Ivey Business School (Canada)
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General Motors and the Electric Car Revolution: Boom or Bust - Teaching Note
Daniel Doiron; John HigginsTeaching Note IVEY-8B19M049-EStrategyTeaching note for product 9B19M049.Starting at €0.00
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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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Universal Basic Income: Is There a Case for India - Teaching Note
Madhvi Sethi; Saina Baby; Vandita DarTeaching Note IVEY-8B20M130-EStrategyTeaching note for product 9B20M130.Starting at €0.00
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AutoNation: The Changing Auto Dealership Landscape
Daniel DoironCase IVEY-W33379-EStrategyAutoNation Inc. (AutoNation), the largest auto dealership group in the United States, found itself in an envious position at the end of 2022. Sales and profits were at an all-time high, and AutoNation had a strong cash position and growth aspirations. However, the auto industry was undergoing changes, driven primarily by the electric vehicle (EV) revolution that was in full swing in early 2023. Committed to an EV future, original equipment manufa...Starting at €8.20
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Cervus Equipment Corporation: Harvesting a New Future
Daniel Doiron; Davis SchryerCase IVEY-9B13M092-EEntrepreneurship, StrategyBy 2015, Cervus Equipment Corporation, based in Calgary, Alberta, has grown its business substantially through regional acquisitions and strong organic growth. The company was founded in the 1990s to manage and consolidate farm equipment dealerships in western Canada but, in partnership with original equipment manufacturers, has branched into the construction equipment and long haul trucking manufacturing industries and has moved into New Zealand...Starting at €8.20
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General Motors and the Electric Car Revolution: Boom or Bust
Daniel Doiron; John HigginsCase IVEY-9B19M049-EStrategyBy February 2019, General Motors Company (GM) had evolved into one of the three dominant North American automobile manufacturers, selling over 10 million vehicles annually. However, GM’s global market share had been declining over the previous 10–15 years due to intense competition in the small and mid-sized car segment from new entrants with a cost structure unlike global competitors and a product marketing strategy more focused on price than qu...Starting at €8.20
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What Business Is Zara In (Revised) - Teaching Note
Daniel DoironTeaching Note IVEY-8B19M029-EStrategyTeaching note for product 9B19M029.Starting at €0.00
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The Economics of Gold: India's Challenge in 2013 - Teaching Note
Rajesh Panda; Madhvi SethiTeaching Note IVEY-8B16N009-EFinanceTeaching note for product 9B16N009.Starting at €0.00
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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