022
- Book
Empires of Ideas: Creating the Modern University from Germany to America to China
By: William C. Kirby
The modern university was born in Germany. In the twentieth century, the United States leapfrogged Germany to become the global leader in higher education. Will China challenge its position in the twenty-first?
Today American institutions dominate nearly every... View Details
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Kirby, William C. Empires of Ideas: Creating the Modern University from Germany to America to China. Cambridge, MA: Belknap Press of Harvard University Press, 2022.
- September 2016 (Revised February 2017)
- Technical Note
Real Estate in China: A Technical Note for SOHO China
By: Charles F. Wu
A technical note on the state of Chinese commercial real estate and the effects of China's slowing growth. This note was written in conjunction with the case study "SOHO China: Transformation in Progress."
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China;
Real Estate;
Commercial Real Estate;
Beijing;
Shanghai;
REIT;
Gdp;
Economic Growth;
Real Estate Industry;
Shanghai;
Beijing
Wu, Charles F. "Real Estate in China: A Technical Note for SOHO China." Harvard Business School Technical Note 217-029, September 2016. (Revised February 2017.)
- March/April 2003
- Article
Internet Filtering in China
By: Jonathan Zittrain and Benjamin Edelman
The Chinese government has made few official statements about its filtering of Internet content, but this report explores the scope, depth, and various methods used to selectively bar Internet access through networks in China.
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Governing Rules, Regulations, and Reforms;
Government and Politics;
Networks;
Internet;
China
Zittrain, Jonathan, and Benjamin Edelman. "Internet Filtering in China." IEEE Internet Computing 7, no. 2 (March/April 2003).