Ivey Business School (Canada)
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Understanding Political Polls
Chris A. HigginsCase IVEY-9B07E016-ECorporate GovernanceThis case examines the interpretation of political polls. It discusses margin of error, confidence intervals and the relationship between sample size and margin of error. An Excel spreadsheet is included, Ivey product # 7B07E016, to help students understand the concepts.Starting at €8.20
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Brand Equity
Chris A. Higgins; Jodie WhelanCase IVEY-9B10E023-ECorporate Governance, MarketingA market research company has collected a large dataset on brand equity for the fast food and travel sectors. It has come up with a way of measuring brand equity. Various statistical techniques are used to assess the concept of brand equity. These include descriptive statistics, crosstabs, ANOVA, and MANOVA.Starting at €8.20
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RollUP Solutions Incorporated: Going to Market
Ian Dunn; Eleni PetrouCase IVEY-9B18A044-EEntrepreneurship, MarketingIn early July 2017, the shareholders of RollUP Solutions Incorporated (RollUP), a social enterprise in London, Ontario, had just received great news about a partnership with Goodwill Industries International Inc. that would result in process efficienciesStarting at €8.20
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Generational Differences and Work Values
Chris A. HigginsCase IVEY-9B12E005-ECorporate Governance, Leadership and People ManagementA consultant had been asked by multiple clients for advice on how to manage generational differences in the workplace. According to experts in the area of generational differences, generations are defined by the watershed events and conditions that individuals are exposed to in their formative years. These experts believed that these common events and conditions shape individuals’ attitudes, which in turn influence their core beliefs and work val...Starting at €8.20
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MBA Starting Salaries
Chris A. HigginsCase IVEY-9B12E013-ECorporate GovernanceEvery year MBA programs across the country advertise for prospective students. They promote the academic excellence of their programs, the uniqueness of their offerings, the quality of their faculty and a variety of other factors. In a competitive market, the goal is to attract the brightest and the best. Many schools claim that graduates of their programs will see large salaries on graduation. This is clearly a very important part of many studen...Starting at €8.20
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Master Decker: Expansion Opportunities
Eleni Petrou; Ian DunnCase IVEY-9B18B010-EAccounting and ControlIn May 2017, the owner and operator of Master Decker, a deck restoration business, had an opportunity to expand his business by adding to the company’s current service offerings. His three expansion alternatives were offering deck building, marketing an exclusive line of stains, and manufacturing deck cleaning chemicals. He planned to analyze the costs and benefits of each alternative. He wanted to continue growing the business but wondered which...Starting at €8.20