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Mate1.com: Digital Dating Dilemma
Derrick Neufeld; Charles Wasserman; Dharsana Vijayaratnam; Thomas Yuk; Sharon Bir; Deb ElkinkCaso IVEY-9B17E015-EIniciativa emprendedora, Tecnologías de la informaciónIn 2017, a successful online dating company, Mate1.com, based in Montreal, was pursuing a two-year goal of increasing revenue by 50 per cent and net operating margin by 15 per cent. However, its ambitions were being hampered by unavoidably high advertising costs, an inadequate reporting system, and a maturing industry life cycle. Should the firm explore new business models and consider acquiring a competitor—or was it time to divest and sell the ...Desde 8,20 €
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Furniture Bank: Entrepreneurial Growth in the Social Sector
Derrick Neufeld; Yasser RahrovaniCaso IVEY-9B16E040-EIniciativa emprendedora, Tecnologías de la informaciónIn 2015, the executive director of Furniture Bank had successfully managed the Toronto social-service agency by turning a $300,000 net loss two years prior into a $100,000 net income. He had employed a variety of strategies and information technologies to integrate and rationalize business processes that resulted in significant productivity and performance improvements. However, Furniture Bank, which collected unneeded furnishings from donors and...Desde 8,20 €
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TheLadders
Coles, Peter A.; Edelman, Benjamin; Hall, Brian J.; Bennett, NicoleCaso HBS-908061-EMarketingDespite strong appeal among job seekers and outside recruiters, TheLadders' corporate job listings seem to lag. Could raising prices help solve the problem? TheLadders considers this strategic paradox.Desde 8,20 €
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Microsoft adCenter
Coles, Peter A.; Edelman, BenjaminCaso HBS-908049-EDirección estratégicaMicrosoft considers alternatives to expand its presence in online advertising, especially text-based pay-per-click advertising. Google dominates, and it is unclear how Microsoft can grow, despite considerable technical and financial resources. Microsoft considers a set of alternatives, each with clear benefits but also serious challenges.Desde 8,20 €
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Cambrian House
Coles, Peter A.; Lakhani, Karim R.; McAfee, AndrewCaso HBS-608016-ECambrian House builds internet-based products and services by relying entirely on its user community for all aspects of its innovation and new product development process. Users suggest ideas for new products and services and also participate in a monthly voting process to select the best ideas. The company is now considering the deployment of a prediction market to deepen user involvement and commitment in its innovation; however, it is not sure...Desde 8,20 €
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Mafiaboy
Derrick NeufeldCaso IVEY-9B10E020-ETecnologías de la informaciónThis case opens with a fictitious yet common situation of a corporate executive who is uncertain how to respond to a distributed denial of service (DDoS) attack. It provides some anecdotes and statistics relating to DDoS attacks, and then briefly tells the story of Michael Calce, nicknamed Mafiaboy, who as a young teen effectively launched attacks that shut down companies such as Amazon, CNN, Dell, eBay and Yahoo! The basic DDoS process is explai...Desde 8,20 €
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Mustang Music (A)
Derrick NeufeldCaso IVEY-9B10E009-EGobierno corporativo, Iniciativa emprendedoraMustang Music (A) and (B) cases introduces students to data modeling, database implementation and database querying.Desde 8,20 €
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Mustang Music (B)
Derrick NeufeldCaso IVEY-9B10E010-EGobierno corporativo, Iniciativa emprendedoraThis supplement to Mustang Music (A), product #9B10E009, introduces students to data modeling, database implementation and database querying.Desde 5,74 €
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Mobilizing an Online Business
Coles, Peter A.; Edelman, BenjaminCaso HBS-913061-EEntrepreneurs starting online businesses often need to mobilize multiple sets of users or customers, each of whom hesitates to participate unless others join also. This case presents several challenges with similar structure.Desde 8,20 €
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CAA Roadside APP
Derrick NeufeldCaso IVEY-9B10E022-ETecnologías de la informaciónThis case describes a real scenario in which an elderly couple's vehicle is stranded in a remote location, causing emergency services to be dispatched at significant effort and cost, whereas an inexpensive tow truck dispatch would have completely resolved the problem. To prevent these kinds of false alarm situations, the Canadian Automobile Association (CAA) has developed a free iPhone application called CAA Roadside, which takes advantage of loc...Desde 8,20 €