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SAVING AN ENDANGERED ART: INDIA’S HANDLOOM HERITAGE

Saumya Sindhwani ; Geetika Shah ; Srishhti Sinha ; Rajshree Shukla

ISB404 | Published July 31, 2023 | 17 pages Case

Collection: Indian School of Business

The case is set in November 2021 and traces the journey of a unique women-led collective—Weavers Resource Bridge (led by Talish Ray and her fellow handloom enthusiasts)—that provided much-needed finan... Read More

THE WEDDING CLINIC: HOW WIDE OR DEEP TO INTEGRATE INTERRELATED BUSINESSES?

Saumya Sindhwani ; Vinodini Saihjpal ; Geetika Shah

ISB386 | Published July 28, 2023 | 32 pages Case

Collection: Indian School of Business

It was the autumn of 2022, and Payal Tekchandani, cofounder and partner of The Wedding Clinic (TWC), sat down with her operations team in Pune, Maharashtra, to discuss the plan of action for the upcom... Read More

PINK LEMONADE: TIME TO REFRESH THE FIRM’S POSITIONING (A)

Rama Velamuri ; Saumya Sindhwani ; Vinodini Saihjpal ; Geetika Shah

ISB388 | Published July 28, 2023 | 9 pages Case

Collection: Indian School of Business

Tina Garg, founder and CEO of a creative agency, Pink Lemonade, reflects upon her entrepreneurial journey of establishing a brand, growing the busines from a small to a midsized firm, and partnering a... Read More

PINK LEMONADE: ESTABLISHING A GROWTH MINDSET (B)

Rama Velamuri ; Saumya Sindhwani ; Vinodini Saihjpal ; Geetika Shah

ISB389 | Published July 28, 2023 | 8 pages Case

Collection: Indian School of Business

Tina Garg, founder and CEO of a creative agency, Pink Lemonade, reflects upon her entrepreneurial journey of establishing a brand, growing the business from a small to a midsized firm, and partnering ... Read More

TELANGANA GRADUATES’ MLC ELECTIONS 2021: HANDLING KNOWN AND UNKNOWN UNCERTAINTIES

Vijaya Sunder M ; Vinodini Saihjpal ; Geetika Shah

ISB359 | Published January 17, 2023 | 17 pages Case

Collection: Indian School of Business

The case is centered around the 2021 Telangana Member of the Legislative Council (MLC) elections, held against the backdrop of a known unknown: the COVID-19 pandemic. Read More

THE GREAT UNION JOURNEY: AMALGAMATION OF UNION BANK OF INDIA, ANDHRA BANK, AND CORPORATION BANK

S. Ramnarayan ; Saumya Sindhwani ; Lakshmi Appasamy ; Geetika Shah

ISB319 | Published May 30, 2022 | 34 pages Case

Collection: Indian School of Business

Set in April 2021, the case study traces the process of amalgamation of the Union Bank of India (UBI) with the erstwhile Andhra Bank (e-AB) and Corporation Bank (e-CB) following the announcement by th... Read More

SAP LABS INDIA: BUILDING AN INCLUSIVE ORGANIZATION

Chandrasekhar Sripada ; Geetika Shah

ISB286 | Published December 09, 2021 | 19 pages Case

Collection: Indian School of Business

This case describes how SAP Labs India, a research and development center of SAP SE introduced and pursued a wide range of diversity and inclusion (D&I)programs across the organization. Read More

GROUNDING OF THE BOEING 737 MAX 8 (B): THE ROAD AHEAD—MAKING THE BOEING 737 MAX FLIGHTWORTHY AGAIN

Harsh Manglik ; Geetika Shah ; Anusha Parihar ; Saumya Sindhwani

ISB284 | Published October 25, 2021 | 23 pages Case

Collection: Indian School of Business

In the short time between October 2018 and March 2019, two new Boeing 737 MAX 8 airplanes in different parts of the world were involved in deadly crashes. Read More

GROUNDING OF THE BOEING 737 MAX 8 (A): WHAT WENT WRONG?

Harsh Manglik ; Geetika Shah ; Anusha Parihar ; Saumya Sindhwani

ISB283 | Published October 25, 2021 | 25 pages Case

Collection: Indian School of Business

In the short time between October 2018 and March 2019, two new Boeing 737 MAX 8 airplanes in different parts of the world were involved in deadly crashes. Read More

MERGER OF EQUALS: THE AMALGAMATION STORY OF INDIAN BANK AND ALLAHABAD BANK

S. Ramnarayan ; Saumya Sindhwani ; Geetika Shah ; Anusha Parihar

ISB274 | Published August 04, 2021 | 33 pages Case

Collection: Indian School of Business

On August 30, 2019, the Ministry of Finance of the Government of India (GoI) announced the consolidation of ten nationalized banks into four. Read More

Nizamabad Constituency 2019 Mega Elections (B): Engineering a Triumph for the Indian Electoral Machinery

Anusha Parihar ; Geetika Shah ; Sumit Kunnumkal

ISB250 | Published February 08, 2021 | 12 pages Case

Collection: Indian School of Business

During the Indian general election of 2019, the Nizamabad constituency in Telangana state found itself in an unprecedented situation with a record 185 candidates competing for one seat. Read More

Nizamabad Constituency 2019 Mega Elections (A): Attempting the Improbable

Anusha Parihar ; Geetika Shah ; Sumit Kunnumkal

ISB249 | Published December 20, 2020 | 9 pages Case

Collection: Indian School of Business

During the Indian general election of 2019, the Nizamabad constituency in Telangana state found itself in an unprecedented situation with a record 185 candidates competing for one seat. Read More

STERLITE POWER: TECHNOLOGY AS A POINT OF DIFFERENTIATION

Snehal Awate ; Geetika Shah ; Sudhanshu Tripathi ; Swapna A J

ISB206 | Published July 07, 2020 | 21 pages Case

Collection: Indian School of Business

This case aims to give participants an understanding of how Sterlite Power (Sterlite) successfully differentiated itself using technology in an otherwise traditional sector in an emerging economy. Read More

BE WELL HOSPITALS: SERVICE EXCELLENCE IN SECONDARY HEALTHCARE

Piyush Kumar ; Sonia Mehrotra ; Geetika Shah

ISB193 | Published May 20, 2020 | 21 pages Case

Collection: Indian School of Business

Be Well Hospitals - a multi-specialty secondary healthcare chain of hospitals is set up in the suburbs, industrial towns and district headquarters of the South Indian state of Tamil Nadu. Read More

TATA MEMORIAL CENTRE: PROPAGATING EXCELLENCE IN CLINICAL OPERATIONS

Sarang Deo ; Geetika Shah

ISB182 | Published January 20, 2020 | 27 pages Case

Collection: Indian School of Business

Evidence based medicine (EBM) requires a level of maturity in the processes, both clinical and non-clinical, which is gained typically over years through consistent deliberate efforts. Read More

JOURNEY TO $100 MILLION: METTL, AN INDIAN ONLINE ASSESSMENT STARTUP

Chirantan Chatterjee ; Vigneshwar Jaiprakash ; Geetika Shah

ISB155 | Published April 30, 2019 | 15 pages Case

Collection: Indian School of Business

The case can be used in a session on entrepreneurship, disruptive technology innovation, or focus as an aspect of strategy. Read More

Building a Great Place to Work: Intuit India

Chandrasekhar Sripada ; Geetika Shah

ISB137 | Published February 01, 2019 | 19 pages Case

Collection: Indian School of Business

Intuit India, a fully owned subsidiary of Intuit Inc., a US multinational company, has been in the business of developing financial software for small businesses, accountants and individuals. Read More

THOMAS COOK INDIA: POTENTIAL UNLEASHED — A JOURNEY TO VALUE CREATION

Vikram Kuriyan ; Soumithri Mamudipudi ; Geetika Shah ; Bitan Chakraborty

ISB125 | Published October 24, 2018 | 21 pages Case

Collection: Indian School of Business

The case gives students an opportunity to analyze the ways in which the company's management uses Prem Watsa's value investment philosophy to guide its decisions, both in its core business and in its ... Read More

ASHOK LEYLAND: SHATTERED DREAMS — TRANSFORMATION FOR SURVIVAL (COMBINED VERSION)

Kannan Srikanth ; Geetika Shah

ISB117 | Published July 27, 2018 | 22 pages Case

Collection: Indian School of Business

Case A & B have also been made available in a combined version. Read More

ASHOK LEYLAND (B): SHATTERED DREAMS — TRANSFORMATION FOR SURVIVAL

Kannan Srikanth ; Geetika Shah

ISB115 | Published July 26, 2018 | 7 pages Case

Collection: Indian School of Business

The second part of this two-part case examines the actions that Ashok Leyland (AL) took to achieve its aggressive growth plan and the consequences it faced when there was an abrupt negative demand sho... Read More

ASHOK LEYLAND (A): REACHING FOR THE STARS — EMBARKING ON A NEW VISION AND STRATEGY

Kannan Srikanth ; Geetika Shah

ISB113 | Published July 25, 2018 | 14 pages Case

Collection: Indian School of Business

This case documents the history of Ashok Leyland (AL), the second largest commercial vehicle manufacturer in India, and captures its growth and journe Read More

ANTARA: BUILDING EXPERIENCES IN SENIOR LIVING

Manpreet S Hora ; Geetika Shah

ISB094 | Published November 29, 2017 | 23 pages Case

Collection: Indian School of Business

Antara Senior Living, a first-of-its-kind senior living community targeted at people in their mid-fifties and older, had been planned as a community, grounded in the principles of service and hospital... Read More

AZIM PREMJI TRUST: THE ENDOWMENT MODEL IN AN EMERGING MARKET

Vikram Kuriyan ; Unnati Ved ; Geetika Shah

ISB099 | Published November 20, 2017 | 27 pages Case

Collection: Indian School of Business

The Azim Premji Trust, among the largest philanthropic trusts in India, had its origins in 2001, when Azim Premji transferred Wipro shares worth US$ 125 million to the trust. Read More

Be Well Hospitals — Branding a Mid-Tier Service in a Two-Tier Market

Professor Piyush Kumar ; Sonia Mehrotra ; Geetika Shah

ISB088 | Published July 11, 2017 | 14 pages Case

Collection: Indian School of Business

Be Well Hospitals - a multi-specialty secondary healthcare chain of hospitals is set up in the suburbs, industrial towns and district headquarters of the South Indian state of Tamil Nadu. Read More

Reinventing Officer’s Choice Whisky: Spoiled for Choice

Professor Tanuka Ghoshal ; Geetika Shah ; Professor Arun Pereira

ISB066 | Published December 20, 2016 | 14 pages Case

Collection: Indian School of Business

This case is designed to highlight the vital role of promotion, the fourth "P" of the marketing mix, in a brand reinvention exercise. Read More

SEWELLS GROUP: BUILDING SALES PROCESS EXCELLENCE AT AUTOMOTIVE DEALERSHIPS IN INDIA

Professor Piyush Kumar ; Geetika Shah

ISB064 | Published November 15, 2016 | 12 pages Case

Collection: Indian School of Business

Sewells Group, India, a leading provider of retail solutions to auto original equipment manufacturers (OEMs) and their dealers in the Indian market, d Read More

AZIM PREMJI FOUNDATION—BRINGING PROFESSIONAL EXCELLENCE TO PHILANTHROPY

Professor Raveendra Chittoor ; Geetika Shah

ISB060 | Published March 31, 2016 | 21 pages Case

Collection: Indian School of Business

Set in April 2014, this case explores some of the important questions confronting Dileep Ranjekar and Anurag Behar, CEOs of the Azim Premji Foundation, which had entered the second decade of its exist... Read More

Discovery Finds Its Way in India—Curiosity Built the Brand

Professor Edward W. Rogers ; Geetika Shah

ISB053 | Published June 16, 2015 | 23 pages Case

Collection: Indian School of Business

Discovery Communications Inc., an American global networks company, had entered the Indian television market in 1995 with its eponymous channel offeri Read More

SpiceJet: Flying in the Face of Imminent Shutdown - Case

Milind G. Sohoni ; Geetika Shah ; Rajiv Nagpal ; Asrar Ahmed ; Vijaya Sunder M.

ISB226 | Published January 27, 2015 | 13 pages Case

Collection: Indian School of Business

This case describes the plight of SpiceJet, an Indian low-cost airline that found itself in an acute liquidity crisis and on the brink of closure in December 2014. Read More

MOSER BAER AND OM&T - CHOOSING A STRATEGIC PARTNERSHIP MODE

Professor Kannan Srikanth ; Professor Sonia Mehrotra ; Priyank Arora ; Geetika Shah

ISB043 | Published June 25, 2014 | 14 pages Case

Collection: Indian School of Business

This case is set in December 2006 when the management at Moser Baer India Limited (MBIL) was faced with the critical decision of whether to pursue a strategic partnership with Optical Media and Techno... Read More

IT-Led Business Transformation at Reliance Energy

Deepa Mani ; Geetika Shah ; Revati Nehru

ISB023 | Published June 30, 2013 | 17 pages Case

Collection: Indian School of Business

The takeover of Bombay Suburban Electric Supply Ltd (BSES) in 2003 (eventually renamed Reliance Energy) marked the foray of Reliance Industries Ltd into the power transmission and distribution busines... Read More

Sony Music (India)

Professor Deepa Mani ; Geetika Shah

ISB007 | Published February 15, 2013 | 19 pages Case

Collection: Indian School of Business

This case study illustrates the principles of disruptive innovation in the context of the music industry in India. Widespread technological changes, including the spread of the Internet and mobile pen... Read More