Reference No: COMM0005Pages: 13Published on: 13, May, 2009
Abstract: Core Emballage Limited (CEL), Gujarat, India, reached a plateau in 2006 in its business of corrugated packaging solutions. Geographical expansion was not feasible. Although making marginal operating profits, CEL was weighed down by heavy depreciation and interest on loans. The idea of diversifying into unrelated nutraceuticals (nutritional healthcare products) cropped up ... More
Reference No: COMM0028Pages: 18Published on: 28, December, 2021
Abstract: Nadia Chauhan, Chief Marketing Officer at Parle Agro set her vision in 2017 to become the dominant player in the beverages segment and to double the turnover to INR 10,000 Cr. by 2022. She had been prompted by the success of the company over the last five years when Parle Agro had doubled ... More
Reference No: BP0176TECPages: 17Published on: 1, January, 1983
Abstract: The note reviews some of the literature in the field of strategic management. Some of the major topics covered are: 1) nature of policy, 2) hierarchy of policies, 3) general management, 4) functions of the general manager, 5) skills of the general manager, 6) concept of corporate strategy, 7) evaluation of performance, 8)
strategy formulation, etc. ... More
Reference No: MAR0380Pages: 34Published on: 26, June, 2006
Abstract: Hidesign® is perhaps the only brand from India in the fashion leather accessory category to adorn the shelves of prestigious departmental stores in some of the big cities of the world. The reputation of the brand in some sense is more in proportion to the sales that the brand had ... More
Reference No: MAR0529Pages: 12Published on: 18, January, 2023
Abstract: The case describes the dilemma faced by Phalgun in Dice Toy Labs, where he has to make a decision about his future marketing strategy, i.e., whether to stick to his original marketing strategy of retail consumers or shift to business markets in the given market conditions. This company found ... More
Reference No: IITCOE0002Pages: 36Published on: 8, November, 2010
Abstract: Idea Cellular Limited (ICL), a part of the Aditya Birla conglomerate, faced transitional challenges in 2008 as it evolved into a pan Indian player using both inorganic and organic growth paths within the extremely competitive mobile market in India. The areas of concern were in the growth of rural business, management ... More
Reference No: BP0259Pages: 10Published on: 8, January, 2001
Abstract: In 1989, Torrent Group acquired Mahendra Electricals Ltd., a sick company. This case describes the circumstances leading to the acquisition, the motivation of Torrent Group, the technology, competition and customers of the acquired company, the performance of the company, and the strategic options developed by the new management. The new team ... More
Reference No: COMM0025 Pages: 22Published on: 10, September, 2020
Abstract: On March 18, 2019, Yuvraj Mehta, head Corporate Brand Management & Communications (CBMC) at Larsen & Toubro (L&T), heard about negative media narratives against L&T, following a high-profile merger and acquisition (M&A) between the company and Mindtree. Some of the allegations against L&T were “hostile takeover” and “destruction of Mindtree’ ... More
Reference No: P&IR0203Pages: 14Published on: 4, March, 2008
Abstract: The knowledge process outsourcing (KPO) industry employs some of the most highly skilled knowledge workers in India. The employees in this industry are mostly post-graduates and come from diverse backgrounds?engineering, economics, statistics, management, commerce, sciences,etc. Being an industry of recent origin the career paths of the employees in ... More
Reference No: P&IR0198(A)TECPages: 5Published on: 26, June, 2006
Abstract: Human Resource Planning plays a strategic role in implementing the organizational objectives. This note describes the role of HR planning in an organization and its effect on other organizational processes. It also gives the HR planning choices that could be adopted under different business strategy situations. These strategies can be ... More
Reference No: CIPR0002Pages: 47Published on: 18, November, 2009
Abstract: Kolkata Port (KoPT) had achieved a turnaround from having made a loss of Rs 7.5 crores (cr) in the year 2000-01 to a net surplus of Rs 465.1 cr in the year 2006-07. A variety of initiatives had been taken during the intervening years with a focus on tariff rationalization, revenues from ... More
Reference No: BP0292Pages: 13Published on: 24, April, 2003
Abstract: The area director of ASEAN, DHL Worldwide Express, who also looked after DHL International Private Limited (Singapore) (DHLS), was reflecting on the business pitch in the context of the uncertainty posed by the developing IT sector. While it brought with it new and efficient ways with which to manage logistics, ... More
Reference No: F&A0560Pages: 18Published on: 13, July, 2021
Abstract: The case describes the change in fortune of Reliance Communications (RCom) from being a pioneer in offering low-cost mobile telephony to the brink of bankruptcy. After giving a brief background on the family history of Reliance Industries, its break-up and the launch of RCom, it describes the changing dynamics of ... More