Ivey Business School (Canada)
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Camp Wahanowin (Spanish version)
Elizabeth M.A. Grasby; Eric SilverbergCase IVEY-9B12AS03MarketingEl propietario y director de un campamento residencial de verano para niños reconoce la necesidad de hacer algunos cambios para la próxima temporada. Su objetivo principal es aumentar el número de campistas. Específicamente, se necesitan iniciativas de venta para reforzar las sesiones de agosto, un mes cuando el campamento experimenta disminución de matrícula. Tiene algunas decisiones claves, incluyendo en qué grupo enfocar, cómo promover las ses...Starting at €8.20
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Mobiroo Inc.
Elizabeth M.A. Grasby; Eric SilverbergCase IVEY-9B12M083-EEntrepreneurship, StrategyThe founder and chief executive officer of Mobiroo Inc. must make several decisions regarding the future of his mobile application (app) gift card company. Mobiroo had created the first app gift card for Android and Blackberry users ? similar to the iTunes gift card for iPhone users. Over the past two years, the company had experienced phenomenal growth in the business-to-business space, selling a white-labelled app storefront to mobile carriers ...Starting at €8.20
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Camp Wahanowin
Elizabeth M.A. Grasby; Eric SilverbergCase IVEY-9B12A003-EMarketingThe owner and director of a residential summer camp for children recognizes the need to make some changes to achieve his primary objective of increasing the number of campers. Specifically, marketing initiatives are needed to bolster the August sessions, a month when the camp experiences declining enrolment. He has some key decisions to make, including which group to target, how to promote the camp sessions, and what to charge for any new product...Starting at €8.20
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Alcan (A): Anticipating Industry Change
Gregory Vit; Johnny Boghossian; Amrita Nain; Karl MooreCase IVEY-9B09M071-EStrategyIn December 2006, Alcan was the second largest producer of aluminum in the world, but the industry was consolidating. The case traces the development of the aluminum industry since World War II to the recent emergence of China as an economic power and the accompanying rise in commodity prices. Alcan had to decide between two offers: to be acquired or to go it alone. The first offer was from Alcoa and the other from Rio Tinto. Alcoa was the world ...Starting at €8.20
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Alcan (B): Reacting to the Alcoa Offer
Johnny Boghossian; Karl Moore; Amrita Nain; Gregory VitCase IVEY-9B09N024-EFinance, StrategyIn May 2007, aluminum giant Alcoa announced its intentions to perform a hostile takeover of Alcan. Case B is set at this point and before Rio Tinto was in a position to announce its own offer. Students are asked to perform valuations of Alcan to determine the premium offered by Alcoa, consider the strategies Alcan can employ, and supply the suggestions Alcan managers should provide shareholders.Starting at €5.74