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Kavil Ramachandran

Aravind Eye Care System: Retaining the Legacy

Professor Sankaran Manikutty; Professor Kavil Ramachandran

ISB090 | Published September 29, 2017 | 18 pages. Case

Collection: Indian School of Business

The case deals with issues on the management of values in a family organization when it is growing and undergoing a generational transition. The organization at the center of this study is Aravind Eye... Read More

Eastern Condiments - The Changing Curry Company

Professor Kavil Ramachandran; Sonia Mehrotra

ISB086 | Published March 03, 2017 | 14 pages. Case

Collection: Indian School of Business

Navas Meeran, the Chairman and Managing Director of Eastern Condiments Private Limited (ECPL) had been instrumental in the growth and professionalizaton of ECPL by bringing in non-family professionals... Read More

Ketan Logistics—Charting the Next Route

Navneet Bhatnagar; Professor Kavil Ramachandran

ISB062 | Published July 11, 2016 | 13 pages. Case

Collection: Indian School of Business

Rohit Gupta, the oldest third generation member of a family business, has to decide whether to continue working for the business, towards which he has a strong sense of loyalty and responsibility, or ... Read More

Leadership Succession at Achal: A Tough Nut to Crack

Professor Sivakumar Alur; Professor Kavil Ramachandran; Navneet Bhatnagar

ISB055 | Published September 14, 2015 | 9 pages. Case

Collection: Indian School of Business

Achal Industries was a 40-year-old proprietary family enterprise engaged in cashew processing and export. Giridhar Prabhu, 57, was Achal's second generation entrepreneur and managed its operations in ... Read More

Zandu Pharmaceutical Works: The Takeover Bid (B)

Professor Kavil Ramachandran; Professor Jayshree Suresh; Navneet Bhatnagar

ISB047 | Published November 01, 2014 | 9 pages. Case

Collection: Indian School of Business

This case is about the takeover bid of Zandu Pharmaceutical Works, a small Indian traditional medicine manufacturer based at Jamnagar, (Gujarat, India). Read More

Zandu Pharmaceutical Works: The Takeover Bid (A)

Professor Kavil Ramachandran; Professor Jayshree Suresh; Navneet Bhatnagar

ISB045 | Published November 01, 2014 | 21 pages. Case

Collection: Indian School of Business

This case is about the takeover bid of Zandu Pharmaceutical Works, a small Indian traditional medicine manufacturer based at Jamnagar, (Gujarat, India). Read More