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Snapper Future Tech: Land Records and Registration Using Blockchain
Poonam Garg; Rashmi Kumar Aggarwal; Shashank Raj; Ashish GargCase IVEY-9B19E001-EEntrepreneurship, Information Technologies, StrategyOn October 10, 2017, the co-founders of Snapper Future Tech Private Limited (Snapper) were discussing the solutions they had proposed at a recent blockchain business conference. Snapper’s initiative envisaged digital solutions for smooth land registration, adding transparency, accountability, and good governance at every stage of the process. Snapper had developed a proof of concept for land records on a private blockchain in a cloud-based enviro...Starting at €8.20
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Snapdeal: A Nightmare or a Benefit in Reverse Logistics (Spanish Version)
Poonam Garg; Rashmi Kumar Aggarwal; Vaibhav GargCase IVEY-9B16ES039Entrepreneurship, Information Technologies, StrategyIn 2015, Snapdeal, an e-commerce company in India, faced a supply chain situation in reverse logistics. In conforming to the industry trends, the company had a policy on assured product returns, which led to most customers returning to an online merchantStarting at €8.20
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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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Snapdeal: A Nightmare or a Benefit in Reverse Logistics
Poonam Garg; Rashmi Kumar Aggarwal; Vaibhav GargCase IVEY-9B16E039-EEntrepreneurship, Information Technologies, StrategyIn 2015, Snapdeal, an e-commerce company in India, faced a supply chain situation in reverse logistics. In conforming to the industry trends, the company had a policy on assured product returns, which led to most customers returning to an online merchant for future purchases. However, by the end of 2015, the estimated worth of products returned under the Indian e-commerce platform was $800 million to $1 billion. The rate of returns of online prod...Starting at €8.20
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JioMoney M-Wallet: A Cure for the Digital Economy
Poonam Garg; Rashmi Kumar Aggarwal; Vaibhav Garg VaibhavCase IVEY-9B18E010-EEntrepreneurship, Information TechnologiesReliance Jio Infocomm Limited (Jio) launched JioMoney, a mobile wallet (m-wallet) service, in May 2016. Jio was a new entrant in a market populated by established services. Six months later, when the government of India announced demonetization of two high-value currency notes, India’s cash-driven economy was pushed toward digital payments, providing Jio and its competitors with an opportunity. Jio had advanced technology supporting its service. ...Starting at €8.20
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China: "To Get Rich Is Glorious," Teaching Note
Vietor, Richard H.K.; Dessain, VincentTeaching Note HBS-708008-EEconomicsTeaching Note to 707022.Starting at €0.00
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Sanofi Pasteur: The Dengue Vaccine Dilemma
Rangan, V. Kasturi; Bloom, David E.; Dessain, Vincent; Billaud, EmilieCase HBS-514074-EIn 2012, Sanofi Pasteur was racing to develop a vaccine against dengue, a mosquito-borne disease, and was evaluating this product in a Phase IIb trial conducted with school children in Thailand. But while the candidate vaccine met the high safety expectations and a good balanced immune answer, it had a proof of efficacy of only 30%, far below the 70% mark the company had targeted. Guillaume Leroy, vice president of the Dengue Company at Sanofi Pa...Starting at €8.20
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Pearson Affordable Learning Fund
Chu, Michael; Dessain, Vincent; Maslauskaite, KristinaCase HBS-315109-EAn in-house venture capital fund for affordable private schools at the base of the pyramid established by Pearson, the world's largest education company, PALF sought to invest in business models providing superior educational outcomes in emerging markets on a profitable and scalable basis. With Pearson's overall strategy shifting from the developed to the developing world and from a supplier of books to a host of other learning products and servi...Starting at €8.20
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La Roche-Posay: Growing L'Or al's Active Cosmetics Brand
Avery, Jill; Dessain, Vincent; Hjortshoej, Mette FuglsangCase HBS-520035-EMarketingAs 2018 neared its end, Laetitia Toupet, international general manager of L'Or al's La Roche-Posay brand reflected on the brand's achievements over the past year. At 1 billion in revenue, La Roche-Posay had recently become the number one dermocosmetics brand in the world. While Toupet was pleased with this feat, she believed that the brand was at a critical juncture. It was time to make some significant marketing decisions related to brand po...Starting at €8.20