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Dubai Duty Free
Lal, Rajiv; Kiron, DavidCase HBS-511034-EMarketingTo maximize their effectiveness, color cases should be printed in color. In mid-February 2009, Dubai Duty Free Managing Director Colm McLoughlin received the January sales report. He left the report lying on his desk unopened and went to walk around the shops as he did every morning. When he returned, he sat down at his desk, looked at the cover of the report, then called his wife, Breeda, to confirm that they were hosting a dinner party that wee...Starting at €8.20
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Roshan: Beyond Pioneering Success in Afghanistan
Chu, Michael; Arora, NamrataCase HBS-316030-EStarting 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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Malabar Gold & Diamonds: Expansion Plans
Vinod Thakur; Sabyasachi SinhaCase IVEY-W26278-EStrategyMalabar Gold & Diamonds (Malabar) was established in 1993 in Kerala, India. By 2019, the company was a leading retail chain in India's jewellery market and one of the top five jewellery businesses in the world, selling their products through 117 Indian outlets and 143 global outlets across nine countries. Most of Malabar's domestic revenue came from the southern region of India, and the company was looking to extend its footprint across the entir...Starting at €8.20
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Embrace
Chu, Michael; Bloom, David E.; Wagonfeld, Alison BerkleyCase HBS-814001-EEntrepreneurshipStarting at €8.20
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Shubham Goldiee Masale Private Limited: Consolidate or Expand
Sabyasachi Sinha; Vinod ThakurCase IVEY-9B20M080-EEntrepreneurship, StrategyShubam Goldiee Masale Private Limited was a family business established by two childhood friends in 1980 in Kanpur, northern India. In 2004, second-generation family members began joining the business. With the arrival of the new generation, the company started renewing its business operations. The two founders divided specific management roles and responsibilities of key departments among second-generation family members, although control of the...Starting at €8.20
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Aaron's: Household Goods for the U.S. Base of the Pyramid
Chu, Michael; Smithgall, CharlesCase HBS-311047-ETo maximize their effectiveness, color cases should be printed in color. With $2.5 billion system-wide revenues, Aaron's, a major rent-to-own supplier to the US base of the pyramid, continues to grow in the recession, but CEO R.C. Loudermilk, Jr. wonders how long the company can sustain the fast growth rate of its past. Founded in 1955, and publicly-listed since 1982, Aaron's success has paralleled the emergence of the rent-to-own industry as a m...Starting at €8.20
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YES BANK: Mainstreaming Development into Indian Banking
Chu, Michael; Arora, NamrataCase HBS-311063-EYES BANK, founded in 2003 and highly successful, has consistently been profitable meeting the Indian government's Priority Sector Lending (PSL) requirements, unlike virtually all other private sector banks, which view PSL activity as a necessary but loss-making part of their portfolio. To do this, YES BANK created a distinct Development Banking practice, under the purview of the Corporate Finance division. But now, the Development Banking team is...Starting at €8.20
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CreditEase: Taking Inclusive Finance Online
Chu, Michael; Ji, John S.; Dai, Nancy HuaCase HBS-316151-EThe world's largest peer-to-peer (P2P) lender annually disbursing over a million loans totaling $10 billion, China's CreditEase, must decide whether to IPO in the NYSE its online lending platform, Yirendai, before the year-end window closes in 2015. Yirendai sought to capture its customers and make virtually instantaneous credit decisions online. CreditEase's commercial success makes funding Yirendai's growth not an issue. P2P lending in China, a...Starting at €8.20
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Hema Hattangady and Conzerv (A)
Tushman, Michael L.; Kiron, DavidCase HBS-409022-ELeadership and People ManagementThis case describes the evolution of a fast growing Indian energy firm. It illustrates both leadership change as Hema is evolving as a leader, as well as how organization Architecture (culture, systems, incentives and human resources) is evolving. The case highlights a set of decisions Hema makes to build the firm.Starting at €8.20