Ivey Business School (Canada)
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Uber(US): The Push for Autonomous Vehicles
Thompson S.H. Teo; Vivien K.G. LimCase IVEY-9B20D022-EService and Operations Management, StrategySince early 2015, Uber had been investing heavily in research and development for its autonomous vehicles to revolutionize the ride-hailing industry and provide better ways of competing and fulfilling its promise of profitability to investors. Constant inStarting at €8.20
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Google Glass: Development, Marketing and User Acceptance
Thompson S.H. Teo; Kian Teck Chua; Zhiyi Yong; Timothy Dao Sheng Lim; Jonathan Jun Jie BoonCase IVEY-9B15M096-EEntrepreneurship, StrategyThis case introduces the key features of Google’s wearable technology product “Glass” and illustrates the tensions that Google faced over the development and marketing of this product. The case goes on to highlight the growing backlash that Google experienced when promoting Glass.Starting at €8.20
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Paramount: RuPaul’s Drag Race—from Subculture to Mainstream
Chris Beless; Penny Dolan; April C. Hughes; Kelly GoldsmithCase IVEY-W26654-EMarketing, StrategyVH1, MTV, and LOGO were all popular television channels owned by the Paramount television network. One of the most successful shows on LOGO was RuPaul’s Drag Race, a reality television show featuring drag queens. Paramount was considering moving RuPaul’s Drag Race off LOGO to a different platform within the Paramount portfolio in 2017. Before deciding where RuPaul’s Drag Race would air, Paramount needed to determine whether the show could be succ...Starting at €8.20
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Liquid Death: Water Made Metal
Anne Wilson; Kelly Goldsmith; Kaylee TaoCase IVEY-W28658-EMarketing, StrategyFounded in 2017, the canned-water company Liquid Death had raised about US$125 million in venture capital funding and created a strong following within the punk and heavy metal communities. However, the brand was seeking to expand and needed to choose the best growth strategy, which involved deciding which customers to target, whether to develop new products or line extensions, how to continue to use promotions and communications to defend the br...Starting at €8.20