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Ivey Business School (Canada)
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BigBasket.com
Arpita Agnihotri; Saurabh BhattacharyaCase IVEY-9B15M010-EStrategyIn India, customers were used to the idea of buying groceries in stores. BigBasket.com, India’s first online grocery retailer, was set to break this mindset. Customers were signing up at an aggressive rate based on word-of-mouth. With a commitment to provide a top-quality product assortment at competitive prices, BigBasket successfully provided last-mile delivery to customers across Bangalore, Hyderabad and Mumbai. While traditional brick and mor...Starting at €8.20
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The Tata Nano: What Went Wrong
Arpita Agnihotri; Saurabh BhattacharyaCase IVEY-9B15A053-EMarketing, StrategyIn 2009, the Tata Nano entered the Guinness Book of World Records as the lowest priced car in the world. It was predicted that with the Nano, the Indian car market would expand by 65 per cent. But despite the car’s initial popularity, the final demand for it was low. By 2012, the Nano plant was operating at only 25 per cent of its capacity, and by 2014, Nano production was limited to only three days per week. After introducing the Nano Twist and ...Starting at €8.20
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Margaret Jefferson: Performance Issue at a Performing Arts Company (A)
Lyn Purdy; James O'BrienCase IVEY-9B12C024-ELeadership and People Management, StrategyThis case series describes a general manager’s decision of whether to fire an employee at a performing arts company. The scope of the case includes the organization of the company, the decision to hire the employee, his performance, and the decision to end the employment relationship. The general manager’s selection practices are described, and two role-playing exercises are included.Starting at €8.20
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The Mentorship of John Cooper (A)
Lyn Purdy; Nick KuzykCase IVEY-9B12C007-ELeadership and People ManagementJohn Cooper had spent the last five years working for Standard Holdings, an early-stage business development and private equity arm of the Standard Group of Companies (Standard). The job was one he took immediately after graduating from business school, and he took the position of business analyst to capitalize on the chance to work with Alan Kirkpatrick, an accomplished and well-respected entrepreneur and founder of Standard. During his years at...Starting at €8.20
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Indigo Airlines
Arpita Agnihotri; Saurabh BhattacharyaCase IVEY-9B13M033-EStrategyThe case focuses on the profitability of the Indian aviation industry and explains how Indigo Airlines, a new entrant in the Indian aviation space, registered profits within three years of its inception while its competitors continued to struggle with losses. The case demonstrates how a firm incorporating innovative business practices can not only survive but also earn abnormal profits. The strategies adopted by Indigo Airlines to reduce its oper...Starting at €8.20
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India Post
Arpita Agnihotri; Saurabh BhattacharyaCase IVEY-9B13M119-EStrategyThe advent of the world wide web and the entry of private players in India’s post-liberalization era resulted in India Post losing a substantial volume of its business to e-mails, faxes, short-message services and private-courier-service providers. Additionally, government policies regarding India Post had long remained unchanged. As a consequence, India Post was caught up in a vicious cycle of decreasing mail traffic, low levels of technology in...Starting at €8.20
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World Championship Wrestling — A Crisis of Leadership (B)
Lyn Purdy; Jason RavesiCase IVEY-9B12M015-ELeadership and People Management, StrategyThis case is a supplement to World Championship Wrestling — A Crisis of Leadership (A).Starting at €5.74
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Chimelong Ocean Kingdom: A Sustainable Competitive Advantage - Teaching Note
Arpita Agnihotri; Saurabh BhattacharyaTeaching Note IVEY-8B19M073-EStrategyTeaching note for product 9B19M073.Starting at €0.00
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ICICI Bank: Restoring Faith in Corporate Governance - Teaching Note
Arpita Agnihotri; Saurabh BhattacharyaTeaching Note IVEY-8B19M065-EStrategyTeaching note for product 9B19M065.Starting at €0.00
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Vazirani Shul: India's First Electric Hypercar
Arpita Agnihotri; Saurabh BhattacharyaCase IVEY-9B19A033-EEntrepreneurship, Marketing, StrategyVazirani Automotive Pvt. Ltd. debuted its first electric hypercar, the Vazirani Shul, in July 2018 at the Goodwood Festival of Speed in West Sussex, England. The Shul was promoted as the first electric hypercar from India; however, although the company waStarting at €8.20