Ivey Business School (Canada)
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Capital Bikeshare: Analyzing Bike Rental Demand
Joe Naoum-Sawaya; Abby XiongCase IVEY-9B21E008-EDecision AnalysisIn November 2018, a bicycle program specialist who worked in the Planning and Sustainability Division at the Washington, DC, District Department of Transportation, wanted to analyze Capital Bikeshare’s bike rental demand for the past two years. Capital Bikeshare was a station-based bike-sharing operator that provided an expansive, multi-jurisdictional transportation system to Washington and the surrounding area. If the bicycle program specialist ...Starting at €8.20
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RBI and the Great White North Franchisee Association - Teaching Note
Vaughan S. Radcliffe; Mitchell Stein; Hashu RahimTeaching Note IVEY-8B19B002-EAccounting and ControlTeaching note for product 9B19B002.Starting at €0.00
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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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Toshiba's Westinghouse Dilemma
Mitchell Stein; Vaughan S. Radcliffe; Eden IpCase IVEY-9B20B002-EAccounting and Control, StrategyIn October 2017, the managing director at Ohtani Capital faced a critical decision—should the company divest its long-term investment in Toshiba Corporation (Toshiba)? Recent events surrounding Toshiba's disagreement with its auditor over how to best report the writedown of its US nuclear power unit (Westinghouse Electric Co. LLC) had negatively impacted the company’s profitability and internal management, leading to the company’s possible delist...Starting at €8.20
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Highland Malt: Accounting Policy Choices in Financial Statements - Teaching Note
Mitchell Stein; Vaughan S. Radcliffe; Erik SteinTeaching Note IVEY-8B20B013-EAccounting and ControlTeaching note for product 9B20B013.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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The Evolution of the Coca-Cola Company’s Financial Disclosures - Teaching Note
Mitchell Stein; Martin PerssonTeaching Note IVEY-8B19B004-EAccounting and ControlTeaching note for product 9B19B004.Starting at €0.00
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AT&T Wireless: Text Messaging
Vaughan S. Radcliffe; Mitchell Stein; Michael LickverCase IVEY-9B11B005-EAccounting and Control, Marketing, StrategyThis case examines AT&T’s wireless business with a focus on its text messaging services. The industry features a high proportion of fixed costs in relation to acquiring spectrum and building a network. Variable costs are relatively low, especially in the case of SMS text messages. Pricing and margins in text messaging have attracted regulatory scrutiny in the Unites States, Canada, and elsewhere. The case requires the use of key concepts in cost ...Starting at €8.20
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Groupon and the SEC
Vaughan S. Radcliffe; Mitchell Stein; Alexis GottschalkCase IVEY-9B12B002-EAccounting and Control, Finance, StrategyThis case provides an opportunity to review Groupon Inc’s S1 filing made prior to an initial public offering. Groupon’s financial statements attracted a great deal of controversy due to revenue recognition policies that produced substantially higher revenues for the corporation, as well as non-GAAP earnings measures, especially ACSOI — an invention of the firm that served to exclude certain marketing expenses from the calculation of profit. Since...Starting at €8.20
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Improving Class Contribution: Annie’s Low Score
Karen MacMillan; Abby XiongCase IVEY-9B18C034-ELeadership and People Management, StrategyA business student received a low rating on class contribution from her leadership professor. She struggled to understand how this low rating happened, as she thought she had contributed in every class. She then lost the motivation to participate in class discussions, but considered developing a plan of action to address the problem. What strategies would help her to increase her contributions in class and improve her grades?Starting at €8.20