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Ivey Business School (Canada)
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Nike: Ethics Versus Reputation in the #MeToo Era - Teaching Note
Arpita Agnihotri; Saurabh BhattacharyaTeaching Note IVEY-8B18C040-ELeadership and People ManagementTeaching note for product 9B18C040.Starting at €0.00
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SpaceX: Starlink’s Uncertain Demand Trajectory - Teaching Note
Arpita Agnihotri; Saurabh BhattacharyaTeaching Note IVEY-8B21A004-EMarketingTeaching note for product 9B21A004.Starting at €0.00
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Zip: In Need of Growth-Oriented Competitive Strategies
Arpita Agnihotri; Saurabh BhattacharyaCase IVEY-9B21M025-EStrategyZip Co Limited (Zip) was a market follower in the Australian buy now, pay later (BNPL) sector. In September 2020, PayPal Holdings Inc. entered the growing sector, which was expected to disrupt the credit card industry, with better incentives for retailers and consumers. Although investors were concerned, Zip’s chief executive officer remained confident about the company’s future growth. How could he combat competition against large players like P...Starting at €8.20
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DoorDash: In Search of Profitability - Teaching Note
Arpita Agnihotri; Saurabh BhattacharyaTeaching Note IVEY-8B21M039-EEntrepreneurship, StrategyTeaching note for product 9B21M039.Starting at €0.00
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Fastenal: Losing its Fast Growth to Amazon Business
Arpita Agnihotri; Saurabh BhattacharyaCase IVEY-9B17M170-EStrategyFastenal was one of the largest U.S. industrial supply companies, with the highest operating margin among its competitors. It was known and awarded for its innovative industrial vending solutions. With the launch of Amazon Business in the industrial distribution space in 2012, Fastenal’s performance began to decline. In 2017, Amazon Business obtained patents for a drone-based delivery system. This, combined with Amazon’s power of low cost, raised...Starting at €8.20
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Indus OS: Revolution Through Incremental Innovation
Arpita Agnihotri; Saurabh BhattacharyaCase IVEY-9B17M074-EEntrepreneurship, StrategyFounded in May 2008 in India, Indus OS (previously known as Firstouch) understood the latent language needs of 90 per cent of Indian consumers, a need that prevented users from switching from their basic-feature phones to smartphones. Through incremental innovation of the open Android system, Indus OS launched the world’s first smartphone operating system that had the ability to function in 12 of India’s regional languages. Through strategic part...Starting at €8.20
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Spanx Inc.: Growth Dilemma for a Shapewear Leader
Arpita Agnihotri; Saurabh BhattacharyaCase IVEY-9B17M184-EEntrepreneurship, StrategySpanx Inc., founded in 2000, was a U.S. intimate apparel company that sold body shaping undergarments known as shapewear. Through word-of-mouth marketing by celebrities and consumers, Spanx achieved 2016 sales of US$400 million globally. However, Spanx’sStarting at €8.20
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Patanjali Ayurved Limited: Disruption or Innovation
Saurabh Bhattacharya; Arpita AgnihotriCase IVEY-9B16M196-EMarketing, StrategyIn 2012, the founder of Patanjali Ayurved Limited (PAL) and his associate were leveraging a unique business model by venturing into the fast-moving consumer goods sector in India. By March 2016, PAL had become the fourth-largest company in this highly competitive industry and was planning to become the market leader by 2020. Through its low-priced herbal and Ayurvedic products, PAL occupied a unique white space in the already existing strategic g...Starting at €8.20
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ICICI Bank: Restoring Faith in Corporate Governance
Arpita Agnihotri; Saurabh BhattacharyaCase IVEY-9B19M065-EStrategyIn March 2016, the chief executive officer (CEO) of ICICI Bank Ltd. (ICICI), one of the largest private sector banks in India, was accused of non-disclosure and exploitation of conflict of interest by an investor. The CEO, who had successfully led the banStarting at €8.20
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The Punjab National Bank: The Modi Fraud—System Failure or People Failure
Arpita Agnihotri; Saurabh BhattacharyaCase IVEY-9B19M016-EStrategyIn February 2018, Punjab National Bank (PNB) in India reported a US$1.8-billion fraud related to the illegal issuance of letters of undertaking. The fraud was engineered by one of the leading diamond jewellers of India, Nirav Modi; his uncle, Mehul Choksi; and employees of PNB’s Brady House branch in Mumbai. Indian investigative agencies found that the previous top management of PNB along with other employees had also been involved in or had prio...Starting at €8.20