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Ivey Business School (Canada)
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AMC Networks Inc.: The Walking Dead Problem
Ram SubramanianCase IVEY-9B18M203-EStrategyIn August 2017, AMC Networks Inc. (AMCN), a New York City–based cable television provider, faced a lawsuit from the creative talent behind the hit show The Walking Dead. The lawsuit charged that AMCN used its vertical integration into content development to reduce the profits available for distribution to participants. For AMCN, which was originally a content distributor, expanding into content creation through its AMC Studios had several benefit...Starting at €8.20
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AMC Networks Inc.: The Walking Dead Problem - Teaching Note
Ram SubramanianTeaching Note IVEY-8B18M203-EStrategyTeaching note for product 9B18M203.Starting at €0.00
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BNL Stores - Teaching Note
Vaughan S. Radcliffe; Paul CruzTeaching Note IVEY-8B12B027-EAccounting and ControlTeaching note for product 9B12B027.Starting at €0.00
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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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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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eBay Inc.: The Portfolio Decision
Ram SubramanianCase IVEY-9B20M113-EStrategyIn January 2019, eBay Inc. (eBay), a California-based e-commerce company, faced an activist campaign centred on its portfolio of businesses. Elliott Management Corporation, the hedge fund leading the campaign, believed that StubHub and Classifieds, two ofStarting at €8.20
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Mystery Corporations Challenge
Vaughan S. Radcliffe; Eeshan Paranjape; Evan HuangExercise IVEY-9B14B005-EAccounting and ControlThe case presents students with common size balance sheets, financial ratios and related financial information. Students are required to correctly identify a series of corporations in distinctive industries based solely on their analysis of this financial data.Starting at €8.20
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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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Etsy: A B Corp Start-Up Takes on Amazon
Ram SubramanianCase IVEY-9B16M074-EStrategyAWARD WINNING CASE - This case was one of the winners of the 2016 John Molson MBA Case Writing Competition. When Etsy proceeded with an initial public offering on the New York Stock Exchange in April 2015, it was the second U.S. company to go public as a certified B Corporation. Etsy’s status as a B Corporation meant that social responsibility was ingrained in its mission. However, as an online marketplace for artisanal goods, Etsy faced a number...Starting at €8.20