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Sony Corporation’s Aibo: An Intelligent Decision
Tulsi JayakumarCase IVEY-9B18M036-EStrategyIn November 2017, the chief executive officer of Sony Corporation was preparing to announce the company’s release of its rebooted robo-pup, the Aibo—a robot equipped with sensors and actuator technologies, and powered by artificial intelligence that allowed this virtual pet to behave like a real dog. Sony Corporation, the 70-year-old iconic Japanese manufacturing company, had diverse businesses. After significant restructuring since 1999 to addre...Starting at €8.20
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Mismanagement of Fiscal Policy: Greece's Achilles' Heel
Tulsi JayakumarCase IVEY-9B17M142-EStrategyIn December 2016, the debt-stricken Greek government announced the distribution of a sizeable “Christmas gift” to its low-income pensioners, a one-time bonus that would cost the government €617 million. This cost was in addition to suspending increases in the value-added tax on some Greek islands. These plans were in clear violation of the terms of a bailout provided to Greece by Eurozone nations in 2015, which required Greece to implement auster...Starting at €8.20
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Hindustan Unilever Ltd.: Creating Shared Value in a VUCA World
Tulsi JayakumarCase IVEY-9B13M129-EStrategyHindustan Unilever Ltd. can trace its current-day profitable business operations in its Doom Dooma factory in the conflict-ridden northeastern state of Assam (India) to its proactive corporate responsibility initiatives since the start of its operations. A spurt in sales in the personal care segment has led the company to consider capacity expansion. The company needs to decide whether to continue to invest in Assam despite three challenges: oper...Starting at €8.20
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Sudarshan Chemicals India: Crowd-sourcing for Corporate Sustainability
Tulsi Jayakumar; Nilotpal Ray; Divya Mulanjur; Debopam Basu; Gayatri PatkarCase IVEY-9B14M065-EStrategySudarshan Chemicals Industries is a top player in the Indian chemicals industry. This case traces the remodelling of its corporate social responsibility (CSR) initiative, both along scientific lines and aligned to its core business strategy. Faced with an informal and unstructured CSR initiative, the company uses an innovative method of problem-solving – crowd-sourcing ideas from a top business school in India. A team of students assesses the sit...Starting at €8.20
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AirAsia India: Clash for the Indian Skies
Tulsi JayakumarCase IVEY-9B14M111-EStrategyArmed with an air operator's permit, Air Asia, a Malaysian low-cost carrier airline, is preparing to enter the Indian aviation market. AirAsia is known as an aggressive player globally. It plans to use aggressive pricing strategies to revolutionize air travel in India and gain competitive edge in the aviation market through highly competitive operational targets. How will AirAsia India’s entry and its aggressive pricing decisions work in the olig...Starting at €8.20
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Building a "Backdoor" to the iPhone: An Ethical Dilemma - Teaching Note
Tulsi Jayakumar; Surya TahoraTeaching Note IVEY-8B16M077-EStrategyTeaching note for product 9B16M077.Starting at €0.00
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Cooptex: Reinventing Itself - Teaching Note
Tulsi JayakumarTeaching Note IVEY-8B17M091-EStrategyTeaching note for product 9B17M091.Starting at €0.00
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India's Demonetization: Purging Black Money - Teaching Note
Tulsi JayakumarTeaching Note IVEY-8B17M179-EStrategyTeaching note for product 9B17M179.Starting at €0.00
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Cricket Australia: Leadership in Crisis
Tulsi Jayakumar; Ranjan BanerjeeCase IVEY-9B18C039-ELeadership and People Management, StrategyIn March 2018, Cricket Australia (formerly the Australian Cricket Board) banned the Australian cricket captain from the sport for a year due to his involvement in a premeditated attempt at ball tampering in a test match against South Africa. He was also banned from any leadership positions in the sport for at least a year thereafter and faced financial losses on account of these bans. Australian fans and political leaders were outraged at the bal...Starting at €8.20
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La avaricia de los directivos: ¿causa o efecto : Reflexiones sobre el papel de los directivos en el cambio de rumbo de la sociedad
Huete, Luis María; García Arevalillo, JavierTechnical Note BEN-136Business Ethics and Corporate Social ResponsibilityEn este documento, se reflexiona sobre la aplicación de la ética a la labor directiva y se incide especialmente en su dimensión social: el líder que trabaja en una empresa configura con dicho trabajo y con su desarrollo personal (es decir, qué tipo de persona ha llegado a ser) las dinámicas de la empresa de la que forma parte y, a la postre, el perfil de las relaciones que se establecen entre los integrantes de la sociedad en la que vive.Starting at €8.20