This website uses technical, customisation and analytical cookies, both first-party and third-party, to anonymously facilitate browsing and analyse statistics on use of the website. Learn more
Search results
-
Estimating Demand in Emerging Markets for Kodak Express
Ilan Alon; David M. CurrieCase IVEY-9B11A026-EEntrepreneurship, Marketing, StrategyAn executive must estimate the demand for Kodak Express outlets in various developing countries based on socioeconomic and demographic data about the countries. The case requires students to think about how to transform data on a national scale (GDP per capita, population, income distribution) into a form that is meaningful for a managerial decision — here, the number of outlets that could be supported by a country’s market demographics. In this ...Starting at €8.20
-
Branding Orlando For Global Competitiveness
Ilan Alon; Jennifer Dugosh; Meredith LohwasserCase IVEY-9B12A043-EMarketingThe case considers the necessity for rebranding the city of Orlando, Florida, which has a brand known worldwide as a destination only for tourism and sunshine. However, the Greater Orlando Area not only houses many other promising industries including technology, defence and simulation but also has a diverse community and a trade scene with vast potential. Yet, why has Orlando not been recognized as a great place to conduct business? Why is its r...Starting at €8.20
-
Succession Planning: Surviving the Next Generation
Ilan Alon; Kimberley HowardCase IVEY-9B09C015-EEntrepreneurship, Leadership and People Management, StrategyIn late May 2009, Albert Bohemier, CEO of Survival Systems Limited (SSL), located in Dartmouth, Nova Scotia, paced the deck of the training pool at Survival Training Simulation Theatre wondering how best to transition the company to new leadership. During the past five years, attempts at succession planning had been unsuccessful. As the leader of the company for over 25 years, Bohemier was ready to retire, but there were many aspects of successio...Starting at €8.20
-
Dialogue in the Dark: Social Enterprise in China
Ilan Alon; William Hua Wang; Jennifer Dugosh; Kylie OberdorfCase IVEY-9B14M103-EEntrepreneurship, Marketing, StrategyThe founder and CEO of Dialogue in the Dark (DID) had a very unique background with long-term professional experience. She developed a passion for working with the blind and, through this passion, she brought DID to China. DID was a social enterprise aiding the disabled through awareness. Social entrepreneurship was a fairly new concept that had only recently been introduced in China.The CEO needed to figure out how to introduce this idea of soci...Starting at €8.20
-
Social Entrepreneurship and Sustainable Farming in Indonesia
Ilan Alon; Everlyne MisatiCase IVEY-9B11A022-EEntrepreneurship, Marketing, StrategyOded Carmi was a social entrepreneur striving for a “green Bali.” He started Sari Organik as a model farm intended to grow according to market demands and to benefit the local community while serving as an educational centre for small-scale farmers in the region. Thirteen years later, the idea was not as well embraced as he had hoped. The case discusses some of the challenges the entrepreneur was facing as the founder and owner of Sari Organik fa...Starting at €8.20
-
Marks and Spencer Enters China
Jane Menzies; Ilan Alon; Jennifer DugoshCase IVEY-9B12A036-EMarketing, StrategyMarks and Spencer (M&S) had first ventured into international markets 70 years ago. By 2012, M&S had 337 stores in 41 countries. Although M&S saw itself as a U.K. retailer that exported its products, the company had been attempting to reduce its dependency on the U.K. economic cycle. Its goal was to increase international sales from £800 million to £1.0 billion by 2013/14. By 2020, M&S wanted to be an international, multi-channel retailer. When t...Starting at €8.20
-
Birzeit Pharmaceutical Company: Marketing from Palestine
Yara Asad; Ilan AlonCase IVEY-9B10A027-EEntrepreneurship, Marketing, StrategyBirzeit Pharmaceutical Company (BPC), established in 1974, had successfully completed a number of mergers and had overcome challenges and development phases in order to secure a strong position in its local market, Palestine, as well as introduce a wide range of products in the export market. BPC’s continuous success, despite political instability and continuous restrictions on its growth and expansion, led the company to focus beyond its local p...Starting at €8.20
-
Swiss Army: Diversifying into the Fragrance Business
Ilan Alon; Marc Fetscherin; Claudia CarvajalCase IVEY-9B14A066-EEntrepreneurship, Marketing, StrategyIn 2005, Victorinox, the original producer of the Swiss Army Knife, acquired Wenger, including the fragrance label “Swiss Army Fragrance.” The acquisition of Wenger allowed Victorinox to become the only producer of the famous Swiss Army Knife as well as the key player in Swiss Army watches. Victorinox’s head of marketing was asked to design a business strategy that would successfully allow the company to enter the fragrance industry. How should V...Starting at €8.20
-
Swiss Army: Diversifying into the Fragrance Business (Spanish version)
Ilan Alon; Marc Fetscherin; Claudia CarvajalCase IVEY-9B14AS066Entrepreneurship, Marketing, StrategyIn 2005, Victorinox, the original producer of the Swiss Army Knife, acquired Wenger, including the fragrance label “Swiss Army Fragrance.” The acquisition of Wenger allowed Victorinox to become the only producer of the famous Swiss Army Knife as well as the key player in Swiss Army watches. Victorinox’s head of marketing was asked to design a business strategy that would successfully allow the company to enter the fragrance industry. How should V...Starting at €8.20
-
San Francisco Coffee House: An American Style Franchise in Croatia
Ilan Alon; Mirela Alpeza; Aleksandar ErcegCase IVEY-9B08A013-EAccounting and Control, Entrepreneurship, StrategyOn their return to Croatia following a six-year visit to the United States, a couple has decided to open their own coffee house, one that is new to Croatia — a California-style coffee house that offers the quality, service, product assortment, ambiance, and efficiency found in sophisticated coffee shops in developed markets, and all for a locally affordable price. The major challenge faced by the couple is how to grow. Specifically, should they c...Starting at €8.20