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Leader Healthcare: Deciding on a Growth Strategy
Sonal Singh; Meeta DasguptaCase IVEY-9B17M006-EEntrepreneurship, StrategyLeader Healthcare India (LHC) was a medical devices importer firm that dealt primarily in respiratory and anesthetic devices. The company imported medical devices from U.S. manufacturers and, for the most part, performed its own marketing, sales, and service activities. In 2016, the director of LHC was concerned about LHC’s multiple failed efforts at market expansion. The company wanted to grow, but its attempts had been unsuccessful. Lack of hig...Starting at €8.20
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ibibo: Grow Independently or Sell
Meeta Dasgupta; S. Veena IyerCase IVEY-9B17M113-EEntrepreneurship, StrategyIn 2016, the chief executive officer of the ibibo Group, one of the largest players in India’s online travel sector, faced a major decision. MakeMyTrip, India’s market leader in online travel, had expressed interest in acquiring the ibibo Group. Should the ibibo Group’s chief executive officer accept the offer and give up partial or total control of the company, in return for growing with the market leader? Or should he continue with the business...Starting at €8.20
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Amazon and Future Group: Rethinking the Alliance Strategy
Meeta DasguptaCase IVEY-9B16M108-EStrategyIn 2014, the chief executives officers of Amazon and Future Group led their companies into an alliance that, while initially successful, encountered some difficulties in regards to discounts on their retail products. With the global retail industry standing at US$25.4 trillion in 2016, and the percentage of which e-commerce made up 7.4 per cent, the partners would have to decide if they should resolve their conflict and remain allies, or if they ...Starting at €8.20
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Oxigen: Nurturing the Mobile Payment Ecosystem in India
Sandip Mukhopadhyay; Meeta Dasgupta; M.P. JaiswalCase IVEY-9B15M124-EStrategyIn 2013, Oxigen Services India Pvt. Ltd. launched a money transfer service integrated with the infrastructure of the National Payment Corporation of India. The Oxigen Wallet, India’s first non-bank wallet, allowed instant money transfers to and from any bank account over an extensive ecosystem, with a large retail presence across India using point-of-sale terminals. Oxigen was a major provider of bill payment and merchant payment services, with c...Starting at €8.20
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Nukkad, the Chaitastic Teafé: Consider Efficacy in Growth Options
Bandinee Pradhan; Ritu Srivastava; Meeta DasguptaCase IVEY-9B18A003-EEntrepreneurship, MarketingIn December 2016, the founder of Nukkad, The Chaitastic Teafé Pvt. Ltd. (Nukkad), an organized tea café retail chain, was pleased to see that Nukkad had garnered positive reviews and ratings on numerous social media pages. He was proud of his social enterprise, which encompassed two cafés based in Raipur, Chhattisgarh, India. Since its inception in 2013, Nukkad had created quite a buzz for its distinctive initiative: it specifically employed yout...Starting at €8.20
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Predilytics
Higgins, Robert F.; Lobb, AnnelenaCase HBS-813023-EEntrepreneurshipThe management team at Predilytics, a healthcare analytics firm, must decide whether to accept a Series A venture capital financing deal. The company provided analytic services to healthcare plans, typically Medicare Advantage plans, in efforts to draw conclusions from massive amounts of patient data. The company still had enough funding from a seed round to operate on a low-key basis for a few more months, but the team hoped to move forward aggr...Starting at €8.20
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Rock Health, Teaching Note
Higgins, Robert F.; Cornell, Ian McKownTeaching Note HBS-813136-EEntrepreneurshipThis is the teaching note associated with HBS Case #813035. The case should enable students to identify emerging challenges, evaluate Rock Health's funding model, debate the effectiveness of its incubation service and assess its long-term viability.Starting at €0.00
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Entrepreneurship in Healthcare IT Services (EHITS) Fall Term 2013: Course Outline and Syllabus, Course Overview Note
Higgins, Robert F.Case HBS-814022-EEntrepreneurshipThis is the syllabus and course outline for "Entrepreneurship in Healthcare IT and Services (EHITS), taught by Prof. Bob Higgins in the fall of 2013. Contains the course overview, objectives, goals and themes.Starting at €8.20
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Steward Health Care System
Higgins, Robert F.; Fisher, NoahCase HBS-814029-EEntrepreneurshipSteward Health has raised private equity and has converted from not-for-profit to for-profit. The case describes its Accountable Care Organization (ACO) and asks whether it should continue this experiment.Starting at €8.20
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A Note on Healthcare IT and Applications to the Healthcare Industry
Higgins, Robert F.; Maichin, DianaCase HBS-814033-EEntrepreneurshipThis note provides an overview of three key healthcare IT areas: electronic medical records and electronic health records, revenue cycle management, and telemedicine. This note also contains a glossary of key terms and acronyms in this space as well as exhibits detailing unit economics, market dynamics, and key players.Starting at €8.20