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Agarwal Packers and Movers Limited: Relocating Emotions
Anupama PrasharCase IVEY-9B19A003-EEntrepreneurship, MarketingIn September 2018, the leadership team of Agarwal Packers and Movers Limited (APML) gathered for a meeting at the company’s headquarters, located in the heart of New Delhi, India. The founder was considering whether the company should go public by the end of 2019. Since APML’s inception in 1987, the team had worked hard to create a healthy brand recall, establish customer loyalty, and build a robust financial base. However, in the 18 months leadi...Starting at €8.20
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Strategies That Fit Emerging Markets (Spanish version)
Khanna, Tarun; Palepu, Krishna G.; Sinha, JayantArticle HBS-R0506CEconomicsThey lack specialized intermediaries, regulatory systems, and contract-enforcing methods. These gaps have made it difficult for multinationals to succeed in developing nations; thus, many companies have resisted investing there. That may be a mistake. If Western companies don't come up with good strategies for engaging with emerging markets, they are unlikely to remain competitive. Many firms choose their markets and strategies for the wrong rea...Starting at €8.20
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Tata Nano - The People's Car (Spanish version)
Palepu, Krishna G.; Anand, Bharat N.; Tahilyani, RachnaCase HBS-711S33StrategyThe case explores how Tata Motors, India's largest automobile company, developed the Nano, the world's cheapest car. The case focuses on the translation of Ratan Tata's (Chairman of Tata Motors) vision of a safe affordable car for the masses by Ravi Kant, Managing Director of Tata Motors into the Nano Project. The case raises questions around breaking the price - quality barrier and changing existing internal processes to accommodate revolutionar...Starting at €8.20
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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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Red Star Furniture Group Co. LTD. (Spanish Version)
Palepu, Krishna G.; Nueno, PedroCase HBS-114S14EntrepreneurshipFundada en 1986, el Estrella Roja se había convertido en la principal tienda de departamento en China para los productos de mobiliario y equipamiento del hogar (baño, lámparas, textiles complementos, etc.). El modelo de negocio de Red Star era proporcionar un espacio adecuado para los vendedores (que alquilan el espacio) en buen centro comercial, un bien diseñado y equipado (estacionamiento, transporte, servicios) ubicados en zonas clave de creci...Starting at €8.20
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Alibaba se vuelve una empresa pública (B)
Palepu, Krishna G.; Srinivasan, Suraj; Wang, Charles C.Y.; Lane, DavidCase HBS-116S12Accounting and ControlActualización sobre evolución de la acción de Alibaba Group y eventos relacionados en el año siguiente su reunión de septiembre 2014 IPO.Starting at €5.74
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JCB Construction Equipment: Made in India for the World
Anupama PrasharCase IVEY-9B16M039-EStrategyIn November 2014, JCB — the world’s leading construction equipment manufacturer, with a presence in 150 countries — decided to add two more facilities to its existing manufacturing strength in India. Based in the United Kingdom, JCB had put US$300 million into building its production and service capabilities since its entry into the Indian construction equipment market in 1979. However, the intricate business environment in India and its difficul...Starting at €8.20
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Vaidam Health: Facilitating Medical-Value Travel
Anupama PrasharCase IVEY-9B18M122-EEntrepreneurship, StrategyHeadquartered in Gurgaon, India, Vaidam Health Private Limited (Vaidam) was an online medical-value-travel (MVT) facilitator that had been hosting overseas patients travelling to India for medical treatment since its inception in January 2016. It had partnered with over 100 world-class health care facilities across the major cities in the country. Given the improved attractiveness of the MVT services, the founders of Vaidam realized that they wou...Starting at €8.20
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Komatsu in China
Palepu, Krishna G.; Kanno, Akiko; Sato, NobuoCase HBS-114004-EAccounting and ControlKomatsu built a very successful business in China over the last two decades. But it is now facing rising competition from lower cost domestic Chinese companies, which are themselves trying to become global players. Facing the same situation, Caterpillar is implementing a two-brand strategy. What should Komatsu do to retain its leadership position in China?Starting at €8.20
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Harley-Davidson in India (B)
Palepu, Krishna G.; Lane, DavidCase HBS-114044-EAccounting and ControlThis case examines how Harley-Davidson has worked to globalize its business by focusing on how CEO Matt Levatich and India country manager Anoop Prakash assess and act on the opportunities and challenges posed by entering the Indian market, and where and how the lessons they learn there are applicable elsewhere both geographically and within Harley-Davidson's organization.Starting at €5.74