Reference No: CISG0133Pages: 37Published on: 31, March, 2016
Abstract: National Innovation Foundation (NIF) was a partner organization of the Honey Bee Network (HBN), which was a networked organization of individuals, innovators, farmers, scholars, academicians, policy makers, entrepreneurs and non-governmental organizations (NGOs). The HBN worked to create a network of grassroot innovators and acknowledged him/her by protecting the IPR ... More
Reference No: HRM0259Pages: 25Published on: 29, December, 2023
Abstract: The case describes decade-long (1987-1997) struggles that NCJM employees went through while transforming a family-owned company deserted by its owners into an employee-owned worker cooperative. NCJM was one of the largest private worker cooperatives in India. In the backdrop of the challenges that the leaders and employees faced from suppliers, ... More
Reference No: OB0239Pages: 21Published on: 12, June, 2020
Abstract: This case discusses the evolution of VIKAS, from a small non-profit organisation to a cluster of non-profit as well as for-profit organisations, collectively attempting to address the issues of poverty and under-development. This case discusses the factors that influenced the evolution of VIKAS (non-profit organisation) and SAVE (for-profit organisation). The ... More
Reference No: BP0337(B)Pages: 10Published on: 31, March, 2011
Abstract: This is the second case from a three case series. From 2002 to 2004 Eureka Forbes Ltd. (EFL) took a series of technology initiatives to implement Knowledge Management (KM). The initiative was partially successful and the KM team had many challenges it had yet to face. A small percentage of sales people ... More
Reference No: BP0365TECPages: 14Published on: 10, October, 2013
Abstract: Banking in India involves difficult decisions regarding being conservative and risk averse, or liberal with much greater propensity to take risks. It boils down to how the bankers, individuals, make decisions which impact and are impacted by the external business environment and also by closely held and practised ethical values. ... More
Reference No: HRM0244Pages: 31Published on: 12, March, 2020
Abstract: Aster Retail (AR) is the retail pharmacy division of Aster Dr Moopen’s Healthcare (ADMH) Group. The group delivers healthcare services across the Middle East, India and the Far East with a portfolio of hospitals, clinics, diagnostic centres and retail pharmacies. AR, under the leadership of Chief Executive Officer (CEO), ... More
Reference No: MCFME0004Pages: 18Published on: 22, April, 2024
Abstract: Oberoi Realty Limited (ORL) has been a success story in Mumbai’s premium real estate space and has created a strong brand value over the years. However, the company has primarily focussed on the high-end category and on specific locations in Mumbai. Over the past 15 years, the high demand for ... More
Reference No: STR0447Pages: 8Published on: 23, July, 2020
Abstract: Customers often sign lengthy offer documents, running in several pages, without reading them or understanding their contents. Later, they discover the contract has exclusion clauses or unfavourable terms. Are the terms binding on the person? The case explores the UK High Court judgement in Coys of Kensington Automobiles Limited v ... More
Reference No: PSG0135Pages: 38Published on: 9, February, 2021
Abstract: Oil India Limited (OIL) wanted to replace pumps and generators in nine pumping stations located in three states of India—Bihar, West Bengal and Assam—with 1157-km-long pipelines. This case deals with several types of uncertainties and complexities faced by the project team: selection of pumps, monsoon (weather) problems, drawing ... More
Reference No: JSW0001(A)Pages: 10Published on: 27, April, 2022
Abstract: This case is the first of a three-part series that follows the managerial, strategic, and communications decisions of the Swachh Bharat Mission (SBM) or Clean India Mission, the flagship programme of the Government of India to eliminate the practice of open defecation (i.e., not using a toilet) from 2014 to 2019. ... More
Reference No: MAR0552Pages: 18Published on: 18, March, 2025
Abstract: Pranav Rungta, Vice President of the National Restaurants Association of India (NRAI), faced critical challenges in the food service sector following the COVID-19 pandemic. The pandemic reshaped the industry, with many restaurants relying on platform aggregators like Zomato and Swiggy to survive amid lockdowns. These platforms grew rapidly, becoming essential ... More
Reference No: MAR0537Pages: 31Published on: 4, September, 2023
Abstract: The Indian Railway Catering and Tourism Corporation (IRCTC) handles all online and mobile ticketing for the Indian Railways, the largest passenger carrier in the world, with an annual footfall of more than 8 billion. The IRCTC wished to monetise its data assets and floated a tender in July 2022 to engage a ... More
Reference No: MAR0521Pages: 25Published on: 4, May, 2021
Abstract: In 2015, NESTLÉ India underwent a major crisis as the product which contributed to nearly 30% of its sales had to be taken off the shelves. Maggi—the go-to convenience food for all generations (especially kids and young adults)—which had entered the market in 1983, was banned. With a market share of 70 ... More
Reference No: IS0134Pages: 14Published on: 14, March, 2018
Abstract: Digital Green is a prime example of a development intervention aimed not only at the poor but “by the poor”, as a content or knowledge disseminator to rural users The case is written in the form of multiple scenes that unfold organically to paint a bigger picture of what the ... More
Reference No: BP0435Pages: 9Published on: 29, March, 2019
Abstract: Most business contracts are meant to be in writing, on standard terms. However, with the facilities of communications, businesspersons will talk business on the phone. With this, contentions will arise, whether they were only negotiating or had gone the distance and made a contract. If they have contracted, what are ... More