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Ant Financial (B)
Zhu, Feng; Zhang, Ying; Palepu, Krishna G.; Woo, Anthony K.Case HBS-618041-EService and Operations ManagementHeadquartered in Hangzhou (China), Ant Financial has grown into a fintech "Unicorn." The fintech empire that the company established spanned verticals such as mobile and online payment (Alipay), money market fund (Yu'e Bao), wealth management (Ant FortuneStarting at €5.74
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Ant Financial (C)
Zhu, Feng; Zhang, Ying; Palepu, Krishna G.; Woo, Anthony K.Case HBS-618042-EService and Operations ManagementHeadquartered in Hangzhou (China), Ant Financial has grown into a fintech "Unicorn." The fintech empire that the company established spanned verticals such as mobile and online payment (Alipay), money market fund (Yu'e Bao), wealth management (Ant FortuneStarting at €5.74
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Ant Financial (A), (B), and (C), Teaching Note
Zhu, Feng; Palepu, Krishna G.; Herman, Kerry; Ma, Susie L.Teaching Note HBS-619030-EService and Operations ManagementTeaching note for cases 617060, 618041, and 618042.Starting at €0.00
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Urban Company
Palepu, Krishna G.Case HBS-121041-EEntrepreneurshipUrban Company is an India based market platform that helps customers book home services and at home beauty services. The company differentiated itself by investing heavily in building customer trust. Rather than merely positioning itself as a lead generating platform, like many other marketplace platforms such as Uber, Airbnb, and Trip Advisor have done, the company invested in training and supporting the service providers, thus getting significa...Starting at €8.20
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Building World-Class Companies in Developing Countries (Spanish version)
Khanna, Tarun; Palepu, Krishna G.Article HBS-R0610CStrategySome emerging-market companies compete in several countries, but others sell only at home.Starting at €8.20
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Transforming Hindustan Unilever
Palepu, Krishna G.; Tahilyani, RachnaCase HBS-120022-EAccounting and ControlIn October 2013, when Mehta had taken over the reins of Unilever's business in India and the larger South Asia region, HUL had been going through a difficult time. Caught in the midst of a weakening economy, falling consumer spending and increasing competition, growth at the firm had slowed. HUL was underperforming not only the market index but also the FMCG index. At the same time, HUL was struggling with many internal woes, ranging from slow ma...Starting at €8.20
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Ant Financial (A)
Zhu, Feng; Zhang, Ying; Palepu, Krishna G.; Woo, Anthony K.; Hua Dai, NancyCase HBS-617060-EService and Operations ManagementHeadquartered in Hangzhou (China), Ant Financial has grown into a fintech "Unicorn." The fintech empire that the company established spanned verticals such as mobile and online payment (Alipay), money market fund (Yu'e Bao), wealth management (Ant Fortune), digital-only banking (MYbank), credit scoring (Zhima Credit ), and consumer credit portal (Ant Credit Pay) among others. After another sales record during the 2016 11.11 Global Shopping Festiv...Starting at €8.20
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House of Tata: Acquiring a Global Footprint
Khanna, Tarun; Palepu, Krishna G.; Bullock, Richard J.Case HBS-708446-EStrategyChronicles the globalization of the Tata Group, one of India's largest business groups. Since 2000, many Tata Group operating companies have aggressively built international businesses, particularly through overseas acquisitions. After describing the globalization rationales and approaches of the major Tata Group companies, the case asks students to consider whether Tata Motors should pursue the acquisition of the Jaguar and Land Rover brands own...Starting at €8.20
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Blue River Capital
Palepu, Krishna G.; Khanna, Tarun; Bullock, Richard J.Case HBS-708448-EFinanceExamines the strategy and experience of Indian private equity firm Blue River Capital. Blue River was established in 2005 to invest primarily in middle market, particularly family-run, businesses in India. Blue River caters to this niche as an active investor, providing capital and working with portfolio companies to improve their corporate governance. Describes the challenges faced by Blue River in identifying investments, performing due diligen...Starting at €8.20
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Tata Nano - The People's Car
Palepu, Krishna G.; Anand, Bharat N.; Tahilyani, RachnaCase HBS-710420-EStrategyThe case explores how Tata Motors, India's largest automobile company, developed the Nano, the world's cheapest car. The case focuses on the translation of Ratan Tata's (Chairman of Tata Motors) vision of a safe affordable car for the masses by Ravi Kant, Managing Director of Tata Motors into the Nano Project. The case raises questions around breaking the price - quality barrier and changing existing internal processes to accommodate revolutionar...Starting at €8.20