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In Service for Sight (Spanish version)
Rangan, V. KasturiCase HBS-506S02MarketingStarting as a modest 20-bed hospital, Aravind had grown into a 1,400-bed hospital complex by 1992. It had by then screened 3.65 million patients and performed 335,000 cataract surgeries, nearly 70% of them free of cost for the poorest of India's blind population. Aravind's founder, Dr. Venkataswamy, now 74 years old, had a goal to spread the Aravind model to every nook and corner of India, Asia, and Africa. The case sets the stage for developing ...Starting at €8.20
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Cardiac Care for the Poor (A) (Spanish version)
Khanna, Tarun; Rangan, V. KasturiCase HBS-514S15Business Ethics and Corporate Social ResponsibilityDescribes the mission, vision, and strategy of a team of entrepreneurs headed by a charismatic heart surgeon who founded a heart hospital in Bangalore, India. The purpose of the hospital was to offer health care for the masses. This tertiary care hospital performed over 4,000 surgeries a year (approximately half on pediatric patients), which is more than that performed by The Cleveland Clinic and the Mayo Clinic (ranked #1 and #2 in the United St...Starting at €8.20
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ArcelorMittal: Consolidating the Globally Fragmented Steel Industry--A Profile of One of India's Pioneering Multinationals
Kumar, Nirmalya; Mohapatra, Pradipta K.; Chandrasekhar, Suj , PhD.Book Chapter HBS-6735BC-EArcelorMittal is a Fortune 500 company with corporate headquarters in Luxembourg. It is listed on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) as well as several European exchanges--but not on the Mumbai stock exchange. The company established its position as the largest steel company in the world by leveraging low-cost production operations in emerging markets throughout the globe, and thrived for decades without establishing operations of any kind in Ind...Starting at €8.20
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Bharat Forge: Bringing Technology and Speed to the World Forging Market--A Profile of One of India's Pioneering Multinationals
Kumar, Nirmalya; Mohapatra, Pradipta K.; Chandrasekhar, Suj , PhD.Book Chapter HBS-6737BC-EIn the past decade, manufacturers in Eastern Europe, China, and Southeast Asia have established reputations for quality, reliability, and cost efficiency. But manufacturing-led, export-driven growth bypassed India...until now. Whereas Indian manufacturing has generally been associated with belching machines, clanking equipment, flooded mud roads, and unreliable power supplies, a few companies are emerging as contenders for domination of global ma...Starting at €8.20
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Hindalco: Globalizing Through a Transformational Merger--A Profile of One of India's Pioneering Multinationals
Kumar, Nirmalya; Mohapatra, Pradipta K.; Chandrasekhar, Suj , PhD.Book Chapter HBS-6739BC-EThe story behind Hindalco's $6 billion acquisition of Novelis is of particular interest because of the firm's boldness. When Hindalco made the bid in 2007, Novelis represented the largest Indian investment in North America and the second-largest overseas investment by an Indian company, behind Tata's purchase of Corus just two weeks earlier. Would this bold move prove an effective way for Hindalco to go global and ensure long-term profitability b...Starting at €8.20
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Mahindra & Mahindra: Leveraging India's Size for Global Scale in Tractors--A Profile of One of India's Pioneering Multinationals
Kumar, Nirmalya; Mohapatra, Pradipta K.; Chandrasekhar, Suj , PhD.Book Chapter HBS-6740BC-EMahindra & Mahindra started in 1945 at the dawn of Indian independence and has since transformed from a steel trader, to an assembler of Jeeps from kits imported from the U.S., to a multifaceted business with a global presence in eight key sectors and global revenue in 2008 of $6.7 billion. This chapter focuses on M&M's two largest businesses--automotive and farm equipment, tracing the company's sometimes rocky journey to becoming a global powerh...Starting at €8.20
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Challenges for Indian Multinationals--The Global Future
Kumar, Nirmalya; Mohapatra, Pradipta K.; Chandrasekhar, Suj , PhD.Book Chapter HBS-6745BC-EIndian companies have transformed very quickly from small, tentative domestic players to competitive global powerhouses. Despite the bullish sentiment in India and the high level of confidence among Indian executives in their ability to manage multinational corporations, we must not forget that the "Indian multinational" is still in an embryonic stage. There is no reason to expect that the process of building the Indian global powerhouses, capabl...Starting at €8.20
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Equitas Microfinance (B): Response to the Andhra Pradesh Crisis
Narayanan, V.G.; Rangan, V. Kasturi; Muthuram, VidhyaCase HBS-113005-ESupplement for case 510104Starting at €5.74
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Repositioning CARE USA
Rangan, V. Kasturi; Lee, KatharineCase HBS-509005-EMarketingTo maximize their effectiveness, color cases should be printed in color. CARE USA, a large ($600 million) international nonprofit/NGO, had recently revamped its external branding and positioning in support of its international development work. The case lays out the challenges facing its new CEO, Helene Gayle, as she manages through the organization's transition.Starting at €8.20
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Narayana Hrudayalaya Heart Hospital: Cardiac Care for the Poor, Teaching Note
Khanna, Tarun; Rangan, V. KasturiTeaching Note HBS-510107-ETeaching Note for [505078].Starting at €0.00