Ivey Business School (Canada)
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A Student's Dilemma: Rent or Buy
Mehmet A. Begen; Caitlin Neal; Sabriya KarimCase IVEY-9B14E013-EInformation TechnologiesWhenever an investment is made, there are always costs and benefits. This case set in 2013 explores, based on quantitative and qualitative factors, a decision that a typical student at university might face. The decision to rent a house or purchase one in order to rent out the additional rooms is a difficult one. All of the pros and cons of each option need to be carefully considered. An Excel spreadsheet is available for students (see 7B14E013).Starting at €8.20
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Seoul National Bank: The Chief Credit Officer’s Dilemma
Mehmet A. Begen; Jon JhunCase IVEY-9B11E013-ECorporate Governance, StrategyThe chief credit officer (CCO) at Seoul National Bank has recently faced numerous defaults on its corporate loans. To address this problem, the CCO must re-evaluate how the bank responds to defaults and determine a default strategy. The CCO must evaluate the payouts and risk profiles of 1) collecting on collateral, 2) partially settling, and 3) waiting and seeing. Further, the CCO must determine a systematic way to approve loans from companies. A...Starting at €8.20
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Jugnoo's Journey: Disrupting Traditional Markets Through Technology - Teaching Note
Khushbu Mahajan; Neera JainTeaching Note IVEY-8B18M157-EStrategyTeaching note for product 9B18M157.Starting at €0.00
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Jugnoo's Journey: Disrupting Traditional Markets Through Technology
Khushbu Mahajan; Neera JainCase IVEY-9B18M157-EEntrepreneurship, StrategyJugnoo started its journey in 2014 as an autorickshaw aggregator providing ride-hailing services in India. Since then, the brand had grown and expanded to include hyperlocal services and business solutions. By May 2018, Jugnoo had five services under its umbrella that were offered primarily through applications and covered both business-to-consumer and business-to-business markets. Jugnoo found itself in a very different market space from where i...Starting at €8.20
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BlewMinds: Leveraging Influencer Communication Strategies
Puja Agarwal; Neera JainCase IVEY-W25336-EKnowledge and CommunicationIn 2016, BlewMinds Consulting LLP was launched as a storytelling consulting start-up with the vision of touching and transforming five billion lives by 2030. One of the two co-founders was already well-known on the LinkedIn social network platform, with more than 600,000 followers. He was also recognized as one of the 25 Top Voices in India by LinkedIn for 2019. The company transformed 725,000 lives directly and 200 million readers indirectly thr...Starting at €8.20
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Gemini Edibles and Fats India: In Pursuit of Growth
Ira Acharya; Neera JainCase IVEY-9B18M006-EEntrepreneurship, Leadership and People Management, Marketing, StrategyIn 2017, Gemini Edibles and Fats India Private Limited (GEF India), a Hyderabad-based company, was in the business of trading, manufacturing, and marketing edible oils and fats. In the eight years since it was founded, GEF India had become the top-selling edible oil company across South India with a 40 per cent market share. The company wanted to double its current revenues by 2021, which would place it in competition with national producers. Con...Starting at €8.20
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SIGA Technologies: Profiting From Uncertainty
Mehmet A. Begen; Can CuiCase IVEY-9B11E014-ECorporate GovernanceAn equity analyst at Nova Funds, an investment firm, is in the process of analyzing an investment in SIGA Technologies (SIGA), and potentially its competitor, PharmAthene Inc. (PIP). SIGA is currently the only company in the world that has developed a treatment for smallpox, with its ST-246. In late 2010, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) announced the intention to award SIGA a contract valued at up to $2.8 billion, which sig...Starting at €8.20
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Deloitte Recommends Client Selection to Regency Bank
Mehmet A. Begen; Stacey YueCase IVEY-9B11E005-ECorporate GovernanceA large financial institution has acquired a sizable portfolio of new clients of travel (corporate expense) cards. The bank must decide on the optimal mix of clients to retain in order to achieve the goals of maximizing profitability, entering a new product market successfully, and maintaining reputation. The optimal mix depends on a number of different factors, including annual account spending level, complexity of serving the account, the numbe...Starting at €8.20
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Mistral Energy: A Tale of Two Power Markets
Mehmet A. Begen; Andrew CornhillCase IVEY-9B14E011-ECorporate GovernanceMistral Energy is looking to build a $40 million power plant in close proximity to both the Alberta and Saskatchewan power markets. The Alberta market is deregulated and the price fluctuates hourly with supply and demand. The Saskatchewan market, on the other hand, is a regulated monopoly. Mistral Energy needs to understand into which market they should sell their power. Because the prices available in Saskatchewan are unknown, Mistral is particu...Starting at €8.20
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Gemini Edibles and Fats India: In Pursuit of Growth - Teaching Note
Ira Acharya; Neera JainTeaching Note IVEY-8B18M006-EStrategyTeaching note for product 9B18M006.Starting at €0.00