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Dou Group: Evaluación de Socios para el Garanti Bank
Khanna, Tarun; Palepu, Krishna G.; Bullock, Richard J.Case HBS-714S02Knowledge and CommunicationEn agosto de 2005, la dirección del Grupo Dogus de Turquía considera oportunidades para su empresa insignia, Garanti Bank, asociarse con una institución financiera extranjera. El caso describe el sector bancario turco y la posición de Garanti Bank dentro de ella, y le pide a los estudiantes a considerar si la asociación tiene sentido para Garanti y, si es así, qué licitador se debe seleccionar.Starting at €8.20
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We Are So Sorry: Sedang Prestige Resort
Jim KayalarCase IVEY-9B12M019-EEntrepreneurship, Leadership and People Management, StrategyLooking back on the disastrous vacation of an American couple in Indonesia, this case shows how a globally branded North American hotel chain disregarded the basic tenets of maintaining their global brand promise, ignored generally accepted customer service standards, failed to instigate delivery failure recovery, and leveraged firm-specific capabilities to maximize shareholder wealth. The reaction of the local manager at the Indonesian hotel and...Starting at €8.20
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Green Hills Hospital: Leading Change Management
Jim KayalarCase IVEY-9B12C037-ELeadership and People Management, StrategyThe case presents a change initiative at a large health care facility that aims to maximize shareholder value by introducing lean health care. While change management performance can be measured in financial terms, what happens when a mishandled change initiative starts to endanger the lives of patients?Starting at €8.20
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Otoyol Motor Company
Jim KayalarCase IVEY-9B09M053-EMarketing, Service and Operations Management, StrategyOtoyol Motor Company, a large commercial vehicle manufacturer, is on the verge of being liquidated by its shareholders. Despite all efforts to maintain its competitive position, the company has been caught in a downward spiral. Erosion of its first mover advantages, shifts in industry core competencies and changes in consumer preferences have depreciated the company's value proposition and deteriorated its market share. Utilizing empirical data, ...Starting at €8.20
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The Generics Pharmacy
Jim KayalarCase IVEY-9B11M022-EEntrepreneurship, StrategyThe price of pharmaceuticals in the Philippines is second only to Japan within Asia and is among the highest in the world, despite the Philippines being a less developed country with nearly half of its population living on US$2 a day. The case illustrates how The Generics Pharmacy, a local pharmaceutical company, challenged the existing industry business model and became the largest pharmaceutical retailer in the country within a period of only t...Starting at €8.20
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Bon Star Hotel
Jim KayalarCase IVEY-9B09M072-EEntrepreneurship, StrategyA management consultant is dispatched to a Central Asian Republic to conduct an operational analysis of an underperforming hotel. Initially the objective of the assignment is to turn around the business. The scope of the intervention, however, changes dramatically as the consultant finds himself in the midst of a high stakes stakeholder standoff with numerous parties vying for ownership of the business. Based on an actual consulting assignment, t...Starting at €8.20
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MIA, Philippines
Jim KayalarCase IVEY-9B09M016-EStrategyThe newly appointed country director of MIA Philippines, a non-profit organization with a mandate to alleviate poverty in developing countries, is faced with the challenge of designing and managing a development assistance project that would establish a go-to-market supply chain for a remote Filipino fishing village. The country director has to enter a new country, launch the project, deal with the constraints of a foreign culture, manage the exp...Starting at €8.20
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Dogus Group: Weighing Partners for Garanti Bank
Khanna, Tarun; Palepu, Krishna G.; Bullock, Richard J.Case HBS-709401-EIn August 2005, the leadership of Turkey's Dogus Group considered opportunities for its flagship enterprise, Garanti Bank, to partner with a foreign financial institution. The case describes the Turkish banking industry and Garanti Bank's position within it, and asks students to consider whether partnership makes sense for Garanti and, if so, which bidder it should select.Starting at €8.20
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House of Tata: Acquiring a Global Footprint
Khanna, Tarun; Palepu, Krishna G.; Bullock, Richard J.Case HBS-708446-EStrategyChronicles the globalization of the Tata Group, one of India's largest business groups. Since 2000, many Tata Group operating companies have aggressively built international businesses, particularly through overseas acquisitions. After describing the globalization rationales and approaches of the major Tata Group companies, the case asks students to consider whether Tata Motors should pursue the acquisition of the Jaguar and Land Rover brands own...Starting at €8.20
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Blue River Capital
Palepu, Krishna G.; Khanna, Tarun; Bullock, Richard J.Case HBS-708448-EFinanceExamines the strategy and experience of Indian private equity firm Blue River Capital. Blue River was established in 2005 to invest primarily in middle market, particularly family-run, businesses in India. Blue River caters to this niche as an active investor, providing capital and working with portfolio companies to improve their corporate governance. Describes the challenges faced by Blue River in identifying investments, performing due diligen...Starting at €8.20