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Embrace (B): Opportunity Assessment
Mridula Anand; Anand Nandkumar; Charles DhanarajCase IVEY-9B13M005-EEntrepreneurship, StrategyAWARD WINNING CASE - Indian Management Issues and Opportunities Award, 2013 European Foundation for Management Development (EFMD) Case Writing Competition. Part B of a four-part series, which also includes 9B13M004, 9B13M006 and 9B13M007.Starting at €5.74
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Embrace (C): Competing with Incumbents
Mridula Anand; Anand Nandkumar; Charles DhanarajCase IVEY-9B13M006-EEntrepreneurship, StrategyAWARD WINNING CASE - Indian Management Issues and Opportunities Award, 2013 European Foundation for Management Development (EFMD) Case Writing Competition. Part C of a four-part series, which also includes 9B13M004, 9B13M005 and 9B13M007.Starting at €5.74
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Principles of World-Class Execution: Winning in China
Hexter, Jimmy; Woetzel, JonathanBook Chapter HBS-4492BC-EFor multinational companies in China, the rapid evolution of markets and competition overwhelmingly demands an exacting focus on world-class execution. This chapter highlights the principles that should guide the efforts MNCs make as they ratchet up their ability to execute in China. This chapter is excerpted from "Operation China: From Strategy to Execution."Starting at €8.20
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The Next Advantage for Manufacturing: Winning in China
Hexter, Jimmy; Woetzel, JonathanBook Chapter HBS-4495BC-EAs competition intensifies in China's new markets, pressures will mount on companies to improve their execution in every aspect of manufacturing. This chapter looks at how some companies have successfully tailored operations to the local realities of China. This chapter is excerpted from "Operation China: From Strategy to Execution."Starting at €8.20
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Talent Holds the Key: Winning in China
Hexter, Jimmy; Woetzel, JonathanBook Chapter HBS-4498BC-EInside multinational companies that are playing to win in China, there is growing recognition that having a balance of global and local staff for important positions is effective for achieving the kind of creative insights needed to make fast, competitive judgments. This chapter is excerpted from "Operation China: From Strategy to Execution."Starting at €8.20
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Oral Insulin: Breakthrough Innovation at Biocon
Nita Sachan; Prasad Kaipa; Anand Nandkumar; Charles DhanarajCase IVEY-9B11M065-EEntrepreneurship, Service and Operations Management, StrategyThis case deals with the innovation challenges of a medium-sized firm (under $1 billion) in an emerging economy (India), particularly the challenges of product development and commercialization. The management has to decide how to proceed with a promising novel formula for oral insulin — promising both in terms of financial returns as well as social impact. The company has spent several years of research and development in getting the drug throug...Starting at €8.20
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Cumi India's Global Strategy: The China Puzzle
S. Ramnarayan; Charles Dhanaraj; Krithiga SankaranCase IVEY-9B13M023-ELeadership and People Management, StrategyCarborundum Universal Murugappa International (CUMI) was a leading abrasives manufacturing company based in India with global operations in Russia, South Africa and China. In the global abrasives business, China held 50 per cent of the raw materials for the industry. China was also the largest market for abrasives worldwide and was expected to contribute to one third of the global demand for abrasives. CUMI had the vision to become a global leade...Starting at €8.20
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Nokia India: Battery Recall Logistics
Charles Dhanaraj; Narendar Sumukadas; P. Fraser Johnson; Monali MalvankarCase IVEY-9B11D003-EEntrepreneurship, Service and Operations Management, StrategyThis case presents the challenge faced by Nokia India in 2007. Nokia had built a strong brand reputation over a ten-year period and was a market leader in Indian mobile devices. India, incidentally, was also Nokia’s second-largest market, next only to China. Suddenly, what corporate headquarters considered a routine product advisory for a defective battery resulted in panic in customers after the Indian media widely publicized the potential dange...Starting at €8.20
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Bayer CropScience in India (B): Value-Driven Strategy
Charles Dhanaraj; Oana Branzei; Satyajeet SubramanianCase IVEY-9B10M062-ELeadership and People Management, Marketing, StrategyThis supplement to Bayer CropScience in India (A): Against Child Labor focuses on Bayer’s formulation of a value-driven strategy with three pillars: communication, implementation, and education.Starting at €5.74
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Zimmer Holdings (A): Acquisition of Centerpulse, Switzerland
Charles Dhanaraj; Mark BickelCase IVEY-9B07M016-EStrategyZimmer Holdings, an orthopedic devices company in the United States, is suddenly faced with the prospect of its British competitor acquiring one of the Swiss companies, which would have been an ideal target for its own acquisition. With the announcement of the merger already in the news, Zimmer Holdings has a narrow time window to decide its response. Students are asked to take the position of an advisor to senior management and provide a recomme...Starting at €8.20