Ivey Business School (Canada)
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Investing in a Unicorn: The Case of Luckin Coffee Gone Rogue
Andrea Santiago; Fernando Martin Roxas; Maria Theresa ManalacCase IVEY-9B21N001-EFinanceLuckin Coffee Inc. (Luckin), an emerging growth firm that aimed to become the market leader in the coffee industry in China, had quickly grabbed market share by using freebies and discounts to entice cost-conscious Chinese consumers to try its products. Luckin sold its coffee and snacks through a proprietary mobile app, and customers either picked up their orders from strategically located stores or had them delivered. By the end of 2019, Luckin ...Starting at €8.20
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Grupo Vidawa: Rethinking a Freemium Business Model - Teaching Note
Liliana Lopez JimenezTeaching Note IVEY-8B20M143-EStrategyTeaching note for product 9B20M143.Starting at €0.00
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Carlos Ghosn: Hero or Villain - Teaching Note
Andrea Santiago; Fernando Martin RoxasTeaching Note IVEY-8B19M092-EStrategyTeaching note for product 9B19M092.Starting at €0.00
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1-888-Junk-Van
Derrick Neufeld; Liliana Lopez JimenezCase IVEY-9B11E025-EEntrepreneurship, Information Technologies, Service and Operations ManagementThe case describes the selection of an information technology (IT) product to support the operations of 1-888-Junk-Van, a small waste-collection business. Marcus Kingo, the business owner, has five alternatives from which to choose: a database upgrade, contracting out development of a new software application, using Google Docs, using an online tool framed as Platform as a Service (PaaS), or implementing a small-business enterprise resource-plann...Starting at €8.20
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1-888-Junk-Van (Spanish version)
Derrick Neufeld; Liliana Lopez JimenezCase IVEY-9B11ES025Entrepreneurship, Information Technologies, Service and Operations ManagementThe case describes the selection of an information technology (IT) product to support the operations of 1-888-Junk-Van, a small waste-collection business. Marcus Kingo, the business owner, has five alternatives from which to choose: a database upgrade, contracting out development of a new software application, using Google Docs, using an online tool framed as Platform as a Service (PaaS), or implementing a small-business enterprise resource-plann...Starting at €8.20
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Otsuka Kagu Ltd: Saving the Furniture Business
Andrea Santiago; Fernando Martin Roxas; Karina Iris YuvallosCase IVEY-9B18M195-EStrategyFounded in 1969 as a small operation, Otsuka Kagu, Ltd. became Japan’s largest furniture retailer and was listed on the Tokyo Stock Exchange in 1980. A membership program in 1993 managed to revitalize the company’s sales at a time when Japan was in a receStarting at €8.20
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Diana Uribe: Fighting the Viral Spread of Fake News
Liliana Lopez JimenezCase IVEY-9B18M123-EStrategyOn August 31, 2016, a well-respected and highly influential cultural broadcaster and entrepreneur in Colombia was the subject of a fake news attack. A message started spreading over the WhatsApp messaging service wrongfully attributing to her a vociferous statement opposing the Colombian peace-making process. On September 2, 2016, she produced a disconfirming video, in which she made it clear that the statement was not written by her; that it did...Starting at €8.20
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Cubo Modular Inc.: Managing Demand for Bamboo Houses
Andrea Santiago; Al Rosenbloom; Fernando Martin RoxasCase IVEY-W25411-EMarketingCUBO Modular Inc. (CUBO) was a start-up social enterprise in the Philippines that emerged shortly after its chief executive officer, Earl Forlales, received a substantial cash award for besting 1,200 entries in a competition. The concept behind Forlales’sStarting at €8.20
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Diana Uribe: Fighting the Viral Spread of Fake News (Spanish Version)
Liliana Lopez JimenezCase IVEY-9B18MS123StrategyOn August 31, 2016, a well-respected and highly influential cultural broadcaster and entrepreneur in Colombia was the subject of a fake news attack. A message started spreading over the WhatsApp messaging service wrongfully attributing to her a vociferous statement opposing the Colombian peace-making process. On September 2, 2016, she produced a disconfirming video, in which she made it clear that the statement was not written by her; that it did...Starting at €8.20
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Investing in a Unicorn: The Case of Luckin Coffee Gone Rogue - Teaching Note
Andrea Santiago; Fernando Martin Roxas; Maria Theresa ManalacTeaching Note IVEY-8B21N001-EFinanceTeaching note for product 9B21N001.Starting at €0.00