Business Case Studies, Leadership Case Study, Tata Group,Ratan Tata

Code : LDS0053

Year : 2025

Industry :YouCode

Region : Asia

Teaching Note: Available

Structured Assignment : Not Available

BACKGROUND STORY : Hailing from Cumbam, a small, rural, agrarian town in the Theni district of Tamil Nadu, Prabha earned her Bachelor’s degree in Biology from the Nadar Saraswathi College of Arts and Science, affiliated to the University of Kodaikanal..

CHALLENGES AHEAD: Among the biggest challenges that social entrepreneurs like Prabha faced was obtaining capital and growing their enterprises. These enterprises often pendulated between their social objectives and financial rewards. YouCode had been founded with a social goal and was self-funded, and Prabha did have a business plan. Setting up a lab with equipment was a costly affair. Though the initiative had been self-funded, its sustained growth and continued expansion required ongoing financial support. Analysts observed that small-scale companies often faced this challenge..

LOOKING AHEAD: The National Employability Report 2019 stated that more than 80% of Indian engineers were unsuited for work due to a lack of fundamental skills. According to the report, the majority of Indian graduates lacked fundamental technical, functional, and English language abilities. To put it succinctly, there was a talent gap..

EXHIBITS:

Exhibit I : Steps Taken by the Government to Use Artificial Intelligence
Exhibit II: Sector wise Indian Startups
Exhibit III: Short Note on the Periyar Movement