Ivey Business School (Canada)
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The Game of Financial Ratios
Pooja Gupta; Madhvi Sethi; Darroch A. RobertsonExercise IVEY-9B17B001-EAccounting and Control, StrategyThis exercise revolves around the rivalry between two financial analysts. Upset by their constant game of one-upmanship, an advisor to the governor of the Reserve Bank of India came up with a challenge for them to prove who was better. He provided them with financial data for the financial year ending March 2014 from 10 anonymous companies and asked them to match the financial data with specific industries given in a list. The challenge was timed...Starting at €8.20
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Swadhaar: Self-Support through Financial Services
Rajesh Panda; Madhvi Sethi; Pooja GuptaCase IVEY-9B20N002-EEntrepreneurship, FinanceSwadhaar FinServe Private Limited (Swadhaar), a non-banking financial company–microfinance institution (NBFC-MFI), was set up in Mumbai, India in 2008 with the objective of providing the urban poor with increased access to financial services. Swadhaar was a leading provider of financial services to clients in several major states of India. Between 2009 and 2013, there were major changes in the regulatory environment; some of these restricted the ...Starting at €8.20
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McDonald’s in India: Not a Happy Meal
Paul W. Beamish; Pooja Gupta; Madhvi SethiCase IVEY-9B19M129-EStrategyIn September 2017, news spread of McDonald’s India terminating its franchise arrangement with its joint venture (JV) in India. The termination notice was the newest step in the saga of the conflict between the two JV partners—US-based McDonald’s and the IStarting at €8.20
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UBits (A): Feed Your Skills (Spanish Version)
Guo-Liang Frank Jiang; Lorianne Dueck; Johan AnguloCase IVEY-9B20MS200StrategyAt the start of 2020, the main strategic challenge for UBits (a start-up focused on online corporate training in Latin America) was how to continue to scale up the operation. Although UBits had gained a foothold in Colombia, Mexico, and Peru, the company had no presence in Brazil - Latin America’s largest economy - or in any other major regional economies, including Chile and Argentina. UBits was offering only one type of service - subscription-b...Starting at €8.20
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UBits (B): Feed Your Skills (Spanish Version)
Guo-Liang Frank Jiang; Lorianne Dueck; Johan AnguloCase IVEY-9B20MS201StrategyIn June 2020, UBits faced the uncertainties of a global health crisis—the COVID-19 pandemic. The company had experienced several temporary setbacks, but the chief executive officer and co-founder was encouraged by the shifts in market dynamics that seemed to hold a bright future for online training. However, major competitors had also intensified their efforts to capitalize on the new opportunities in the market. UBits needed to re-evaluate its o...Starting at €5.74
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Swadhaar: Self-Support through Financial Services - Teaching Note
Rajesh Panda; Madhvi Sethi; Pooja GuptaTeaching Note IVEY-8B20N002-EFinanceTeaching note for product 9B20N002.Starting at €0.00
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Vakrangee: Anatomy of Stock Valuation - Teaching Note
Pooja Gupta; Zahid JamalTeaching Note IVEY-8B20N022-EFinanceTeaching Note for product 9B20N022.Starting at €0.00
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Farm Harvest: A Distribution Dilemma
Semila Fernandes; Pooja Gupta; Vidyasagar A.Case IVEY-9B18A060-EEntrepreneurship, MarketingIn 2017, Farm Harvest Pvt. Ltd., a company that produced and marketed fresh corn and ready-to-eat corn products, was facing distribution problems. The owner and managing director of the company, was worried about the sales of his company’s products. DurinStarting at €8.20
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MoviePass: A Netflix for Moviegoers
Lorianne Dueck; Guoliang Frank JiangCase IVEY-9B19M137-EEntrepreneurship, StrategyMoviePass provided a subscription-based service that allowed its users to see films in theatres for a monthly fee. The company rose to stardom between 2016 and 2017, but in mid-2018, it suffered crushing financial losses when operating costs increased andStarting at €8.20
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MoviePass: A Netflix for Moviegoers - Teaching Note
Lorianne Dueck; Guoliang Frank JiangTeaching Note IVEY-8B19M137-EStrategyTeaching note for product 9B19M137.Starting at €0.00