Subject category:
Strategy and General Management
Published by:
Harvard Business Publishing
Version: 13 April 2001
Length: 27 pages
Data source: Field research
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Abstract
In April 1998, when the Chinese central government bans all forms of direct selling in China in April 1998, executives at Avon China must decide how to respond. The first direct sales company to enter China after its opening to outsiders, Avon sparked widespread interest in direct selling among the Chinese. Just as Avon is about to complete a new USD40 million plant in Guangzhou, however, the government cracks down on local abuses of direct selling by banning all forms of the practice. Avon must decide whether to abandon its traditional business model in the face of these developments.
Subject category:
Strategy and General Management
Published by:
Harvard Business Publishing
Version: 22 December 1999
Length: 8 pages
Data source: Field research
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Abstract
In April 1998, when the Chinese central government bans all forms of direct selling in China in April 1998, executives at Avon China must decide how to respond. The first direct sales company to enter China after its opening to outsiders, Avon sparked widespread interest in direct selling among the Chinese. Just as Avon is about to complete a new USD40 million plant in Guangzhou, however, the government cracks down on local abuses of direct selling by banning all forms of the practice. Avon must decide whether to abandon its traditional business model in the face of these developments.
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1,500 employees, USD75 million revenues
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1995-1998
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Subject category:
Strategy and General Management
Published by:
Harvard Business Publishing
Version: 22 December 1999
Length: 8 pages
Data source: Field research