Ivey Business School (Canada)
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Dudley, Dentists and Design: A 3D Disruption Dilemma
Glenn Brophey; Evan StubbertCase IVEY-9B15M061-EEntrepreneurship, StrategyThe managing partner of Proto3000, a 10-year-old 3D Printing services and supply firm, was both gratified by the recent explosion of popular media coverage of 3D Printing that was certain to bring his firm additional opportunities, and concerned as to how his company could maintain their broad leadership position as new competitors began to join the fray. As the managing partner began thinking about what to do next, he wondered whether he should ...Starting at €8.20
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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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A Project Dilemma at Canadian Shield Insurance
Glenn Brophey; Cristobal Sanchez-Rodriguez; Derek Stacey; David HemsworthCase IVEY-9B11E010-EEntrepreneurship, Information Technologies, Leadership and People Management, StrategyIn market-leading firms, software development is often undertaken by in-house teams to address specific information systems (IS) needs — in part because nothing that fits specific needs is commercially available. These projects often end up taking longer than planned and exceeding ever-growing budgets.In this case, in-house software development of an information system for Canadian Shield Insurance was finally nearing completion (over budget and ...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