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Ivey Business School (Canada)
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Google: Should “Dragonfly” Fly
Veena Keshav PailwarCase IVEY-9B19M088-EStrategyIn 2018, China was the biggest market for Internet services in the world. Along with the country's huge market size, its comparatively low penetration made it an immensely attractive market for search engine services. To capture this market, Google was plStarting at €8.20
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Google: Should “Dragonfly” Fly - Teaching Note
Veena Keshav PailwarTeaching Note IVEY-8B19M088-EStrategyTeaching note for product 9B19M088.Starting at €0.00
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Parle Products Private Limited: GST and Retaining Competitiveness - Teaching Note
Veena Keshav PailwarTeaching Note IVEY-8B19M064-EStrategyTeaching note for product 9B19M064.Starting at €0.00
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Rajghat Power House: The Economy or the Environment
Veena Keshav PailwarCase IVEY-9B16M089-EStrategyIn response to a recommendation at a government-sponsored power forum, Delhi’s aging and inefficient Rajghat Power House (RPH) was scheduled to close its doors. The coal-based plant had reached the end of its 25-year useful life, and its outdated equipment spewed toxins into Delhi’s air and water on a daily basis. Environmentalist bodies and power-distributing units in Delhi had made similar recommendations for the RPH’s closure over the years, a...Starting at €8.20
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Toyota Australia in Peril
Veena Keshav PailwarCase IVEY-9B15M007-EStrategyWhen General Motors Holden announces its plan to exit from car manufacturing in Australia, Toyota faces a decision dilemma amid losses and adverse business and economic conditions. Should it continue as the country’s sole vehicle manufacturer and wait for business and economic scenarios to change favourably, or should it exit the market? Toyota’s position is assessed by applying microeconomics concepts, including the optimal scale of operation, m...Starting at €8.20
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Parle Products Private Limited: GST and Retaining Competitiveness
Veena Keshav PailwarCase IVEY-9B19M064-EStrategyIn July 2017, the government of India implemented goods and services tax (GST), which brought uniformity in the tax rates on all types of biscuits. Compared to the pre-GST regime, the uniform tax rate resulted in a higher tax rate on mass-market biscuitsStarting at €8.20
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Amazon: Customers and Climate Change
Veena Keshav PailwarCase IVEY-9B20M164-EStrategyOn September 9, 2019, thousands of Amazon.com Inc. employees threatened to join the global climate strikes planned for the week of September 20–27, 2019. Employees were protesting the e-commerce giant's customer-centric approach and its lack of transparenStarting at €8.20
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Coal India Limited: Privatization or Disinvestment
Veena Keshav PailwarCase IVEY-9B16M048-EStrategyCoal India Limited, the world’s largest coal mining company and India’s largest corporate employer, regularly produced less coal than was both achievable (i.e., it had excess capacity) and needed. As a result, it failed to meet the demand for coal from power utilities and other industries in the country. The Government of India, which had a persistent and large fiscal deficit, held the majority interest in the company. In January 2015, the govern...Starting at €8.20
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Compulsory Licence for Saxagliptin: Protection versus Competition
Veena Keshav PailwarCase IVEY-9B16M136-EStrategyIn June 2015, Lee Pharma Limited, a small Indian pharmaceutical company, filed an application with the Indian Patent Office for a grant of a compulsory licence to manufacture the diabetes drug Saxagliptin on the grounds that the patented version of the drug had not been made available to the public at an affordable price. The granting of a compulsory licence was expected to make the drug more affordable for the general public, but it would also u...Starting at €8.20
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Australian Automotive Industry in Decline
Veena Keshav PailwarCase IVEY-9B15M064-EStrategyThe 2013/14 exit announcement by Australian car manufacturers poses a threat to the survival of the country’s automotive industry, and the pull-out is expected to have a significant and adverse impact on the Australian economy as a whole. The case highlights the dilemma that government decision-makers often face: Should they provide protection to loss-making industries in order to support domestic employment and economic output, or should they le...Starting at €8.20