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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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CPVet
Meeta DasguptaCase IVEY-9B15M078-EEntrepreneurship, StrategyThe director of CPVet in Gurgaon, India, was worried. The cost of running the veterinary clinics was mounting. Was customer behaviour in India with respect to pets changing? Unlike in many developed countries, Indian pet owners were not as willing to think of their pets as their own children and care for them accordingly. However, the industry seemed to be changing and trends showed that spending on pet care was steadily increasing. Were pet owne...Starting at €8.20
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Critterati: Redefining Pet Culture - Teaching Note
Meeta DasguptaTeaching Note IVEY-8B20M042-EStrategyTeaching note for product 9B20M042.Starting at €0.00
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Plan Operations: Align Process Improvement Programs
Kaplan, Robert S.; Norton, David P.Book Chapter HBS-7690BC-EStrategyPerformance that depends on the power of individual leaders has generally proven unsustainable over the long term. Unless an organization links its strategy to its governance and operational processes, it won't be able to sustain its successes. This chapter discusses the linkage of strategy to process improvements. This chapter is excerpted from "Execution Premium: Linking Strategy to Operations for Competitive Advantage."Starting at €8.20
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Care Unlimited: An Entrepreneurial Growth Dilemma - Teaching Note
Meeta DasguptaTeaching Note IVEY-8B18M117-EStrategyTeaching note for product 9B18M117.Starting at €0.00
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Unconventional Wisdom in a Downturn
Kaplan, Robert S.; Norton, David P.; Friedman, Stewart D.; Krishnamurthy, BV; Erickson, Tamara J.; Stibel, Jeffrey M.; Delgrosso, PeterArticle HBS-F0812D-EStrategy"What best practice challenges the conventional wisdom about what to do in a downturn?" We put that question to our team of management bloggers at harvardbusiness.org. This article provides an edited selection of their provocative responses.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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Neat and Clean Solutions: The Growth Challenge - Teaching Note
Meeta DasguptaTeaching Note IVEY-8B18M116-EStrategyTeaching note for product 9B18M116.Starting at €0.00
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Managing Alliances with the Balanced Scorecard
Kaplan, Robert S.; Norton, David P.; Rugelsjoen, BjarneArticle HBS-R1001J-EStrategyFully half of all joint ventures are a failure. That's worrying, given that partnerships and alliances are central to many companies' business models. The reasons are not mysterious: the partners have divergent strategies; the goals set for the venture are ambiguous; partnership agreements quickly become obsolete; and middle managers don't have clear strategic principles to work from. The problems can be remedied if companies switch their focus f...Starting at €8.20
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ibibo: Grow Independently or Sell - Teaching Note
Meeta Dasgupta; S. Veena IyerTeaching Note IVEY-8B17M113-EStrategyTeaching note for product 9B17M113.Starting at €0.00