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Usha Martin Limited: Unravelling the Vertical Integration Strategy
Nitin PangarkarCase IVEY-9B21M024-EStrategyIn May 2020, Usha Martin Limited (Usha Martin), a diversified engineering group based in India, was debating strategies for continued future growth. In April 2019, the company had divested its steelmaking and related operations to reduce its debt load. Though the divestment meant a large decline in the company’s sales for the year ended March 2020, the company managed to reverse the trend of losses incurred in several recent quarters and years to...Starting at €8.20
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Retiros de Toyota (A): Llegando a Patinar
Quelch, John A.; Knoop, Carin-Isabel; Johnson, RyanCase HBS-513S06MarketingEn el otoño de 2009, Toyota Motor Corporation, una vez venerado por su compromiso con la calidad y la fiabilidad, se enfrentó a una serie de retiros muy publicitados en los Estados Unidos que representan aproximadamente el equivalente a un año de las ventas en uno de sus mercados más importantes. Mientras que el primer retiro de Toyota fue recibida con incredulidad generalizada pero el apoyo permanente de la marca, las revelaciones posteriores y ...Starting at €8.20
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Los Retiros de Toyota (B): El Sr. Toyoda Viaja a Washington
Quelch, John A.; Knoop, Carin-Isabel; Johnson, RyanCase HBS-513S07MarketingCaso describe el testimonio ante el Congreso de EE.UU. CEO de la Toyota y la cabeza de sus ventas de motor de Estados Unidos.Starting at €5.74
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Retiros de Toyota (C): Camino Accidentado por Delante
Quelch, John A.; Knoop, Carin-Isabel; Johnson, RyanCase HBS-513S08MarketingEntre febrero y julio de 2010, las ventas de Toyota se recuperan gracias a la utilización de extensas relaciones públicas y ventas incentivos. Sin embargo, recuerda continúan. Can Toyota contener la marea y corregir sus defectos de organización para hacer frente a los problemas subyacentes?Starting at €5.74
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The Airbnb Business Travel Vertical in Asia: The Way Forward
Nitin Pangarkar; Yuan Kay ChungCase IVEY-9B17M144-EStrategyIn March 2017, Airbnb needed to make some important decisions regarding its strategy for the Airbnb Business Travel Vertical (ABTV) in Asia. Despite a short history of less than three years since the formal announcement of its launch, the ABTV had exhibited promising performance. The business travel market offered many attractive characteristics, including its large size. Despite the attractiveness of the business travel segment, two issues relat...Starting at €8.20
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Toyota Recalls (A): Hitting the Skids
Quelch, John A.; Knoop, Carin-Isabel; Johnson, RyanCase HBS-511016-EMarketingIn the fall of 2009, Toyota Motor Corporation, once revered for its commitment to quality and reliability, faced a highly publicized series of recalls in the United States representing approximately a year's worth of sales in one of its most important markets. While the first Toyota recall was met with widespread disbelief but continuing support for the brand, subsequent revelations and recalls tested the brand's resilience in the U.S. The firm's...Starting at €8.20
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Toyota Recalls (B): Mr. Toyoda Goes to Washington
Quelch, John A.; Knoop, Carin-Isabel; Johnson, RyanCase HBS-511041-EMarketingCase describes the testimony to the U.S. Congress of the Toyota CEO and the head of its U.S. motor sales.Starting at €5.74
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Ola Electric's Audacious Scooter Plans on Fire
Nitin Pangarkar; Neetu YadavCase IVEY-W33537-ELeadership and People Management, StrategyOla Electric Mobility Pvt. Ltd. (Ola Electric) was launched in 2017 by ANI Technologies Pvt. Ltd., better known as Ola Cabs, as a venture for making electric scooters. Bhavish Aggarwal, one of Ola Cabs’ founders, acquired a 92.5 per cent stake in Ola Electric and pursued a path of rapid expansion. By 2022, Ola Electric had successfully raised a large amount of capital from investors, developed several subsystems (especially software) of its produ...Starting at €8.20
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Tiger Balm: Internationalization and Product Extension
Nitin PangarkarCase IVEY-9B15M128-EStrategyHaw Par Corporation’s healthcare division produces Tiger Balm, the external analgesic rub that has gained global popularity. Despite delivering strong results, the division remains dependent on Asian markets, which poses challenges with regard to low affordability, weak protection of intellectual property and aggressive competition. To achieve sustained growth, the company’s executive director is considering several alternatives: geographic expan...Starting at €8.20
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Kaweyan: Female Entrepreneurship and the Past and Future of Afghanistan
Jones, Geoffrey G.; Lemmon, Gayle TzemachCase HBS-811023-EEntrepreneurshipExplores the challenges of female entrepreneurship in Afghanistan through the case of Kemeli Sediqi, who built a business under the Taliban, and founded a consultancy in 2004. The case positions Sediqi's experiences against the background of Afghanistan's turbulent history, with a focus on the contested role of women in Afghani society.Starting at €8.20