Linda Barrington

Spreadtrum Communications

Spreadtrum Communications, 2011: Spreading into Mobile Telecommunications in China By Dominic Bow, Dingding Feng, Winston Lin, Aloka Singh, and Elisabeth Cai under the supervision of Professor Andrew Karolyi – 23 pages. Current version dated: 06/22/2011. Case Summary In March 2010, DW Associates assessed Spreadtrum Communications (NASDAQ: SPRD) as a strong buy at $6.76 per share. […]

Pulkovo Airport Expansion Project

Pulkovo Airport Expansion Project By James Lewis, Vanida Wongdechsareekul, Ben Freeman, Ifat Wong, and Elisabeth Cai under the supervision of Professor Andrew Karolyi – 21 pages. Original version dated: 03/14/2011; current version: 04/08/2015. Case Summary The time in the case is April 15, 2010 when IFC’s board of directors is making its final decision to […]

Oil & Natural Gas

Oil and Natural Gas Company of India: Trouble Off the Vietnamese Coast in 2011 By Armina Hakobyan, Gokul Rajagopalan, Gopal Bethmangalkar, and Jeff West under the supervision of Professor Andrew Karolyi – 20 pages. Original version dated: 08/29/2012; current version: 04/08/2015. Case Summary On September 5th 2011, the government of India had filed a secondary issue […]

India dials Africa

India dials Africa – Bharti Airtel acquires Zain’s African Assets By Anuj Jain, Chiropriya Dasgupta, and Saurahb Arora under the supervision of Professors Andrew Karolyi and Glen Dowell – 19 pages. Original version dated: 06/7/2010; current version: 03/22/2015. Case Summary On March 30, 2010, India’s largest cellular service provider Bharti Airtel had announced that the […]

Grupo Modelo

Grupo Modelo: Trouble Brewing in the Global Beer Industry By Uma Kakde, Kristin O’Planick, Kevin Shuller, and Jennifer Walvoord under the supervision of Professor Andrew Karolyi – 16 pages. Current version dated: 06/17/2010. Case Summary On June 13, 2008, Carlos Fernandez, Chairman and CEO of Grupo Modelo S.A., had just finished a call with August […]

A Global Partnership

Folli Follie Group and Fosun International: A Global Partnership By Cheng Qiu, Andreas Skiadopoulos, Dong Yang, and Yina Shi under the supervision of Professor Andrew Karolyi – 14 pages. Original version dated: 01/9/2012; current version dated: 04/08/2015. Case Summary On May 4th, 2011, Fosun International, a large China-based holding company, agreed to purchase a 9.5% […]

Sidney Costa, Visiting Scholar and Research Fellow

Case Studies

Johnson Faculty develop case studies with students to demonstrate the complexities of doing business in the emerging markets. Should you want to use these cases in any academic coursework or for profit seminars, please contact The Emerging Markets Institute at contactemi@cornell.edu or at 607-255-1369 for pricing and permission. Folli Follie Group and Fosun International: A […]