KEMET: Leading Change across Cultural Boundaries (B)

This case tells how Richard finally decided to take on the great challenge and put together an integration team of experts in different functions and prepared for all the aspects that he might consider. However, during his trip to Indonesia, Richard was informed of a death threat email from someone at the Batam factory. Should …

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Beam Suntory: Striving for Optimal Post-Acquisition Integration

In response to the contraction of its domestic market, Japanese spirits company Suntory Holdings Limited acquired US spirits company Beam Inc. in 2014 to expand into the promising US market. Although the purchase price was high, executives at both companies were confident in the deal. However, when the newly merged company, Beam Suntory Inc., began …

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KEMET: Leading Change across Cultural Boundaries (C)

This case shows how Richard and the Chinese team decided to act. After arriving at the plant, Richard (the head of the integration team), Jack Chen (the newly appointed general manager of the Batam plant), and other team members implemented a series of transformation initiatives, such as conducting a communication comprehensive, adapt the organizational structure. …

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An Introduction to Money Laundering: “The Hunter”

Money laundering programs hide the criminal origin of approximately 2 to 5% of the world’s gross domestic product. Money laundering not only allows criminals to evade detection, it can also be used to fund other criminal activities, including terrorism. This case introduces readers to money laundering and anti-money laundering (AML) techniques.

Levendary Cafe: The China Challenge

Just weeks into her new job, Mia Foster, a first-time CEO with no international management experience, faces a major challenge at Levendary CafĂ©, a $ 10 billion fast food chain. Strategically, many of her employees worry that the company’s large expansion in China is too far removed from Levendary’s clearly defined menu and store design …

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Lincoln Electric: Venturing Abroad

Lincoln Electric, a 100-year-old manufacturer of welding equipment and consumables based in Cleveland, Ohio, motivates its U.S. employees through a culture of collaboration between management and employees, as well as an unusual system of piece compensation and a large bonus based on individual contribution to corporate performance. Despite opening several international sales and manufacturing companies …

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Catalys Pacific

In 2019, BT Slingsby launches Catalys Pacific, the first biotech startup fund in Tokyo. After winning some of Japan’s largest pharmaceutical companies to invest, BT hopes the fund can create a sensation and transform biotech innovation in Japan. After researching hundreds of potential investment opportunities, your team must decide which deals to look for first. …

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eHomemakers: Crossing Borders into Singapore

The eHomemakers project was founded in 1998 to provide skills and employment to disadvantaged women in Malaysia. The women worked from home, weaving baskets from recycled magazines to generate income. This possibility of self-reliance was especially advantageous for mothers who stayed at home and disabled women who could not work. Until 2011, the company struggled …

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