Ivey Business School (Canada)
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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
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Viacom, Inc.: Corporate Governance in a Controlled Company
Ram SubramanianCase IVEY-9B17M036-EStrategyViacom, Inc., a New York City-based media company, owned Paramount Pictures and popular television channels such as MTV, Comedy Central, and Nickelodeon. Viacom was controlled by Sumner Redstone and run by his hand-picked second in command. In 2016, the 92-year-old Redstone, facing a claim of mental incompetency because of his advanced age, stepped down from his role as executive chair of the board. This led to several issues regarding corporate ...Starting at €8.20
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Shopster.com
Malcolm Munro; Sid L. HuffCase IVEY-9B07E005-ECorporate Governance, Entrepreneurship, Information Technologies, StrategyShopster.com is a Calgary-based e-business company whose business is to assist other individuals or companies in setting up their own retail transactional websites. Shopster differs significantly from ordinary website developers in that retailers are able to select from a huge inventory of saleable products, through Shopster's network of goods providers. Shopster also provides software tools, and expertise, to allow anyone wishing to create an on...Starting at €8.20
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First Solar: The Module Recycling Opportunity
Ram SubramanianCase IVEY-9B16M042-EStrategyIn 2014, the vice-president and director of recycling at the Arizona-based First Solar, Inc., the world's leading solar energy company, was considering a business plan to convert its solar panel recycling initiative from a cost centre to a profit-making business. Although the company pre-funded the recycling of photovoltaic solar panels by adding the recycling cost to the end-customers’ purchase price, Europe had recently enacted laws requiring t...Starting at €8.20
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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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Etsy: A "B Corp" Start-Up Takes on Amazon - Teaching Note
Ram SubramanianTeaching Note IVEY-8B16M074-EStrategyTeaching note for product 9B16M074.Starting at €0.00
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Rosenbluth International Mexico (Spanish version)
John Kamauff; Sara Allan; David AgerCase IVEY-9A95DS05Service and Operations Management, StrategyEl gerente general de las operaciones mejicanas de Rosenbluth International (RI) habia recibido la tarea de transformar Bancomer Travel Services, una pequena agencia de viajes mejicana, en una oficina regional de Rosenbluth International. El concepto de servicio de RI ha contribuido con el exito de RI en la industria de viajes en los Estados Unidos y Canada, pero el exito en estos paises no implica que debe ser aceptado sin cuestionamientos en Me...Starting at €8.20
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Rosenbluth International Mexico (Abridged) (Spanish version)
John Kamauff; David AgerCase IVEY-9A95DS06Service and Operations Management, StrategyEl gerente general de las operaciones mejicanas de Rosenbluth International (RI) habia recibido la tarea de transformar Bancomer Travel Services, una pequena agencia de viajes mejicana, en una oficina regional de Rosenbluth International. El concepto de servicio de RI ha contribuido con el exito de RI en la industria de viajes en los Estados Unidos y Canada, pero el exito en estos paises no implica que debe ser aceptado sin cuestionamientos en Me...Starting at €8.20
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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