SYNOPSIS The case study is about Haute Couture Fashion Bhd (HCF) and how it ran into trouble in early 2009. HCF was established in the 1974 with first fully equipped factory in Penang then started out as a small unlisted family business in the clothing manufacturing business. HCF has very quick established as high quality manufacturer of both men’s and women’s clothes. The case relates‚ in particular‚ to the problems currently being faced by HCF. Its new Managing Director‚ Jeffrey Cheong had just
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Situation Analysis and Problem Identification The release of economic sanctions on Burma by the United States has opened doors for the world’s most recognizable beverage brand‚ Coca-Cola‚ to enter a rapidly growing consumer market. However‚ Coca-Cola is challenged with developing a strategy to ensure direct investments are protected despite the Burmese legal system. Entering into the Burmese market poses many political‚ economic and legal issues. The important question that must be
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Assignment: Zaplet‚ Inc / RightNow 1. Vinod Kosla‚ a very prestigious and experienced venture capitalist‚ spent a lot of time and energy mentoring the Zaplet founders. What do you think of the way Kosla shaped the development of the venture? Was this beneficial to the founders? Khosla’s approach to successfully developing the venture was pragmatic and fast growth oriented‚ but flexible enough to progressively focusing the business into the most viable solutions‚ thus avoiding long runs into unviable
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average life span of a joint venture is just five to seven years. It’s no wonder executives complain about their inherent instability. But‚ in fact‚ they’ve got it backward; most alliances are actually too stable for their own good. Organizations tend to use alliances in uncertain circumstances - to enter an unfamiliar market or to develop a disruptive technology‚ for instance-or in maturing industries as a step toward consolidation. Because these ventures operate in the midst of change
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research spending. Small businesses‚ in aggregate‚ do not appear to be particularly research-intensive or innovative. I then turn to examining one subset of small businesses that do appear to excel at innovation: venture capital-backed start-ups. I highlight some of the venture-backed firms’ contributions. I also discuss why the success of such firms is not accidental. In particular‚ I highlight the key
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Cross-Cultural Conflicts in the Corning-Vitro Joint Venture Corning Inc. is a US company that has a record of some 40 successful global joint ventures over the course of 73 years. Their success rate in joint ventures is over 80 percent which is well above the 50 percent average for successful foreign and national alliances. Through their years of success and experience‚ their formula for determining whether to partner with another organization boiled down to two factors. First‚ will the
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UpDown’s Equity Split At the onset of the venture you and Georg Ludviksson each agreed to invest $5‚000 in seed capital to launch the venture‚ but you had trouble defining your roles because of the overlap in experience. However‚ the perception was that you would secure the investment‚ and Georg would manage the product. Eventually you realized that you would require the assistance of a chief technology officer‚ which lead to partnering with Phuc Truong. According to the original formalized one-page
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Chapter 13 STRATEGIC ISSUES IN ENTREPRENEURIAL VENTURES AND SMALL BUSINESSES The Importance of Small-Business and Entrepreneurial Ventures A. Definition of Small-Business Firms and Entrepreneurial Ventures The most commonly accepted definition of a small business firm is one that employs fewer than 500 people and that generates sales of less than $20 million annually. According to the U.S. Small Business Administration‚ “A small business is one which is independently owned and operated‚
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avionics company‚ headquarter is in Marseille. Alistair was hire as Director of Personnel Development European Division‚ and he has to recruit a Quality Compliance Manager for the site in Hungary. In fact‚ decision was making for a ten-year joint venture with a Hungarian government-backed firm. The new manager needs to be available soon and has to be familiar with the joint venture’s objectives and targets. The way I see best to be able to choose between the given candidates for Alistair‚ is
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Q1: Why do you think Starbucks has now elected to expand internationally primarily through local joint ventures to whom it licenses its format‚ as opposed to using a pure licensing strategy? First of all‚ the main point of this topic is that local joint venture gives control to Starbucks. In fact‚ the company can be really sure that licensees are following its success formula. For example‚ it allowed the company to the liberty to train the foreign working party by transferring some employees
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