HTC and Virtual Reality

In the fall of 2017, HTC CEO and President Cher Wang lobbied the company to focus on virtual reality (VR). HTC’s first virtual reality product, VIVE, launched in spring 2016, was recognized for its superior immersive spatial scaling capabilities. However, early adoption of VR outside of gamers and general technology enthusiasts started due to high …

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Technical Data Corp.

Describes a decision the small business president may face to sell some or all of his business to another business. Technical Data Corp. provides analytical services to professional bond market traders through a computer terminal system operated by Telerate. The company started operations in 1980 and is very successful. The key questions in this case …

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Cisco Systems Inc.: Caste Conundrum Regarding Diversity and Inclusion

Cisco Systems Inc. (Cisco) was a modern technology company with a culturally diverse workforce. In 2008 he initiated the plan to “establish a culture based on justice, dignity and respect, free from prejudice, discrimination and negative behavior.” However, despite these efforts, the California Department of Housing and Fair Employment filed a lawsuit against Cisco in …

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The Quest for Achieving Financial Inclusion: M-Pesa Versus UPI

In 2019, World Bank analyst Abebi Eke faced a difficult task: deciding whether to recommend that the World Bank support a particular digital payments system, in line with its commitment to expanding financial inclusion for the world’s poor. Eke was asked to research two of the most promising payment systems, UPI in India and MPesa …

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T-Mobile in 2013: The Un-Carrier

In 2013, the US wireless industry was in the midst of a costly transition. As consumers began to use more sophisticated mobile devices, the top four industry players spent a lot of money upgrading their infrastructures to provide high-speed and reliable data services. T-Mobile, the smallest of the big four wireless providers, fell short of …

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Under Armour

After twenty years of unprecedented growth in the sportswear industry, Under Armor faces a new record that needs to be broken: Only its competitors Nike and Adidas have made the jump from $ 5 billion to $ 10 billion in sales. . At the heart of this challenge is how Under Armor can maintain its …

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XDel Singapore: Using Technology to Deliver Simplicity

XDel Singapore courier company is not only involved in express and delivery services, but also in e-commerce and last-mile fulfillment, international and cross-border deliveries, as well as post office and logistics activities. It has grown from a two-man operation in 1993 to a company of nearly 100 employees in 2021, with sales increasing from $ …

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Qualcomm Inc., 2009-2015

In the years after 2009, Qualcomm navigated the wi-fi industry’s transition from 3G to 4G, keeping its technological management and experiencing dramatic increase in sales and profit. In March 2014, Qualcomm appointed a brand new CEO, Steve Mollenkopf, who needed to deal with a rash of latest challenges, starting from new technology and new competition …

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Zhejiang Corporation of China Telecom

China Telecom was a major telecommunications service provider in China. It was organized into three levels: corporate headquarters, provincial companies, and city branches. Zhejiang Corporation, one of China Telecom’s 31 provincial companies, has introduced enterprise software to combat increasing competition from wireless operators for its fixed line services. In this case, it investigates how Zhejiang …

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Bridging the Digital Divide: Indosat’s Drive for Broadband Penetration in Indonesia

In this case, broadband concepts and their adoption in developed and developing countries around the world, particularly Indonesia, will be discussed. The telecommunications sector in Indonesia had an underdeveloped infrastructure and was dominated by two monopolies, PT Telkom and PT Indosat (“Indosat”) for many decades until the government opened the sector to competition in September …

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