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Next India Traveler: A Valuation Challenge
Bhanu Pratap Singh; Vinay Goyal; M. KannadhasanCase IVEY-9B17N003-EEntrepreneurship, FinanceNext India Traveler (NIT) was a travel and tour operator based in Chandigarh, India. The young start-up had been in business since 2012. It offered both inbound and outbound tour and travel packages that covered all the major tourist destinations in India and the Asia-Pacific region. NIT’s motto was to provide its clients with best-in-class services for all aspects of travel and tourism, all under one roof. An upcoming meeting with a venture capi...Starting at €8.20
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Anandam Manufacturing Company: Analysis of Financial Statements
Vinay Goyal; S.K. MitraCase IVEY-9B16B007-EAccounting and Control, Entrepreneurship, StrategyIn July 2015, the owner of the Anandam Company approached a bank for additional funding to meet the growing requirements of his garment manufacturing firm. The owner was confident about the financial prospects of his firm, with its fourfold increase in revenue and phenomenal increase in profit after taxes over the last three years. In a lengthy discussion with the bank manager, the owner shared the development of his company and the dynamics and ...Starting at €8.20
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Naina Lal Kidwai: Investing in Her Country
Groysberg, Boris; Raina, AnjaliCase HBS-413003-ELeadership and People ManagementTo maximize their effectiveness, color cases should be printed in color. This case showcases the 30-year career of Naina Lal Kidwai, Chairman of HSBC India, a leading woman business leader globally. It demonstrates how Kidwai spent a lifetime overcoming barriers as a woman in a male-dominated profession and as an Indian in the global marketplace. Now, as opportunities to play a role in the environment are beginning to open up, she has to decide t...Starting at €8.20
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Aadhaar: From Voluntary to Mandatory
Khanna, Tarun; Raina, Anjali; Chawla, RachnaCase HBS-717512-EStrategyApproximately 1.1 billion residents of India (99% of the population) had a unique biometric identity-Aadhaar-by 2017. In six years, the Unique Identification Authority of India (UIDAI) had achieved an unprecedented milestone in emerging and developed markets. The stated objective was to create a corruption-proof social security infrastructure that enables the disenfranchised to access benefits without any diversion to middlemen and unscrupulous e...Starting at €8.20
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HN Agri Serve: Growing Prosperity
Alvarez, Jose B.; Raina, Anjali; Chawla, RachnaCase HBS-515006-EEntrepreneurshipIn 2014, Khuram Mir, CEO of HN Agri Serve, an innovative apple orchard company in the Kashmir region of Northern India, wonders about the best growth strategy for his company.Starting at €8.20
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Aadhaar: India's 'Unique Identification' System
Khanna, Tarun; Raina, AnjaliCase HBS-712412-EEconomicsThe case focuses on the execution challenges facing Nandan Nilekani, the Chairman, and Ram Sevak Sharma, Director General and Mission Director of the Unique Identification Authority of India. India had no nationally accepted way to prove identity and hence 42% of the population at the base of the pyramid had to resort to bribery to access entitlements, while a web of fake or multiple identities facilitated criminal diversion of government subsidi...Starting at €8.20
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The Ordinary Heroes of the Taj (Spanish version)
Deshpande, Rohit; Raina, AnjaliArticle HBS-R1112JLeadership and People Management1) a values-driven recruitment system that emphasizes integrity and duty over talent and skills; 2) training of customer ambassadors who serve the guest first and the company second; and 3) a recognition-as-reward system that values well-earned plaudits--from customers, colleagues, and immediate supervisors--over money and advancement. Each of the three elements has important features and nuances, which the authors explore in detail so that your...Starting at €8.20
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Yash Building Centre: Planning for Expansion
M. Kannadhasan; Vinay Goyal; S.K. MitraCase IVEY-9B18N003-EEntrepreneurship, FinanceYash Building Centre, based in Raipur, central India, was in the business of manufacturing fly ash bricks and blocks. At the beginning of 2016, after achieving decent growth and gaining goodwill among local builders and contractors, the managing partner was actively looking to expand business operations into tiles, pavers, and curbstones. He believed this expansion would improve the firm’s profitability by allowing it to take full advantage of it...Starting at €8.20
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Applied Mobile Labs: Valuation of a Start-Up
Jaslene Kaur Bawa; Vinay Goyal; S.K. MitraCase IVEY-9B16N022-EFinance, StrategyAn angel investor had invested seed capital in a start-up company that aggregated and sold value-added services for mobile telecommunications in India. The company had done well since its inception in 2009, but the revenue growth figures reported for 2014 were concerning. According to the performance report, the start-up had grown 12 per cent in 2014—less than half of the estimated industry revenue growth figure for mobile value-added services. T...Starting at €8.20
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The Ordinary Heroes of the Taj
Deshpande, Rohit; Raina, AnjaliArticle HBS-R1112J-ELeadership and People ManagementWhen terrorists attacked the Indian city of Mumbai in 2008, employees of the Taj Mumbai hotel displayed uncommon valor. They placed the safety of guests over their own well-being, thereby risking--and, in some cases, sacrificing--their lives. Deshpande, of Harvard Business School, and Raina, of the HBS India Research Center in Mumbai, demonstrate that this behavior was not merely a crisis response. It was instead a manifestation of the Taj Group'...Starting at €8.20