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First Energy
Niraj Dawar; Ramasastry ChandrasekharCase IVEY-9B12A001-EEntrepreneurship, Marketing, StrategyIn September 2011, the CEO of First Energy Private Ltd, a start-up enterprise in the alternative energy industry in India, is at a critical juncture. The company has commercialized the technology of biomass cook stoves and has been providing, since 2007, clean and affordable cooking solutions to customers in rural India. A marginal rise in the price of biomass fuel in early 2011 has, however, led to a steep fall in demand, making the continuance ...Starting at €8.20
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d.light design
Niraj Dawar; Ramasastry ChandrasekharCase IVEY-9B14A023-EEntrepreneurship, Marketing, StrategyIn 2009, a U.S.-based social enterprise, d.light design, launched its innovative brand of solar lamp in India. Although the company has gained market share, the category as a whole is not growing. In 2014, The solar lamp market in India is complex, as a result of being both fragmented and disorganized. The company’s new head of Indian operations faces three dilemmas: How can the company scale up? How can the company improve the productivity of it...Starting at €8.20
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KwikAxess: A New Business Model
Niraj DawarCase IVEY-9B14M071-EEntrepreneurship, StrategyA health services company is planning for an initial public offering. Its new business model is the farming of body parts to feed into the organ supply chain in developed economies to help reduce the waiting lists for organ transplants.Starting at €8.20
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Northwest Mutual Funds
Niraj Dawar; Ken MarkCase IVEY-9B08A003-EEntrepreneurship, MarketingNorthwest Mutual Funds is a boutique mutual funds company that differentiates itself on a high level of customer service. The case describes how the company is considering marketing its funds directly to retail investors. Thus far, the company has marketed its fund only to the financial planners that make up the channel. The case illustrates channel issues, and helps students discuss how products must be differentiated from competitors' products ...Starting at €8.20
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Splash: Ready to Make Waves
Hari Bapuji; Niraj Dawar; Nigel GoodwinCase IVEY-9B06A033-EEntrepreneurship, Marketing, StrategySplash Corporation has been dubbed the next Unilever - not bad for a consumer packaged goods company that was started in a garage in the Philippines no more than 20 years ago. As one of the largest consumer packaged goods companies in the Philippines, it is now considering international expansion options. Should the company tackle the nearby markets of Indonesia and Malaysia, or should it look farther afield at the lucrative markets of Europe and...Starting at €8.20