In 2009 the management of Vale, a Brazilian diversified mining company and the largest iron ore producer in the world, was under pressure from at least two fronts. First, the emergence of China as the most important consumer of iron ore in the last few years had changed the pricing system for...

The main objective of the case is to discuss the political constraints that managers of state-owned enterprises face when trying to do reforms or major turnarounds. Indian Democracy offers an interesting setting to study the relationship between electoral politics and managerial performance in...

This case focuses on the growth dilemmas facing Manish Sabharwal, Co-founder, TeamLease Services Pvt. Ltd. TeamLease is a Human Resource Outsourcing and Temp Staffing company located in India, which has grown rapidly over 2002 - 2009. Set in the context of the highly regulated Indian labour...