Ivey Business School (Canada)
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Igraj Uci Rasti (Learn Play Grow): Scaling a Start-Up in Bosnia & Herzegovina
Dominic Lim; Erica Yarmol-Matusiak; Tyson DenhamerCase IVEY-9B20M097-EEntrepreneurship, StrategyIgraj Uči Rasti (IUR), which meant “play, learn, grow” in English, was the name of a company in Bosnia and Herzegovina (BiH) that produced educational materials to teach basic literacy skills to children aged 3 to 10. The company’s founder and chief execuStarting at €8.20
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Samsung Galaxy Note 7 Debacle
John Lee; Chloe Zheng; Dominic LimCase IVEY-9B17MC152-EStrategyIn early September 2016, Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd. (Samsung), a leading manufacturer of smartphones headquartered in South Korea, released the new generation of its flagship smartphone, the Galaxy Note 7. Despite initial positive reviews and a strong market reception, just eight days later, Samsung voluntarily recalled 2.5 million of the smartphones, after receiving reports of the devices overheating and catching on fire. The problems persiste...Starting at €8.20
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Samsung Tesco Homeplus and Corporate Social Responsibility
Youngchan Kim; Kwangho AhnCase IVEY-9B09M040-EEntrepreneurship, Marketing, StrategySamsung Tesco Homeplus (STH), one of Korea's large hypermarkets, increased its investment in social contribution activities and systemized the organization in charge in the aftermath. It especially focused on education and cultural services, saving the environment and sharing with others. As a consequence, by December 2008, STH was considered one of the most innovative companies and one that realized true customer value. It had won a variety of a...Starting at €8.20
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NeoGenius: B2B or (Not) To Be
Dominic Lim; Eric MorseCase IVEY-9B17M001-EEntrepreneurship, StrategyNeoGenius Co., Ltd. (NeoGenius) was an early-stage entrepreneurial venture based in South Korea. Founded in February 2000, NeoGenius provided a wide range of business-to-business (B2B) e-business software and related services. In June 2001, the company was up and running, but it faced competition from larger firms, and the effects of a global economic downturn; as a result, its financial performance was falling short of expectations. NeoGenius ha...Starting at €8.20
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KT Corporation: Offering New Insights in Customer Experience
Youngchan Kim; Min-Jeong Ko; Jiyoung KimCase IVEY-9B17A020-EMarketingIn 2014, KT Corporation, one of South Korea’s leading telecommunications companies, successfully mapped each point of a customer’s interactions with the company. This was done by a team whose function was to identify customers’ pain points, known as critical quality parameters. The customers’ experiences were clustered into key areas of contact and customer satisfaction in each area was assessed, allowing quality innovation to be experience-based...Starting at €8.20