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Ivey Business School (Canada)
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Singapore Post Ltd.: Recurrent Service Failures - Teaching Note
Thompson S.H. Teo; Jitao Chen; Felicia, Li Peng Lim; Yu Zhen Goh; Qian Bing Lim; Pei Yi Lee; Shi Khin Tan; Vanessa Jia Hui KwaTeaching Note IVEY-8B19D021-EService and Operations ManagementTeaching note for product 9B19D021.Starting at €0.00
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Uber(US): The Push for Autonomous Vehicles
Thompson S.H. Teo; Vivien K.G. LimCase IVEY-9B20D022-EService and Operations Management, StrategySince early 2015, Uber had been investing heavily in research and development for its autonomous vehicles to revolutionize the ride-hailing industry and provide better ways of competing and fulfilling its promise of profitability to investors. Constant inStarting at €8.20
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Heritage Chickens: The Challenge of Genetic Sustainability
Joel Gehman; Marni Devlin Moses; Leanne HedbergCase IVEY-9B17M057-EEntrepreneurship, StrategyThe Poultry Research Centre at the University of Alberta farm was an internationally recognized research, development, and learning hub. It began the Rare Poultry Conservancy Program in 1986 as a way to maintain heritage chicken breeds. In 2009/10, as a result of the global financial crisis, university funding was reduced, and every campus department needed to cut programs or find creative ways to finance them outside of the traditional methods. ...Starting at €8.20
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Korean Air: The Nut Rage Incident
Thompson S.H. Teo; Mei Jie ZhaoCase IVEY-9B15D017-EService and Operations Management, StrategyIn December 2014, after receiving poor service on a flight, a senior vice president at Korean Air lashed out at the flight attendants and delayed the flight’s departure until the chief attendant was returned to the gate. Following a tepid apology from her father, Korean Air’s chief executive officer, her actions drew a public backlash because they exposed the sense of entitlement prevalent among rich family conglomerates in South Korea. How shoul...Starting at €8.20
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Poppy Barley: Weighing the Costs and Benefits of Sustainability Certification
Joel Gehman; Greg Dobbelsteyn; Peter Loginov; Aimee Van Dam; Brittnay Verstraete; Leanne HedbergCase IVEY-9B18M103-EEntrepreneurship, StrategyIn November 2016, the co-founders of Poppy Barley Inc. (Poppy Barley) had just finished discussing the company’s fiscal projections and sustainability goals for the upcoming 2017 year. Poppy Barley, a made-to-measure footwear retailer in Edmonton, Alberta, had grown rapidly. The co-founders, who were sisters, wanted to further both their product line and their commitments to corporate sustainability. Would becoming certified as a sustainable busi...Starting at €8.20
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Singapore Post Ltd.: Recurrent Service Failures
Thompson S.H. Teo; Jitao Chen; Felicia, Li Peng Lim; Yu Zhen Goh; Qian Bing Lim; Pei Yi Lee; Shi Khin Tan; Vanessa Jia Hui KwaCase IVEY-9B19D021-EService and Operations Management, StrategyFor 160 years, Singapore Post had been one of Singapore’s main postal service providers, delivering trusted and reliable postal services to homes and businesses. However, in 2019, Singapore Post was plagued by recent service lapses and operational problemStarting at €8.20
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Saladstop!: Service Environment and Design
Sheryl E. Kimes; Thompson S.H. Teo; Iswarya LoganathanCase IVEY-9B21D010-EService and Operations ManagementIn May 2019, the founder of SaladStop!, a Singapore-headquartered healthy salad chain with locations across Asia, was looking for innovative ways to improve the customer experience at SaladStop! stores worldwide. In six months, the founder was planning to renovate one of his branches in Singapore. This renovation would set a precedent for future outlets in terms of layout and design. The founder was aware of rising customer dissatisfaction caused...Starting at €8.20
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Uber(US): The Push for Autonomous Vehicles - Teaching Note
Thompson S.H. Teo; Vivien K.G. LimTeaching Note IVEY-8B20D022-EService and Operations ManagementTeaching note for product 9B20D022.Starting at €0.00
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Google Glass: Development, Marketing and User Acceptance
Thompson S.H. Teo; Kian Teck Chua; Zhiyi Yong; Timothy Dao Sheng Lim; Jonathan Jun Jie BoonCase IVEY-9B15M096-EEntrepreneurship, StrategyThis case introduces the key features of Google’s wearable technology product “Glass” and illustrates the tensions that Google faced over the development and marketing of this product. The case goes on to highlight the growing backlash that Google experienced when promoting Glass.Starting at €8.20
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Insights Analytics: Technology for a Knowledge Management Program
Rohit Nishant; Thompson S.H. Teo; Mark Goh; Sameer AgarwalCase IVEY-9B14E018-EInformation Technologies, StrategyLeading analytics firm, Insights Global Analytics, handled many analytics processes and projects requiring extensive domain and statistical expertise. Employees with prior analytics experience had skill-sets that could be utilized for other projects. Analysts and consultants working on business research projects had strong domain knowledge about various technological trends. However, sometimes one team did not know about the rich skills possessed...Starting at €8.20