Ivey Business School (Canada)
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Creating Competitive Advantage Using Big Data
Peter C. BellArticle IVEY-9B13TC01-EStrategyAnalytics is often seen as a threat by senior managers, yet good analytics can inform decision makers and lead to better decisions. Senior executives are likely to react negatively if their deeply held intuition is challenged by results derived from data that use analytics that they do not understand. However, a manager’s job is enriched when it changes from an operations-level, decision-making function to a role in which a complex system is supe...Starting at €8.20
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When Trump Wins in Democratic Iowa Caucus: IT Project Risk Assessment - Teaching Note
Yasser Rahrovani; Cem TorunTeaching Note IVEY-8B21E005-EInformation Technologies, StrategyTeaching note for product 9B21E005.Starting at €0.00
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Dominique Ansel Bakery: Scaling the Taste of Innovation
Yasser Rahrovani; Joy LingCase IVEY-9B20M132-EEntrepreneurship, StrategyBy May 2014, the bakery of French pastry chef Dominique Ansel had successfully been in operation for two and a half years. During this time, the bakery had gained numerous accolades for its most viral invention-the Cronut, a hybrid between a donut and a croissant. Moving forward, there were opportunities for Ansel’s company to expand beyond its current size and location in New York City. Ansel’s first option was to raise prices. Because the Cronu...Starting at €8.20
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When Trump Wins in Democratic Iowa Caucus: IT Project Risk Assessment
Yasser Rahrovani; Cem TorunCase IVEY-9B21E005-EInformation Technologies, StrategyFollowing problems during the 2016 Iowa caucus, the Democratic National Committee mandated the Iowa Democratic Party (IDP) to publish raw vote totals for the upcoming 2020 Iowa caucus. This mandate coincided with the IDP’s shift for the 2020 caucus from a partnership with Microsoft, Inc. to one with a political consultancy, Shadow Inc., for developing a vote-recording application (app) - a partnership choice believed by many to have been politica...Starting at €8.20
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Avatar: Product Development in Creative Industries - Teaching Note
Yasser Rahrovani; Ekaterina KiryushinaTeaching Note IVEY-8B19M130-EStrategyTeaching Note for product 9B19M130.Starting at €0.00
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Professional Media Inc.
Peter C. BellCase IVEY-9B13E004-ECorporate GovernanceA media planner at a specialized media buying firm was in the process of planning the spring 2012 television campaign for a customer with a recognizable brand name. The campaign budget of $7 million was to be spent on seven weeks of advertising during the first 20 weeks of the year. Each week of advertising involved a carefully selected series of advertisements on network and local television, and each week of advertising cost $1 million. Which s...Starting at €8.20
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Selecting Stocks for a Hedge Fund
Peter C. Bell; David PietruszkaCase IVEY-9B05E022-ECorporate Governance, Information TechnologiesThe popularity of hedge funds grew in the volatile markets surrounding the technology bubble. Hedge funds take both long and short investment positions in the market, attempting to achieve reliable gains while insulating the fund's assets from market fluctuations. The challenge facing hedge fund managers is to demonstrate that investing in a combination of long positions, short positions and cash matching the strategy of the fund can, at an agree...Starting at €8.20
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Long Wang Sha Tan Ku Company
Peter C. Bell; Anna Galica; Vincent Fung; Lothair Ling; Pik-Kei Osburga ChanCase IVEY-9B09E008-ECorporate Governance, StrategyThe chief operation officer (COO) of Long Wang Sha Tan Ku Company, a boardshorts manufacturer based in Shanghai, China, was expected to present a plan to improve the company's profitability through adjustments to the company's operations. There were at least three possible paths to increase profitability. First, reviewing how production was scheduled between the company's two manufacturing facilities. Second, since the company operated at capacit...Starting at €8.20
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Container Transportation Company
Peter C. Bell; Bai Xiaodong; Michael ZhangCase IVEY-9B08E005-ECorporate GovernanceThe regional manager of the Container Transportation Company, and his colleagues were looking for a new strategy to allocate containers for transportation from Korea and China to the Middle East. All the business departments had been challenged by top management to optimize their revenues and profit. The regional manager wondered whether he could improve pricing or apply other revenue management techniques to enhance revenues without negatively a...Starting at €8.20
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M2 Universal Communications
Srinivas Krishnamoorthy; Peter C. Bell; Ankur Bansal; Peter VazCase IVEY-9B09E013-ECorporate GovernanceTeleco Inc. (Teleco), an established telecom conglomerate with a significant position in the Canadian wireless business, had engaged M2 to plan its digital media spending strategy for the upcoming quarter. The vice-president at M2 would have to help Teleco decide on the ideal investment strategy for its $1.5 million digital media advertising budget and wondered how this would affect M2's strategic recommendations.Starting at €8.20