Ivey Business School (Canada)
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Impak Finance (B): Covid-19 and Its Effects on the Impact Economy
Diane-Laure Arjalies; Delphine Gibassier; Andrew NewtonCase IVEY-9B20M217-EStrategyIn case B, in late summer 2020, the founder has decided to prioritize the company's rating agency, advocating for robust and standardized impact assessments for all firms. He felt confident about his company's new strategic direction and focus during theStarting at €5.74
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Amar Chitra Katha: Changing the Brand with Changing Times
Subhadip Roy; YLR MoorthiCase IVEY-9B12A062-EMarketingThis case concerns the branding and marketing of a comic book series that started in the 1960s as an educational tool to make Indian children aware of Indian mythology, history and culture. By 2010, Amar Chitra Katha had around 500 titles covering a vast range of topics, but it was facing competition not only from international and indigenous comic book companies but from electronic media such as children’s games and shows on cable TV and the Int...Starting at €8.20
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UFO Moviez: Flying in the Digital Cinemaspace in India
Varsha Jain; Subhadip RoyCase IVEY-9B16M051-EEntrepreneurship, StrategyFounded in 2005, UFO Moviez India Limited (UFO) was the largest satellite-based digital cinema distribution company in the world by late 2012. Within a few years of its inception, UFO had established a differentiated platform-based business model that offered benefits to the entire film industry ecosystem of distributors, exhibitors, advertisers, and audiences. The company had spread rapidly to movie theatres across India but was about to face sa...Starting at €8.20
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Danone: Adopting Integrated Reporting or Not (A)
Diane-Laure Arjalies; Michelle Rodrigue; Delphine Gibassier; Ken MarkCase IVEY-9B18B017-EAccounting and Control, StrategyDanone SA (Danone), a multinational food company based in Paris, had a history of social and environmental consciousness and a corporate strategy that focused on economic and social objectives. In 2013, the company was trying to ensure that this social anStarting at €8.20
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PrettySecrets.com: Challenges of Selling Lingerie Online
Subhadip Roy; Nikita MattaCase IVEY-9B15A051-EEntrepreneurship, Marketing, StrategyIn 2013, the founder and chief executive officer (CEO) of a lingerie business in India has recently moved his business from offline to online in order to reach a wider customer base. The company is one of the very few online lingerie stores in India that also has its own brand. Although the online business is profitable, the CEO cannot ignore the fact that offline stores still dominate the lingerie market in India. Since its key product is only a...Starting at €8.20
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Pahalwan's: Need for a New Marketing Strategy
Jyoti Sharma; Subhadip RoyCase IVEY-9B14A055-EEntrepreneurship, Marketing, StrategyPahalwan’s was a chain of four outlets that offered sweets, snack food and fast food in Jammu, India. It had a major presence in the state of Jammu and Kashmir and was delivering products to other parts of India, such as Delhi. However, local, national and international food retailers had entered the market, increasing the competition. Changing consumer preferences had also started affecting the company. Pahalwan’s did not believe in advertising ...Starting at €8.20
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Danone: Adopting Integrated Reporting or Not (B)
Diane-Laure Arjalies; Michelle Rodrigue; Delphine Gibassier; Ken MarkCase IVEY-9B18B018-EAccounting and Control, StrategySupplement for product 9B18B017.Starting at €5.74
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Impak Finance (A) & (B) - Teaching Note
Diane-Laure Arjalies; Delphine Gibassier; Andrew NewtonTeaching Note IVEY-8B20M216-EStrategyTeaching note for products 9B20M216 and 9B20M217.Starting at €0.00
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Impak Finance (A): Building the Impact Economy through Systems Change
Diane-Laure Arjalies; Delphine Gibassier; Andrew NewtonCase IVEY-9B20M216-EStrategyThe founder and chief executive officer of impak Finance Inc. had grown his financial technology start-up, based in Montreal, Canada, into a company with two main business lines: an extensive and comprehensive assessment and rating agency that used advancStarting at €8.20
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WoodBarn India: Trying to Break a Concrete Mindset
Subhadip Roy; Subhalaxmi MohapatraCase IVEY-9B14A072-EEntrepreneurship, MarketingWoodBarn India was a construction company specializing in wooden houses and buildings. The company had worked primarily for business-to-business buyers but was fairly successful in earning a good reputation. However, to make profits, WoodBarn needed to tap into the Indian middle-class housing market, which was largely dominated by brick-and-mortar houses. The major challenge was to educate consumers and break the existing mindset that wooden hous...Starting at €8.20