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PerkinElmer - Developing Products in China for China
Sato, Vicki L.; Jaeker, Christoph; Reda, KareemCase HBS-612032-EService and Operations ManagementTo maximize their effectiveness, color cases should be printed in color. Sym-Bio, an entrepreneurial Chinese diagnostic company with a product line in infectious disease testing, has agreed to be acquired by PerkinElmer, an international corporation with businesses in neonatal testing, life science services, and environmental health. Sym-Bio wants to accelerate its growth and competitive position in China through this strategic move, and PerkinEl...Starting at €8.20
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China Novartis Institute for Biomedical Research: Building a sustainable, globally integrated research enterprise, Teaching Plan
Sato, Vicki L.; Lobb, AnnelenaTeaching Note HBS-613103-ETeaching Plan for 612048.Starting at €0.00
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Gotong Royong: Toward Sustainable Palm Oil
Henderson, Rebecca M.; Yew, Hann-Shuin; Baraldi, MonicaCase HBS-316124-EKnowledge and CommunicationIn late 2015, Jeff Seabright, Chief Sustainability Officer at Unilever, had to report to Unilever CEO Paul Polman on the effort to transform the cultivation of oil palm. Historically, palm oil was produced using unsustainable methods that included burningStarting at €8.20
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Mahindra Lifespace Developers' Venture into Affordable Housing, Teaching Note
Fuller, Joseph B.; Baraldi, MonicaTeaching Note HBS-317029-EEntrepreneurshipTeaching note for case 315082.Starting at €0.00
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IndusInd Bank: Residual Income Valuation
Varun Dawar; Rakesh Arrawatia; Saumya Ranjan Dash; Arit ChaudhuryCase IVEY-9B16N015-EFinance, StrategyIn early 2013, an analyst at an insurance company was examining whether IndusInd Bank, a mid-size bank in India, would be a good investment for the insurance fund’s equity portfolio. From January 2008 until March 30, 2013, the bank’s stock had tripled under its new management. The analyst wondered whether deploying funds in the bank would yield any significant returns. He decided to use the available financial information and the residual income ...Starting at €8.20
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Time Value of Money: A Home Investment Decision Dilemma
Arit Chaudhury; Varun Dawar; Rakesh ArrawatiaCase IVEY-9B17N016-EFinance, StrategyIn early 2016, Naresh Jain was busy looking at various rental properties on popular real estate listing websites. Because of a sudden downturn in business conditions and an immediate need for money, Jain’s landlord wanted to sell the property and therefore had asked Jain to vacate the premises within 30 days. Jain had been living in the spacious, two-bedroom apartment in North West Delhi for the past five years as it was within a reasonable commu...Starting at €8.20
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Pidilite Industries: Assessing Credit Quality
Varun Dawar; Debasish Maitra; Arit ChaudhuryCase IVEY-9B16B019-EAccounting and Control, StrategyIn mid-2015, a credit analyst with a leading investment company was tasked with assessing the overall credit quality of a chemical company that equity analysts had recommended as a long-term investment for his firm’s insurance equity fund. The analyst set out to use various financial parameters—liquidity, working capital, profitability, efficiency, capital structure, and debt servicing. He believed that a fair assessment of credit quality could h...Starting at €8.20
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TTK Prestige: Economic Value Added Analysis
Varun Dawar; Rakesh Arrawatia; Arit ChaudhuryCase IVEY-9B16N062-EFinance, StrategyIn 2014, an analyst with a leading investment company wanted to evaluate the financial performance of a kitchen appliances company, TTK Prestige Ltd., headquartered in Bangalore, India. To accomplish this task, the analyst decided to use the economic value added (EVA)-based performance measure, which accorded importance to value creation by management for its shareholders. Recently, there had been a shift away from traditional approaches of measu...Starting at €8.20
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China Novartis Institute for Biomedical Research: Building a sustainable, globally integrated research enterprise
Sato, Vicki L.; Jaeker, Christoph; Solanki, Pooja MehtaCase HBS-612048-ETo maximize their effectiveness, color cases should be printed in color. As the head of the Novartis Institute for Biomedical Research in China, En Li was shepherding a $1 billion R&D investment in China. So far he had been able to attract a large number of Chinese-born but US-trained scientists to play a critical role in establishing the site. How sustainable was this strategy, and what were the key things he had to do right to establish a globa...Starting at €8.20
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BMS-Biocon Research Center: Growing a Joint Research Venture in India
Sato, Vicki L.; Chai, Sen; Ballenger, Rich; Chi, Christine; Down, Alexander; Leimberg, RossCase HBS-613072-EEntrepreneurshipBristol Myers Squibb, a multi-national pharmaceutical company, is seeking to globalize its R&D strategy while managing costs. It has formed a joint venture with an Indian company, which has worked well, but now faces a strategic decision on how and whether to continue.Starting at €8.20