Ivey Business School (Canada)
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Disney: Delivering More Content in More Ways
Mary Kelly; Madeline KellyCase IVEY-9B19M114-EStrategyIn mid-2017, faced with declining viewership and the loss of the associated advertising and affiliate fees from the pay-TV bundle, The Walt Disney Company needed to consider alternative ways to reach and engage viewers. One option was to move away from buStarting at €8.20
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Netflix: Will Content be Enough? (Spanish version)
Mary Kelly; Christopher SwannCase IVEY-W28188StrategyIn 2019, Netflix had 167 million subscribers globally and offered thousands of television shows and movies on its streaming application, a growing proportion of which it produced itself. Media giants, who for years had valued the relationship with Netflix because it provided an additional outlet, began to re-evaluate their own (make) versus contract (buy) distribution decision. Leveraging acquisitions, technology investments, and vast content lib...Starting at €8.20
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Children’s Hospital Oakland: End-of-Life Dilemmas
Arthur Daemmrich; Lauren DavisCase IVEY-9B16C007-ELeadership and People ManagementAfter suffering severe complications from a relatively minor surgery at a California children’s hospital in early December 2013, a young teenage girl was declared brain dead. However, to her family, the girl seemed responsive and they refused to accept the hospital’s statement that their daughter was deceased. The hospital arranged visits with social workers and other staff in an attempt to help the family understand that their daughter was dead ...Starting at €8.20
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Wichita County Health Center: Strategic Planning
Arthur DaemmrichCase IVEY-9B16M084-EStrategyIn 2015, the new chief executive officer of Wichita County Health Center (WCHC) was evaluating his organization’s strengths and weaknesses in light of a changing environment for health-care delivery in rural Kansas. WCHC faced three key issues: whether to sign a service agreement with Colorado-based Centura Health; whether to hire additional full-time nursing staff instead of paying high fees to an external staffing company; and identifying oppor...Starting at €8.20
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AMC: Who's Calling The Shots?
Mary Kelly; Christopher SwannCase IVEY-W25811-EEconomics, StrategyIn 2020, the movie business was turned upside down by the COVID-19 pandemic, which forced the closure of theatres. Unable to open their doors, exhibitors had little to no revenue to cover costs, and market analysts predicted that the future for theatre chains, particularly AMC Entertainment Holdings (AMC), looked bleak. Then in early 2021, a large number of small retail investors bought shares in AMC. By the July 4th weekend, AMC stock was worth ...Starting at €8.20