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Ivey Business School (Canada)
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TEC Edmonton and TusStar Joint Innovation: An Entrepreneurial Match
Haibo Hu; Chunbing Mao; Phillp Swallow; William Wei; Bruce Thomson; Meiju FeiCase IVEY-9B20M082-EEntrepreneurship, StrategyIn 2017, the successful Canadian innovation center TEC Edmonton initiated a joint venture with TusStar, an important Chinese accelerator, and found itself in the middle of a debate about the challenges and opportunities of Chinese investment in Canada’s technology sector. Both organizations were unique collaborations among industry, academia, and government. This joint initiative had added significance because of the implications for these stakeh...Starting at €8.20
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TEC Edmonton and TusStar Joint Innovation: An Entrepreneurial Match - Teaching Note
Haibo Hu; Chunbing Mao; Phillp Swallow; William Wei; Bruce ThomsonTeaching Note IVEY-8B20M082-EStrategyTeaching note for product 9B20M082.Starting at €0.00
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NJOY, Inc.
Allison Johnson; Ramasastry ChandrasekharCase IVEY-9B15A032-EEntrepreneurship, MarketingNJOY, Inc., an electronic-cigarettes enterprise based in Phoenix, Arizona, conducted some Experiential Concept Tests (ETCs) on a sample size of 215 panelists. The sample included a mix of gender, age, education and income. It also included a mix of users and non-users of electronic cigarettes. In light of the consumer insights gained from the ETCs, NJOY Inc. wants to leverage the results to resolve three particular issues and pave the company’s w...Starting at €8.20
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Kraft Foods Canada: Targeting the Millennials
Allison Johnson; Ramasastry ChandrasekharCase IVEY-9B16A015-EMarketingIn 2014, Kraft Foods Canada was working on an action plan for Kraft Singles, the company’s brand of processed cheese slices. Although the product had been targeted at Canadian families for decades, Kraft Singles needed to be repositioned toward Canadian millennial moms (those born between 1980 and 2000). The company faced three dilemmas. How should Kraft Canada make the brand messaging of Kraft Singles compelling to Canadian millennial moms? What...Starting at €8.20
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Canadian Breast Cancer Foundation: Corporate Sponsorship Choices
Allison Johnson; Laurie DudoCase IVEY-9B11A002-EMarketingThe case explores the use and importance of corporate sponsorships — in this case, how these relationships are formed with the Canadian Breast Cancer Foundation. The associate director of National Corporate Programs at the Canadian Breast Cancer Foundation needs to determine the Foundation’s direction regarding its corporate sponsorship program. Due to the slowdown in the economic environment, a major sponsor of the Foundation, who has contribute...Starting at €8.20
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Pillsbury Cookie Challenge (Spanish version)
Allison Johnson; Natalie MauroCase IVEY-9B11AS001MarketingThe Canadian Pillsbury ready-baked goods cookie line is experiencing disappointing performance, and the marketing manager at General Mills Canada Corporation is under pressure to make strategic decisions that will help turn around the segment. The marketing manager has engaged the help of the consumer insight team to conduct market research studies that will shed light on consumers and their attitudes, behaviours, and preferences towards the prod...Starting at €8.20
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Canopy Growth Corp.: Product Messaging for Recreational Cannabis
Allison Johnson; Ramasastry ChandrasekharCase IVEY-9B16A067-EEntrepreneurship, Marketing, StrategyIn April 2016, Canopy Growth Corporation, one of Canada’s top producers of medical cannabis, was planning a strategy for its future. The government of Canada had just announced its plans to introduce a bill to legalize recreational cannabis use in 2017, followed by a rollout of the policy in early 2018. The company’s chief executive officer needed to plan a strategy that addressed three main issues: product messaging for recreational cannabis, es...Starting at €8.20
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Xinke: Transforming Service through the Crowd Innovation Space - Teaching Note
Haibo Hu; Haitao Lu; Tao Huang; Chunbing Mao; Etayankara MuralidharanTeaching Note IVEY-8B19M034-EStrategyTeaching note for product 9B19M034.Starting at €0.00
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Xinke: Transforming Service through the Crowd Innovation Space
Haibo Hu; Haitao Lu; Tao Huang; Chunbing Mao; Etayankara Muralidharan; William WeiCase IVEY-9B19M034-EEntrepreneurship, StrategyFounded in late 2014, Xinke used a crowdfunding café model to provide a platform for communication among entrepreneurs and investors. In June 2015, Xinke co-operated with a leading real estate company to create a crowd innovation café, and in August 2016, it received A-round financing that led to the establishment of a crowd innovation fund and the creation of a self-access media platform. Xinke had opened a high-end shared office to provide all ...Starting at €8.20
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Gillette: The Best Controversy a Man Can Get - Teaching Note
Allison Johnson; Neil Bendle; Angela WangTeaching Note IVEY-8B20A072-EMarketingTeaching note for product 9B20A072.Starting at €0.00