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Zahra Nasser, strategy director at AutoNow-a fictional, 30,600-employee auto parts manufacturer in the Detroit area-faces a $200-million labor cost reduction...

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Founded in 2008, Risfond quickly emerged as one of China's premier headhunting firms, riding the wave of the country's rapid economic growth to drive...

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This case examines the transformative journey of CIFI Holdings (Group) Co., Ltd. ("CIFI"), a private real estate company in China, and how it gradually...

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