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Ivey Business School (Canada)
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Avatar: Product Development in Creative Industries - Teaching Note
Yasser Rahrovani; Ekaterina KiryushinaTeaching Note IVEY-8B19M130-EStrategyTeaching Note for product 9B19M130.Starting at €0.00
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OnlyFans Drifting towards Pornography: The Technological and Ethical Challenges of Open Platforms
Yasser Rahrovani; Masoud Shadnam; Jade TaCase IVEY-W27968-EInformation Technologies, StrategyOnlyFans, a paywalled platform primarily known for hosting adult content, had drifted towards sexually explicit content since COVID-19-related lockdowns began in March 2020. However, given pressure from its investors, in August 2021 OnlyFans announced it would ban sexually explicit content from its site later that year. Following the announcement, the company came under fierce criticism from its adult content creators, who maintained that OnlyFan...Starting at €8.20
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OnlyFans Drifting towards Pornography: The Technological and Ethical Challenges of Open Platforms - Teaching Note
Yasser Rahrovani; Masoud Shadnam; Jade TaTeaching Note IVEY-W27969-EInformation Technologies, StrategyTeaching note for product W27968.Starting at €0.00
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Air Canada: Defined Benefit Pension Plans
Darren Henderson; Christine I. Wiedman; Pricilla CheungCase IVEY-9B11B016-EAccounting and ControlAn investor was reviewing his investment in Air Canada to decide whether or not to sell his shares in the company. Recent weakness in the airline industry and a three-day strike by service staff had caused the investor to reevaluate Air Canada’s long-term prospects. In particular, the investor wanted to consider the company’s pension plans in his analysis. A proposal to move new hires to defined contribution from defined benefit pension plans was...Starting at €8.20
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Ford Motor Company: Accounting for Deferred Taxes
Darren Henderson; Christine LiuCase IVEY-9B11B023-EAccounting and ControlFord Motor Company is considering whether to reverse the valuation allowance it has recorded over its deferred tax assets. Due to substantial losses from 2006 to 2008, Ford has $10.3 billion of tax loss carryforwards in addition to other deferred tax assets; however, due to uncertainty, Ford has not recorded the value of those deferred tax assets on its balance sheet. To improve business conditions over 2009 and 2010, Ford must now decide whether...Starting at €8.20
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Accounting for Faulty Ignition Switches at General Motors Company
Darren Henderson; Julia CuttCase IVEY-9B14B014-EAccounting and ControlOn January 31, 2014, the chief executive officer (CEO) of General Motors (GM), a major automaker located in Detroit, Michigan, must decide whether to issue a recall based on a defect that had been found through an internal safety committee investigation. The ignition switch of certain GM small car models manufactured between 2005 and 2007 was prone to being nudged out of the run position, causing the driver to lose control as the engine would swi...Starting at €8.20
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Why Canada Should Adopt Mandatory Say-On-Pay
David Fraser; Darren HendersonArticle IVEY-9B14TA05-EStrategySay-on-pay votes give shareholders a valuable opportunity to express their views on executive compensation. The goal of say-on-pay is to increase the accountability, transparency and performance linkage of executive pay and improve communication between shareholders and boards of directors. Among major Western nations, Canada is an outlier in not having adopted mandatory say-on-pay. About 60 per cent of Canada’s 100 largest companies have adopted...Starting at €8.20
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When Trump Wins in Democratic Iowa Caucus: IT Project Risk Assessment - Teaching Note
Yasser Rahrovani; Cem TorunTeaching Note IVEY-8B21E005-EInformation Technologies, StrategyTeaching note for product 9B21E005.Starting at €0.00
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Dominique Ansel Bakery: Scaling the Taste of Innovation
Yasser Rahrovani; Joy LingCase IVEY-9B20M132-EEntrepreneurship, StrategyBy May 2014, the bakery of French pastry chef Dominique Ansel had successfully been in operation for two and a half years. During this time, the bakery had gained numerous accolades for its most viral invention-the Cronut, a hybrid between a donut and a croissant. Moving forward, there were opportunities for Ansel’s company to expand beyond its current size and location in New York City. Ansel’s first option was to raise prices. Because the Cronu...Starting at €8.20
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When Trump Wins in Democratic Iowa Caucus: IT Project Risk Assessment
Yasser Rahrovani; Cem TorunCase IVEY-9B21E005-EInformation Technologies, StrategyFollowing problems during the 2016 Iowa caucus, the Democratic National Committee mandated the Iowa Democratic Party (IDP) to publish raw vote totals for the upcoming 2020 Iowa caucus. This mandate coincided with the IDP’s shift for the 2020 caucus from a partnership with Microsoft, Inc. to one with a political consultancy, Shadow Inc., for developing a vote-recording application (app) - a partnership choice believed by many to have been politica...Starting at €8.20