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AirAsia X: Can the Low Cost Model Go Long Haul
Ben Forrey; Andreas Schotter; Jonathan Doh; Thomas LawtonCase IVEY-9B12M013-EEntrepreneurship, StrategyBy 2007, AirAsia had become one of the most successful budget airlines in the world. Having dominated Southeast Asia and entered China and India, AirAsia was poised to solidify its place as a top budget airline and one of the most consistently profitable globally. But company founder Tony Fernandes had bigger plans. From the outset in 2001, Fernandes had intended to offer long-haul service, competing against the largest and most established airli...Starting at €8.20
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Sobeys-Project Sunrise: Responding to Disruption
Andreas Schotter; Ramasastry ChandrasekharCase IVEY-9B20M017-EStrategyIn May 2017, the recently appointed chief executive officer of Sobeys, the second-largest grocer in Canada, was considering the company’s financial difficulties. He was tasked with saving Sobeys from near insolvency and planning strategically for the company’s core grocery business. Sobeys had posted a loss of CA$2.1 billion for the fiscal year ending May 2016, compared to a profit of $419 million just a year earlier, partially due to a high-prof...Starting at €8.20
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Strategic Purchasing in Haiti to Improve Health: Why pay for inputs when you can pay for results
Eichler R.; Savedoff B.; Ribera, JaumeCase P-1043-EService and Operations ManagementHolding health institutions accountable for achieving explicitly defined results by linking payment to results can be a powerful strategy to improve health system performance. The Director of a USAID supported project that funds nongovernmental organizations in Haiti to provide basic health services used strategic purchasing to improve the effectiveness of primary health care by paying providers for results. These providers had been operating und...Starting at €8.20
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Forked River Brewing Co.: Craft Beer Entrepreneurship in an Evolving Industry
Max Stallkamp; Lawrence A. Plummer; Andreas SchotterCase IVEY-9B16M102-EEntrepreneurship, StrategyOn January 4, 2016, the co-founders of Forked River Brewing Company (Forked River), a small brewery in London, Ontario, revisited the company’s original business plan from 2012. Over the course of only four years, the founders went from home brewing enthusiasts to owners of a striving, award-winning craft brewery. Forked River beers were now offered in pubs, restaurants, and retail stores across the province of Ontario. In the past year alone, Fo...Starting at €8.20
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BYKlyn: Pivoting during the COVID-19 Pandemic
Andreas Schotter; R. ChandrasekharCase IVEY-W26071-ELeadership and People Management, StrategyIn early June 2020, the owner of BYKlyn, an exercise bike fitness studio in New York, was considering her response to the business disruption that the outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic had caused the health and fitness industry. BYKlyn had recorded consisStarting at €8.20
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Adquisición estratégica en Haití para mejorar los sistemas sanitarios: por qué pagar por inversiones cuando se puede pagar por resultados
Eichler R.; Savedoff B.; Ribera, JaumeCase P-1043Service and Operations ManagementResponsabilizar a las instituciones de salud de la consecución de objetivos relacionando el pago a los resultados obtenidos, puede ser una potente estrategia para mejorar la eficacia de un sistema de salud. El director de un proyecto patrocinado por USAID, que financia ONG en Haití para la provisión de atención primaria básica, utiliza la compra estratégica para mejorar la eficiencia del sistema mediante el pago por resultados. El sistema de pago...Starting at €8.20
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Car2go: Individual Urban Mobility and the Sharing Economy
Dmitry Alenushkin; Andreas SchotterCase IVEY-9B13M110-EStrategySet in 2013, this case describes the expansion of car2go, a popular car sharing service developed by Daimler AG. The case addresses the changing commuting preferences among urban residents, the evolution of urban transportation and new service developments in the automotive products market. Unlike traditional models of car sharing or renting, which required advance bookings, hourly billing and returns to the originating location, car2go’s busines...Starting at €8.20