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Sandu Pharmaceuticals: Family Dynamics and Succession
Kajari Mukherjee; Sanjay GoelCase IVEY-9B19M055-EEntrepreneurship, StrategySandu Pharmaceuticals Ltd. (Sandu Pharmaceuticals) was a publicly listed company operating in the pharmaceuticals and health care sector. It manufactured Ayurvedic medicines. Incorporated in 1985, the company traced its history back over more than a century. The third generation was at the helm of the firm in September 2016. The company’s director, was thinking about how previous successive generations in the family had handled the challenge of a...Starting at €8.20
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Hewlett Packard eHealth Center: Healthcare Access Through Technology Convergence
Kajari Mukherjee; Michael J. Rouse; Bhuvaneashwar SubramanianCase IVEY-9B17M101-EStrategyIn 2012, eHealth Centers (eHCs) digitally delivered affordable medical care and diagnostic support for patients in villages and remote areas of India where it was otherwise unavailable. The solution was initially conceived and developed as a mandate from Hewlett Packard India’s corporate social responsibility team under the leadership of the chief technology officer. The eHCs design incorporated a self-contained diagnostic centre in a container, ...Starting at €8.20
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NationWide Primary Healthcare Services: Evolving Business Model
Kajari MukherjeeCase IVEY-9B15M012-EEntrepreneurship, StrategyNationWide Primary Healthcare Services has launched a chain of primary healthcare clinics in India with the aim of bridging the gap between fragmented general practitioner services and highly expensive, specialist hospital care. The potential need for primary care is immense, though its delivery through organized retail is a new concept in India. The case describes the organization’s initial four years’ of operation. The clinics are not doing as ...Starting at €8.20
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Future Group — Branding Private Labels
Niraj Dawar; Ramasastry ChandrasekharCase IVEY-9B11A004-EMarketing, StrategyIndia’s largest domestic retail group, the Future Group, is pursuing a novel private-label strategy. In a country dominated by small-scale retailers, it is using its scale to launch private-label brands in several product categories. It is planning to delink these new offerings from the store brand and make them available through other retailers. Future Group hopes to derive most of its growth over the next few years from this initiative.The case...Starting at €8.20
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First Energy
Niraj Dawar; Ramasastry ChandrasekharCase IVEY-9B12A001-EEntrepreneurship, Marketing, StrategyIn September 2011, the CEO of First Energy Private Ltd, a start-up enterprise in the alternative energy industry in India, is at a critical juncture. The company has commercialized the technology of biomass cook stoves and has been providing, since 2007, clean and affordable cooking solutions to customers in rural India. A marginal rise in the price of biomass fuel in early 2011 has, however, led to a steep fall in demand, making the continuance ...Starting at €8.20
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Recruiting Andrew Yard (A)
Hall, Brian J.; Bennett, Nicole; del Nido, SaraCase HBS-911028-EStrategyThis case describes a compensation negotiation between a global HR director and a candidate for a high-level executive position. The situation becomes awkward when the candidate feels insulted because he is given a monetary incentive to join the company more quickly than originally planned. The case provides an opportunity to analyze negotiation strategy and the importance of emotional intelligence and effective interpersonal communication during...Starting at €8.20
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Recruiting Andrew Yard (B)
Hall, Brian J.; Bennett, Nicole; del Nido, SaraCase HBS-911029-EThis case describes a compensation negotiation between a global HR director and a candidate for a high-level executive position. The situation becomes awkward when the candidate feels insulted because he is given a monetary incentive to join the company more quickly than originally planned. The case provides an opportunity to analyze negotiation strategy and the importance of emotional intelligence and effective interpersonal communication during...Starting at €5.74
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Recruiting Andrew Yard (C)
Hall, Brian J.; Bennett, Nicole; del Nido, SaraCase HBS-911030-EThis case describes a compensation negotiation between a global HR director and a candidate for a high-level executive position. The situation becomes awkward when the candidate feels insulted because he is given a monetary incentive to join the company more quickly than originally planned. The case provides an opportunity to analyze negotiation strategy and the importance of emotional intelligence and effective interpersonal communication during...Starting at €5.74
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YAAS's Service Center
Hall, Brian J.; del Nido, SaraCase HBS-914049-EThis case is about a compensation change at an automotive service company in the Middle East. The case allows investigation and analysis of many issues related to compensation design and human resource management, and even change management. The focus of the case is all the ways in which bad incentive design leads to dysfunctional behavior. In particular, a crucial issue is whether individual incentives are best or whether team incentives are bes...Starting at €8.20
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YAAS's Service Center (B)
Hall, Brian J.; del Nido, SaraCase HBS-914050-ELeadership and People ManagementSupplement to case 914049. This case is about a compensation change at an automotive service company in the Middle East. The case allows investigation and analysis of many issues related to compensation design and human resource management, and even change management. The focus of the case is all the ways in which bad incentive design leads to dysfunctional behavior. In particular, a crucial issue is whether individual incentives are best or whet...Starting at €5.74