Ivey Business School (Canada)
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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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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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Homeland Foods: Fruit to be Shared
Laurie George Busuttil; Vahagn Asatryan; Susan Van Weelden; Grace de GelderCase IVEY-W25547-EKnowledge and Communication, MarketingIn January 2022, a partner in Homeland Foods was identifying Canadian distribution channels through which to launch dried fruit products from his company based in Armenia. He needed to identify the most appropriate initial target market, select the most effective distribution channel(s), and develop an effective marketing strategy. Distribution channels under consideration included general grocery stores, ethnic food stores, natural food stores, ...Starting at €8.20
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Homeland Foods: Fruit to be Shared - Teaching Note
Laurie George Busuttil; Vahagn Asatryan; Susan Van WeeldenTeaching Note IVEY-W25548-EKnowledge and Communication, MarketingTeaching note for product W25547.Starting at €0.00
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Banff Aspen Lodge: Evolving the Business Strategy
Laurie Busuttil; Susan Van WeeldenCase IVEY-9B18M126-EStrategyIn June 2013, the general manager of the Banff Aspen Lodge in Alberta, Canada, had to decide how to use the space previously vacated by a gift shop that had been housed in the lobby of the hotel. With high occupancy rates and no immediate pressure to add significantly to the hotel’s bottom line, the general manager had the luxury of testing new services that could help deliver on the hotel’s mission to provide every guest with an exceptional expe...Starting at €8.20
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Banff Aspen Lodge: Evolving the Business Strategy - Teaching Note
Laurie George Busuttil; Susan Van WeeldenTeaching Note IVEY-8B18M126-EStrategyTeaching note for product 9B18M126.Starting at €0.00
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Farm Harvest: A Distribution Dilemma
Semila Fernandes; Pooja Gupta; Vidyasagar A.Case IVEY-9B18A060-EEntrepreneurship, MarketingIn 2017, Farm Harvest Pvt. Ltd., a company that produced and marketed fresh corn and ready-to-eat corn products, was facing distribution problems. The owner and managing director of the company, was worried about the sales of his company’s products. DurinStarting at €8.20
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Banff Aspen Lodge: Staffing for Success
Laurie Busuttil; Susan Van WeeldenCase IVEY-9B19C015-ELeadership and People Management, StrategyIn July 2018, the general manager of the Banff Aspen Lodge in Alberta, Canada, needed to fill two vacancies at the Front Desk. He faced several challenges because of a tight labour market and the never-ending cycle of staff turnover in the hospitality sector, especially in a resort town. Although the general manager was confident that the hotel had many good human resource management practices, he wondered whether he could apply a more systematic...Starting at €8.20
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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
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Swadhaar: Self-Support through Financial Services - Teaching Note
Rajesh Panda; Madhvi Sethi; Pooja GuptaTeaching Note IVEY-8B20N002-EFinanceTeaching note for product 9B20N002.Starting at €0.00