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Living on the Razor's Edge (Spanish version)
Wasserman, NoamCase HBS-813S11EntrepreneurshipDescribes the issues facing a founder-CEO regarding building a board of directors, assembling an executive team, managing tension between co-founders, and outsourcing system development work.Starting at €8.20
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Ockham Technologies (B): Building the Board (Spanish Version)
Wasserman, NoamCase HBS-814S11EntrepreneurshipDescribe los problemas que enfrenta el fundador-director general en relación con la construcción de un tablero, el montaje de un equipo ejecutivo, la gestión de tensión entre los co-fundadores, y la externalización de trabajo de desarrollo.Starting at €5.74
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JSW Steel Ltd.: A Logistics Dilemma
Amol Dhaigude; Debmallya Chatterjee; Vishnu KumarCase IVEY-9B17E008-ECorporate GovernanceThe customer relationship manager at JSW Steel Ltd., a large steel manufacturer in India, needed to analyze his available transportation and logistics options to meet an urgent order for a long-time and valued client. The manager needed to decide whether to send the shipment through the customary rail route or, instead, to use the new sea route that his company had recently developed. His dual objective was to meet the customer's requirements in ...Starting at €8.20
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Kamaths Ourtimes Ice Creams: Eliminating the Bottleneck Effect
Amol Dhaigude; Debmallya Chatterjee; Saptarshi ChakrabartiCase IVEY-9B18D014-EEntrepreneurship, Service and Operations ManagementKamaths Ourtimes Ice Creams Pvt. Ltd., a company located in Mumbai, India, manufactured and distributed ice cream under the brand Natural Ice Cream. The company specialized in using natural flavours in its products, a fact that helped it carve a niche for itself among health-conscious customers. In April 2017, after witnessing great demand for its ice cream across the country, the company’s board of directors asked the director of operations to d...Starting at €8.20
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Assembling the Startup Team
Wasserman, NoamCase HBS-812122-EEntrepreneurshipNothing can bedevil a high-potential startup more than its "people problems." These problems typically result from choices that founders make as they add team members to their startup team. Three characteristics of startup teams must be aligned for these teams to function well: relationships, roles, and rewards (the Three Rs). Early decisions that founders make about the Three Rs can significantly affect their startup's direction and success. Thi...Starting at €8.20
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Hacia el Estanque Dorado (A)
Retsinas, Nicolas P.; Donovan, G.A.; Dai, Nancy Hua; Ginsburgh, JustinCase HBS-212S02FinanceLas empresas Rong-D deben decidir si se debe construir una urbanización de alto nivel de lujo en Chengdu, China. Datos demográficos son muy alentadores para este nuevo tipo de producto, pero existen numerosos, mercado, riesgos financieros y políticos culturales que deben evaluar antes de seguir adelante.Starting at €8.20
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Express Bike Works: Washing in Style
Arun Sasi; Amol DhaigudeCase IVEY-9B20E009-EDecision Analysis, EntrepreneurshipIn April 2018, the owner of Express Bike Works (EBW), an Indian start-up that provided automated motorcycle washing, among other services, was planning to expand his business to various locations in South India, such as Udupi, Chennai, and Bangalore. He needed to decide whether to expand through self-owned stores or franchise stores and wondered how to select appropriate store locations. His objective was to come up with an expansion strategy tha...Starting at €8.20
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DailyFish: Reinventing Customer Service Management
Srikandan Srinath S; Amol DhaigudeCase IVEY-9B20E007-EDecision AnalysisDailyFish was an emerging e-commerce enterprise that was started in 2016 by Baby Marine Ventures, one of the largest exporters of frozen seafood from India. Subramanian Sankaran, Head of Loyalties and customer service management (CSM) was facing challenges related to increased missed calls in the call center that eventually led to a loss of sales opportunities. The chief executive officer of the company instructed Sankaran to reduce the waiting t...Starting at €8.20
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Toward Golden Pond (A)
Retsinas, Nicolas P.; Donovan, G.A.; Dai, Nancy Hua; Ginsburgh, JustinCase HBS-210045-EFinanceThe Rong-D companies must decide whether to build a luxury senior housing development in Chengdu, China. Demographics are very encouraging for this new product type, but there are numerous cultural, market, financial and political risks that they must assess before moving forward.Starting at €8.20
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Toward Golden Pond (B)
Retsinas, Nicolas P.; Ginsburgh, Justin; Donovan, G.A.; Dai, Nancy HuaCase HBS-210046-EFinanceSupplements the A case. Provides an additional dilemma for the Rong-D companies with regard to building luxury senior housing in China.Starting at €5.74