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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Universal Basic Income: Is There a Case for India - Teaching Note
Madhvi Sethi; Saina Baby; Vandita DarTeaching Note IVEY-8B20M130-EStrategyTeaching note for product 9B20M130.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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Let's Talk Science
Elizabeth M.A. Grasby; David HouseCase IVEY-9B07A008-EMarketingThe president and founder of the non-profit organization, Let's Talk Science, needs to ensure that the marketing plan provided by her staff for a new training package would meet the sales goal of 100 units each year. The package, called Science with Impact is intended to train scientists and engineers on educational techniques to use for delivering effective and age-appropriate presentations to children and the non-scientific community. This mark...Starting at €8.20
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PPE Workshop
Elizabeth M.A. Grasby; David HouseCase IVEY-9B07M065-EEntrepreneurship, StrategyDave House and partner Paula Puddy developed and taught preparation workshops for the Professional Engineering Professional Practice Examination. The exam preparation offerings include two-day workshops, a distance learning self-study course and a published book of answers to previous exam questions. All activities are offered jointly by the Ontario Society of Professional Engineers and Puddy's training firm, Vantage Professional Development (Van...Starting at €8.20
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Complete Service Billing
Elizabeth M.A. Grasby; David HouseCase IVEY-9B14N008-EEntrepreneurship, FinanceAn entrepreneur is reviewing her business plan for a proposed new venture that would provide billing services to emergency room physicians in a hospital setting. She has to make a final recommendation regarding the feasibility of the plan. The entrepreneur must ensure that her financial analysis provides a realistic projection of the revenue and profit. She also wants to consider all the pertinent factors that could potentially affect the viabili...Starting at €8.20
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Yates Control Systems: Will the Bank Make the Loan
David HouseCase IVEY-9B18N008-EEntrepreneurship, FinanceIn early April 2017, the newly-appointed business account manager at the Confederation Bank of Canada's branch in London, Ontario, was reviewing a long-term loan request for CA$1,500,000. The president of Yates Control Systems (YCS), an engineering company focused on providing automation solutions for manufacturing companies, had requested the loan to fund the purchase of a new facility for her company as part of a strategic expansion plan. YCS’s...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
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Universal Basic Income: Is There a Case for India
Madhvi Sethi; Saina Baby; Vandita DarCase IVEY-9B20M130-EStrategyIndia’s Economic Survey 2016–17 proposed a gradual implementation of the concept of universal basic income (UBI) as the fastest way of providing a long-term solution to poverty. Large-scale inequality and poverty, along with huge misallocation and wastages in the existing welfare schemes, made India a perfect ground for experimenting with UBI. Though the rapid expansion of Jan Dhan–Aadhaar–Mobile infrastructure was expected to smoothen the execut...Starting at €8.20