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HCL Technologies
Barbara L. Marcolin; Ramasastry ChandrasekharCase IVEY-9B12E004-EEntrepreneurship, Information Technologies, StrategyIn 2011, HCLT ERS, a division of HCL Technologies, a global IT services corporation headquartered in New Delhi, India, had to devise next year’s plan for the Engineering Out Of The Box (EOOTB) business concept that it had initiated in 2009. EOOTB had facilitated the division’s ability to create “16 productized solutions” and to engage customers in new revenue services. The productized solutions were heavily reliant upon IT platform-based solution...Starting at €8.20
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Best Buy Inc. - Dual Branding in China (Spanish version)
Niraj Dawar; Ramasastry ChandrasekharCase IVEY-9B09AS16Marketing, StrategyUn mes después de que Best Buy Inc. (Best Buy), el vendedor más grande de productos electrónicos de consumo en los Estados Unidos, adquirieron Five Star, el tercero vendedor más grande de electrodomésticos y los productos electrónicos de consumo en China en mayo de 2006, la administracíon de Best Buy está evaluando una opción de marca. ¿Se debe Five Star perder su identidad y se comercializa como Best Buy? ¿O mejor debería Best Buy mantener la ma...Starting at €8.20
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Ryff Inc.: Disrupting Product Placement
Kirk Kristofferson; Ramasastry ChandrasekharCase IVEY-9B20A074-EEntrepreneurship, Marketing, StrategyIn July 2019, the founder and chief executive officer (CEO) of a one-year-old start-up in Los Angeles was reviewing the path forward with the company’s new technology platform. The product helped brand managers insert their brands virtually and in real tiStarting at €8.20
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Spin Master Toys: Going Public-the IPO Process
Eric Morse; Michael R. King; Ryan Quirt; Ramasastry ChandrasekharCase IVEY-9B16N052-EEntrepreneurship, FinanceSpin Master, a children’s toy and entertainment company, was getting ready for an initial public offering (IPO). Its founders were weighing their options with regard to some core issues: What was the right positioning for Spin Master with potential investors? What was the right approach to valuing the business? How did that approach translate into enterprise value, equity value, and share price for the IPO?Starting at €8.20
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RBC - Financing Oil Sands (A)
Michael Sider; Jana Seijts; Ramasastry ChandrasekharCase IVEY-9B10M015-EFinance, StrategyUnder pressure from the Rainforest Action Network to make their lending policies more sustainable, executives at the Royal Bank of Canada who deal with issues of corporate citizenship and sustainability must decide whether to continue financing companies involved in extracting oil from the tar sands of Alberta, Canada. The case asks students to consider the following questions: 1) Should banks lend to any business or industry the government deems...Starting at €8.20
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The WestJet Christmas Miracle (A)
Kersi Antia; Ramasastry ChandrasekharCase IVEY-9B14A026-EMarketingWestJet, Canada’s second largest national airline, is preparing to launch a social media initiative to coincide with the year-end holiday season. As the company’s executive vice-president (Sales, Marketing and Guest Experience) reviews the plan, he is seeking answers to three questions. Does the proposed initiative fit or mismatch with WestJet’s brand image? Will the initiative deepen or dilute the engagement the airline currently enjoys with its...Starting at €8.20
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Parle-G
Miranda R. Goode; Ramasastry ChandrasekharCase IVEY-9B10A022-EMarketing, StrategyIn 2009, Parle Products Pvt. Limited (Parle), a leading Indian biscuit manufacturer, had the distinction of producing the largest selling glucose biscuit brand by volume in the world, the Parle-G. Parle-G biscuits sold for approximately US$1 per kilogram and as very few processed and ready-to-eat foods were available at this price point, Parle-G was strongly associated with offering value for money (VFM). A looming problem in this brand category ...Starting at €8.20
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Business Process Outsourcing at Apollo Health Street
Christopher Williams; Ramasastry ChandrasekharCase IVEY-9B11M041-EStrategyThe managing director of Apollo Health Street (AHS), a health care business process outsourcing (BPO) company headquartered in Pennsylvania, United States, was pondering two dilemmas: achieving short-term growth for his company, and finding new ways to compete in a changing industry. AHS was itself a subsidiary of Apollo Health Enterprises Ltd., an integrated health care company located in Hyderabad, India. AHS had been growing at an 80 per cent ...Starting at €8.20