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Indraprastha Gas Limited: Overcoming the Odd-Even Challenge
Amandeep Singh Narang; Vivek Pani Gumparthi; Somnath ChakrabartiCase IVEY-9B19A020-EMarketing, StrategyIn late 2015, the government of Delhi, India, took a radical step to curb traffic congestion and pollution, by restricting the use of private automobile vehicles in Delhi’s National Capital Region. Drivers of vehicles whose licence plate numbers ended in odd numbers would be able to drive only on odd-numbered days, and drivers of vehicles whose licence plate numbers ended in even numbers would be able to drive only on even-numbered days. All rest...Starting at €8.20
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Political and Economic History of the People's Republic of China: An Annotated Timeline
Kirby, William C.; Koll, Elisabeth; Abrami, Regina; McFarlan, F. WarrenCase HBS-309073-EBrief political, economic and social timeline of China from 1949 to present to give context on and provide overview of modern Chinese history.Starting at €8.20
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Motorcafe: Scaling Up
Somnath Chakrabarti; Sanjay Chaudhary; Prem Prakash DayalCase IVEY-9B17M171-EEntrepreneurship, StrategyManpreet Singh, chief executive officer of the Bosch multi-brand car service provider Motorcafe, wanted to scale up his business, which he established in 2010 in Mohali, India. The multi-brand car service sector promised huge market potential for Singh, but he faced some challenges: Bosch had failed to provide the expected support; the brand was being diluted by poor services offered by other service providers in neighbouring areas; competition f...Starting at €8.20
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Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (B): Doing More with Less
Somnath Chakrabarti; B. S. KiranCase IVEY-9B16A050-EMarketing, StrategySupplement for product 9B16A049.Starting at €5.74
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JWT China: Advertising for the New Chinese Consumer
Koll, ElisabethCase HBS-809079-EMarketingThis case analyzes the business strategy and expansion of JWT China from the late 1990s to 2008. As part of the world's fourth largest marketing communications network, JWT China grew into one of the largest integrated communications companies in China operating from offices in various parts of the country. The case provides students with a comprehensive history of and insights into China's advertising industry and the challenges for foreign and ...Starting at €8.20
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Financial Networks and Informal Banking in China: From Pawnshops to Private Equity
Koll, ElisabethCase HBS-809111-EFinanceProvides an analysis of why informal financial networks and institutions still play an extremely important role in China's economy in the 21st century. Although China has emerged as one of the fastest growing economies in the world, it still suffers from a weak financial system dominated by state-controlled banks and severely limited access to capital for private entrepreneurs and consumers. The case shows how the political climate, economic regu...Starting at €8.20
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The Rong Family: A Chinese Business History (TN)
Koll, ElisabethTeaching Note HBS-813082-ETeaching Note for 308066Starting at €0.00
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TP Ajmer Distribution Limited: Managing Change in a New Business Model
Shyam Sundar Choudhury; Sundeep Kumar; Somnath ChakrabartiCase IVEY-9B20C017-EEntrepreneurship, Leadership and People ManagementIn July 2017, with a proven track record in power distribution in Delhi and Mumbai, Tata Power Co Limited incorporated a new organization called TP Ajmer Distribution Limited using the distribution franchise model in Ajmer, Rajasthan, India. The new company was created in partnership with the state government company Ajmer Vidyut Vitaran Nigam Limited as a strategic partner. One year later, the management team had to overcome various challenges i...Starting at €8.20
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MTS India: Organic Growth, Partnership, or Exit
Somnath Chakrabarti; Shubhendu DuttaCase IVEY-9B17A021-EMarketing, StrategyIn June 2015, Mobile TeleSystems (MTS) India was considering its future in the Indian telecom market. MTS India, a global telecommunications (telecom) brand, had been operating in the country since March 2009. It had gone through difficult phases marked by India’s regulatory regime and the global economic crisis. Although the Indian telecom market had immense potential, MTS India’s success was stifled by a lack of telecom resources and in the ina...Starting at €8.20
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Rong Family: A Chinese Business History
Koll, ElisabethCase HBS-308066-EProvides the complex historical background to understanding the development of family businesses in China from the late 19th century to the present. Using the example of the Rong family, China's most prominent industrialist family in pre-1949 China, analyzes the organizational structure and transformation of Chinese family firms in terms of managerial hierarchies, kinship alliances, and local networks. Emphasizes the response of the family busine...Starting at €8.20