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Turbulent Times for TikTok’s Platform Strategy
Nicole R.D. Haggerty; Vivian ZhangCase IVEY-W24908-EInformation Technologies, StrategyAt the beginning of 2021, TikTok was facing multiple market threats and had to decide what strategies to implement to manage them. TikTok was the world’s largest short-video platform, with users in 155 countries. But along with great success in entering nStarting at €8.20
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Transitioning to a Marketplace Model (Spanish version)
Narayandas, Das; Gupta, Sunil; Tahilyani, RachnaCase HBS-518S12MarketingSachin Bansal and Binny Bansal, co-founders of India's largest e-commerce company, Flipkart, were reviewing the foregoing Facebook post, which had gone viral and received more than 20,000 likes. A third-party seller listed a pair of women's sandals on Flipkart's website at 799 Indian rupees and offered it on promotion at 399. However, upon close examination of the product's display photo, consumers noticed a 399 price tag printed on the strap. Co...Starting at €8.20
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Tata Nano - The People's Car (Spanish version)
Palepu, Krishna G.; Anand, Bharat N.; Tahilyani, RachnaCase HBS-711S33StrategyThe 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
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Mercedes-Benz India
Nicole R.D. Haggerty; Shankar Venkatagiri; Ramasastry ChandrasekharCase IVEY-9B11E009-EInformation Technologies, StrategyIn December 2007, the management of Mercedes-Benz India (MBI), a fully owned subsidiary of Daimler AG, the 12th-largest automobile manufacturer in the world, has decided to relocate to a new facility near Pune in western India. In overseeing the installation of information technology (IT) infrastructure at the new premises, the company’s chief information officer (CIO) must deal with some managerial choices pertaining to IT architecture, IT tools...Starting at €8.20
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Leadership in Corporate Reporting Policy at Tata Steel
Ramanna, Karthik; Tahilyani, RachnaCase HBS-111028-EAccounting and ControlThe case describes the challenges faced by Tata Steel, India's largest private-sector steel company, as it transitions from Indian GAAP to IFRS. It first describes those challenges in the context of the institutional voids that make IFRS adoption difficult in India. The case then focuses on how companies in emerging markets might represent their interests at the IASB, the standard-setting body for IFRS.Starting at €8.20
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Growing Financial Services in India: Aditya Birla Financial Services Group
Healy, Paul M.; Tahilyani, RachnaCase HBS-113059-EAccounting and ControlTo maximize their effectiveness, color cases should be printed in color. Aditya Birla Financial Services Group is a large, broad-based, Indian financial services institution offering products ranging from life insurance and mutual funds to private equity. The company has witnessed a turnaround in recent years and regained lost market share. However, in recent years, concerns about investor protection has increased financial sector regulatory over...Starting at €8.20
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IMAX: Scaling Personalized Learning in India
Kim, John Jong-Hyun; Chu, Michael; Tahilyani, RachnaCase HBS-316108-EIMAX is a provider of comprehensive testing and personalized content across mid-range and low-cost private K-10 schools in India. It aims to improve learning outcomes by providing schools with an integrated product suite including textbooks, workbooks, assessments, feedback reports, personalized worksheets and teaching support material. Its founders however, view their B2B strategy as a seeding strategy to eventually form a B2C education ma...Starting at €8.20
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BYJU'S The Learning App
Kim, John Jong-Hyun; Tahilyani, RachnaCase HBS-317048-EStrategyBYJU'S The Learning App (BYJU's) is India's largest K-12 education app with about 300,000 annual paid subscribers. The mobile app uses a mix of video lessons and interactive tools to personalize learning for every student. Although there is room to grow exponentially in India, BYJU's decides to enter the U.S. and other English speaking international markets. It believes that United States has a large demand for "better learning", a strong digital...Starting at €8.20
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Coffee Wars in India: Caf Coffee Day 2015
Yoffie, David B.; Tahilyani, RachnaCase HBS-715445-EStrategyThis case is an update of "Coffee Wars in India: Caf Coffee Day 2013." It explores Caf Coffee Day's progress after Starbuck's entry into India and the decisions it faces in 2015.Starting at €8.20
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Coffee Wars in India: Starbucks 2015
Yoffie, David B.; Tahilyani, RachnaCase HBS-715453-EStrategyThis case examines the progress made by Starbucks in its first two years of operation in India.Starting at €8.20