Default Category
-
Butterfly Edufields: Different Shades of Capacity
Kalyana C. Chejarla; Sourabh Bhattacharya; Siddhartha ModukuriCase IVEY-9B19D003-EService and Operations ManagementIn April 2017, Butterfly Edufields Pvt. Ltd., in Hyderabad, India, was experiencing a rapid growth in demand and needed to find ways to expand its capacity to meet this demand without significantly increasing costs. The company created innovative teaching and learning products for students in grades 1 through 10. Working with these products hands-on helped students understand various mathematics and science concepts such as magnetism, light, and ...Starting at €8.20
-
Nilgai Foods: Positioning Packaged Coconut Water in India
Sourabh Bhattacharya; Romina Mathew; Rambalak YadavCase IVEY-9B19A011-EEntrepreneurship, Marketing, StrategyIn June 2017, the two founders of Nilgai Foods Private Limited reintroduced Cocofly—a fresh, healthy, and pure coconut water—at the lowest price point among competing brands. The initial response to the product when it was first introduced in 2016 was overwhelmingly positive. However, the two founders were concerned in 2017 that Cocofly might be unable to sustain its success for the future. Some important questions were worrying the two founders:...Starting at €8.20
-
Levi Strauss & Co.: Aprovisionamiento Global (A)
Paine, Lynn Sharp; Katz, Jane PalleyCase HBS-309S43Knowledge and CommunicationEn 1993, los altos directivos en Levi Strauss & Co., el mayor fabricante de la marca de ropa del mundo, estaban decidiendo si la empresa debe tener una presencia comercial en China, teniendo en cuenta los derechos humanos y otros problemas allí. El Grupo de Política de China ha pedido a utilizar "enfoque de razonamiento de principios" de la compañía para hacer una recomendación basada en los valores éticos de la empresa y las directrices de abast...Starting at €8.20
-
Apollo Gleneagles Hospitals: The Next Steps for Growth
Sandeep Goyal; Amit KapoorCase IVEY-9B16M197-EEntrepreneurship, StrategyIn January 2016, the chief executive officer of Apollo Gleneagles Hospitals (AGH) was reflecting on the 12-year journey that had led to the establishment of AGH as the strongest pillar of holistic healthcare in Eastern India. AGH brought together the best infrastructure, equipment, people, and systems to serve the people of Eastern India with end-to-end tertiary healthcare. The institution grew with a continuous drive for expanding knowledge, int...Starting at €8.20
-
Diversey in India: The Growth Challenges and Options
Sandeep Goyal; Amit KapoorCase IVEY-9B13M115-EEntrepreneurship, StrategyDiversey, a leading global brand in the business-to-business cleaning industry, had entered the Indian market positioned as a total cleaning solution provider to institutional customers. It differentiated itself from the competition with its end-to-end solutions, superior products and service levels, research and development capabilities and value-based pricing. While it had some success in India, it felt that there was a huge untapped opportunit...Starting at €8.20
-
Bajaj RE60: The Branding Challenge of Disruptive Innovation
Srividya Raghavan; Sourabh BhattacharyaCase IVEY-9B16A014-EMarketingBajaj Auto Limited (BAL), the world’s largest manufacturer of three-wheel vehicles, was about to launch India’s first quadricycle, built indigenously for applications that were uniquely useful for urban transportation in developing markets such as India. The four-wheel vehicle was being launched as a completely new category in the Indian market by BAL’s Commercial Vehicle division. The dilemma facing the BAL team was whether to brand the new prod...Starting at €8.20
-
China Vanke: Battle for Control (A)
Paine, Lynn Sharp; Wang, Charles C.Y.; Lau, Dawn; Woo, Anthony K.Case HBS-318117-EKnowledge and CommunicationStarting at €8.20
-
China Vanke: Battle for Control (D)
Paine, Lynn Sharp; Wang, Charles C.Y.; Lau, Dawn; Woo, Anthony K.Case HBS-318120-EIn the battle for control over China Vanke, the Chinese securities regulator steps in to censure Vanke and Baoneng for acting against the interests of the market and minority shareholders. The Chinese insurance regulator also finds Baoneng to be in violation of insurance regulations, and subjects its insurance arm to severe restrictions on further sales of its products. A rival private property developer, China Evergrande, also joins the fray, bu...Starting at €5.74
-
Levi Strauss & Co.: Global Sourcing (A)
Paine, Lynn Sharp; Katz, Jane PalleyCase HBS-395127-EIn 1993, senior managers at Levi Strauss & Co., the world's largest brand-name apparel manufacturer, were deciding whether the company should have a business presence in China, given the human rights and other problems there. The China Policy Group has been asked to use the company's "principled reasoning approach" to make a recommendation based on the company's ethical values and newly-adopted global sourcing guidelines.Starting at €8.20
-
China's Evolving Labor Laws (B)
Paine, Lynn Sharp; Sesia, AldoCase HBS-308093-EThe (B) case describes how the various business groups responded to the Chinese government's invitation to submit comments on its draft labor contract law and details the ensuing global controversy. The (B) case also describes changes made to the working draft and provides an overview of the law as finally enacted in June 2007.Starting at €5.74