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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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B9 Beverages: From Start-Up to Scale-Up
Sandeep Puri; Shalki Goel; Sanchita Krishna; Babak Hayati; Rakesh SinghCase IVEY-9B19A008-EEntrepreneurship, Marketing, StrategyIn May 2018, B9 Beverages Private Limited (B9 Beverages), the owner of craft beer Bira 91, reached a total of over US$100 million in funding after receiving $50 million from Sofina SA, a Belgian investment firm. This third round of funding would allow the company to meet the various objectives that the founder and chief executive officer had planned for the company’s new Bira 91. He wanted his India business to break even by 2019 and expand fivef...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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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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Robinsons Retail Holdings Inc.: Navigating Rustan’s Acquisition
Sandeep Puri; Shweta Pandey; Babak HayatiCase IVEY-9B19A047-EMarketing, StrategyWith the acquisition of Rustan Supercenters Inc. (Rustan’s) in November 2018, Robinsons Retail Holdings Inc. (Robinsons) had become one of the top retailers in the Philippines, with over 1,800 stores. Although the acquisition brought Rustan’s network of mStarting at €8.20
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Perna Arts: Managing the Complexity of Creativity and Commerce
Kajari MukherjeeCase IVEY-9B14M098-EStrategyPerna Arts is a movie production company that has gradually branched into related businesses straddling distribution, exhibition, programming and education. The company was among the first to go public after the movie business attained industry status in India. It was also one of the first to recruit a professional manager as its chief executive officer to put in place processes, systems, performance metrics and procedures aligned to its strategi...Starting at €8.20
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Big Boss Cement Inc.: Stirring Up Industry Competition in the Philippines
Shweta Pandey; Sandeep Puri; Babak HayatiCase IVEY-9B18A055-EMarketing, StrategyIn January 2018, the Philippine cement industry changed forever with the entry of the 100-per-cent Filipino-owned cement manufacturing company Big Boss Cement Inc. (BBCI). When the company decided to set up shop with a cheaper, eco-friendly manufacturing process that promised less carbon emission, competition became fierce. BBCI planned to expand its capacity to take advantage of a growth in both infrastructure projects and local demand for cemen...Starting at €8.20
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Hubtown (A): Designing a Bottom-Up Approach to Performance Management
Kajari Mukherjee; Meenakshi Aggarwal-GuptaCase IVEY-9B16C053-ELeadership and People Management, StrategyIn 2014, Hubtown Limited (Hubtown), an Indian real estate development company, was attempting to implement a process to differentiate between its employees in order to enhance performance, identify employees who could be groomed for future growth, and distribute rewards. Hubtown was consolidating to concentrate on a few large, complex projects in residential and commercial spaces in urban centres. Like other companies in the industry, it competed...Starting at €8.20
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Hubtown (B): Implementing a Bottom-Up Approach to Performance Management
Meenakshi Aggarwal-Gupta; Kajari MukherjeeCase IVEY-9B16C054-ELeadership and People Management, StrategySupplement for product number 9B16C053.Starting at €5.74