Ivey Business School (Canada)
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Relying On External Knowledge For Competitive Advantage: Why It Might Not Work
Hari Bapuji; David Loree; Mary M. CrossanArticle IVEY-9B11TC05-EStrategyMany managers believe that the acquisition and application of knowledge from external sources will have a clear impact on firm performance and innovation, yet little research exists that helps managers determine the impact of that knowledge. This article seeks to examine whether the use of external knowledge delivers the competitive advantage often claimed. It explains that the outcome of using external knowledge sources may not be positive, and ...Starting at €8.20
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Ethical Implications of Artificial Intelligence, Machine Learning, and Big Data
Gregory S. Zaric; Kyle Maclean; Jasvinder MannTechnical Note IVEY-9B21E004-EDecision AnalysisTechnology is advancing at a rapid rate, changing various aspects of our everyday lives. Businesses and governments are trying to adapt to this change by embracing positive aspects, while remaining attentive to negative aspects. This note focuses on technologies such as artificial intelligence, machine learning, and big data, considering the ethical issues that these technologies create within our society and also how these ethical issues are bei...Starting at €8.20
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American Idiot: The Value of Billie Joe Armstrong - Teaching Note
Kyle MacleanTeaching Note IVEY-8B17E013-ECorporate GovernanceTeaching note for product 9B17E013.Starting at €0.00
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The Best Hitter in Baseball - Teaching Note
Kyle MacleanTeaching Note IVEY-8B18E015-EDecision AnalysisTeaching note for product 9B18E015.Starting at €0.00
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Patanjali: Swadeshi Jeans or Foreign Shores
Rod E. White; Hari Bapuji; Marissa SanwaldCase IVEY-9B17M079-EEntrepreneurship, StrategyOver the past five years, Patanjali Ayurved Ltd. (Patanjali) had emerged as a major player in India's fast-moving consumer goods industry. Building on the capabilities of its two founders, the company had differentiated its products with a unique mix of Indian nationalism, yoga spiritualism, and natural/Ayurvedic ingredients. In combination with its low-price and low-cost position, this strategy had challenged the incumbent multinational and conv...Starting at €8.20
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Qantas: Which Route Out of the Turbulence
Nitin Pangarkar; Hari Bapuji; Braden LoaderCase IVEY-9B11M068-EStrategyIn May 2011, Alan Joyce, chief executive officer of Qantas Group, needed to think about the future strategy of the airline group. Over the past few years, it had launched a number of strategic initiatives to defend its current position and penetrate new markets and segments. Qantas had discontinued its first-class service on many flights, opting to bolster its business-class service instead. Its forays into the budget travel segment through Jetst...Starting at €8.20
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Mattel and the Toy Recalls (A)
Hari Bapuji; Paul W. BeamishCase IVEY-9B08M010-EStrategyOn July 30, 2007 the senior executive team of Mattel under the leadership of Bob Eckert, chief executive officer, received reports that the surface paint on the Sarge Cars, made in China, contained lead in excess of U.S. federal regulations. It was certainly not good news for Mattel, which was about to recall 967,000 other Chinese-made children's character toys because of excess lead in the paint. Not surprisingly, the decision ahead was not only...Starting at €8.20
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Mattel and the Toy Recalls (B)
Hari Bapuji; Paul W. BeamishCase IVEY-9B08M011-EMarketing, Service and Operations Management, StrategyThis case, which outlines the product recall, is a supplement to Mattel and the Toy Recalls (A).Starting at €5.74
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Windermere Manor: Sustainability and Change
Chetan Joshi; Hari Bapuji; Ramasastry ChandrasekharCase IVEY-9B13C044-ELeadership and People Management, MarketingIn the hotel industry, the reuse of towels is considered a main step toward reducing hotels’ high carbon footprint. Windermere Manor, a private, high-end hotel, has established a routine to encourage its guests to reuse towels; however, the hotel’s towel-replacement rate exceeds its towel-reuse rate. The intended routine for identifying towels for reuse is not being followed, even by the hotels’ own housekeeping staff. The hotel's general manager...Starting at €8.20
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Asian Grill: Finding the Optimal Table Mix
Kyle Maclean; Srinivas KrishnamoorthyCase IVEY-9B17E001-ECorporate GovernanceIn early December 2016, the owner of the Asian Grill restaurant in Henderson, Nevada, noticed that the restaurant had busy nights where customers left due to long wait times, yet there were empty seats due to small groups occupying large tables. She had a proposed new table layout before her and had to evaluate whether this would allow the restaurant to seat more customers on her busiest nights (Thursday to Saturday), or whether a different table...Starting at €8.20