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Nestlé India Limited: Maggi Noodles at War with the Regulators
Harvinder Singh; Rashmi Kumar Aggarwal; Rajinder Kaur; Rita GhialCase IVEY-9B16M034-EStrategyOn May 21, 2015, food inspectors in the North Indian state of Uttar Pradesh tested Maggi instant noodles that had been manufactured by Nestlé India Limited. Their results led them to declare that the samples contained higher-than-permissible levels of monosodium glutamate and lead — substances that could, at those levels, potentially cause harm to consumers. The well-known brand accounted for 26 per cent of Nestlé India Limited’s annual revenue, ...Starting at €8.20
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Lawrence & Mayo Envisioning the Future
Harvinder Singh; Srini R. SrinivasanCase IVEY-9B15A066-EEntrepreneurship, Marketing, StrategyThe director of marketing for Lawrence & Mayo (L&M) was reviewing the company’s results for the past financial year. Far from encouraging, the results were a reflection of an addition to the company’s existing product portfolio: accessories. L&M was an established name in the field of ophthalmic and optical instruments. The prestigious brand had maintained an exclusive positioning for over 100 years. When L&M launched premium watches under its ex...Starting at €8.20
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Maruti Suzuki India Limited: Marketing
Sanjeev Prashar; Harvinder Singh; Anshu KatiyarCase IVEY-9B13A001-EMarketing, StrategyMaruti Suzuki India Limited, India’s largest car manufacturer and the only company in that country to have crossed the 10 million sales mark, was struggling with labour problems in one of its manufacturing units. As a result, it was rapidly losing its market share to competitors and its position as market leader was at stake. The strike not only damaged property at the plant and caused one death and hundreds of injuries, it also heavily impacted ...Starting at €8.20
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Xiaomi: Selling Across the Border
Harvinder SinghCase IVEY-9B21M031-EStrategyXiaomi India Private Limited (Xiaomi India), a subsidiary of the Chinese smart phone company Xiaomi Corporation, controlled a major share in the Indian market. However, its dominance was threatened by geopolitical tensions between India and China. The two countries shared a 4,000 kilometre border and a history of dispute over the border’s actual demarcation. Tensions brewing over the international border during early 2020 precipitated an armed cl...Starting at €8.20
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Maruti Suzuki India Limited - Industrial Relations (B)
Harvinder Singh; Rashmi Kumar Aggarwal; Rajinder KaurCase IVEY-9B14C048-ELeadership and People Management, StrategyAfter a series of strikes in its Manesar manufacturing plant in 2011, Maruti Suzuki India Limited is beginning to recover from the after-effects of the strike. Amid this tense atmosphere, a minor brawl breaks out between supervisors and workers, then escalates into full-scale violence and arson, which results in the death of the plant’s general manager of human resources. The company locks down the plant, and law enforcement agencies initiate cri...Starting at €5.74