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The Renault KWID: Disrupting India's Hatchback Market
Jones Mathew; Banasree Dey; Sandeep PuriCase IVEY-9B17A023-EMarketing, StrategyThe Renault KWID was successfully launched in India in the entry-level car segment as a new competitor for the Maruti Suzuki Alto, the largest-selling passenger car in the country. By August 2016, the market leader’s market share had fallen to 40.6 per cent from 48.5 per cent earlier that year, while the Renault KWID gained a market share of about 19.8 per cent. Despite the KWID’s remarkable success, however, Renault’s strategy for the future nee...Starting at €8.20
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The Vanca: Dilemmas of an E-commerce Entrepreneurial Startup
Jones Mathew; Pinaki DasguptaCase IVEY-9B15M035-EEntrepreneurship, StrategyThe Vanca, an online apparel brand and supplier to online retailers (“e-tailers”) has achieved a fair degree of success by focusing on quality, innovative designs, “fast fashion” and a strong network with its customers. Management is looking to grow the business further; however, there are challenges such as uneven sales across some of its product ranges, maintaining its competitive edge and the threat from private labels being introduced by the ...Starting at €8.20
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Tiktauli de Corps: A Branding Dilemma
Jones Mathew; Banasree Dey; Sandeep PuriCase IVEY-9B18A066-EEntrepreneurship, MarketingIn July 2018, the chief executive officer of Tiktauli De Corps (TDC) was thinking about the branding strategy of the company. Founded in India in August 2012 as a casual wear apparel brand, TDC had grown rapidly. The company featured three main business lStarting 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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Xinke: Transforming Service through the Crowd Innovation Space
Haibo Hu; Haitao Lu; Tao Huang; Chunbing Mao; Etayankara Muralidharan; William WeiCase IVEY-9B19M034-EEntrepreneurship, StrategyFounded in late 2014, Xinke used a crowdfunding café model to provide a platform for communication among entrepreneurs and investors. In June 2015, Xinke co-operated with a leading real estate company to create a crowd innovation café, and in August 2016, it received A-round financing that led to the establishment of a crowd innovation fund and the creation of a self-access media platform. Xinke had opened a high-end shared office to provide all ...Starting at €8.20
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The Vanca: Reworking Digital Marketing Strategy
Jones Mathew; Banasree DeyCase IVEY-9B17A011-EEntrepreneurship, Marketing, StrategySince its inception in 2011, The Vanca, an Indian e-commerce brand selling women’s Western apparel, had come a long way. After overcoming initial problems typical of many entrepreneurial start-ups, The Vanca made significant progress in terms of sales. However, its brand-building activities had not been very successful. Having concentrated entirely on online digital marketing, the company did not see the expected results. The digital space offere...Starting at €8.20
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Ebidding: Taking Advantage of a Window of Opportunity during COVID-19
Haibo Hu; Fan Yu; Chunbing Mao; Haitao Lu; Meiju Fei; William WeiCase IVEY-W24978-EStrategyEbidding, Shanghai Huizhao Information Technology Co., Ltd.’s key product, was China’s only “Internet+” integrated bidding and procurement service provider, integrating supply chain management consulting, project implementation, and electronic bidding platform operation. Its main business was to provide enterprises with a full-process electronic bidding and procurement solution. The Ebidding team had developed a full-process electronic bidding pl...Starting at €8.20
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Ebidding: Taking Advantage of a Window of Opportunity during COVID-19 - Teaching Note
Haibo Hu; Fan Yu; Chunbing Mao; Haitao Lu; Meiju Fei; William WeiTeaching Note IVEY-W24979-EStrategyTeaching note for product W24978.Starting at €0.00
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lebua: A Thai Luxury Hotel’s Post-Pandemic Dilemmas
Jones Mathew; Sujata Khandai; Sandeep PuriCase IVEY-W25819-ELeadership and People Management, Marketinglebua Hotels & Resorts, based in Bangkok, Thailand, and headed by chief executive officer Deepak Ohri, is a much awarded luxury hotel chain. Since the early 2000s, it exposed the traditionally slow-moving luxury hospitality industry to a slew of path-breaking innovations. Before the COVID-19 pandemic, Ohri had taken unorthodox paths to defining luxury hospitality. However, as the pandemic began to ebb, he had to convince the industry of his visio...Starting at €8.20