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Ivey Business School (Canada)
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To a Better Understanding: The Leadership Odyssey Explored
Kanina BlanchardArticle IVEY-9B12TB01-ELeadership and People ManagementIntrospection and reflection have never been appreciated for their ability to steady a leader. However, practitioners and consultants have come to appreciate the importance of looking within. This article seeks to guide the reader to an understanding of reflection’s power, potential, and value as a key to maximizing their journey and being better prepared to thrive in an ever-complex world. Wisdom from the ancient Greeks is used here to inform th...Starting at €8.20
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Sophia Tannis: The European Transfer - Teaching Note
Gerard Seijts; Kanina BlanchardTeaching Note IVEY-8B13C027-ELeadership and People Management, StrategyTeaching note for product 9B13C027.Starting at €0.00
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Sophia Tannis: Life Choices (A) and (B) - Teaching Note
Alison Konrad; Kanina BlanchardTeaching Note IVEY-8B15M101-EStrategyTeaching note for products 9B15M101 and 9B15M102.Starting at €0.00
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Sophia Tannis: The European Transfer
Gerard Seijts; Kanina BlanchardCase IVEY-9B13C027-ELeadership and People Management, StrategyA multinational company’s first senior female leader is assigned to the European headquarters. The assignment is a professional coup, and she is primed to meet the challenge. However, her new colleagues’ predominant view is that she is a non-European woman who represents the corporate head office. She has the opportunity to fly high or fail.Starting at €8.20
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Super Shampoo Products and the Indian Mass Market
S. Ramesh Kumar; Nitya GuruvayurappanCase IVEY-9B10A026-EEntrepreneurship, Marketing, StrategyThe case analyzes the response of the non-users of shampoo in an emerging environment, namely India. The non-users belong to the lower end of the socio-economic spectrum and they respond with their perceptions about the category of shampoo and well-known brands. The entrepreneur's challenge is to obtain the insights, analyze the attitude of the non-users towards the category and brands, and prepare a strategy to position a new brand of shampoo (S...Starting at €8.20
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Sophia Tannis: Life Choices (A)
Alison Konrad; Kanina BlanchardCase IVEY-9B15M101-EStrategySophia Tannis and her husband, Richard, had to choose between following her career or his. The pair chose to accept Sophia’s new job offer, which involved relocating geographically. Over the ensuing five years, Sophia and Richard became parents to two children and gradually settled into their new roles. Since putting his own career second to Sophia’s, Richard successfully built up a reputation as a future leader within his organization, and has r...Starting at €8.20
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Himalaya Shampoo: Building a Differentiated Brand Image
S. Ramesh Kumar; S. VenkateshCase IVEY-9B13A018-EMarketingIn recent years, the Indian shampoo market had been growing at an exponential rate, with several categories and brands of personal care products showing significant growth. Like consumers in several emerging markets, Indians had begun to place a heightened degree of importance on physical appearance, perhaps as an outcome of Westernization and exposure to media. Traditionally, Indians were known to use herbs to nurture and enhance their hair. Now...Starting at €8.20
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Ethnic Consumers Consulting
S. Ramesh Kumar; Nitya Guruvayurappan; Madhurjya BanerjeeCase IVEY-9B10A030-EMarketing, StrategyNitya was preparing for a meeting with an Indian company that manufactured hair oil and fairness cream. She wanted to make use of past research in order to offer her client insights on consumer values. Were emerging markets significantly different from developed markets in terms of consumer values? Were existing brands connecting with Indian consumers? Could values become associated with different socio-economic classes of consumers? With radical...Starting at €8.20
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Himalaya Herbal Toothpaste: Category and Brand Involvement in an Emerging Market
S. Ramesh Kumar; Nitya GuruvayurappanCase IVEY-9B11A032-EMarketing, StrategyRamesh Kumar was curious to determine whether consumers were loyal to toothpaste brands. Himalaya Herbal Toothpaste had herbal offerings in the retail and prescription segments, affording him the opportunity to conduct research. Were consumers loyal to a particular brand of toothpaste? Did they remember the functional brand benefits? Were consumers buying brands due to the social benefits reflected in ads? Did consumers continue to buy particular...Starting at €8.20
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Himalaya Face Wash: Brand Associations and Lifestyles
S. Ramesh Kumar; Eric MinjCase IVEY-9B12A059-EMarketing, StrategyThe Himalaya Drug Company is interested in obtaining insights into how the lifestyle of consumers is associated with the use of face washes, especially of its own brand. As the population of India, which is primarily under the age of 35, becomes more affluent and self-conscious, personal grooming has become more important. Several brands have positioned themselves in the market according to various attributes and benefits. Himalaya wants to under...Starting at €8.20