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Related Product(s): Research Note Ali Farhoomand Ricky Lai 08/397RN From Creative Industries to Creative Economy: The Role of Education Functional Area: Economics & Business Policy Length: 48 Page(s) Pub. Year: 2008 This report explores the role of education in boosting Creativity and Innovation in Hong Kong for the city to retain edge against regional and global competition. References are made to national succe... Related Product(s): Research Note Ali Farhoomand Ricky Lai 05/260RN Cyberport: Realisation of an IT Park through a Public-Private Partnership Functional Area: Economics & Business Policy, Finance & Investments Length: 15 Page(s) Pub. Year: 2005 As Hong Kong emerged from the Asian recession in March 1999, a landmark real estate development was announced. The US$2 billion development known as "Cyberport" was intended to create a strategic clus... Related Product(s): Research Note Ali Farhoomand Jeroen van den Berg 05/258RN The Competitiveness of the Chinese Produce Industry Functional Area: Economics & Business Policy Length: 33 Page(s) Pub. Year: 2005 The case examines the produce industry in China. Particular attention is given to the expansion of manufacturing, infrastructure investment and increased productivity. Concepts studied include Analysi... Related Product(s): Research Note Ali Farhoomand Joy Ma 05/255RN Post-WTO Regulation of China's Telecommunications Sector: Boom or Bust? Functional Area: Economics & Business Policy Length: 19 Page(s) Pub. Year: 2005 China's WTO accession promised to open up its booming mobile and fixed-line telecommunications market. Although steps have been taken in that general direction, full and true compliance is still and i... Related Product(s): Research Note M. Bushehri Kasra Mottahedeh 05/250RN China Cosmetics Industry 2005 Functional Area: Economics & Business Policy, Marketing, Strategy & General Management Length: 21 Page(s) Pub. Year: 2005 With a population of 1.3 billion people and a booming economy, China's cosmetic industry is one of the most promising worldwide. This emerging market is especially attractive for foreign investors dea... Related Product(s): Research Note Zhigang Tao Li Dongya 05/240RN The New Macau Concept: From Gaming to Total Economic Development Functional Area: Economics & Business Policy, Finance & Investments Length: 34 Page(s) Pub. Year: 2005 In late 2004, Macau, a gaming and tourism Mecca in Asia, caught the attention of investors and casino operators around the world. From a wider perspective, the city's new casinos and resort projects a... Related Product(s): Research Note Frederik Pretorius Mary Ho 05/237RN National Innovation Systems of China and the Asian Newly Industrialised Economies: A Comparative Analysis Functional Area: Economics & Business Policy Length: 14 Page(s) Pub. Year: 2005 The Asian Newly Industrialised Economies (ANIEs), Taiwan, South Korea, Singapore and Hong Kong, have become masters and creators of advanced technologies despite various economic challenges since the ... Related Product(s): Research Note Ali Farhoomand Samuel Tsang 05/225RN China's Home Appliances Industry 2004 Functional Area: Economics & Business Policy, Marketing, Strategy & General Management Length: 26 Page(s) Pub. Year: 2005 This industry note describes the landscape of China's home appliances industry and its competitive environment in 2004. It depicts the industry characteristics and new developments in various aspects,... Related Product(s): Research Note Ali Farhoomand Zhigang Tao Leyu Yang, Thomas 05/224RN Restructuring of China's Automobile Industry after Entry into WTO Functional Area: Economics & Business Policy, Strategy & General Management Length: 18 Page(s) Pub. Year: 2005 On November 10, 2001, China finally became a member state of the World Trade Organization (WTO). For China¡¦s economy, the accession to WTO not only represented significant opportunities but also chall... Related Product(s): Research Note Zhigang Tao Li Dongya Lu yi 05/222RN China Beer Industry 2004 Functional Area: Economics & Business Policy, Marketing, Strategy & General Management Length: 18 Page(s) Pub. Year: 2005 This industry note describes the landscape of China's beer industry and its competitive environment in 2004. It depicts the industry characteristics (i.e. demand, products, sales channels, segmented m... Related Product(s): Research Note Zhigang Tao Li Dongya 05/221RN Developments in China's Mobile Handset Industry Functional Area: Economics & Business Policy Length: 19 Page(s) Pub. Year: 2005 The market share of China's domestic handset enterprises increased dramatically in the domestic market in 2003. However, the market share has started to decrease from the beginning of 2004. What are r... Related Product(s): Research Note Ali Farhoomand Zhigang Tao Li Jing Lu Jiangyong 05/220RN China's Telecommunication Industry in 2004 Functional Area: Economics & Business Policy Length: 20 Page(s) Pub. Year: 2005 The Industry Note introduces the reform and development of China's telecommunication industry in the past ten years, which led to the current situation with six major players in the market. By discuss... Related Product(s): Research Note Ali Farhoomand Zhigang Tao Jiang Ying Liu Tian Xiang 04/213RN Safe-Guarding the Interest of Hong Kong's Electricity Consumers Functional Area: Economics & Business Policy Length: 14 Page(s) Pub. Year: 2004 This research note describes the monopolistic nature of Hong Kong's power industry and evaluates the fairness of electricity prices in Hong Kong through international price comparison, general price l... Related Product(s): Research Note Ali Farhoomand Iris Wang 10/471C East of Africa (and West of China): Chinese Business in Africa Functional Area: Economics & Business Policy, Social Enterprises & Ethics, Strategy & General Management Length: 20 Page(s) Pub. Year: 2010 Trade between China and Africa was estimated to have quadrupled between 2000 and 2008, with China becoming Africa's third-largest trading partner and second-largest export destination. Trade relations... Related Product(s): N/A Marcus Schuetz Carola Ramon-Berjano 10/464C European Airline Industry, 1993 ¡V 2009: Flying into Turbulence (A) Functional Area: Economics & Business Policy, Strategy & General Management Length: 38 Page(s) Pub. Year: 2010 This case illustrates the evolving structure of the airline industry in Europe and the competitive determinants in the industry. This case initially outlines the context of the airline industry prior ... Related Product(s): N/A Venkat Subramanian Samuel Tsang 09/440C China's Migrant Workforce and the Reform of Its Housing Registration System Functional Area: Economics & Business Policy Length: 18 Page(s) Pub. Year: 2009 This case discusses the housing registration system that was implemented in China in the late 1950s and categorised individuals into two groups: urban and rural. This was a status that individuals wer... Related Product(s): N/A Marcus Schuetz Carola Ramon-Berjano 09/429C Keidanren: Foreign Political Contributions in Japan Functional Area: Economics & Business Policy, Social Enterprises & Ethics Length: 18 Page(s) Pub. Year: 2009 In Japan, there has been increased scrutiny of companies' participation in the political process in general, and of their political campaign contributions in particular. Over the past decade, Japan ha... Related Product(s): N/A Mitsuru Misawa 09/412C Citibank's Co-Operative Strategy in China: The Renminbi Debit Card Functional Area: Economics & Business Policy, Strategy & General Management Length: 11 Page(s) Pub. Year: 2009 The strategy of Citibank (China) Co. Ltd ("Citi") in China has evolved as the business environment has changed. Since the start of its operations in China in 1902, the global banking giant has preferr... Related Product(s): N/A Stephen Ko Havovi Joshi 09/407C Thailand: An Imbalance of Payments Functional Area: Economics & Business Policy Length: 19 Page(s) Pub. Year: 2009 In June 1997, Thailand's currency became the object of intense speculation as the country's balance of payments was in tatters. Amidst the government's efforts to turn things around, finance minister ... Related Product(s): N/A James Newton Michael J. Enright Elyssa Tran Mary Ho Ricky Lai 08/379C Big City, Small Pay: Minimum Wage for Hong Kong? Functional Area: Economics & Business Policy Length: 14 Page(s) Pub. Year: 2008 Unlike most developed economies around the world, Hong Kong did not have a minimum wage law to protect workers' livelihoods. Attempts by the Legislative Council to motion for legislation governing min... Related Product(s): N/A Ka-Fu Wong Ricky Lai 08/370C The Philippines' Rising Bioethanol Industry Functional Area: Economics & Business Policy, Production & Operations Management, Strategy & General Management Length: 27 Page(s) Pub. Year: 2008 In 2007, the Philippines passed the Biofuels Act stipulating that by 2008 all gasoline sold in the country must contain at least 5% ethanol by volume. The law's objectives are to reduce Philippine dep... Related Product(s): N/A Ari Luis C. Halos Ari Luis C. Halos 07/352C China's Renminbi: "Our Currency, Your Problem"? Functional Area: Economics & Business Policy Length: 22 Page(s) Pub. Year: 2008 The Chinese currency, the renminbi, has been a subject of controversy between China and its trade partners (especially the US), which accuse China of manipulating its exchange rate to make its exports... Related Product(s): N/A K.C. Fung Ka-Fu Wong Ricky Lai 07/344C China Telecom: WTO Obligations to Regulate Mobile Communications Standards in China Functional Area: Economics & Business Policy Length: 8 Page(s) Pub. Year: 2007 The rise of China Telecom,s Xiaolingtong mobile technology has given rise to a regulatory debate. Xiaolingtong behaves like a mobile phone (users can roam from city to city and their wireless handsets... Related Product(s): N/A M. Bushehri Kasra Mottahedeh 07/343C China versus Japan: On the Verge of a Trade War Functional Area: Economics & Business Policy Length: 16 Page(s) Pub. Year: 2007 In April 2001 Japan curbed imports on three Chinese farm products - fresh shiitake mushrooms, rushes for grass mats and Chinese onions. In retaliation, in June 2001 China imposed a 100% punitive tarif... Related Product(s): N/A Hitomi Iizaka Ka-Fu Wong Carola Ramon-Berjano 07/342C Road Building or Road Pricing? Functional Area: Economics & Business Policy Length: 28 Page(s) Pub. Year: 2007 Hong Kong was facing problems from traffic congestion in the northern part of the island. To solve this issue, the government proposed building a new road. But the plan was strongly opposed, in partic... Related Product(s): N/A Ka-Fu Wong Timothy D. Hau 06/322C Oil Refining in China Functional Area: Economics & Business Policy, Strategy & General Management Length: 20 Page(s) Pub. Year: 2006 A strategic planner for an international oil and gas firm, Ed Chen was tasked with reviewing China's petroleum refining industry to seek out potential investment opportunities. Globally, demand for tr... Related Product(s): N/A Ka-Fu Wong Mark Stimson 06/306C Urban Renewal of Wan Chai : A Collision of People & Policy Functional Area: Economics & Business Policy Length: 8 Page(s) Pub. Year: 2006 Wan Chai, one of the oldest districts in Hong Kong, has been appointed as one of the urban redevelopment areas in Hong Kong in 1998. The government had laid out various redevelopment plans in various ... Related Product(s): N/A P.S.Tso Emily Ho Leila Germano 06/305C Ina Food Industry: A New Management Philosophy for Japanese Businesses Functional Area: Economics & Business Policy, Human Resource Management, Marketing, Production & Operations Management, Social Enterprises & Ethics, Strategy & General Management Length: 13 Page(s) Pub. Year: 2006 Ina Food Industry Co. Ltd was situated in Ina, Nagano Prefecture, and surrounded by the soaring mountains of Japan's Alps. Amidst this idyllic setting, Mr. Hiroshi Tsukakoshi, Ina Food's 68-year-old c... Related Product(s): N/A Mitsuru Misawa 06/304C Long Lines, Lost Profits: China's Regulated Fuels Market Functional Area: Economics & Business Policy, Strategy & General Management Length: 20 Page(s) Pub. Year: 2006 Hong Kong-based investment banking analyst Steven Chan travelled to the mainland province of Guangdong late in the summer of 2005 to tour new service stations built by a Chinese¡VWestern oil joint vent... Related Product(s): N/A Ka-Fu Wong Mark Stimson 06/301C Bank of Japan's Meeting in March 2006: An End to the Quantitative Easing Policy? Functional Area: Economics & Business Policy Length: 21 Page(s) Pub. Year: 2006 The BOJ policy board convened for a two-day meeting starting March 8th 2006. It was expected the BOJs Policy Board would decided to end its five-year super-loose monetary stance. Mainly because a set ... Related Product(s): N/A Mitsuru Misawa 06/299C Interconnectivity in China's Telecoms Market Functional Area: Economics & Business Policy Length: 13 Page(s) Pub. Year: 2006 China's accession to the WTO obligated it to ensure full and fair-priced interconnection in the telecommunications market. The case evaluates the government's efforts to implement interconnection thro... Related Product(s): N/A M. Bushehri Kasra Mottahedeh 06/296C Unocal Corporation: China's Unwelcome Bid Functional Area: Economics & Business Policy, Finance & Investments Length: 28 Page(s) Pub. Year: 2006 Shareholders of Unocal, a mid-sized American oil and gas firm, watched the value of their stock rise ever since rumours of a takeover surfaced early in 2005. Trading in the low US$40s at the beginning... Related Product(s): N/A Ka-Fu Wong Mark Stimson 06/295C A Cost for Cleaner Air: Hong Kong's LPG Vehicle Scheme Functional Area: Economics & Business Policy Length: 16 Page(s) Pub. Year: 2006 This case studies a Hong Kong government environmental mandate to replace the territory's diesel-powered taxicab fleet with liquefied petroleum gas powered vehicles. In order to encourage the transiti... Related Product(s): N/A Chester Chan Ka-Fu Wong Mark Stimson 06/294C Nireco Co., Japan: Introduction of the Poison Pill Functional Area: Accounting & Control, Economics & Business Policy, Finance & Investments, Social Enterprises & Ethics, Strategy & General Management Length: 26 Page(s) Pub. Year: 2006 Japanese corporations faced the looming threat of hostile takeovers because of the rapid dissolution of cross-shareholdings that began in the 1990s, in particular, between creditor banks and corporate... Related Product(s): N/A Mitsuru Misawa 06/283C Who Runs China Unicom? Functional Area: Economics & Business Policy Length: 12 Page(s) Pub. Year: 2006 China's accession to the WTO entailed the creation of an independent telecommunications market regulator. Implied in this commitment was that Chinese regulators would allow an undistorted functioning ... Related Product(s): N/A M. Bushehri Kasra Mottahedeh 06/281C Tokyo Disneyland and the DisneySea Park: Corporate Governance and Differences in Capital Budgeting Concepts and Methods between American and Japanese Companies Functional Area: Accounting & Control, Economics & Business Policy, Finance & Investments, Strategy & General Management Length: 26 Page(s) Pub. Year: 2006 In 1997, building upon their earlier success with Tokyo Disneyland, Oriental Land Corp. (OL) Japan and the Walt Disney Company (WD) discussed the possibility of a new joint project known as the Tokyo ... Related Product(s): N/A Mitsuru Misawa 05/271C Japanese Banking: Crisis and Reform Functional Area: Economics & Business Policy Length: 31 Page(s) Pub. Year: 2005 The Japanese banking industry entered a major crisis in the 1990s, as massive non-performing loans threatened the survival of even the largest banks. This was a far cry from Japan's stellar growth fro... Related Product(s): N/A James Newton Michael J. Enright Elyssa Tran 05/264C China Goes Global: the New Taste of Chinese Companies for Foreign Assets Functional Area: Economics & Business Policy, Finance & Investments, Strategy & General Management Length: 19 Page(s) Pub. Year: 2005 Chinese companies have recently acquired or attempted to acquire famous firms such as Unocal, Maytag or IBM's PC business in western markets, which raised strong interest and sometimes resistance. Wha... Related Product(s): N/A Michael J. Enright Arnaud Vagner 05/263C Foreign Direct Investment in China Functional Area: Economics & Business Policy, Finance & Investments Length: 22 Page(s) Pub. Year: 2005 The case discusses the role of foreign direct investment (FDI) in China as a major driver for the high growth observed in the country since 1978.... Related Product(s): N/A Michael J. Enright Arnaud Vagner 05/262C China's Exports: an Unstoppable Competitor? Functional Area: Economics & Business Policy, Strategy & General Management Length: 25 Page(s) Pub. Year: 2005 The growth of China's exports has been a remarkable trend and many fear that the country will dominate in almost all categories of goods. But what are the reasons behind China's competitiveness? And, ... Related Product(s): N/A Michael J. Enright Arnaud Vagner 05/261C China and its Neighbours in 2005 Functional Area: Economics & Business Policy, Strategy & General Management Length: 23 Page(s) Pub. Year: 2005 "China and Its Neighbours" explores the interactions between China and its neighbours, and considers how those interactions will change as China emerges on the world economic stage in the coming years... Related Product(s): N/A Michael J. Enright Arnaud Vagner 05/259C Penny Wise, Pound Foolish: Hong Kong¡¦s Penny Stock Incident Functional Area: Economics & Business Policy Length: 15 Page(s) Pub. Year: 2005 In 2002, the HKEx released a consultation paper with proposals for continued listing eligibility for ¡§penny¡¨ stocks. A panic sell-off ensued as investors believed that they were about to lose both the... Related Product(s): N/A Ka-Fu Wong Jennifer Lee 05/254C Tokyo Disneyland: Licensing vs. Joint Venture Functional Area: Economics & Business Policy, Finance & Investments, Strategy & General Management Length: 22 Page(s) Pub. Year: 2005 Building on the success of Tokyo Disneyland, the Walt Disney (WD) Company looked to partner once again with Oriental Land Corporation (OL) of Japan on a second venture, Tokyo Disney Sea Park. In their... Related Product(s): N/A Mitsuru Misawa 05/249C Anheuser-Busch Versus SABMiller: Bidding War in China¡¦s Beer Industry Functional Area: Economics & Business Policy, Marketing, Strategy & General Management Length: 17 Page(s) Pub. Year: 2005 An unprecedented bidding war for the Chinese 4th-largest beer maker, Haerbin Brewery, broke out between the world top two breweries, Anherser-Busch and SABMiller. The case reflects the different strat... Related Product(s): N/A Zhigang Tao Li Dongya 05/248C China's Insurance Industry: The Road less Travelled Functional Area: Economics & Business Policy Length: 16 Page(s) Pub. Year: 2005 The Case examines the impact of market liberalisation on the Mainland insurance industry following China's WTO accession. While a handful of Chinese insurance companies continue to dominate the market... Related Product(s): N/A Ka-Fu Wong Jennifer Lee 05/247C The Whistle had Blown: How should Tetra Pak Respond to China's Imminent Antitrust Law? Functional Area: Economics & Business Policy, Strategy & General Management Length: 11 Page(s) Pub. Year: 2005 Tetra Pak, the world's largest liquid food processor and packaging manufacturer, is among the multinational companies accused by the Chinese government of anti-competitive activities. Concurrently, th... Related Product(s): N/A Zhigang Tao Emily Ho 05/245C The Lack of Coordination in Management of the Three Cross Harbour Tunnels in Hong Kong Functional Area: Economics & Business Policy Length: 7 Page(s) Pub. Year: 2005 In Hong Kong, the government allows private companies to build and operate tunnels and manage the tunnels for 30 years. After 30 years, the company would return management duties to the government. Th... Related Product(s): N/A Ka-Fu Wong Carola Ramon-Berjano 05/243C The Rise of the Direct Subsidy Scheme: Primary Schooling in Hong Kong Functional Area: Economics & Business Policy Length: 9 Page(s) Pub. Year: 2005 In 2000, the Direct Subsidy Scheme (DSS) gave government schools the freedom to design their own curricula and decide on student admission processes. Under the terms of the DSS, schools would charge f... Related Product(s): N/A Ka-Fu Wong Carola Ramon-Berjano 05/242C Liberalising the Postal Service in Hongkong Post Functional Area: Economics & Business Policy Length: 13 Page(s) Pub. Year: 2005 Postal services throughout the world are undergoing a process of liberalisation and privatisation. The traditional letter market is shrinking in the wake of a plethora of more competitive alternatives... Related Product(s): N/A Ka-Fu Wong Carola Ramon-Berjano 05/241C Legality of Privatising Public Assets: Link REIT Functional Area: Economics & Business Policy, Finance & Investments Length: 4 Page(s) Pub. Year: 2005 Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITs) have proven to be popular investment vehicles in countries including the US, Australia, Singapore and Japan. They work by using the pooled capital of investors to... Related Product(s): N/A P.S.Tso Samuel Tsang 05/238C The Market of Exchanges: HKEx and the New Beauty Parade Functional Area: Economics & Business Policy Length: 18 Page(s) Pub. Year: 2005 Consensus holds that competition between stock exchanges and other types of market participants is beneficial: keeping the price of transaction, clearing and listing services offered low, and providin... Related Product(s): N/A Ka-Fu Wong Jennifer Lee 05/235C Jumping the Line? Scalping in Hong Kong's Property Market Functional Area: Economics & Business Policy Length: 5 Page(s) Pub. Year: 2005 This case analyses the sale of properties in Hong Kong and the existence of speculators or "scalpers" in the housing market. A small number of developers dominate the property market in Hong Kong, and... Related Product(s): N/A Ka-Fu Wong Carola Ramon-Berjano 05/234C Bottlenecks in Housing Supply: Government or Developers to Blame? Functional Area: Economics & Business Policy Length: 17 Page(s) Pub. Year: 2005 In Hong Kong, the government owns all rights to land and releases plots when supply is considered low. To aggravate the situation, developers (upon obtaining land from the government) hold onto land i... Related Product(s): N/A Ka-Fu Wong Carola Ramon-Berjano 05/232C Trade Restrictions and Hong Kong¡¦s Textiles and Clothing Industry Functional Area: Economics & Business Policy Length: 22 Page(s) Pub. Year: 2005 Since 1974, the Multifibre Arrangement had been the systematic means for developed countries to restrict textiles and clothing imports from developing countries, which did not conform to the GATT/WTO ... Related Product(s): N/A Ka-Fu Wong Richard Wong Andrew Lee 05/231C Open Skies: Allocation of Landing Slots at Hong Kong Airport Functional Area: Economics & Business Policy Length: 10 Page(s) Pub. Year: 2005 This case examines the allocation of airport slots. Well-established airlines have historically determined rights to these slots, which limits the possibilities for new entrants to enter the market. I... Related Product(s): N/A Ka-Fu Wong Carola Ramon-Berjano 05/230C License to Build: Town Planning Legislation in Hong Kong? Functional Area: Economics & Business Policy Length: 21 Page(s) Pub. Year: 2005 This Case investigates the government¡¦s decision-making process in revising the Town Planning Amendment Bill 2003. Aimed at striking a balance between streamlining procedures and enhancing public part... Related Product(s): N/A Ka-Fu Wong Alexandra Yiu Carola Ramon-Berjano 05/226C To Tax or Not To Tax: Hong Kong's Waste Problem Functional Area: Economics & Business Policy Length: 28 Page(s) Pub. Year: 2005 This case investigates solid waste management in Hong Kong. In April 2005, landfill charges were implemented in Hong Kong in an attempt to offset the shortage of landfill capacity. Since the construct... Related Product(s): N/A Ka-Fu Wong Carola Ramon-Berjano 05/218C Conflicting Interests in the Taxi Fare Regulation Functional Area: Economics & Business Policy Length: 15 Page(s) Pub. Year: 2005 This Case investigates the Hong Kong Government's decision-making process in relation to the 2003 New Territories Taxi Fare Reduction Scheme. Under the scheme, the Government first decided to cut fare... Related Product(s): N/A Ka-Fu Wong Richard Wong Carola Ramon-Berjano 05/217C Competition in the Taxi Industry: Taxi Branding in Hong Kong Functional Area: Economics & Business Policy Length: 20 Page(s) Pub. Year: 2005 Bound by fixed fares and licence quotas set by the government, it is difficult to compete either on price or service in the Hong Kong taxi industry. This case highlights different modes of competition... Related Product(s): N/A Ka-Fu Wong Richard Wong Carola Ramon-Berjano 05/216C Trade Liberalisation: The Case of the Rice Market in Hong Kong Functional Area: Economics & Business Policy Length: 21 Page(s) Pub. Year: 2005 This case investigates the effects of liberalisation on the Hong Kong rice market in 2003 (ending forty-eight years of regulation). Prior to liberalisation, the government imposed import restrictions ... Related Product(s): N/A Ka-Fu Wong Carola Ramon-Berjano 05/210C Competition in the Hong Kong Banking Sector: Interest Rate Wars Functional Area: Economics & Business Policy Length: 14 Page(s) Pub. Year: 2005 This case investigates the effects of the Interest Rate Rules (IRRs) on banks in Hong Kong, as well as on depositors. With the IRRs, the Hong Kong Association of Banks (HKAB) acted as a cartel to set ... Related Product(s): N/A Ka-Fu Wong Richard Wong Alexandra Yiu Jennifer Lee 05/209C IDD Connection between a Reform-in-Progress China and a Deregulated Hong Kong Functional Area: Economics & Business Policy Length: 20 Page(s) Pub. Year: 2005 This case investigates the challenges of IDD connection when there is policy asymmetry between two regions/countries. Specifically, the case highlights the consequences of unilateral interconnection f... Related Product(s): N/A Ka-Fu Wong Pun Lee Lam Alexandra Yiu Carola Ramon-Berjano 05/208C A Fishery Tale: Wholesale Fish Marketing in Hong Kong Functional Area: Economics & Business Policy Length: 18 Page(s) Pub. Year: 2005 This case investigates the role of Fish Marketing Organisation (FMO) in wholesale fish marketing in Hong Kong. The statutory requirement for the fishermen to sell their harvests through the FMO, a leg... Related Product(s): N/A Ka-Fu Wong Alexandra Yiu Jennifer Lee 04/202C Issues Facing SMEs in Hong Kong: A Conceptual Framework Functional Area: Economics & Business Policy, Strategy & General Management Length: 16 Page(s) Pub. Year: 2004 Small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) are recognized to be mainstays of the economy in almost every market in the world. It is equally recognized that their performance cannot be measured with the... Related Product(s): N/A Ali Farhoomand Kavita Sethi Phoebe Ho 05/200C Rent Seeking Behaviour in the Power Market Functional Area: Economics & Business Policy Length: 21 Page(s) Pub. Year: 2005 This case investigates the role of Scheme of Control (SOC) in governing the return of power companies in Hong Kong. In 2002, faced with contractual agreements with the two power companies (CLP and HEC... Related Product(s): N/A Ka-Fu Wong Pun Lee Lam Alexandra Yiu Carola Ramon-Berjano 05/199C A Tale of Two Cities: Water Supply in Hong Kong and Macau Functional Area: Economics & Business Policy Length: 17 Page(s) Pub. Year: 2005 This case investigates private sector's role in improving water utility. Specifically, the case compares the productivity of Hong Kong's Water Supply Department (WSD) and Macau's Water Supply Company,... Related Product(s): N/A Ka-Fu Wong Pun Lee Lam Yue Cheong Chan Alexandra Yiu Carola Ramon-Berjano 04/197C The Shanghai Property Market and Hong Kong Developers Functional Area: Economics & Business Policy, Strategy & General Management Length: 33 Page(s) Pub. Year: 2004 Once considered Asia's most important economic city, Shanghai had by 2003 re-emerged as a vibrant and vital metropolis. It had become the leading centre for commerce, finance and transportation in the... Related Product(s): N/A Michael J. Enright Vincent Mak 04/196C Safety Regulation and the Rise of Towngas in Hong Kong Functional Area: Economics & Business Policy Length: 17 Page(s) Pub. Year: 2004 Kerosene, liquefied petroleum gas (LPG), and towngas were the three major forms of heating fuels used in Hong Kong before 1980. Numerous accidents caused by the use of LPG that occurred in the years p... Related Product(s): N/A Ka-Fu Wong Richard Wong Andrew Lee 04/194C Regional Development in the Chinese Mainland Functional Area: Economics & Business Policy Length: 23 Page(s) Pub. Year: 2004 China's economic rise became one of the most important stories in the world economy once the Chinese economy began to open to the rest of the world in 1979. However, this rise was not evenly distribut... Related Product(s): N/A Michael J. Enright Vincent Mak 05/190C Land Market Contestability in Hong Kong: Sold to the Highest Bidder! Functional Area: Economics & Business Policy Length: 15 Page(s) Pub. Year: 2005 Under Hong Kong's land tenure system, land is leased to private developers through five channels, with public auction being the most prominent. Given significant outlays of time and capital required f... Related Product(s): N/A Stephen Ching Yuming Fu Alexandra Yiu 03/186C Mainland China's Travel Liberalisation and Hong Kong's SMEs in late 2003 Functional Area: Economics & Business Policy Length: 16 Page(s) Pub. Year: 2003 From March to May 2003, Hong Kong's tourism industry underwent a serious downturn upon the outbreak of the Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome (SARS) in the territory, which caused 1,755 cases in Hong K... Related Product(s): N/A Michael J. Enright Vincent Mak 03/185C Nin Jiom: Selling Traditional Chinese Medicine in Modern Hong Kong Functional Area: Economics & Business Policy, Marketing Length: 10 Page(s) Pub. Year: 2003 The Hong Kong brand Nin Jiom was popularly known in the territory by its flagship product "Pei Pa Koa Cough Syrup". It was through the profitable mass-selling of such an over-the-counter traditional C... Related Product(s): N/A Bennett Yim Vincent Mak 03/184C Fat Angelo's Restaurant: Entrepreneurial Growth Functional Area: Economics & Business Policy, Strategy & General Management Length: 12 Page(s) Pub. Year: 2003 Launched in 1998, Fat Angelo's Restaurant was the brainchild of three entrepreneurs who seized an opportunity to bring "family-style" Italian restaurants to Hong Kong. By the end of 2002, Fat Angelo's... Related Product(s): N/A Simon Tam Monica Wong 03/181C Financial Crises and Firm Performance Functional Area: Economics & Business Policy, Strategy & General Management Length: 15 Page(s) Pub. Year: 2003 Financial crises could happen anywhere, although emerging markets tended to be more seriously afflicted in recent times. Debilitating and massive shocks to bank liquidity, payments systems, and solven... Related Product(s): N/A Michael J. Enright Vincent Mak 03/180C Hong Kong's Container Truckers: The Mid-stream Fee Dispute Functional Area: Economics & Business Policy Length: 11 Page(s) Pub. Year: 2003 In November 2000, the eight-member Hong Kong mid-stream Operators Association (HKMOA), which controlled 90 per cent of the mid-stream container handling business in Hong Kong, announced that they woul... Related Product(s): N/A Michael J. Enright Vincent Mak 03/179C Leccotech: The "Whole Product" Concept in Export Marketing Functional Area: Economics & Business Policy, Management of Information Systems, Marketing, Strategy & General Management Length: 8 Page(s) Pub. Year: 2003 LECCO Technology Ltd. (LECCOTECH), a Hong Kong-based SME company, developed a unique technology that could potentially revolutionise the management and efficiency of corporate databases in all industr... Related Product(s): N/A Ali Farhoomand Pauline Ng 03/177C Hong Kong's Trading Industry: Challenges from Mainland China Functional Area: Economics & Business Policy, Strategy & General Management Length: 14 Page(s) Pub. Year: 2003 The import-export trading industry had long been one of the leading industries in Hong Kong. The sector, with about 500,000 people working for 100,000 companies, accounted for roughly 20 per cent of H... Related Product(s): N/A Michael J. Enright Vincent Mak 03/175C Proactive Medicare Enterprise (HK) Limited: Providing Healthcare in Mainland China Functional Area: Economics & Business Policy, Human Resource Management, Strategy & General Management Length: 9 Page(s) Pub. Year: 2003 After successfully starting a joint venture with a prestigious hospital in Shanghai, Proactive Medicare (a Hong Kong-based SME) intended to replicate its success in Beijing. The case chronicles the de... Related Product(s): N/A Gilbert Wong Andrew Lee 03/174C Toyland Rubber Manufacturing: Building a New Factory in Shanghai Functional Area: Economics & Business Policy, Strategy & General Management Length: 8 Page(s) Pub. Year: 2003 Hong Kong-based Toyland Rubber Manufacturing produced high quality rubber rollers for machinery used in the paper mills, textile dyeing, and printing factories. In the mid-1990s as factories migrated ... Related Product(s): N/A Ali Farhoomand Monica Wong 03/171C Go2xpert Limited: Finding the Right China Strategy Functional Area: Economics & Business Policy, Marketing, Strategy & General Management Length: 5 Page(s) Pub. Year: 2003 In January 2000 when the internet boom swept through Hong Kong, Nelson Siu and a few friends started a recruitment website called Go2xpert. After the internet bubble burst, Siu and his colleagues were... 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Related Product(s): N/A Bennett Yim Vincent Mak 03/164C Taking Stock of Hong Kong's Human Resources Functional Area: Economics & Business Policy, Human Resource Management Length: 16 Page(s) Pub. Year: 2003 This case discusses Hong Kong's transformation from a pure manufacturing economy to a knowledge-based service economy. The case highlights the mismatch between the skills of the workforce and the need... Related Product(s): N/A Gilbert Wong Marissa McCauley 03/163C Hong Kong Teachers' Language Benchmark Assessment Functional Area: Economics & Business Policy, Human Resource Management Length: 12 Page(s) Pub. Year: 2003 In 2000, the Hong Kong Government introduced the Language Benchmark Assessment for all teachers in Hong Kong. As part of its education reform, the government required all teachers' English language pr... Related Product(s): N/A Gilbert Wong Marissa McCauley 03/162C Buyer-Supplier Relationships Functional Area: Economics & Business Policy, Production & Operations Management, Strategy & General Management Length: 15 Page(s) Pub. Year: 2003 In recent years, increasing attention has been paid to buyer-supplier relationships and supply chain management in general. Views of buyer-supplier relationships have evolved from the old school of th... Related Product(s): N/A Michael J. Enright Vincent Mak 03/160C DispatchPro System: Leveraging Government-initiated IT Infrastructure Functional Area: Economics & Business Policy, Management of Information Systems Length: 3 Page(s) Pub. Year: 2003 In early 2000, Info Mapping (Hong Kong) Limited, a Hong Kong-based technology SME with an interest in developing logistics applications for local businesses, spotted a growing demand among Hong Kong c... Related Product(s): N/A Ali Farhoomand Pauline Ng Vincent Mak 03/155C Sun Toys Motor: How to Put a Start-up on Track Functional Area: Economics & Business Policy, Human Resource Management, Strategy & General Management Length: 3 Page(s) Pub. Year: 2004 In 1983, Simon Shi Kai-Biu, a 28-year-old Hong Kong entrepreneur, started a toy motor manufacturing firm called Sun Toys Motor Ltd. He had some experience in managing motor factories and small start-u... Related Product(s): N/A Simon Tam Vincent Mak 02/145C Multi-jurisdictional Compliance: Yahoo! Inc. Functional Area: Economics & Business Policy, Management of Information Systems Length: 3 Page(s) Pub. Year: 2002 Yahoo! Inc. (Yahoo) operated a number of Websites, including an auction site, a search engine directory at Yahoo.com (written in English) and a regional site at Yahoo.fr (written in French). On Yahoo'... Related Product(s): N/A Ali Farhoomand Bryan Wong Marissa McCauley Mary Ho 02/142C Business Competition in China: Beer, PCs, Steel, TV Sets Functional Area: Economics & Business Policy, Strategy & General Management Length: 21 Page(s) Pub. Year: 2002 China's economic reform program has had many important impacts on business competition in the nation. In many industries, foreign competitors entered, making "strategic investments" that they believed... Related Product(s): N/A Michael J. Enright Vincent Mak 02/140C Anti-trust and Competitive Issues in B2B Trading Exchanges: Covisint, Inc. Functional Area: Economics & Business Policy, Management of Information Systems, Production & Operations Management Length: 3 Page(s) Pub. Year: 2002 In February 2000, DaimlerChrysler, Ford Motor Company and General Motors Co. jointly announced plans to combine efforts and form a global on-line business-to-business (B2B) exchange. The goal of the e... Related Product(s): N/A Ali Farhoomand Mary Ho 02/139C Digital Certificates and Signatures: Microsoft Corporation Functional Area: Economics & Business Policy, Management of Information Systems Length: 3 Page(s) Pub. Year: 2002 On 22 March, 2001, the Microsoft Corporation ("Microsoft") warned computer users that an individual posing electronically as a company representative had fooled VeriSign Inc., the leading digital cert... Related Product(s): N/A Ali Farhoomand Mary Ho 01/129C CSFB's China Unicom Incident Functional Area: Economics & Business Policy, Strategy & General Management Length: 20 Page(s) Pub. Year: 2002 In August 2001, Credit Suisse First Boston (CSFB), a major international investment bank, was removed from the foreign underwriting team that would handle a pending share offering for China Unicom Gro... Related Product(s): N/A Michael J. Enright Vincent Mak 01/127C BondsinAsia: Trading Bonds on a Global Franchised e-Platform Functional Area: Economics & Business Policy, Management of Information Systems Length: 13 Page(s) Pub. Year: 2002 One of the most frustrating part of trading bonds in Asia today is that prior to placing a trade, buyers and sellers must spend hours phoning dealers to get quotes and aggregating market research. In ... Related Product(s): N/A Ali Farhoomand Francois Roy Mary Ho 01/126C PetroChina: International Corporate Governance with Chinese Characteristics Functional Area: Accounting & Control, Economics & Business Policy, Strategy & General Management Length: 20 Page(s) Pub. Year: 2002 PetroChina, the largest oil and gas company in China, was made a showcase for sound corporate governance in China's SOEs. Its initial public offering (IPO) was part of the government's plan to lay the... Related Product(s): N/A John Child Mary Ho Sang Xu 01/125C Mortgage Securitisation in Hong Kong and Asia Functional Area: Economics & Business Policy, Finance & Investments Length: 20 Page(s) Pub. Year: 2001 While mortgage securitisation was old-hat in the United States and Europe, it had not really caught on in Asia. Past experience in Hong Kong suggested that efforts by individual institutions to securi... Related Product(s): N/A Ko Wang Su Han Chan Mary Ho 01/122C Preparing for China's Entry to the WTO: Mainland Securities Company Limited Functional Area: Economics & Business Policy, Strategy & General Management Length: 16 Page(s) Pub. Year: 2002 China's accession to the WTO in November 2001 was likely to have significant impacts on China's immature securities industry. The Sino-US bilateral WTO agreement states that foreigners will be allowed... Related Product(s): N/A Zhigang Tao Mary Ho Sang Xu 01/121C Airport Privatisation in Australia Functional Area: Economics & Business Policy Length: 26 Page(s) Pub. Year: 2001 In March 2001, the Australian Transport department announced the government's intention to privatise Sydney's Kingsford Smith Airport. This was seen as the culmination of a long-standing program to re... Related Product(s): N/A Michael J. Enright Flash Ng 01/120C Airport Privatisation Functional Area: Economics & Business Policy Length: 18 Page(s) Pub. Year: 2001 With continued growth of global air traffic expected to continue into the 21st century, governments around the world are showing increased interest in the option of privatising airport operations. Thi... Related Product(s): N/A Michael J. Enright Flash Ng 01/118C Preparing for China's Entry to the WTO: China's Airline Industry Functional Area: Economics & Business Policy, Strategy & General Management Length: 12 Page(s) Pub. Year: 2002 On 27 April, 2001, the Civil Aviation Administration of China (CAAC) announced the merger of nine airlines under its direct administration into three giants known as China Southern Airlines Group, Chi... Related Product(s): N/A Zhigang Tao Pauline Ng Sang Xu 01/113C Replacing Hong Kong's ID Card: (B) Debating the Options Functional Area: Economics & Business Policy, Management of Information Systems Length: 13 Page(s) Pub. Year: 2001 This case relates to the plans of the Hong Kong Government (the "Government") to seek approval of its proposal to replace the current Hong Kong identity ("ID") card with a smart ID card. The approval ... Related Product(s): N/A Ali Farhoomand Francois Roy 01/112C Replacing Hong Kong's ID Card: (A) Fighting Identity Theft Functional Area: Economics & Business Policy, Management of Information Systems Length: 4 Page(s) Pub. Year: 2001 This case relates to the plans of the Hong Kong Government (the "Government") to seek approval of its proposal to replace the current Hong Kong identity ("ID") card with a smart ID card. The approval ... Related Product(s): N/A Ali Farhoomand Francois Roy 01/111C China and its Neighbours Functional Area: Economics & Business Policy Length: 23 Page(s) Pub. Year: 2001 The emergence of China was one of the most important features of the world economy in the last quarter of the 20th century. At the dawn of the new millennium, most observers believe its subsequent dev... Related Product(s): N/A Michael J. Enright Elyssa Tran 01/107C Extending an Electronic Trade Network to Sustain Competitive Advantage Functional Area: Economics & Business Policy, Management of Information Systems, Marketing, Strategy & General Management Length: 8 Page(s) Pub. Year: 2001 Discusses Tradelink's strategy for extending its electronic trade network to neighboring countries. Focuses on building alliance strategy, identifying the value added that can be generated through int... Related Product(s): N/A Ali Farhoomand Michelle Ng Pauline Ng 01/106C The Asean Free Trade Area(AFTA) and the Malaysian National Car Project Functional Area: Economics & Business Policy Length: 28 Page(s) Pub. Year: 2001 At the October 2000 Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) Economic Ministers meeting in Chiang Mai, Thailand, the Malaysian delegation proposed an extension to the ASEAN Free Trade Area (AFTA... Related Product(s): N/A James Newton Michael J. Enright Elyssa Tran 01/105C Daewoo and the Korean Chaebol Functional Area: Economics & Business Policy, Strategy & General Management Length: 30 Page(s) Pub. Year: 2001 Daewoo Motors, South Korea's second largest carmaker was on the verge of bankruptcy in September 2000. The once-proud Daewoo Group (the parent company of Daewoo Motors) has been charged of not just be... Related Product(s): N/A James Newton Michael J. Enright Elyssa Tran 01/104C Managing a New State-owned Enterprise: A Daring Experiment by the Beijing Capital Group Functional Area: Economics & Business Policy, Human Resource Management Length: 14 Page(s) Pub. Year: 2001 The Beijing Capital Group was one of the most profitable and successful state-owned enterprises (SOEs) in China. Since its foundation, the Group had been making unrelenting efforts in promoting reform... Related Product(s): N/A Gilbert Wong Scarlet Chan Mary Ho 00/100C Privatisation of the MTR Corporation Functional Area: Economics & Business Policy, Finance & Investments Length: 26 Page(s) Pub. Year: 2001 On 3 March, 1999, the Financial Secretary of Hong Kong announced in his budget speech that the Government planned to partially privatise the MTR Corporation ("MTRC") through the sale and listing of a ... Related Product(s): N/A Ko Wang Su Han Chan Mary Ho 00/97C Hong Kong as Asia's World City Functional Area: Economics & Business Policy Length: 42 Page(s) Pub. Year: 2001 In May 2001, Hong Kong launched a campaign to promote Hong Kong as Asia's Word City at the Fortune Global Forum, which was attended by more than 500 of the world's most influential business leaders, C... Related Product(s): N/A James Newton Michael J. Enright Andrew Lee Elyssa Tran 98/07RN The Hong Kong Property Industry in 1997 Functional Area: Economics & Business Policy, Strategy & General Management Length: 22 Page(s) Pub. Year: 1999 Hong Kong's property sector saw dramatic increases in prices in the 1990s. Shortly after taking office as the first Chief Executive of Hong Kong after the return of the territory to China, Tung Chee-h... Related Product(s): Research Note Michael J. Enright Christine Luk Probir Banerjee 00/71C Healthcare Reforms in Hong Kong: From the Scott Report to the Harvard Report Functional Area: Economics & Business Policy Length: 19 Page(s) Pub. Year: 2000 This case traces the development of the healthcare system in Hong Kong, and the factors building up towards the assignment of the Harvard Team to review the system. It also takes a brief look at the c... Related Product(s): N/A Gilbert Wong K. K. Tan Pauline Ng 00/70C From Consultation to Partnership: The Case of Haeco's Works Consultative Committee (B) Functional Area: Economics & Business Policy, Human Resource Management, Strategy & General Management Length: 5 Page(s) Pub. Year: 2000 Case A (99/34C), set in late 1998, traces the development of HAECO's Works Consultative Committee (WCC) and the factors that contributed to its smooth development, making it a demonstration case to il... Related Product(s): N/A Gilbert Wong K. K. Tan Pauline Ng 99/66C China and the Sino-US WTO Agreement Functional Area: Economics & Business Policy Length: 33 Page(s) Pub. Year: 2000 The United States and China signed a historic agreement on 15 November, 1999 that would pave way for China to join the World Trade Organisation (WTO). While both sides trumpeted the agreement, it woul... Related Product(s): N/A Michael J. Enright Andrew Lee 99/60C Australia's Investment 2000 Proposition Functional Area: Economics & Business Policy, Strategy & General Management Length: 25 Page(s) Pub. Year: 2001 Shortly after Sydney was declared as the site of the 2000 Summer Olympic Games, a public-private investment promotion partnership initiative, Investment 2000, was introduced to promote Australia as a ... Related Product(s): N/A Michael J. Enright Andrew Lee 99/59C The Japanese Facsimile Industry in 1998 Functional Area: Economics & Business Policy, Strategy & General Management Length: 9 Page(s) Pub. Year: 2000 Throughout the 1990s, Japanese manufacturers had dominated the global market of fax machines. By 1998, alternative forms of messaging like Internet Fax and PC Fax had been gaining grounds, and global ... Related Product(s): N/A Michael J. Enright Andrew Lee 99/57C FedEx Corp: Structural Transformation through e-Business Functional Area: Economics & Business Policy, Management of Information Systems, Production & Operations Management, Strategy & General Management Length: 21 Page(s) Pub. Year: 2000 Set in 2000, the case provides a comprehensive analysis of transportation logistics and FedEx's internal integrated logistics applications. FedEx demonstrates the shift from "physical" to "information... Related Product(s): N/A Ali Farhoomand Pauline Ng 99/53C Dell: Selling Directly, Globally Functional Area: Economics & Business Policy, Management of Information Systems, Marketing, Strategy & General Management Length: 28 Page(s) Pub. Year: 2000 One of the first companies to practice the highly-touted business-to-consumer internet business model, Dell entered the PC market with a force and shook up the industry with its revolutionary, custome... Related Product(s): N/A Ali Farhoomand Pauline Ng Peter Lovelock 99/50C The Hong Kong Property Industry in 1999 Functional Area: Economics & Business Policy Length: 12 Page(s) Pub. Year: 2000 ¡§The Hong Kong Property Industry in 1999?is a companion to ¡§The Hong Kong Property Industry in 1997?(Ref No. 98/07C). The 1999 case recounts the circumstances in the Hong Kong property industry from t... Related Product(s): N/A Michael J. Enright Andrew Lee 99/49C Pudong New Area of Shanghai Functional Area: Economics & Business Policy Length: 27 Page(s) Pub. Year: 2000 In 1990, Shanghai received the official approval and support from the central government to develop the Pudong New Area into the new focus of economic development. At the heart of the Pudong developme... Related Product(s): N/A Michael J. Enright Andrew Lee 99/47C Multi-Jurisdictional Compliance in Cyberspace Functional Area: Economics & Business Policy, Management of Information Systems Length: 18 Page(s) Pub. Year: 2000 Law, by definition was jurisdictional, yet in cyberspace it had become increasingly questionable whether laws regulating the physical marketplace were able to be superimposed onto this new marketspace... Related Product(s): N/A Ali Farhoomand Peter Lovelock Vanessa Clark 99/41C Singapore: Committee on Singapore's Competitiveness Functional Area: Economics & Business Policy Length: 20 Page(s) Pub. Year: 1999 In October 1998, the Committee on Singapore's Competitiveness issued its final report to Prime Minister Goh. The report outlined a series of proposals to see Singapore through the Asian Economic Crisi... Related Product(s): N/A Michael J. Enright Andrew Lee 99/39C Hong Kong's Financial Crisis 1997-1998 Functional Area: Economics & Business Policy, Finance & Investments Length: 15 Page(s) Pub. Year: 1999 The Asian miracle turned into a nightmare in 1997. Thailand triggered the region's free-fall when the baht was delinked from the US dollar in July. This sent other Asian currencies tumbling as specula... Related Product(s): N/A John Whitman Maria Cascales 99/38C Taiwan's ARPOC Programme Functional Area: Economics & Business Policy, Human Resource Management, Management of Information Systems Length: 28 Page(s) Pub. Year: 1999 In 1995, Taiwan announced its Asia Pacific Regional Operations Center programme. This program was designed to help Taiwan deal with the rapid transformation of its economy, drastic changes in the glob... Related Product(s): N/A Michael J. Enright Andrew Lee 99/34C From Consultation to Partnership: The Case of Haeco's Works Consultative Committee (A) Functional Area: Economics & Business Policy, Human Resource Management, Strategy & General Management Length: 21 Page(s) Pub. Year: 1999 The chairman's statement on the 1998 interim report of Hong Kong Aircraft Engineering Co. Ltd. (HAECO) was grim. The squeeze on the airline industry's profits had a rippling effect on the aircraft eng... Related Product(s): N/A Gilbert Wong Pauline Ng 99/32C Hong Kong as a Media Hub: The 1998 Review of Television Policy Functional Area: Economics & Business Policy Length: 19 Page(s) Pub. Year: 1999 In September 1998, the Hong Kong Government undertook the unusual step of simultaneously releasing policy review documents for public consultation, for both the broadcast media and telecommunication s... Related Product(s): N/A Ali Farhoomand Peter Lovelock 99/31C Fighting 21st Century Pirates: The Business Software Alliance In Hong Kong Functional Area: Economics & Business Policy, Management of Information Systems, Strategy & General Management Length: 21 Page(s) Pub. Year: 2000 For computer software firms, software piracy represented a large loss of potential revenues. In response to the trade in pirated software, computer software companies banded together into an internati... Related Product(s): VCD Ali Farhoomand Katherine Lo Peter Lovelock 98/12C The Asian Financial Crisis: Indonesia and the Currency Board Proposal Functional Area: Economics & Business Policy Length: 26 Page(s) Pub. Year: 2000 Indonesia was hit hard by the Asian economic crisis. By 8 October, 1997, its currency, the rupiah, was down 60 per cent from its pre-floatation value. The rupiah fell to an historic low of 16,500 agai... Related Product(s): N/A James Newton Michael J. Enright Andrew Lee 98/11C Crisis Communication: The Asian Bird Flu Functional Area: Economics & Business Policy, Human Resource Management, Strategy & General Management Length: 20 Page(s) Pub. Year: 1999 The Bird Flu virus (H5N1) was first detected in the New Territories of Hong Kong in early 1997. This strain of virus had been previously known to infect only birds but had now crossed the species barr... Related Product(s): N/A Gilbert Wong Nina Hansen Vanessa Clark 98/06C Singapore: The Lion City in The Asian Economic Crisis Functional Area: Economics & Business Policy Length: 30 Page(s) Pub. Year: 1999 This case, set in 1998, explores the impact of the Asian Economic Crisis on the economy of Singapore. By 1998, Singapore's economy has become increasingly reliant on economic activities that take plac... Related Product(s): N/A Michael J. Enright Andrew Lee

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