Ivey Business School (Canada)
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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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Fabric Super-Store (B)
David Simpson; Colin McDougallCase IVEY-9B11M036-EStrategyThis case is a supplement to Fabric Super-Store (A).Starting at €5.74
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Fabric Super-Store (A)
David Simpson; Colin McDougallCase IVEY-9B11M035-EStrategyTwo entrepreneurs were investigating Fabric Super-Store franchise ownership opportunities available to them in Ontario, Canada. The Fabric Super-Store had 68 locations worldwide, comprised of both corporate-owned and -operated stores and licensed franchises. It had recently undertaken to convert all existing corporate-owned stores to franchises. The entrepreneurs had recently re-located to the area after several years pursuing different careers i...Starting at €8.20
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Fabric Super-Store (C)
David Simpson; Colin McDougallCase IVEY-9B11M037-EStrategyThis case is a supplement to Fabric Super-Store (A).Starting at €5.74
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Wrist & Rye: Curing the Naked Wrist Syndrome
Michael Taylor; Colin McDougall; Brent WinstonCase IVEY-9B17A051-EEntrepreneurship, MarketingIn 2015, Wrist & Rye Inc. was a new start-up venture in London, Canada, created by several undergraduate students who all had a passion for male fashion. Designed for young, working, professional men, the company's high-end beaded bracelets and accessories were all about looking cool and being associated with the brand. Each bracelet had a story centred on a specific cocktail to create a sense of bonding that could enhance conversations among the...Starting at €8.20
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Ring-A-Wing (B)
David Simpson; Colin McDougallCase IVEY-9B11N002-EEntrepreneurship, FinanceThis case is a supplement to Ring-A-Wing (A).Starting at €5.74
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Toboggan Brewing Company: Sliding to Success
Colin McDougall; Carly ArmstrongCase IVEY-9B19A035-EEntrepreneurship, MarketingIn 2017, the owner of Toboggan Brewing Company (Toboggan) needed to increase production capacity for his craft beer without making a capital investment. Toboggan was a very small player in the Ontario market; however, its craft beer had significant opportStarting at €8.20
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Bridgit
David Simpson; Colin McDougallCase IVEY-9B14M150-EEntrepreneurship, StrategyIn 2014, the co-founder of a new business needs to develop a solid business case for the value of her new software application, Bridgit. Focused on reducing construction delays due to poor deficiency management, Bridgit's software enables project managers to eliminate wasted resources (e.g., time, money, relationship capital) by delivering an easy-to-use software solution. Determining the value of Bridgit in the absence of meaningful numbers crea...Starting at €8.20
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Ring-A-Wing (A)
David Simpson; Colin McDougallCase IVEY-9B11N001-EEntrepreneurship, FinanceLate in August 2004, Chris Higgins was forced into the unenviable position of determining the future of Ring-A-Wing, a London, Ontario-based fast food producer of premium chicken wings for home delivery. After making a personal loan to a friend wishing to invest in the business, the situation devolved in less than nine months from Higgins being a passive lender to being a significant investor to sitting in a bankruptcy meeting trying to determine...Starting at €8.20
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Superb Trucks LP: How to Conduct a Field Experiment
Mansur Khamitov; Jodie Whelan; Matthew ThomsonCase IVEY-9B15A025-EMarketingIn August 2013, the research director of Superb Trucks LP, a large Ontario-based trucking transportation company, is expected to prepare a recommendation to top management on how to improve the efficiency of the company’s trucks. He had made a decision that an innovative fuel additive might serve this purpose and subsequently conducted two studies to assess its effectiveness. What considerations should be made when designing such a field experime...Starting at €8.20