Ivey Business School (Canada)
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Google: Antitrust Battles in India
Parul Gupta; Shruti GuptaCase IVEY-9B20M085-EStrategyIn addition to Google, LLC (Google) facing multiple litigations around the globe, India’s antitrust watchdog, the Competition Commission of India (CCI), had recently launched its own investigation into the company. This was not the first occasion of an antitrust probe being initiated against Google in international markets. The company had already paid an astonishing US$ 9 billion in fines for abusing Android’s dominant position in the smartphone...Starting at €8.20
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Ola (India): Building Customer Loyalty to App-Based Services - Teaching Note
Nupur Krishna; Ritu Srivastava; Parul GuptaTeaching Note IVEY-8B20A064-EMarketingTeaching note for product 9B20A064.Starting at €0.00
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Ola (India): Building Customer Loyalty to App-Based Services
Nupur Krishna; Ritu Srivastava; Parul GuptaCase IVEY-9B20A064-EEntrepreneurship, Marketing, StrategyOla Auto India (Ola) was the pioneer in cab aggregation services in India. In 2019, Ola needed to ensure that it remained the customer’s first choice for autorickshaw (auto) booking. Ola had so far faced moderate competition from small players, but competStarting at €8.20
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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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Performance Evaluation at Bank of Maharashtra
Asmita Chitnis; Omkarprasad S. Vaidya; Darroch A. RobertsonCase IVEY-9B14D004-EService and Operations Management, StrategyIn January 2013, the general manager of the Planning Division of the Bank of Maharashtra in Pune, India, is considering how best to analyze the performance of the bank’s 1,728 branches in 28 states and two union territories and its staff of nearly 14,000 people. Such a process would help develop a comprehensive yearly plan by setting realistic targets for each of the bank branches, which have a wide variety of operating conditions. With its marke...Starting at €8.20
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New General Manager at St. Thomas Golf and Country Club
Darroch A. RobertsonCase IVEY-9B13B024-EAccounting and ControlThe newly appointed general manager (GM) of a private golf club in a small community must step in to clean house after the club chooses not to renew the previous GM’s contract. The club has suffered a sizable revenue loss during its most recent year, and membership has declined well below the targeted level. Additionally, three senior managers have departed in the last few months and have been replaced with individuals who have very limited exper...Starting at €8.20
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Zenoti: Strengthen the Core or Stretch for Growth?
Malay Krishna; Karan Darshan ShahCase IVEY-W27839-EInformation Technologies, StrategyZenoti was a software-as-a-service (SaaS) unicorn based out of Bellevue, Washington. Zenoti’s SaaS was focused on back-office resource allocation and enabling multi-location spas and salons to digitize the consumer experience. After the latest round of funding, Zenoti’s chief executive officer, Sudheer Koneru, was keen to invest in artificial intelligence and other cutting-edge technologies to deliver an Uber-like experience to consumers. Other o...Starting at €8.20
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Google: Antitrust Battles in India - Teaching Note
Parul Gupta; Shruti GuptaTeaching Note IVEY-8B20M085-EStrategyTeaching note for product 8B20M085.Starting at €0.00
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Amazon: Legal Woes, Crisis, and Resilience - Teaching Note
Parul Gupta; Jyotsna BhatnagarTeaching Note IVEY-8B21C003-ELeadership and People ManagementTeaching note for product 9B21C003.Starting at €0.00
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Amazon: Legal Woes, Crisis, and Resilience
Jyotsna Bhatnagar; Parul GuptaCase IVEY-9B21C003-ELeadership and People ManagementDuring the COVID-19 pandemic, Jeff Bezos, the chief executive officer of Amazon.com Inc. (Amazon), became the world’s richest person by adding US$6 billion to his net worth by the end of March 2020. While the worth of other billionaires was decreasing because of the unprecedented market volatility created by the pandemic, retail sales surged to a record level for Amazon. To meet the additional workforce requirements created by the sudden rise in ...Starting at €8.20