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HNA Group: Global Excellence with Chinese Characteristics (B)

By: William C. Kirby and Yuanzhuo Wang
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  • | Language:English
  • | Pages:16
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Abstract

This case provides a brief overview of the success and challenges of the HNA Group between 2015 and late 2017 when it grew rapidly through global acquisitions to become 170 on the 2017 Fortune 500 list. A firm that had begun as a provincial airline in China was now a giant global conglomerate and suddenly the subject of much scrutiny in the international press. How would HNA handle the legal and political queries regarding its governance and finances in an era of increasing scrutiny of big businesses? How would changing Chinese government policies regarding Chinese investments overseas affect the firm?

Keywords

Internationalization; Scrutiny; Growth; China; Philanthropy; One Belt One Road; Globalized Markets and Industries; Growth and Development; Acquisition; Corporate Governance; Air Transportation Industry; Financial Services Industry; Tourism Industry; China; United States; Europe; Asia; South America; Southeast Asia

Citation

Kirby, William C., and Yuanzhuo Wang. "HNA Group: Global Excellence with Chinese Characteristics (B)." Harvard Business School Supplement 318-090, February 2018. (Revised February 2018.)
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