Ivey Business School (Canada)
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Wellspring (A): Partnering for Compassion
Ryan Raffety; Oana BranzeiCase IVEY-9B13M131-EStrategyThe case features a non-profit organization in crisis: a local cancer-support centre faces many constraints but has few options. The organization is committed to improving the lives of families affected by cancer by providing free services to its members and funding its small full-time staff through donations. However, its compassionate mission and its financial viability appear to be at odds, with every additional program sinking the small non-p...Starting at €8.20
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HomeZilla: Attracting Homebuyers through Better Photos
Gregory S. Zaric; Hongmei SunCase IVEY-9B16E029-ECorporate GovernanceIn November 2014, the founder and chief executive officer of HomeZilla, in Toronto, Canada, was considering how to provide value-added services to his business. One of the company’s main services was to work with real estate agents to provide web listings to attract home shoppers. Many Internet companies were analyzing web-browsing data in an effort to better understand user behaviour and thus improve their business. Inspired by this trend, the f...Starting at €8.20
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Lucas Wang: Stop-Loss Strategy
Hubert Pun; Hongmei SunCase IVEY-9B16E023-ECorporate GovernanceOn February 29, 2016, an investor, who was a business school graduate, purchased one share of Tesla Motors, Inc. stock for $191.93. In doing so, the investor wondered what trading strategy should be followed over the next six months to maximize returns while minimizing risk. In choosing a strategy, he wanted to make good use of the knowledge gained from his financial analytics classes. To that end, he did not know if he should choose a buy and ho...Starting at €8.20
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Wellspring (B): The YMCA Partnership
Ryan Raffety; Oana BranzeiCase IVEY-9B13M132-EStrategySupplement case to Wellspring: Partnering for Compassion (A), 9B13M131.Starting at €5.74