Ivey Business School (Canada)
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Compassion Web
Wee Yong YeoCase IVEY-9B12M039-EEntrepreneurship, Finance, StrategyThis case is about an ambitious “technopreneur” with ideas that were at the forefront of technology, such as in enterprise resource planning (ERP) systems. Compassion Web had been successful initially, then swamped with challenges, and the original business model needed major changes in order to work in the fast-changing environment. At the same time, the company was facing a lawsuit with a major client, which could threaten its survival. To make...Starting at €8.20
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FinBook: Designing a Decentralized Marketplace for Structured Crypto Assets
Wee Yong Yeo; Weiqi ZhangCase IVEY-W25332-EFinance, StrategyFinbook Pte. Ltd. (FinBook), a financial technology (fintech) start-up, started in July 2017 in Singapore as a decentralized marketplace for structured products on the blockchain. The founders obtained seed funding of approximately US$200,000 that allowed it to introduce and incorporate structured funds, short sales, and financial options in the crypto space using smart contracts under the distributed ledger system.
In May 2018, FinBook la...Starting at €8.20
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OrangeTee Property Agents Review: Responding to Disruptive Innovations
Calvin Chua; Seow Eng Ong; Davin Wang; Wee Yong YeoCase IVEY-9B20M119-EStrategyIn 2018, the Singapore-based real estate agency OrangeTee launched a new, online platform in response to disruptive innovation in the real estate sector. Property Agents Review allowed clients to rate and review OrangeTee’s agents upon the completion of aStarting at €8.20
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Lake Eola Charter School: Securing the Brand Through Environmental Analysis
Mary Conway Dato-on; Eileen Weisenbach KellerCase IVEY-9B10M070-EMarketing, StrategyIn late 2009, the principal of the Lake Eola Charter School (LECS) in downtown Orlando, Florida completed a course on nonprofit branding at the Philanthropy & Nonprofit Leadership Center at a local college. She was energized and ready to apply the information she had learned to evaluate the school's competitive position and to determine its level of mission fulfillment and progress toward goals. Well-suited for running a school, with a doctorate ...Starting at €8.20
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Lan-Ray Global Payment Services
Wee Yong YeoCase IVEY-9B12N003-EEntrepreneurship, Finance, StrategyThe Singaporean software company Lan-Ray attempted to enter the prepaid cash card (PCC) business in China. Equity funds were sourced to acquire Protection Communications Network (PCN), a payment intermediary in Quanzhou, China, with a vast payment network that could be instrumental to the success of the PCC business. However, PCN would need to demonstrate profitability before it could obtain the licence to run the PCC business.Together, Lan-Ray a...Starting at €8.20
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Fundación Bringas Hahgenbeck (FBH): Serving the Needs of Mexican Senior Citizens
Mary Conway Dato-onCase IVEY-9B14A005-EMarketing, StrategyThe director of the Fundación Bringas Haghenback (FBH), a non-profit community service organization in Mexico City, was preparing to present alternative market strategies to the board of directors for the three senior citizen homes run by the foundation. She hired a consulting team to research the services and marketing of each home as well as the external environment. She knew the demographic shifts in the Mexican population projected a drastic ...Starting at €8.20
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Fundación Bringas Hahgenbeck (FBH): Serving the Needs of Mexican Senior Citizens (Spanish version)
Mary Conway Dato-onCase IVEY-9B14AS005Marketing, StrategyThe director of the Fundación Bringas Haghenback (FBH), a non-profit community service organization in Mexico City, was preparing to present alternative market strategies to the board of directors for the three senior citizen homes run by the foundation. She hired a consulting team to research the services and marketing of each home as well as the external environment. She knew the demographic shifts in the Mexican population projected a drastic ...Starting at €8.20
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Vietnam Handicraft Initiative: Moving Toward Sustainable Operations
Sarah Easter; Mary Conway Dato-onCase IVEY-9B12M089-EEntrepreneurship, StrategyA recent MBA graduate has just received a one-year business assignment as a business development and marketing advisor to work with the Vietnam Handicraft Initiative (VHI), a vocational training and employment center for people with disabilities, located in Central Vietnam. Her job is to assist the VHI to increase its productivity, become sustainable and strengthen the capacity of the organization through improved business and marketing plans. Wi...Starting at €8.20
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REED: Developing an Entrepreneurial Solution for Adults with Autism
Mary Conway Dato-on; Allie WilkersonCase IVEY-9B18M161-EEntrepreneurship, StrategyIn early 2017, Jill Nadison, the chief executive officer (CEO) of the REED Foundation for Autism (REED Foundation) and executive director of REED Academy in New Jersey, was faced with the difficult decision of selecting among three alternatives to support the academy’s next venture, REED Next. REED Academy, a non-profit school for children with autism, provided innovative, highly individualized education based on principles of applied behaviour a...Starting at €8.20
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REED: Developing an Entrepreneurial Solution for Adults with Autism - Teaching Note
Mary Conway Dato-on; Allie WilkersonTeaching Note IVEY-8B18M161-EStrategyTeaching note for product 9B18M161.Starting at €0.00