Ming Zeng

Honda became the new joint venture partner of the Guangzhou Automobile Group, after Peugeot’s pullout from Guangzhou in 1997. The new joint venture, Guangzhou Honda Automobile Co., Ltd., has made remarkable advancements from the start of the operation, although the competitors were operating in the red.

Published 29 Oct 2002

Reference 5059

Topic Strategy

Industry Automotive Transportation/Trucking/Railroad

Region Asia

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The case describes the development of Alibaba.com, an Internet start-up originated from China that had become the world’s largest online business-to-business (B2B) marketplace for small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) conducting international trade.

Published 09 Jan 2001

Reference 4969

Topic Strategy

Industry International Trade and Development Internet

Region Global

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This case deals with the integration of a recently acquired state-owned enterprise by Haier, a rapidly expanding, collectively owned company in China. It highlights the challenges of managing post acquisition integration in China, especially that of state owned enterprises and also provides useful information to understand the characteristics of emerging Chinese companies.

Published 01 Aug 2000

Reference 4898

Topic Strategy

Region Asia

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The case describes the challenges of transforming a joint venture in China. The joint venture has experienced various problems in areas such as quality control, logistics and expatriate management.

Published 01 Jan 1999

Reference 4862

Topic Strategy

Region Asia

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