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Toyota Kirloskar Motors: Evaluating a CSR Project
Utkarsh Majmudar; Namrata RanaCase IVEY-9B19M043-EStrategyToyota Kirloskar Motor Company Private Limited (TKM) was a leading car manufacturer in India, one engaged in a significant level of corporate social responsibility activities. TKM focused on health and hygiene issues in rural and semi-urban districts in India, as sanitation was a significant concern there. TKM's efforts to facilitate the improvement of health and hygiene among its program beneficiaries had met with considerable success. The compa...Starting at €8.20
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Ambuja Cement: Measuring the Value of Water
Utkarsh Majmudar; Namrata RanaCase IVEY-9B17M129-EStrategyIn 2016, Ambuja Cements Limited (Ambuja Cement) was one of the largest cement companies in India. Company operations required the use of water for cooling, dust suppression, and domestic needs, but the use of water stressed the water resources at some of the company’s locations. Ambuja Cement thus identified the availability of water as a risk area for the organization and made water conservation a key element of their sustainability agenda. By v...Starting at €8.20
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Crescent Petroleum-Dana Gas: Negotiate, Mediate, Arbitrate
Fabbe, Kristin E.; Reinert, Sophus A.; Cisneros, NathanCase HBS-718052-EEconomicsStarting at €8.20
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Almarai Company: Milk and Modernization in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
Fabbe, Kristin E.; Al-Amin, Safwan; Cekin, Esel; Kindred, NatalieCase HBS-719020-EEconomicsWith SAR 14 billion ($3.7 billion) in 2017 revenues, Almarai was Saudi Arabia's largest dairy producer, distributor, and marketer, with a large portfolio of branded dairy products, juices, bakery goods, and infant formula and a sales presence across the Gulf region, Jordan, and Egypt. Almarai employed some 42,000 people across its operations, from its massive dairy farms to its processing plants to its vast sales and distribution operation that r...Starting at €8.20
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Birla Cellulose: Spearheading Sustainable Fashion
Utkarsh Majmudar; Namrata RanaCase IVEY-9B20M218-EStrategyBirla Cellulose, a part of India’s large conglomerate Aditya Birla Group, manufactured viscose fibre, which came from wood and was naturally sustainable. In 2017, the Changing Markets Foundation (CMF) brought out a report titled Dirty Fashion, which descrStarting at €8.20
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Finolex: Developing an Integrated Corporate Social Responsibility Strategy
Utkarsh Majmudar; Namrata RanaCase IVEY-9B17M098-EStrategyFinolex Industries Limited was India’s largest rigid PVC pipes and fittings manufacturer and the second largest PVC resin manufacturer. It was a family-led enterprise with a long history of philanthropy. The Mukul Madhav Foundation was the charitable arm of the company, and it’s functioning needed to be streamlined while considering the resources, timelines, and strategies required to meet its obligations. A strategic framework had to be applied ...Starting at €8.20
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Dalmia Bharat: Social Return on Investment
Utkarsh Majmudar; Namrata RanaCase IVEY-9B17M165-EStrategyIn 2016, Dalmia Bharat Cement Limited (Dalmia Cement) and its agency, the Dalmia Bharat Foundation, worked in the areas of sustainability and corporate social responsibility. It worked with communities in the neighbourhoods of its plants and with rural communities in many other areas, focusing on soil and water conservation. In 2016 there was a growing concern that its water harvesting structures and methods of soil protection and improvement wer...Starting at €8.20
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Modernization
Fabbe, Kristin E.Case HBS-719040-EEconomicsThe Inside the Case video that accompanies this case includes teaching tips and insight from the author (available to registered educators only). In 2005, Teruo Yabe is asked to revive Tessei, the 669-person JR-East subsidiary responsible for cleaning its Shinkansen (""bullet"") trains. Operational mistakes, customer complaints, safety issues, and employee turnover are at or near all-time highs, even as the demands on Tessei continued to grow. ...Starting at €8.20
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Saudi Arabia: A Brief Background
Fabbe, Kristin E.; Kindred, Natalie; Al-Amin, SafwanCase HBS-719043-EEconomicsThis note provides a brief overview of the history of Saudi Arabia as well as the economic and political context in 2018. The note is an essential supplement to the case "Almarai Company: Milk and Modernization in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia," HBS No. 719-020, but is also appropriate for other relevant cases.Starting at €8.20