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Google: Should “Dragonfly” Fly
Veena Keshav PailwarCase IVEY-9B19M088-EStrategyIn 2018, China was the biggest market for Internet services in the world. Along with the country's huge market size, its comparatively low penetration made it an immensely attractive market for search engine services. To capture this market, Google was plStarting at €8.20
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Rajghat Power House: The Economy or the Environment
Veena Keshav PailwarCase IVEY-9B16M089-EStrategyIn response to a recommendation at a government-sponsored power forum, Delhi’s aging and inefficient Rajghat Power House (RPH) was scheduled to close its doors. The coal-based plant had reached the end of its 25-year useful life, and its outdated equipment spewed toxins into Delhi’s air and water on a daily basis. Environmentalist bodies and power-distributing units in Delhi had made similar recommendations for the RPH’s closure over the years, a...Starting at €8.20
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Evaluating Microsavings Programs: Green Bank of the Philippines (A)
Ashraf, Nava; Karlan, Dean; Yin, Wesley; Shotland, MarcCase HBS-909062-ETo maximize their effectiveness, color cases should be printed in color. Green Bank of the Philippines was known for its product innovation and its ability to bring new products to market. In 2002, Green Bank designed an untested commitment savings product that both gave individuals access to formal savings and helped them commit to reaching their savings goals. Omar Andaya, the Green Bank president, must decide how to evaluate the success of thi...Starting at €8.20
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Evaluating Microsavings Programs: Green Bank of the Philippines (A), (B) and (C), Teaching Note
Ashraf, Nava; Johnson, KristinTeaching Note HBS-914022-ETo maximize their effectiveness, color cases should be printed in color. Teaching note for 909062, 914002, and 914003.Starting at €0.00
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Coal India Limited: Privatization or Disinvestment
Veena Keshav PailwarCase IVEY-9B16M048-EStrategyCoal India Limited, the world’s largest coal mining company and India’s largest corporate employer, regularly produced less coal than was both achievable (i.e., it had excess capacity) and needed. As a result, it failed to meet the demand for coal from power utilities and other industries in the country. The Government of India, which had a persistent and large fiscal deficit, held the majority interest in the company. In January 2015, the govern...Starting at €8.20
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Compulsory Licence for Saxagliptin: Protection versus Competition
Veena Keshav PailwarCase IVEY-9B16M136-EStrategyIn June 2015, Lee Pharma Limited, a small Indian pharmaceutical company, filed an application with the Indian Patent Office for a grant of a compulsory licence to manufacture the diabetes drug Saxagliptin on the grounds that the patented version of the drug had not been made available to the public at an affordable price. The granting of a compulsory licence was expected to make the drug more affordable for the general public, but it would also u...Starting at €8.20
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Search Engines in Search of Fair Play
Veena Keshav PailwarCase IVEY-9B14M112-EStrategyGoogle’s plan to gear up its flight search service in India by allowing users to compare fares and book tickets made other domestic travel portals in India nervous. There were fears that this development might turn out to be discriminative as Google had the dominant share in Internet search service. Fearing a substantial reduction in their share of the search market, these domestic portals had the option of lodging a complaint against Google with...Starting at €8.20
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Parle Products Private Limited: GST and Retaining Competitiveness
Veena Keshav PailwarCase IVEY-9B19M064-EStrategyIn July 2017, the government of India implemented goods and services tax (GST), which brought uniformity in the tax rates on all types of biscuits. Compared to the pre-GST regime, the uniform tax rate resulted in a higher tax rate on mass-market biscuitsStarting at €8.20
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Incentives at the Bangladesh Rural Advancement Committee (BRAC)
Ashraf, Nava; Johnson, KristinCase HBS-914036-EStarting at €8.20
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Oral Rehydration Therapy, Teaching Note
Ashraf, Nava; Kindred, NatalieTeaching Note HBS-914038-EMarketingThis Teaching Note accompanies the case "Oral Rehydration Therapy" (911-035). The case highlights the puzzlingly high rate of diarrhea-related child mortality in developing countries despite the existence of a simple, effective treatment: oral rehydration therapy (ORT). ORT treated extreme dehydration caused by diarrhea, which was a leading cause of death among young children in developing countries, particularly in Africa and Asia. Heralded in t...Starting at €0.00