Steven White

Outblaze - Coming of Age in Hong KongOutblaze

By  Steven White,  Sarah Harper
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From the perspective of its young and non-local founder, this case charts the growing pains of an Internet start-up in Hong Kong, established at the height of the dotcom craze in 1998, as it overcomes problems with investors, the local business environment, the collapse of the Internet bubble worldwide, and subsequent remodeling of the business in mid-2000.

    Published 01 May 2006

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    Topic Entrepreneurship

    Region Asia

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    Outblaze - Coming of Age in Hong KongOutblaze

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    From the perspective of its young and non-local founder, this case charts the growing pains of an Internet start-up in Hong Kong, established at the height of the dotcom craze in 1998, as it overcomes problems with investors, the local business environment, the collapse of the Internet bubble worldwide, and subsequent remodeling of the business in mid-2000.
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      Outblaze - International Expansion

      By  Steven White,  Sarah Harper
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      The realisation that its most lucrative markets were on the other side of the world to the company’s headquarters in Hong Kong, raised a series of new challenges for Yat Siu, CEO of Outblaze, the Internet startup he had founded just a few years before and steered successfully through the chaos that surrounded the collapse of the dotcom bubble.

        Published 01 May 2006

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        Outblaze - International Expansion

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        The realisation that its most lucrative markets were on the other side of the world to the company’s headquarters in Hong Kong, raised a series of new challenges for Yat Siu, CEO of Outblaze, the Internet startup he had founded just a few years before and steered successfully through the chaos that surrounded the collapse of the dotcom bubble.
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          Huawei's Strategic Review (A): Sam Park

          By  Steven White,  Sarah Harper,  Alexander Ricardi
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          Founded in 1988 by Ren Zhengfei, Huawei has emerged as China's leading telecommunications equipment suppliers offering a product line and services similar to those of Cisco. Based in Shenzhen, and still private, Huawei has grown to sales of US$3 billion and 22,000 employees.

            Published 02 Jan 2006

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            Topic Strategy

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            Huawei's Strategic Review (A): Sam Park

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            Founded in 1988 by Ren Zhengfei, Huawei has emerged as China's leading telecommunications equipment suppliers offering a product line and services similar to those of Cisco. Based in Shenzhen, and still private, Huawei has grown to sales of US$3 billion and 22,000 employees.
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              Huawei's Strategic Review (B): Zhang Min

              By  Steven White,  Sarah Harper,  Alexander Ricardi
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              Founded in 1988 by Ren Zhengfei, Huawei has emerged as China's leading telecommunications equipment suppliers offering a product line and services similar to those of Cisco. Based in Shenzhen, and still private, Huawei has grown to sales of US$3 billion and 22,000 employees.

                Published 02 Jan 2006

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                Huawei's Strategic Review (B): Zhang Min

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                Founded in 1988 by Ren Zhengfei, Huawei has emerged as China's leading telecommunications equipment suppliers offering a product line and services similar to those of Cisco. Based in Shenzhen, and still private, Huawei has grown to sales of US$3 billion and 22,000 employees.
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                  Cathay Biotechnology and Dr. Liu's Journey

                  By  Michel Hew-Kian-Chong ,  Steven White
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                  Dr. Xiucai Liu, returning from the USA to China with a Ph.D. and industry research experience, started several new ventures in the life sciences, the latest being Cathay Biotech.

                    Published 01 Sep 2005

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                    Topic Entrepreneurship

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                    Cathay Biotechnology and Dr. Liu's Journey

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                    Dr. Xiucai Liu, returning from the USA to China with a Ph.D. and industry research experience, started several new ventures in the life sciences, the latest being Cathay Biotech.
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                      China's Auto Industry

                      By  Steven White
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                      China’s passenger car sales have been growing at a rate of 40-60% annually since 2002, and China now represents the second largest passenger car market in the world. The rapid development of this market has created new business opportunities and, at the same time, encouraged investment leading to overcapacity.

                        Published 16 Feb 2005

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                        Topic Strategy

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                        China's Auto Industry

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                        China’s passenger car sales have been growing at a rate of 40-60% annually since 2002, and China now represents the second largest passenger car market in the world. The rapid development of this market has created new business opportunities and, at the same time, encouraged investment leading to overcapacity.
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                          Huawei and 3Com (A): Ren Zhengfei

                          By  Sarah Harper,  Steven White,  Eugene Yang
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                          Having been hit with a lawsuit by Cisco Systems, the global industry leader, Ren Zhengfei, CEO of China’s Huawei Technologies, was concerned about the impact on the partnership agreement he had been crafting with Bruce Clafin, the head of Cisco’s long-time rival, 3Com. Would Clafin go ahead with their alliance?

                            Published 01 Jun 2004

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                            Huawei and 3Com (A): Ren Zhengfei

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                            Having been hit with a lawsuit by Cisco Systems, the global industry leader, Ren Zhengfei, CEO of China’s Huawei Technologies, was concerned about the impact on the partnership agreement he had been crafting with Bruce Clafin, the head of Cisco’s long-time rival, 3Com. Would Clafin go ahead with their alliance?
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                              Huawei and 3Com (B): Bruce Clafin

                              By  Sarah Harper,  Steven White,  Eugene Yang
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                              Bruce Clafin, CEO of 3Com, was also required to consider his position vis-a-vis the alliance with Huawei and the Cisco suit. He was now being criticized widely for contemplating an alliance with an alleged counterfeiter. Should he continue with this partnership under fire?

                                Published 01 Jun 2004

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                                Huawei and 3Com (B): Bruce Clafin

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                                Bruce Clafin, CEO of 3Com, was also required to consider his position vis-a-vis the alliance with Huawei and the Cisco suit. He was now being criticized widely for contemplating an alliance with an alleged counterfeiter. Should he continue with this partnership under fire?
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                                  Cultural Due Diligence Protocols (Background Note)

                                  By  Steven White
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                                  In recent years, a number of consultant and academic studies have sought to understand why so many strategic initiatives involving the integration of two organizations fail to achieve their intended results.

                                    Published 01 Jan 2004

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                                    Cultural Due Diligence Protocols (Background Note)

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                                    In recent years, a number of consultant and academic studies have sought to understand why so many strategic initiatives involving the integration of two organizations fail to achieve their intended results.
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                                      Broad Air Conditioning: Pressure on a Pro-Environment Strategy in China

                                      By  Meng Sung,  Steven White
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                                      Following rapid growth in the 1990s, domestic sales at Broad Air Conditioning have slowed dramatically since 1999. Government energy policy, aggressive marketing by electric power companies, and competition from lower-priced conventional (i.e., electric-powered) cooling products have all contributed to the company’s decline.

                                        Published 01 Nov 2003

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                                        Broad Air Conditioning: Pressure on a Pro-Environment Strategy in China

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                                        Following rapid growth in the 1990s, domestic sales at Broad Air Conditioning have slowed dramatically since 1999. Government energy policy, aggressive marketing by electric power companies, and competition from lower-priced conventional (i.e., electric-powered) cooling products have all contributed to the company’s decline.
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