Reference No: BP0313(A)Pages: 4Published on: 22, May, 2006
Abstract: ITC Limited was the first large Indian transnational firm to undertake significant diversification and restructuring as part of its corporate strategy. The diversification strategy was designed by visionary leaders and professional managers from within. The strategy required to be supported by generating profits from low margin high volume traditional businesses ... More
Reference No: BP0331Pages: 18Published on: 5, October, 2009
Abstract: This case discuses the process of unbundling and restructuring of Uttar Pradesh State Electricity Board (UPSEB). The UPSEB had accumulated losses of Rs. 6500 crores by year 2000. The state government trifurcated UPSEB into three separate corporations, each handling generation, transmission and distribution of power. There was strong protest against the trifurcation ... More
Reference No: BP0339Pages: 18Published on: 29, April, 2011
Abstract: The case deals with Arihant Retail, a family business firms located at Chennai in Tamil Nadu, India. It is a small scale firm, with a turnover of ` 340 million in 2009-10. Mr. Vishal Surana, the young Chief Executive of Arihant, dreams of making this into a ` 3 billion store by 2015. He has ... More
Reference No: BP0344Pages: 12Published on: 4, July, 2012
Abstract: The case deals with the issues in managing the growth of a family business engaged in retail and discount stores in Chennai. It highlights one of the strengths of family businesses, namely leveraging family resources into the business. The case also deals with issues of succession planning in family businesses. ... More
Reference No: BP0389Pages: 16Published on: 28, May, 2015
Abstract: This case describes the financial and non financial performance of Starbucks, a large organisation provided as on 2007. Howard Schultz, the promoter and chairman of the corporation is disturbed by the decline in the performance of Starbucks, especially the dilution of customer experience. He is required to analyse what happened and ... More
Reference No: ECO0356Pages: 35Published on: 3, March, 2016
Abstract: The case describes how Togo was devastated by a combination of poor public policy and risk-averse foreign investors. The case provides a setting for the study of both Country Risk and Political Risk from the perspective of multilateral aid development financing agencies, foreign investors and citizens in a developing country ... More
Reference No: BP0400Pages: 9Published on: 4, January, 2017
Abstract: The case talks about Hind Tea Pvt. Ltd (HTPL)-a small and medium enterprise (SME) in India that is 100% owned by Wadhwa family. HTPL procures processed tea from auctions and sells it to distributors under its own brand names. The case describes the journey of two brothers and how the ... More
