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Google: Antitrust Battles in India
Parul Gupta; Shruti GuptaCase IVEY-9B20M085-EStrategyIn addition to Google, LLC (Google) facing multiple litigations around the globe, India’s antitrust watchdog, the Competition Commission of India (CCI), had recently launched its own investigation into the company. This was not the first occasion of an antitrust probe being initiated against Google in international markets. The company had already paid an astonishing US$ 9 billion in fines for abusing Android’s dominant position in the smartphone...Starting at €8.20
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Ola (India): Building Customer Loyalty to App-Based Services
Nupur Krishna; Ritu Srivastava; Parul GuptaCase IVEY-9B20A064-EEntrepreneurship, Marketing, StrategyOla Auto India (Ola) was the pioneer in cab aggregation services in India. In 2019, Ola needed to ensure that it remained the customer’s first choice for autorickshaw (auto) booking. Ola had so far faced moderate competition from small players, but competStarting at €8.20
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Cancer Screening in Japan: Market Research and Segmentation
Quelch, John A.; Rodriguez, MargaretCase HBS-514057-EMarketingSince founding CancerScan in 2008, Jun Fukuyoshi and Yoshiki Ishikawa had helped to improve cancer screening rates in Japan. Between 2005 and 2007, awareness of breast cancer in Japan rose from 55% to 70%, but the incidence of breast cancer screenings remained constant. Jun and Yoshiki applied marketing research techniques to increase the screening rate for breast cancer, a disease which killed over 12,000 Japanese women in 2011. Cancer screening...Starting at €8.20
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Vision 2020: Takeda and the Vaccine Business
Quelch, John A.; Rodriguez, MargaretCase HBS-514084-EMarketingTo maximize their effectiveness, color cases should be printed in color. In 2014, Yasuchika Hasegawa was orchestrating the transformation of Takeda from a Japanese pharmaceutical company with a global footprint into a global company with a Japanese heritage. A 33-year veteran of Takeda, Hasegawa-san was appointed president of Takeda in 2003 and chief executive in 2009. By 2013, Takeda was in the midst of implementing its new Vision 2020 plan, a s...Starting at €8.20
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The Slingshot: Improving Water Access
Quelch, John A.; Knoop, Carin-Isabel; Rodriguez, MargaretCase HBS-514007-EMarketingTo maximize their effectiveness, color cases should be printed in color. In 2012, over 750 million people around the globe lacked access to safe drinking water. Dean Kamen, inventor of the Segway, sought to bring fresh water to poor and rural areas with the Slingshot, a water purification device. Kamen's challenge was to identify ways to distribute the Slingshot to areas where it was most needed. A partnership with the Coca-Cola Company helped Ka...Starting at €8.20
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Rana Plaza: Workplace Safety in Bangladesh (A) and (B), Teaching Note
Quelch, John A.; Rodriguez, MargaretTeaching Note HBS-514062-EMarketingTeaching Note for 514034 and 514035.Starting at €0.00
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Twitter India: At a Crossroads between Freedom of Expression and Social Responsibility
Anupama Prashar; Parul GuptaCase IVEY-W26368-EMarketing, StrategyIn February 2021, the Indian government announced new regulations to increase the accountability of social media companies for misusing their platforms in spreading fabricated news, misinformation, and obscene material. The new rules were not welcomed by some prominent social media companies, including Twitter. The giant microblogging network claimed that the new rules were designed to suppress freedom of speech among the citizens of India, one o...Starting at €8.20
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Twitter India: At a Crossroads between Freedom of Expression and Social Responsibility - Teaching Note
Anupama Prashar; Parul GuptaTeaching Note IVEY-W26369-EMarketing, StrategyTeaching note for product W26368.Starting at €0.00
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Rana Plaza: Workplace Safety in Bangladesh (B)
Quelch, John A.; Rodriguez, MargaretCase HBS-514035-EMarketingIn the aftermath of the Rana Plaza building collapse, a group of international retailers and labor unions partnered to create a proposal for more stringent inspections and enforcement of safety standards in Bangladesh garment factories. The proposal was met by opposition from several U.S. firms, which claimed the proposal carried too a high a risk of litigation for them to sign. Neither proposal relied on legislation, but options for government i...Starting at €5.74
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GlaxoSmithKline in China (A)
Quelch, John A.; Rodriguez, MargaretCase HBS-514049-EMarketingFour GlaxoSmithKline employees were accused of bribing Chinese health care workers to prescribe the company's drugs. The accusations brought to light the questionable incentive structures of the Chinese health care system and the pressure on companies to adhere to local customs while still observing local laws.Starting at €8.20