{"title":"Efficiency and Effectiveness Evaluation of Micro-credit Programme in Transforming Rural Women Entrepreneurs: Experiences from Balasore District of Odisha","authors":"N. Rajpal, Sharmila Tamang","doi":"10.1177/25166042211060933","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1177/25166042211060933","url":null,"abstract":"The micro-credit programme was introduced with multi-dimensional objectives and therefore was always under direct purview of various government agencies. Microfinance in Odisha works under umbrella of Mission Shakti and TRIPTI (a world bank initiated project). Balasore district is selected on the basis of MFPI index taking into consideration the saving, credit linkage and credit-deposit ratio indicators. The analysis had shown positive impact of programme on various economic, social and decision making dimensions. The linked financial institutions have undertaken SHGs as their major customers and therefore positive impact on loan disbursement and recovery rate is observed.","PeriodicalId":297054,"journal":{"name":"Emerging Economies Cases Journal","volume":"3 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2021-12-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"129815548","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Mothers Delivery Kit: Antenatal Care Innovation in West Africa","authors":"J. Ahmed, Umme Hani Meem, Q. T. Islam, Asma Ahmed","doi":"10.1177/25166042211062437","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1177/25166042211062437","url":null,"abstract":"The Mothers Delivery Kit discusses an innovative healthcare package sold in the poor West African region to aid with the delivery of expectant mothers. The package combines various necessary items used for proper and hygienic delivery of the rural and remote mothers with the help of a local midwife or medical practitioner. Antenatal care in the region is poor due to lack of infrastructure and government funding in healthcare. The Mothers Delivery Kit addresses that issue by providing a cheap and hygienic alternative to conventional delivery methods. The kit has decreased newborn death in the region noticeably. The founders have worked closely with local midwives to train them and enable them to use the Mothers Delivery Kit properly to improve delivery conditions. Regardless of the setbacks caused by local traditional beliefs and culture, the kit has proven to be an active effort to improve delivery conditions.","PeriodicalId":297054,"journal":{"name":"Emerging Economies Cases Journal","volume":"3 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2021-12-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"130178309","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"YES Bank Fiasco: Arrogance or Negligence","authors":"S. Akhtar, Mahfooz Alam, Mohd Mohsin Khan","doi":"10.1177/25166042211061003","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1177/25166042211061003","url":null,"abstract":"The present case study is based on the nation’s biggest-ever banking failure of India’s fastest-growing private bank, YES Bank. The YES Bank fiasco showcases the prevalent flaws of uprising NPAs and mounting bad debts in the financial sector. Post Asset Quality Review (AQR) conducted by RBI elucidate that the NPA of YES Bank is seven times higher than the actual reported amount in their audit book. The sudden trauma reflected the events unfolding in the bank as the share market plummets drastically and the losses enlarged exponentially. To stymie further deterioration, the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) stepped in and took over YES Bank management. The economy is already set to decelerate to an 11-year low following demonetization and the outbreak threatens to delay a revival in an emerging economy like India. The subject that this case will fit in is Capital Structure, Corporate Governance and Ethics and Auditing.","PeriodicalId":297054,"journal":{"name":"Emerging Economies Cases Journal","volume":"9 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2021-12-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"133737262","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"SunPower: A Path Toward Strategic Development","authors":"Aarti Singh","doi":"10.1177/25166042211058534","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1177/25166042211058534","url":null,"abstract":"SunPower Corporation is an American organization working in the solar energy sector specialized in power generation and solar energy storage. This case highlights the strategic growth path of SunPower corporation, which originated as an outcome of effective solar cells production. This case also discussed how the energy sector considers solar energy the vital energy source, and solar energy organizations grow to capture the energy demand. The case also highlights the various consolidations of SunPower in terms of different mergers and acquisitions as essential strategies to succeed. The case also discusses the competitors’ strategy of the top five solar power generation and storage firms, which give a clear view of how different solar firms are building their space in the solar energy sector. With competitors’ discussion, this helps to understand the challenge faced by SunPower to beat the competition among the other solar firms. In the end, the case focused on the ongoing and future strategic choices of SunPower as SunPower Corporation.","PeriodicalId":297054,"journal":{"name":"Emerging Economies Cases Journal","volume":"119 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2021-12-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"114574152","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Tesco: Entry and Expansion Strategy in India","authors":"S. Kar, Rohit Bansal, S. Mishra","doi":"10.1177/25166042211038465","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1177/25166042211038465","url":null,"abstract":"The management was reviewing Tesco’s entry into India and its joint venture Trent Hypermarket Private Limited’s operations. After withdrawal from Thailand and Malaysia, India remained one of the most important retail destinations for Tesco. The management was pondering over the expansion of operations in India. The local leadership was entrusted with developing a Roadmap-2025 with an inclusive store expansion plan to build profitability by delivering high customer value.","PeriodicalId":297054,"journal":{"name":"Emerging Economies Cases Journal","volume":"95 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2021-08-29","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"126881725","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Gujarat NRE Coke Ltd.: Revival of Companies in Distress","authors":"Ravi Prakash Mundhra, S. Agarwal","doi":"10.1177/25166042211029135","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1177/25166042211029135","url":null,"abstract":"The case study on Gujarat NRE Coke Limited is about a company that has been a pioneer in the metcoke industry. The company is the largest manufacturer of metcoke in India. This case study sets out the details of the company providing insight on its journey starting from its humble beginning to its glorious past to its present struggles. The case provides a picture of the economics of a company and how policy decisions of the government, changing global economic conditions and myopic legal and financial system prevailing in a country can change the fortunes of a high-flying viable company.","PeriodicalId":297054,"journal":{"name":"Emerging Economies Cases Journal","volume":"66 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2021-06-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"132129241","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
A. Mohapatra, Ashish Chaurasia, Tarana Jolly, G. K. Gupta
{"title":"Vistara: Turbulence for the Tatas?","authors":"A. Mohapatra, Ashish Chaurasia, Tarana Jolly, G. K. Gupta","doi":"10.1177/25166042211028381","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1177/25166042211028381","url":null,"abstract":"This case talks about Vistara, an airline brand registered under the name of Tata Singapore Airlines (SIA) Airlines Limited, which started as a joint venture between Tata Sons and SIA Limited in 2013. While the company was founded with the intent to expand, as suggested by its brand name, the airlines has failed to register positive returns ever since its inception despite a 190% compound annual growth rate (CAGR) in total revenue from financial year 2016 to financial year 2020. While company’s ratios have shown a dismal performance over the years, its competitors and the market leader have shown better performance or at least some form of leadership in one of the operating aspects. In an industry plagued with problems such as fluctuating crude oil prices, rising maintenance and leasing costs, and other operating costs, most of the airline companies have registered losses in recent years, the magnitude of which has further aggravated due to COVID-19. Vistara will need to revisit its short-term and long-term strategies to expand its position in the Indian as well as the international aviation market.","PeriodicalId":297054,"journal":{"name":"Emerging Economies Cases Journal","volume":"1 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2021-06-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"116609749","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Intello Labs: Non-Destructive Digital Commodity Grading","authors":"Arunava Ghosh, T. Sengupta","doi":"10.1177/25166042211031372","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1177/25166042211031372","url":null,"abstract":"This case illustrates Intello Labs, a leading agri-tech company, operating out of Gurgaon. As an agri-tech company, Intello Labs is trying to create an artificial intelligence (AI)-based solution model for its clients. The case dives deep into the issues of degrading farm productivity being faced by Kerala Cardamom Processing and Marketing Company (KCPMC), a client of Intello Labs. The case stands out as a means for understanding the application of the AI-based solutions being offered by Intello Labs to solve the degrading farm productivity issue of KCPMC. It addresses the concerns of the current agricultural-based businesses which mostly depend on manual commodity grading.","PeriodicalId":297054,"journal":{"name":"Emerging Economies Cases Journal","volume":"83 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2021-06-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"122636339","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"The Big Indian Dream Package and IIT JEE","authors":"M. Sankar","doi":"10.1177/25166042211020588","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1177/25166042211020588","url":null,"abstract":"This case study describes the macro-environmental factors responsible for the growth of coaching classes in India with particular reference to IIT JEE preparation. The case chronicles the explosive growth in the coaching classes industry fuelled by big dollar packages promised to IIT graduates. Consumer behaviour related to selecting a coaching class is analysed with particular reference to dissonance-reducing buyer behaviour that parents strive to achieve. The role of advertising appeals and sales promotion through admission and scholarship examinations in influencing consumer behaviour can be debated and analysed. The case study opens up a discussion on the effect of National Education Policy 2020 on the industry.","PeriodicalId":297054,"journal":{"name":"Emerging Economies Cases Journal","volume":"35 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2021-06-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"134196471","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
G. Agrawal, Sakhhi Chhabra, Ritu Chhikara, R. Garg
{"title":"Senior Citizen Homes: Search for a Viable Business Model","authors":"G. Agrawal, Sakhhi Chhabra, Ritu Chhikara, R. Garg","doi":"10.1177/25166042211029402","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1177/25166042211029402","url":null,"abstract":"The case pertains to the decision regarding business model to be decided by the developer of a proposed senior citizen homes. Due to a number of reasons, enumerated in the study, the elderly people prefer to live in community living projects. The protagonist Mr Pankaj Pawa, MD, Pawa Group, wants a scalable Old Age Home (OAH) concept, which can be replicated across India. Accordingly, he has identified upper-middle-class senior citizens as the potential segment. As per his surveys, this segment is neglected till date. The project will need to be planned as a community project, where the residents become part of the community by sharing common resources. The developer’s main concern is selecting the best business model, which allows him to expand. Simultaneously, the project should not lead to his capital blockage as the real estate market has faced liquidity crisis. Furthermore, he needs to be convinced that the senior citizens are a financially viable customer segment, and an exclusive project for them will be self-sustaining in the long term.","PeriodicalId":297054,"journal":{"name":"Emerging Economies Cases Journal","volume":"29 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2021-06-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"125594716","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}