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Embrace (B): Opportunity Assessment
Mridula Anand; Anand Nandkumar; Charles DhanarajCase IVEY-9B13M005-EEntrepreneurship, StrategyAWARD WINNING CASE - Indian Management Issues and Opportunities Award, 2013 European Foundation for Management Development (EFMD) Case Writing Competition. Part B of a four-part series, which also includes 9B13M004, 9B13M006 and 9B13M007.Starting at €5.74
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Embrace (C): Competing with Incumbents
Mridula Anand; Anand Nandkumar; Charles DhanarajCase IVEY-9B13M006-EEntrepreneurship, StrategyAWARD WINNING CASE - Indian Management Issues and Opportunities Award, 2013 European Foundation for Management Development (EFMD) Case Writing Competition. Part C of a four-part series, which also includes 9B13M004, 9B13M005 and 9B13M007.Starting at €5.74
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Oral Insulin: Breakthrough Innovation at Biocon
Nita Sachan; Prasad Kaipa; Anand Nandkumar; Charles DhanarajCase IVEY-9B11M065-EEntrepreneurship, Service and Operations Management, StrategyThis case deals with the innovation challenges of a medium-sized firm (under $1 billion) in an emerging economy (India), particularly the challenges of product development and commercialization. The management has to decide how to proceed with a promising novel formula for oral insulin — promising both in terms of financial returns as well as social impact. The company has spent several years of research and development in getting the drug throug...Starting at €8.20
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Covalent: Term Loan for Expansion and Modernization
Maram Srikanth; Palanisamy SaravananCase IVEY-9B15N009-EEntrepreneurship, Finance, StrategyCovalent Laboratories Private Ltd. is involved in the manufacture of active pharmaceutical ingredients and bulk drugs in Hyderabad, India. In March 2012, the company added a new manufacturing plant and was in the process of obtaining regulatory approvals for its products from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration and the European Directorate of Quality of Medicines. Anticipating good growth, the company approached the Commercial Development Bank ...Starting at €8.20
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Natco Pharma: Manufacturing Affordable Medicines
Maram Srikanth; Palanisamy Saravanan; Gunta SrinivasCase IVEY-9B18N024-EEntrepreneurship, Finance, StrategyIn 2015, the chief executive officer of Natco Pharma Limited, a commercial manufacturer of pharmaceutical drugs in India, needed to raise funds either through debt or equity to meet the company's capital expenditure and working capital requirements of ₹3.Starting at €8.20
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Centre for Cellular and Molecular Biology: The Commercialization Challenge
Nita Sachan; Prasad Vemuri; Anand Nandkumar; Charles DhanarajCase IVEY-9B11M064-ECorporate Governance, StrategyThis case deals with the commercialization challenges that a premier research institute in an emerging economy faces despite conducting cutting-edge research. The case is set in 2009 in Hyderabad, India, soon after the appointment of CCMB’s new director, Dr. Mohan Rao. Rao has to decide how to proceed with incentivizing the scientists to find potential applications for their research when most scientists are merely interested in doing basic resea...Starting at €8.20
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Novartis in India: Innovation versus Affordability
Anand Nandkumar; Charles Dhanaraj; Mridula AnandCase IVEY-9B12M111-EStrategyThis case presents complex managerial challenges that stem from the institutional context in emerging markets, particularly in relation to the intellectual property regime and its impact on business strategy. The case centres around a multinational pharmaceutical firm, Novartis International AG (Novartis), that is waiting on a major court decision regarding patent policy as it pertains to one of the firm’s products. The case takes students throug...Starting at €8.20
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Nava Bharat: Energy Solutions for India
Maram Srikanth; Palanisamy SaravananCase IVEY-9B17N017-EEntrepreneurship, Finance, StrategyOn June 30, 2009, Nava Bharat Energy India Limited (NBEIL) proposed the setup of two coal-fired power projects: one in Paloncha, Khammam District, and another in Dharmavaram, East Godavari District, Andhra Pradesh. The sites of these projects were located adjacent to the existing power plants of Nava Bharat Ventures Limited, parent company of NBEIL, a renowned industrial group based in South India.NBEIL approached the president of a bank to arran...Starting at €8.20
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Embrace (D): Building the Business Model
Mridula Anand; Anand Nandkumar; Charles DhanarajCase IVEY-9B13M007-EEntrepreneurship, StrategyAWARD WINNING CASE - Indian Management Issues and Opportunities Award, 2013 European Foundation for Management Development (EFMD) Case Writing Competition. Part D of a four-part series, which also includes 9B13M004, 9B13M005 and 9B13M006.Starting at €5.74
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Embrace (A): Opportunity Identification
Mridula Anand; Anand Nandkumar; Charles DhanarajCase IVEY-9B13M004-EEntrepreneurship, StrategyAWARD WINNING CASE - Indian Management Issues and Opportunities Award, 2013 European Foundation for Management Development (EFMD) Case Writing Competition.The Embrace case series provides an engaging context to understand social innovation, by taking students through a sequence of critical decisions from opportunity analysis and market feasibility study to formulating a competitive strategy and developing business models for growth. The focus of ...Starting at €8.20