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Hypercompetition in E-retail: Flipkart.com
Arpita Agnihotri; Saurabh BhattacharyaCase IVEY-9B14M100-EStrategyFlipkart faced many challenges since its inception due to the hypercompetitive nature of its industry. The company preferred the route of profitless growth in the emerging e-retail industry in India — sacrificing profits for size and growth. Venture capitalists also supported this strategy by providing five rounds of funding. Nevertheless, Flipkart encountered intense competition from local players, who were quickly imitating its competitive and ...Starting at €6.75
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Being Monica
Gerard SeijtsArticle IVEY-9B16TB02-EStrategyIn this Ivey Business Journal Q&A, Monica Lewinsky — former White House intern and “patient zero” of online harassment — talks with Ivey Professor Gerard Seijts about what it takes to survive shame and bullying on a global scale. She offers two important considerations for victims of public humiliation. First, many people — those bullied and otherwise — suffer from shame or some form of public humiliation, and there is no reason to suffer in sile...Starting at €6.75
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There Be Dragons
de Toro, Juan Manuel; Iniesta, FranciscoCase M-1265EntrepreneurshipLos amigos Ignacio Gómez Sancha e Ignacio Núñez, jóvenes ejecutivos de Madrid, decidieron convertirse en productores de cine tras una cena celebrada en la capital de España con motivo de la búsqueda de financiación para la última película de Roland Joffé. Una conversación larga y distendida entre el director y los dos Ignacios, hizo que éstos decidieran embarcarse en el proyecto, y se comprometieran a encontrar los recursos económicos necesarios ...Starting at €6.75
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Skate to Where the Money Will Be
Christensen, Clayton M.; Raynor, Michael E.; Verlinden, Matthew C.Article HBS-R0110D-EStrategyWhat was it Wayne Gretzky said about why he was so good at hockey? He just skated to where the puck was going next. Executives and investors wish they could do so, too--to sense where profits are going next. Following a six-year study of profitability patterns, the authors have developed a model for doing just that. In the early stages of a product's evolution, companies compete on the basis of performance. And because they can't make substantial...Starting at €6.75
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Counterfeits and E-Commerce: Why Even Build It?
Mani, Vidya; Thomas, Doug; Maiden, Stephen E.Case DARDEN-OM-1753-EService and Operations ManagementThis public-sourced case set in early 2021 examines the role counterfeiting has come to play in e-commerce, specifically at Amazon, which represents over one-third of the US online market. The case's protagonist is Amy Vega, who, along with Jason Larson, has cofounded a humidity-detection-device company with a product called the Hygro. Vega and Larson hope to sell the Hygro on leading e-commerce sites such as Amazon. But should they? Vega's res...Starting at €6.75
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Harlequin Enterprises: Assessing e-Books
Rod E. White; Tony S. Frost; Ken MarkCase IVEY-9B14M027-EStrategyHarlequin Enterprises is a well-known publisher of women's fiction and the global leader in series romance fiction. In 2013, e-book penetration of romance fiction has exceeded 50 per cent of unit sales. The vice-president of strategy is trying to make sense of the e-book opportunity and threat. She is wondering what impact e-books would have on Harlequin's business model: its relationship with authors, distributors and competitors.Starting at €6.75
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e-Consulting (Spanish version)
Nanda, Ashish; DeLong, Thomas J.; Landry, Scot; Agan, Thomas E.Case HBS-804S07Service and Operations ManagementProporciona una visión general de la historia y el desarrollo de la industria del e-consulta, así como las cuestiones que se le plantean.Starting at €6.75
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Rohner Textil (E) (Environmental Accounting)
Werhane, Patricia H.; Gorman, Michael E.; Mehalik, Matthew M.Case DARDEN-E-0147-EBusiness Ethics and Corporate Social ResponsibilityThis series of cases (see also the A [UVA-E-0107], B [UVA-E-0108], C [UVA-E-0109], and D [UVA-E-0110] cases) takes students through five design-and-manufacturing decisions confronting Albin Kalin, managing director of Rohner Textil AG, a textiles manufacturer in northeastern Switzerland. Faced with community pressure to use quieter machinery and challenged by increasingly stricter environmental regulations, Kalin has committed himself to improvin...Starting at €6.75
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BE Oil
Murphy; Daniel; Lipson; Marc L.Case DARDEN-GEM-0161-EEconomicsQuentin Bell; the owner of a small oil extraction firm; BE Oil; owns the rights to drill on six different wells. Drilling requires substantial up-front costs; and each well has different drilling costs and production capability. Bell’s challenge is to decide which wells to drill based on his expectation of the price of oil when it is extracted. The case was written for use in Darden’s global economies and markets (GEM) core course during a class ...Starting at €6.75
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Be Our Guest, Inc.
Crane, Dwight B.; Joseph, PennyCase HBS-299001-EFinanceBe Our Guest is a rapidly growing equipment rental company with substantial seasonality in its revenues and profits. In the spring of 1998, the senior management team is reviewing its financial plans in preparation for a meeting with the company's bank. TStarting at €6.75