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STRATEGIC MANAGEMENT
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Effective Decisions for Effective Managers
AUTHOR(S) : Times GroupPUBLISHED DATE: 29/05/2018PUBLISHER: Times GroupCATEGORY: STRATEGIC MANAGEMENTPRODUCT: Case BooksCASE ID: ISBN-13: 978-9386206770CASE LENGTH: 216 PagesDESCRIPTION:Effective Decisions for Effective Managers: A Case Study Approach covers issues across a spectrum of management subjects and industry verticals. It covers case studies spanning all the functional and New Age management areas and bridges the gap of cases desired by the academic fraternity and corporate world. This book is a compilation of well-documented case studies and case flyers. Every case study is written with specific pedagogical objectives, and when this case study is used along with the ...read moreSHOW DETAILS -
OYO Rooms: Start-up to Branded Budget Hotels, What Next?*
AUTHOR(S) : Dr. Manisha Paliwal, Professor, Sinhgad Institute of Management, Pune, Dr. Nutan H Samdani, Associate Professor, SKN Sinhgad School of Business Management, PunePUBLISHED DATE: 30/11/2017PUBLISHER: ET Cases - FLAMECATEGORY: STRATEGIC MANAGEMENTPRODUCT: CASE STUDYCASE ID: STG-1-0056, STG-1-0056ACASE LENGTH: 13 PagesDESCRIPTION:In a technology enabled competition it is very challenging to be highly sustainable in the long run. Customers expect fast-paced response, quality, low cost, transparency and ease of operations. Hotel accommodation service is no exception to all these challenges. In fact, looking at the dense network of available hotels and the service options provided by them makes the task of choosing the right hotel accommodation difficult for the customer. This case study highlights how a 19-year old entrepreneur, ...read moreSHOW DETAILS -
Interlinking of Rivers*
AUTHOR(S) : Dr. Abhijat Arun Abhyankar - Associate Professor, Aayushi Gupta, Madhura Taskar, Lakhan Khandelwal - Students, National Institute of Construction Management and Research, PunePUBLISHED DATE: 30/11/2017PUBLISHER: ET Cases - FLAMECATEGORY: STRATEGIC MANAGEMENTPRODUCT: CASE STUDYCASE ID: STG-1-0057, STG-1-0057ACASE LENGTH: 9 PagesDESCRIPTION:India is a developing economy with a high rate of population growth which is causing a strain on the limited water resources leading to water scarcity. The water resources in the country are not equally distributed with respect to time and the areas they are pertained within. The gross per capita water availability in India is estimated to decrease from 1820 m3/year in 2001 to 1140 m3/year in 2050. Linking the water deficient river basins with water surplus river basins is one of the many ways to ...read moreSHOW DETAILS -
Nuts Nutty Business: Growth Strategies of Family-Owned Business – Zantye Cashews*
AUTHOR(S) : Shweta D Shirolkar - Assistant Professor, Dr. Varsha Nerlekar, Associate Professor - MIT School Business, PunePUBLISHED DATE: 30/11/2017PUBLISHER: ET Cases - FLAMECATEGORY: STRATEGIC MANAGEMENTPRODUCT: CASELETCASE ID: STG-2-0060, STG-2-0060ACASE LENGTH: 5 PagesDESCRIPTION:After a thorough SWOT analysis, Achyut Zantye (Achyut) was aware of the opportunities in the business as cashew was the commonly found crop in western Maharashtra. He thought of starting a small-scale cashew business and a cashew processing unit in his village Tulas. In 1979, Vasudeo Madhukar Zantye (Vasudev) started his first factory in Tulas subsequently both the younger brothers Achyut Madhukar Zantye (Madhukar) and Shrikrishna Madhukar Zantye (Shrikrishna) joined the business. This group has cashew ...read moreSHOW DETAILS -
Management of Technology and Innovation (MoT) for Competitiveness: Diagnosing Problems at Vonda Motors*
AUTHOR(S) : Kirankumar S. Momaya, Shailesh J. Mehta School of Management, IIT BombayPUBLISHED DATE: 30/11/2017PUBLISHER: ET Cases - FLAMECATEGORY: STRATEGIC MANAGEMENTPRODUCT: CASE STUDYCASE ID: STG-1-0058, STG-1-0058ACASE LENGTH: 9 PagesDESCRIPTION:Capabilities related to management of technology and innovation (MoT) are becoming a necessity for cost competitiveness as well as differentiation in emerging era. Vonda Motors was in two wheeler segment that was at the cross road, as superior products from Japanese firms were sure to disrupt the market and Indian firms were far behind on capabilities. Diagnostics identified major gaps on key dimensions of process, product, technological innovation and other capabilities. Post the diagnostics, the ...read moreSHOW DETAILS -
Hydroelectric Power Projects*
AUTHOR(S) : Dr. Abhijat Arun Abhyankar - Associate Professor, Mudit Saksena, Rahul Chandrayan, Rudrani Chowdhury, Vineet Kumar - Students, National Institute of Construction Management and Research, PunePUBLISHED DATE: 30/11/2017PUBLISHER: ET Cases - FLAMECATEGORY: STRATEGIC MANAGEMENTPRODUCT: CASE STUDYCASE ID: STG-1-0059, STG-1-0059ACASE LENGTH: 8 PagesDESCRIPTION:Hydroelectric power project was a big boon to the Indian energy sector when initially commissioned in the early 20th century. By 1966, a significant proportion of the India’s energy requirement was being satisfied by various hydroelectric power projects in the country, which accounted for about 46% of the overall power generation. However, in the five decades that followed, the energy contribution of hydroelectric power projects in India had declined below 20%. It was also observed that there ...read moreSHOW DETAILS -
Role of Institutional Dynamics and other Factors towards Sustainable Pedagogical Innovations – A Case of an Indian Premier B-School*
AUTHOR(S) : Dr. Vinita Sinha - Associate Professor, Prof. Sanjay Bhattacharya - Assistant Professor - Symbiosis International University, PunePUBLISHED DATE: 10/11/2017PUBLISHER: ET Cases - FLAMECATEGORY: STRATEGIC MANAGEMENTPRODUCT: CASE STUDYCASE ID: STG-1-0055CASE LENGTH: 13 PagesDESCRIPTION:This case study discusses and addresses the challenges faced by a Management School which is strategically in a prime city of Western India. The Management School has been known for its excellence in teaching rigor, best practices and innovations. But, it faces the challenges in terms of sustaining the best practices and innovations at large. Therefore, the main objective of the present case is to highlight the institutional or contextual dynamics or factors which play an instrumental role in sustaining ...read moreSHOW DETAILS -
Case View With Adnan Chara - Indian Toy Industry
AUTHOR(S) : Dr. Nagendra V. ChowdaryPUBLISHED DATE: 16/09/2017PUBLISHER: ET CasesCATEGORY: STRATEGIC MANAGEMENTPRODUCT: case viewCASE ID: STG-1-0052BCASE LENGTH: 15 PagesDESCRIPTION:Adnan Chara, CEO and MD, Imagician Playthings LLP Adnan Chara, one of the better known names in the toy and gaming industry of India is currently promoting his venture Imagician Playthings with the vision of providing strong and aggressive pan India – off-line and on-line distribution services to all international, Indian & OEM brands who are either un-distributed or, are not distributed well and make these top quality kids products/ brands reach all corners of the country. In 23 years ...read moreSHOW DETAILS -
LinkedIn – The Leader at a Crossroads
AUTHOR(S) : Arijit Bhattacharya, Faculty Member, IBS, MumbaiPUBLISHED DATE: 04/09/2017PUBLISHER: ET CasesCATEGORY: STRATEGIC MANAGEMENTPRODUCT: CASE STUDYCASE ID: STG-1-0054, STG-1-0054ACASE LENGTH: 9 PagesDESCRIPTION:LinkedIn, the undisputable market leader in professional networking domain, both globally as well as in India, was faced with decision dilemmas in multiple fronts. Firstly, the company had been taken over by Microsoft in December 2016 and it remains to be seen how things unfold for LinkedIn and how it fits with larger scheme of the IT giant. Secondly, in India, LinkedIn’s second largest market after US, the company was under pressure because of the competition from the Social Media giant, Facebook, ...read moreSHOW DETAILS -
Welspun Target Debacle: Wake-up Call for Emerging Market Firms
AUTHOR(S) : Dr. Shalini Rahul Tiwari, Associate Professor, IMT, Ghaziabad and Parish Goyal, Student PGDM Program, IMT GhaziabadPUBLISHED DATE: 01/09/2017PUBLISHER: IMT GhaziabadCATEGORY: STRATEGIC MANAGEMENTPRODUCT: CASE STUDYCASE ID: STG-1-0053, STG-1-0053ACASE LENGTH: 8 PagesDESCRIPTION:The case describes the situation that occurred in August 2016 when Target (one of the largest US retailers) severed its retail ties with Welspun India Limited (WIL) after having discovered that the bedsheets supplied by WIL were of inferior quality, though the label mentioned that they had been produced from the finest Egyptian cotton. Target offered to compensate its customers who had bought these sheets in the last two years. The other retailers also expressed their intention to severe ties and ...read moreSHOW DETAILS -
Why Does a Merger Fail? A Case Study on Air India and Indian Airlines Merger
AUTHOR(S) : Pragyan Dash, Research Scholar, School of Management, and Dr. N. M. Leepsa, Assistant Professor, School of Management - National Institute of Technology RourkelaPUBLISHED DATE: 13/04/2017PUBLISHER: ET CasesCATEGORY: STRATEGIC MANAGEMENTPRODUCT: CASE STUDYCASE ID: STG-1-0051, STG-1-0051ACASE LENGTH: 10 PagesDESCRIPTION:Inorganic growth in terms of Mergers & Acquisitions (M&A) has been achieving remarkable popularity among the business organizations across the world. The pros of M&A transactions have been a boon for corporate bodies, however, the cons of these transactions are unavoidable. Various research papers and economic surveys represent the evidence regarding the failure of M&A transactions. After M&A transactions, many companies face managerial issues, cultural issues and financial issues ...read moreSHOW DETAILS -
The Deal between Snapdeal and Freecharge – A Strategic Choice or Mere Coincidence!
AUTHOR(S) : Mr. Amit Tripathy- Research Scholar, Dr. N. M. Leepsa- Assistant Professor - National Institute of Technology, RourkelaPUBLISHED DATE: 28/03/2017PUBLISHER: ET CasesCATEGORY: STRATEGIC MANAGEMENTPRODUCT: CASE STUDYCASE ID: STG-1-0050, STG-1-0050ACASE LENGTH: 12 PagesDESCRIPTION:This case study on the deal between Snapdeal and Freecharge enables students to understand whether the decision of the deal was a planned or unplanned strategy – by comparing the anticipated and actual synergy derived from the deal. This case study focuses on two key parts of a strategic corporate restructuring, i.e., the modelling of a firm’s marketing strategy and the outcome of the strategy on firm’s synergy. Snapdeal is India’s largest online marketplace, competing with ...read moreSHOW DETAILS -
Simanta Haat – A Strategic Imperative to Rural Livelihood for the Indo-Bangladesh Border Villages with Special Reference to Tripura*
AUTHOR(S) : Dr. Rajesh Chatterjee, Assistant Professor, CSSEIP, Tripura University, Dr. Debarshi Mukherjee, Associate Professor, Dept. of Business Management, Tripura UniversityPUBLISHED DATE: 27/03/2017PUBLISHER: ET Cases - FLAMECATEGORY: STRATEGIC MANAGEMENTPRODUCT: CASE STUDYCASE ID: STG-1-0049, STG-1-0049ACASE LENGTH: 11 PagesDESCRIPTION:Tripura being one of the land locked states of the North-East has suffered economically due to lack of major industrialization in the state since its annexation to India in 1949. Border trade with Bangladesh could have prospered in the state but history of extremism and poor infrastructural development worked as a deterrent. Illegal border trade takes advantage of restrictions, low transaction and transportation cost and it is far higher in volume than the legal trade. The study revealed that despite ...read moreSHOW DETAILS -
Nuclear Power: A Burden or a Blessing? *
AUTHOR(S) : Akash Mandaliya, Preetam Singh Negi, Abhijit Mahida, Alap Patel - PG Students, Abhijat Arun Abhyankar- Associate Professor - NICMAR, PunePUBLISHED DATE: 27/03/2017PUBLISHER: ET Cases - FLAMECATEGORY: STRATEGIC MANAGEMENTPRODUCT: CASELETCASE ID: STG-2-0047, STG-2-0047ACASE LENGTH: 6 PagesDESCRIPTION:India is one of the fastest developing countries in the world which has a large population under darkness that hampers its economic growth. Energy security is one of the important factors, which decides the economic health of the nation. The first thing, which India needs to work on to become a developed nation, is to meet the electricity demand. One form of energy that can reduce energy deficit is Nuclear energy. Nuclear energy is always associated with negative notions related to its safety. Nuclear ...read moreSHOW DETAILS -
When a Global Giant failed to understand Local Litigations: 2-minute Nestlé Noodle Case*
AUTHOR(S) : Dr. Dipasha Sharma- Assistant Professor, Dr. Aradhna Gandhi- Associate Professor, Dr. Pooja Sharma- Assistant Professor - Symbiosis International University, PunePUBLISHED DATE: 27/03/2017PUBLISHER: ET Cases - FLAMECATEGORY: STRATEGIC MANAGEMENTPRODUCT: CASE STUDYCASE ID: STG-1-0048, STG-1-0048ACASE LENGTH: 11 PagesDESCRIPTION:On a very fine morning starting my day as usual with a cup of coffee and a bowl of Noodles, yes specifically the most popular noodle of India, Maggi, I opened the front page of leading newspaper. I found that the bowl of noodle currently I am having in my hands is not safe as per central food safety regulator FSSAI. Now imagine how it is possible to finish that bowl and the same happened to almost every second household, Maggi joints, bachelor’s canteens and many more places where Maggi used ...read moreSHOW DETAILS