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Accounting Exam Irregularities in an MBA Program
David Hannah; Sarah Lord Ferguson; Michael ParentCase IVEY-9B19C005-ELeadership and People ManagementIn late September 2014, students in the Arnold School of Business (Arnold) full-time MBA program wrote an open-book managerial accounting exam. Immediately after the exam, one of the students, who was also vice-president academic of the Graduate Business Students Association (GBSA), was informed by a classmate that some students accessed the Internet for solutions during the exam. The GBSA representative knew she had to do something but was unsur...Starting at €8.20
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Methanex: Developing Strategy in a Commodity Industry
Daniel Shapiro; Carolyn Egri; Michael Parent; Adam J. MillsCase IVEY-9B13M066-EStrategyMethanex, the world’s largest producer of methanol, was a $2.5 billion global company based in Canada. Top management at Methanex undertook a quarterly risk review that included a systematic review of corporate strategy and the competitive landscape in the methanol industry. The review’s primary objective was to identify organizational risks and opportunities and to develop appropriate strategic responses for both short-term profits and long-term...Starting at €8.20
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PharmaCo: Inject 5-Malware Infection
Michael Parent; Greg Murray; Sundeep SandhuCase IVEY-9B20M058-EStrategyAdditional Supplement to accompany 9B20M058.Starting at €8.20
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PharmaCo: Inject 2-Email Theft
Michael Parent; Greg Murray; Sundeep SandhuCase IVEY-9B20M055-EStrategyAdditional Supplement to accompany 9B20M053.Starting at €8.20
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PharmaCo: Inject 3-Phi Theft
Michael Parent; Greg Murray; Sundeep SandhuCase IVEY-9B20M056-EStrategyAdditional Supplement to accompany product 9B20M053.Starting at €8.20
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WaterCo Customer Information and Billing System (A)
Michael ParentCase IVEY-9B16E003-EInformation Technologies, StrategyWaterCo's new customer information and billing system (CIBS), its largest information technology (IT) project ever, was over-budget and very late, with no end in sight. In the (A) case, the board of directors must decide what action to take with regards to management's actions, and regarding the project contractor. The (B) case, 9B16E004, outlines what happened afterwards. The cases span a 10-year period from inception to litigation. The case is ...Starting at €8.20
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SalinaBear: Monetizing a YouTube Profile
Michael Parent; Anjali Bal; Karen RobsonCase IVEY-9B12A063-EEntrepreneurship, MarketingA recent business school graduate has enjoyed moderate success with her YouTube channel, which is devoted to videos detailing how to artistically transform T-shirts into unique fashion items. The entrepreneur has successfully monetized the site by allowing YouTube to place ads on it, through the YouTube Partner Program. The case outlines the entrepreneur’s efforts, describes her participation in YouTube’s Partnership Program and asks students to ...Starting at €8.20
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Swimming in the Virtual Community Pool With PlentyofFish
Michael Parent; Wilfred Cheung; Chris Ellison; Prarthana Kumar; Jeremy Kyle; Stacey MorrisonCase IVEY-9B08M015-EEntrepreneurship, StrategyPlentyofFish.com is the world's most profitable website on a per capita basis, the 96th most popular website in terms of page views, and the most popular online dating site in existence. Remarkably, it is managed by its owner and founder and only one other employee. It is a free dating site that generates $10 million in ad revenues per year, and a profit to the owner in excess of $9 million. The case describes PlentyofFish.com's stellar growth in...Starting at €8.20
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PharmaCo
Michael Parent; Greg Murray; Sundeep SandhuCase IVEY-9B20M053-EStrategyPharmaCo was a large, multinational, integrated pharmaceutical company. Its board of directors was meeting to discuss a possible friendly merger with a complementary competitor and to review a quarterly cybersecurity report. However, before either of these discussions could begin, PharmaCo’s chief financial officer interrupted with news that the company’s customer database had been encrypted by hackers in a ransomware attack and a ransom of $25,0...Starting at €8.20
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PharmCo: Inject 1-Ransomware
Michael Parent; Greg Murray; Sundeep SandhuCase IVEY-9B20M054-EStrategyAdditional Supplement to accompany 9B20M053.Starting at €8.20