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Swimming in the Virtual Community Pool With PlentyofFish
Michael Parent; Wilfred Cheung; Chris Ellison; Prarthana Kumar; Jeremy Kyle; Stacey MorrisonCaso IVEY-9B08M015-EDirección estratégica, Iniciativa emprendedoraPlentyofFish.com is the world's most profitable website on a per capita basis, the 96th most popular website in terms of page views, and the most popular online dating site in existence. Remarkably, it is managed by its owner and founder and only one other employee. It is a free dating site that generates $10 million in ad revenues per year, and a profit to the owner in excess of $9 million. The case describes PlentyofFish.com's stellar growth in...Desde 8,20 €
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Differences at Work: Alex (A)
Sucher, Sandra J.; Gordon, RachelCaso HBS-408011-ELiderazgo y Dirección de personasIn Differences at Work: Alex (A), HBS Case No. 9-408-011 Alex has been asked an inappropriate question by the interviewer at an interview for his dream job. How will Alex handle the situation? Should he accept the position is offered?Desde 8,20 €
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Vancouver YMCA: The Turnaround of a Public Icon
Gerard Seijts; Ken MarkCaso IVEY-9B09C017-ELiderazgo y Dirección de personasThe case focuses on the turnaround situation facing the newly elected chief executive officer (CEO) of the Vancouver YMCA. The YMCA has suffered a long series of operating deficits ($9 million per year), has mounting debts to third parties, declining membership, and a maxed out $1 million operation line of credit. There are issues with its assets (old facilities with little renovations done over the past three decades), political infighting and u...Desde 8,20 €
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Molson Canadian - The Rant (Spanish version)
Robert J. Fisher; Scott WalkerCaso IVEY-9B01AS25MarketingMolson Canadá produjo el Molson Canadian, la mejor cerveza vendedora de Canadá. La campaña publicitaria anterior del canadiense “el Rant” había sido increíblemente popular haciéndole uno del ads más acertado para Molson en un rato largo, y ganando concesiones de publicidad internacionales y domésticas numerosas. El equipo de la comercialización para el Molson Canadian tuvo que encontrar el tema para la campaña publicitaria siguiente, y debe decid...Desde 8,20 €
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Was Insider Trading Ahead of Takeovers a Problem
Stephen R. Foerster; Michael R. King; Fatma SonmezCaso IVEY-9B12N021-EFinanzasOn January 6, 2010, Stanko Grmovsek was sentenced to three years and three months in prison for making profits of an estimated US$9 million over 14 years based on insider tips from his best friend from law school, Gil Cornblum. Grmovsek and Cornblum had operated an illegal insider trading scheme from 1994 until 2008. Using his role as a corporate lawyer at various law firms, Cornblum had passed material non-public information related to 46 takeov...Desde 8,20 €
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The TELUS Share Conversion Proposal
White, Lucy; Esty, Benjamin C.; Mazzanti, LisaCaso HBS-214001-EFinanzasOn February 21, 2013, TELUS announced a proposal to convert the firm's non-voting shares into voting shares on a one-to-one basis, thereby eliminating the firm's dual class structure. Shareholders were scheduled to vote on the proposal at the firm's annual general meeting (AGM) on May 9, 2013. Despite strong support from management, the board, two proxy advisory firms, and several large shareholders, the proposal was opposed by Mason Capital Mana...Desde 8,20 €
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The TELUS Share Conversion Proposal, Teaching Note
White, Lucy; Esty, Benjamin C.Nota del Instructor HBS-214003-EFinanzasTeaching Note for 214001.On February 21, 2013, TELUS announced a proposal to convert the firm's non-voting shares into voting shares on a one-to-one basis, thereby eliminating the firm's dual class structure. Shareholders were scheduled to vote on the proposal at the firm's annual general meeting (AGM) on May 9, 2013. Despite strong support from management, the board, two proxy advisory firms, and several large shareholders, the proposal was oppo...Desde 0,00 €
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Centre Corporate Abbott, Building A
Chuck Grace; Fraser SagerCaso IVEY-9B13N022-EFinanzasThe morning of October 9, 2012 found the portfolio manager for the Thackery Real Estate Fund (TREF) lost in thought. TREF was a large investment fund that specialized in commercial and industrial real estate. While TREF had a number of investors, there was one large institutional investor, and it had asked for an update on the fund by week’s end. Weighing on the portfolio manager’s mind was a particular industrial park in Montreal, Quebec known a...Desde 8,20 €
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BuildDirect: Constructing a Culture that can Weather the Storms
Sutton, R; Rao, H; Hinds, RCaso SGSB-E526-EIniciativa emprendedoraAfter a delayed shipment of flooring materials impeded Jeff Booth’s ability to complete a construction project on schedule, he, along with cofounder Robert Banks, was determined to solve the inefficiency of the heavyweight building supply industry. They founded BuildDirect, an e-commerce company based on a sophisticated technology platform that optimized the shipment of home improvement products. Since its founding in 1999, BuildDirect faced se...Desde 8,20 €
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Risk Leadership at TD Bank Group
Jeffrey GandzCaso IVEY-9B12C001-EDirección estratégica, Liderazgo y Dirección de personasTD Bank Group was one of the few large financial institutions in the world to have prospered during the financial meltdown and subsequent recession in 2008/9. It did this without any government assistance. Furthermore, it emerged from the crisis substantially larger in terms of market capitalization and assets while having the best performance of any of the Big-5 Canadian banks in terms of stock price and total shareholder return during the perio...Desde 8,20 €