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Monitor's Opportunities in India (A)
Alcacer, Juan; Rivkin, Jan W.Case HBS-708482-EStrategyThe CEO of a strategy consulting firm must decide which of the firm's functions, if any, to move to India. In particular, he wonders whether business research--currently conducted by highly paid consultants in developed countries--can be conducted more efficiently and effectively from an Indian research center.Starting at €8.20
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Kreative Works: Extending the Boundaries
Tuhin Sengupta; Priyavrat Sanyal; Vishal KakkarCase IVEY-9B16M210-EEntrepreneurship, StrategyIn April 2016, the owner of Kreative Works, a small-scale furniture manufacturer in Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh, India, decided to expand his company’s product line in response to increased market competition and a shift in consumers’ buying patterns and preferences. The intent was to extend the company’s market reach from its traditional target of educational institutes and offices to a consumer market by marketing a premium lounge chair and a family...Starting at €8.20
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CropIn Technology Solutions: Farm Management through Digitization
Tuhin Sengupta; Arunava GhoshCase IVEY-9B18E018-EInformation TechnologiesCropIn Technology Solutions (CropIn) of Bangalore, India, provided agricultural solutions to business-to-business clients that required a “smart” approach in solving issues related to farm productivity. In July 2015, the chief operating officer (COO) of CStarting at €8.20
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Creating Competitive Advantage (Spanish version)
Ghemawat, Pankaj; Rivkin, Jan W.Case HBS-702S03StrategyFirst, to create an advantage, a firm must configure itself to do something unique and valuable. The firm must ensure that, were it to disappear, someone in its network of suppliers, customers, and complementors would miss it and no one could replace it perfectly. The first section uses the concept of "added value" to make this point more precisely. Second, competitive advantage usually comes from the full range of a firm's activities--from prod...Starting at €8.20
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The Offshoring of America
Vietor, Richard H.K.; Rivkin, Jan W.; Seminerio, JulianaCase HBS-708030-EService and Operations ManagementThe movement from jobs in the United States to developing countries, in a process known as offshoring, has become quite a controversial topic. Managers not only need to decide which activities, if any, to move offshore, but where to move them. This case describes the nature of offshoring and its effect on developing countries.Starting at €8.20