SpeedTest is a Finland-based entrepreneurial high-tech start-up company that competes in the clinical research segment of the world-wide pharmaceutical industry. More specifically, the company has developed a mobile device to record drug testing information from patients, which has the potential to radically speed up the drug testing process. The newly hired chief executive officer has a mandate to identify the customers for its product, come up with .....more

The post-merger situation for Pacific Century CyberWorks (PCCW) and Hong Kong Telecom is detailed in this case. The stock prices of Pacific Century CyberWorks (PCCW) have fallen drastically in the months following the announcement of the merger. Discussions can be based on the post-merger developments; competitive developments in the broadband industry post-merger; and, how stock prices reflect the market's reaction to a company's strategy. .....more

Pacific Century Cyberworks (PCCW), a Hong Kong-based Internet company, emerged from an insignificant position since its mid-1999 listing to be a leading Internet player in Asia and China in early 2000. To achieve its growth, PCCW has followed an aggressive acquisition strategy providing it with ownership positions in a multitude of Internet ventures. The case is positioned at the time of PCCW's largest potential acquisition - Hong Kong Telecom .....more

The managing director of First Pacific Company Limited was reviewing the performance of the large Hong Kong-based conglomerate. In the first few months since the onset of the Asian Economic Crisis, the company's financial performance had been hit hard. The managing director, concerned about First Pacific's performance, was working with the company's directors to formulate a restructuring plan for the company. This case is part of the First .....more

In response to the worst economic performance in decades for many Asian countries, in 1998 and 1999 First Pacific Company Limited refocused its activities on fewer, larger companies in the Asian markets in which it had the most experience. The restructuring program had operated under the objective of maintaining strength in the company's balance sheet and maintaining strong flows in income. This case is the second part of the First Pacific case .....more

First Pacific was considering entry into the consumer products industry in Indonesia via the purchase of a 30 per cent share in Indofood Sukses Makmur. Nissin Foods of Japan would also acquire a 30 per cent stake in this proposed joint venture-acquisition. This case is the third part of the First Pacific case series, and it can be used to examine business-level decisions that were made as part of the restructuring program First Pacific instituted .....more

Escorts, a large Indian conglomerate, was in the process of implementing a restructuring plan when it encountered difficulties with one of its many partners. Fiat-Agri, Escorts' joint venture partner, wanted to increase its equity stake and its extent of management control in the joint venture. However, Escorts planned to merge this venture with other divisions as part of its restructuring. This case is the third in a series of three. The first .....more

Escorts, a large Indian conglomerate, was in the process of implementing its restructuring plan. At issue is whether the company should pursue this customer-focused plan, or adopt a technology-based growth strategy. The case is the second in a series of three. The first case, "Escorts Limited, 1993", 9A95M009, documents pre- and post-liberalization conditions in India and the company's domestic strategy prior to liberalization. A third .....more

Technophar, a small but profitable manufacturer of hard gelatin capsule machines, was confronted with a potential default in its technology transfer agreement with a Vietnamese pharmaceutical firm. At issue is whether the company should pursue or terminate the Vietnam contract, particularly in light of potentially greater opportunities in neighbouring China. More fundamentally, Technophar needs to develop an international expansion strategy in terms .....more