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Ivey Business School (Canada)
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Cap and Trade in Ontario: Lafarge
Adam Fremeth; Patrick ShulistCase IVEY-9B18M134-EStrategySupplement for product 9B18M132.Starting at €8.20
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Cap and Trade in Ontario: General Motors Company
Adam Fremeth; Patrick ShulistCase IVEY-9B18M135-EStrategySupplement for product 9B18M132.Starting at €8.20
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General Mills Canada: Building a Culture of Innovation (A)
J. Robert Mitchell; Ken MarkCase IVEY-9B14M015-EEntrepreneurship, StrategyThe president of General Mills Canada wants to build a culture of innovation in his firm. Prior to a senior management meeting in 2010 to review the company’s plans for 2011 and beyond, he met with the vice-president of Human Resources and asked him to provide feedback and suggestions about what the organization could do to change its corporate culture. A conservative organization with a collegial atmosphere where consensus and support were essen...Starting at €8.20
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Challenges and Opportunities at the Protospace Makerspace
Chris Street; J. Robert MitchellCase IVEY-9B17M087-EEntrepreneurship, StrategyIn early 2017, the directors at Protospace, a makerspace in Calgary, Alberta, Canada, faced some challenges. The nine-year-old member-run organization operated as a “do-ocracy,” with a minimum of official oversight. However, the directors and some of the membership wondered whether Protospace could and should scale its growth by recruiting and accepting new members. Would a larger membership help or hinder the membership-driven makerspace? Should...Starting at €8.20
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Canadian Telecommunications: Industry Regulation and Policy
Adam Fremeth; Ken MarkCase IVEY-9B11M005-EStrategyThis case study is based on a high-profile issue facing the Canadian federal government that began in 2008 and was still ongoing as of December 2010. Industry Canada, working from a set of policy objectives crafted over a period of three years, had decided that in the auction sale of wireless spectrum licenses in 2008, it would set aside 40 per cent of the licenses for new entrants. This decision had come about because research indicated that Can...Starting at €8.20
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The Canadian Television Industry Confronts Subscription Video on Demand
Adam Fremeth; Rod E. White; Kartik RaoCase IVEY-9B16M072-EStrategyIn late 2015, developments in the Canadian television industry led the incumbent players to reconsider their traditional distribution strategies. The conflux of changes to technology, regulatory reforms, and consumption patterns was complicated by the entry of new players, forcing established firms to consider revising their business models. The regulated oligopolistic industry structure that once protected the players and ensured superior perfor...Starting at €8.20
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Play On. Building the Entrepreneurial Opportunity (A)
J. Robert Mitchell; Ken MarkCase IVEY-9B10M074-EEntrepreneurship, StrategyThe founder of Play On!, a national street hockey tournament, is in the process of reviewing his venture and determining what led to its failure in 2006. The case focuses on entrepreneurial decision-making, opportunity identification, and the ability to adapt to the environment given new information. This is a two-part case: the first case focuses on the founder's review of his venture in 2006. The supplemental case,Play On! Weighing the Option t...Starting at €8.20
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AskTheDoctor.com
J. Robert Mitchell; Neha KheraCase IVEY-9B10M111-EEntrepreneurship, StrategyThis case describes AskTheDoctor.com, a web site that allows users to ask medical doctors questions for free, and the challenges facing its founders in 2010. While AskTheDoctor.com has exhibited steady growth since its inception in 2005, the owners are uncertain about the future of the site and where to take it next. One partner is keen on selling the company, while the other wants to develop a partnership with a technology firm. Students can eva...Starting at €8.20
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Uncertainty and Entrepreneurial Action at Readeo.com
J. Robert Mitchell; Madiha KhanCase IVEY-9B12M072-EEntrepreneurship, StrategyIn 2009, an entrepreneur believes in the potential of Readeo, his idea for a website that combines the love of reading with video calling. He sees Readeo as a solution that would allow, for example, his son to interact and spend quality time connecting with his grandparents. The entrepreneur has several important factors to consider as he works to launch his website. The case explores the challenges that he faces in the midst of uncertainty. Whil...Starting at €8.20
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Selling at ServiceBox (A) and (B) - Teaching Note
Chris Street; J. Robert MitchellTeaching Note IVEY-8B16M015-EStrategyTeaching note for products 9B16M015 and 9B16M016.Starting at €0.00