Ivey Business School (Canada)
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Pulling the Goalie in Hockey
Gregory S. Zaric; Michael LeffCase IVEY-9B08E001-ECorporate GovernanceThe assistant coach of the Toronto Maple Leafs, had just seen the team lose. In order to increase their chance of scoring, they had added a sixth offensive skater to the ice by sending their goaltender to the bench (known as pulling the goalie) in the last 60 seconds of the game. Doing this did not give the team an advantage, in fact, a member of the opposite team was able to shoot the puck into the unguarded net, which cost the Leafs the game. T...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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The Professor Proposes
Gregory S. Zaric; Michael LeffCase IVEY-9B06E017-ECorporate GovernanceA professor is shopping for a diamond engagement ring. He finds one with certain specifications for a certain price, and wishes to determine if the price of the diamond is fair. He collects data on the prices and characteristics (cut, colour, clarity and carats) of several hundred diamonds from three Internet wholesalers. This case can be used for linear regression analysis with categorical variables as well as other statistical techniques.Starting at €8.20