chotuKool: “Little Cool,” Big Opportunity

In 2013, a team led by Gopalan Sunderraman, vice president of corporate development for Godrej & Boyce Mfg. Co. Ltd., one of the companies of the Godrej Group, a large Indian conglomerate, introduced an innovative low-cost refrigerator. Designed specifically for the roughly 80% of Indians who had no access to refrigeration systems (a market Godrej …

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The Ciputra Group: Shaping the City in Asia

The Ciputra Group was founded in the 1980s by Mr. Ciputra after a long business career with the vision of providing a business for his children. The case describes the development of this group, which has become a leading and innovative player in the Indonesian real estate sector. Under Ciputra’s leadership, the company became known …

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Novozymes: Cracking the Emerging Markets Code

In 2011, the management of Novozymes, the leading manufacturer of industrial enzymes, reflected the viability of its positioning in the rapidly growing but increasingly competitive Chinese market. Novozymes, a pioneer in technological innovation, had strong representation in China’s premium enzyme markets, but felt pressure from low-cost local competitors in standardized volume-driven segments. How should Novozymes …

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Veracity Worldwide: Evaluating FCPA-Related Risks in West Africa

This case deals with the corruption, reputational and expropriation risks associated with a potential mining company in West Africa. Mine Master, a multinational mining company based in the United States, was considering investing in a post-conflict zinc concession in a West African country. Its potential partner, Megametals, based in the United Kingdom, had acquired the …

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Financing the Mozal Project

It’s June 1997 and a team from International Finance Corp. (IFC) recommends that the board approve a $ 120 million investment in a $ 1.4 billion aluminum smelter in Mozambique, known as Project Mozal. Four factors make the investment controversial: it would be the largest IFC investment in the world, the total investment is almost …

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Risk Management at Wellfleet Bank: All That Glitters Is Not Gold

This case stimulates a debate on the role of staff functions such as risk management: what does it mean for them to be independent and at the same time be partners in business units? The case describes the corporate credit risk assessment process at Wellfleet Bank (circa 2006-2009) around a vivid corporate credit business proposition …

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Asian Paints Limited: Painting History

The case traces the growth of Asian Paints Limited (“APL”) from a small paint manufacturer in 1942 to the undisputed leader in the Indian paint industry. The case invites students to analyze the strategic decisions made by APL’s management during their journey of more than 75 years and identify the key factors that have allowed …

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Hikma Pharmaceuticals Governance Journey

The case begins with Said Darwazah, president and CEO of Hikma Pharmaceuticals, the multinational generics company, anticipating the company’s annual general meeting in 2017 and considering changes made the previous year to address the concerns of proxy advisors and some shareholders on Hikma’s dependence on a joint chairman. / CEO position, the long tenure of …

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Grupo Elektra

Grupo Elektra is the largest consumer finance company in Latin America based on the sale of loans at its retail hardware stores. It started going international in Latin America, but now has to decide whether to break into the US market and which of its two main businesses (retail and finance) to highlight.