A Case Study Research on Retro Energy Private Limited

Alka Singh Bhatt

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A Case Study Research on Retro Energy Private Limited

Alka Singh Bhatt

Published in Social Sciences (Volume 10, Issue 3)

Received: 10 April 2021 Accepted: 3 May 2021 Published: 14 May 2021

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It was mid-December 2011; the climate in India was as pleasant as it could be, but the business climate of Indian City Gas Distribution (CGD) sector was not. The recent changes in the Regulatory Policy had further fueled the growing unpredictability of the sector. The thought of the business and market implications of the policy changes made Shravan Ragunathan, Founder Director, Retro Energy Private Limited (REPL) fret, and sweat on otherwise a cold evening. He brought his attention back to the last slide of his presentation for the board meeting to be held the next day, and keyed in the quote of Peter Drucker- “The best way to predict future is to create it”. The board meeting was called to review REPL’s business strategy in the wake of the changed business environment. Shravan was expected to present to the board a new strategy- whether to extend REPL’s techno-commercial consultancy services to the international market or diversify domestically. Headquartered at Ahmedabad, REPL- the techno-commercial oil and gas consulting company had been contemplating a strategy change for quite a while. It had been inconclusively weighing the options available to it- whether to partner with the established consulting giants in India; or venture into the CGD business itself; add new domains to its existing consulting spectrum, or grab the consulting opportunity in Nigeria. But, the nearing deadline for responding to the Nigerian proposal, made immediate decision on REPL’s future strategy a necessity.

Published in	Social Sciences (Volume 10, Issue 3)
DOI	10.11648/j.ss.20211003.11
Page(s)	74-83
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Energy Sector, Case Study Research, Diversification Strategy, Modes of Foreign Entry

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Alka Singh Bhatt

Amity Business School, Amity University, Lucknow Campus, Lucknow, India

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