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Google: Should “Dragonfly” Fly
Veena Keshav PailwarCase IVEY-9B19M088-EStrategyIn 2018, China was the biggest market for Internet services in the world. Along with the country's huge market size, its comparatively low penetration made it an immensely attractive market for search engine services. To capture this market, Google was plStarting at €8.20
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Rajghat Power House: The Economy or the Environment
Veena Keshav PailwarCase IVEY-9B16M089-EStrategyIn response to a recommendation at a government-sponsored power forum, Delhi’s aging and inefficient Rajghat Power House (RPH) was scheduled to close its doors. The coal-based plant had reached the end of its 25-year useful life, and its outdated equipment spewed toxins into Delhi’s air and water on a daily basis. Environmentalist bodies and power-distributing units in Delhi had made similar recommendations for the RPH’s closure over the years, a...Starting at €8.20
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A Green Forest Grows in Brooklyn: Joint Venturing with the Chinese
Wu, Charles FCase HBS-218010-EFinanceMaryAnne Gilmartin, President and CEO of Forest City Ratner ("Forest City") was planning for yet another protracted discussion over the merits of a green roof for part of her $5 billion dollar new development in Brooklyn. While the low seven-figure cost overrun was to be "value-engineered" and in the scheme of things, this budgeted item was not going to impact the financial success of the project, it had become a heated source of contention. Was ...Starting at €8.20
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SOHO China: Transformation in Progress
Wu, Charles FCase HBS-217023-EFinanceIn 2016 against the backdrop of a challenging Chinese macroeconomic environment, SOHO China, the largest owner and developer of Class-A real estate in Beijing and Shanghai, was struggling to convince analysts of the merits of their new "build-to-hold" strategy. Founded as a merchant builder, the company went public in 2007 raising a record USD 1.9 billion, but the firm, led by Zhang Xin, refocused in 2012 towards a "build-to-hold" strategy in an ...Starting at €8.20
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Parle Products Private Limited: GST and Retaining Competitiveness
Veena Keshav PailwarCase IVEY-9B19M064-EStrategyIn July 2017, the government of India implemented goods and services tax (GST), which brought uniformity in the tax rates on all types of biscuits. Compared to the pre-GST regime, the uniform tax rate resulted in a higher tax rate on mass-market biscuitsStarting at €8.20
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Coal India Limited: Privatization or Disinvestment
Veena Keshav PailwarCase IVEY-9B16M048-EStrategyCoal India Limited, the world’s largest coal mining company and India’s largest corporate employer, regularly produced less coal than was both achievable (i.e., it had excess capacity) and needed. As a result, it failed to meet the demand for coal from power utilities and other industries in the country. The Government of India, which had a persistent and large fiscal deficit, held the majority interest in the company. In January 2015, the govern...Starting at €8.20
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Compulsory Licence for Saxagliptin: Protection versus Competition
Veena Keshav PailwarCase IVEY-9B16M136-EStrategyIn June 2015, Lee Pharma Limited, a small Indian pharmaceutical company, filed an application with the Indian Patent Office for a grant of a compulsory licence to manufacture the diabetes drug Saxagliptin on the grounds that the patented version of the drug had not been made available to the public at an affordable price. The granting of a compulsory licence was expected to make the drug more affordable for the general public, but it would also u...Starting at €8.20
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Search Engines in Search of Fair Play
Veena Keshav PailwarCase IVEY-9B14M112-EStrategyGoogle’s plan to gear up its flight search service in India by allowing users to compare fares and book tickets made other domestic travel portals in India nervous. There were fears that this development might turn out to be discriminative as Google had the dominant share in Internet search service. Fearing a substantial reduction in their share of the search market, these domestic portals had the option of lodging a complaint against Google with...Starting at €8.20
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Real Estate in China: A Technical Note for SOHO China
Wu, Charles FCase HBS-217029-EFinanceA technical note on the state of Chinese commercial real estate and the effects of China's slowing growth. This note was written in conjunction with the case study "SOHO China: Transformation in Progress."Starting at €8.20
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A Green Forest Grows in Brooklyn: Joint Venturing with the Chinese, Teaching Note
Wu, Charles FTeaching Note HBS-219011-EFinanceTeaching note for case 218010.Starting at €0.00