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Furniture Bank
P. Fraser Johnson; John S. Haywood-Farmer; Jean A. SalamatCaso IVEY-9B10D006-EServicios y operacionesFurniture Bank was an organization that collected and distributed donated, gently used furniture to those in need. After several years of tight financial circumstances, the interim executive director was relieved that the past year had provided relief via generation of record amounts of excess cash. He was preparing a report to be presented to the board of directors concerning his thoughts on what direction he thought the Furniture Bank should ta...Desde 8,20 €
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CSTAR
James E. Hatch; John S. Haywood-Farmer; Michael J. Rouse; Virginia Ritchie; Lyndsay Passmore; Leah HillierCaso IVEY-9B09M017-EDirección estratégica, Iniciativa emprendedoraCanadian Surgical Technologies and Advanced Robotics Centre (CSTAR) had had a successful year during which its new director had ensured that CSTAR's budget deficit was on target to be reduced by 50 per cent. CSTAR still faced significant hurdles to becoming financially stable and a leader in minimally invasive surgery (MIS). The director wanted CSTAR to be financially self-sustainable within two years, and identified goals to overcome these hurdl...Desde 8,20 €
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Etrip
John S. Haywood-Farmer; Julian Heere; Robert SpitalarCaso IVEY-9B09D002-EDirección estratégica, Iniciativa emprendedora, Servicios y operacionesIn February 2008, the chief executive officer (CEO) of Fly Open Sky Ltd. was finalizing a business plan for Etrip, a proposed online travel startup in the European travel market. He wanted to use the plan to convince investors to commit $100,000, which would provide the first round of financing in a lead up to a further investment of $500,000. The CEO had a vision of developing Etrip as a superior online travel reservation system and desired to i...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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henderson bas
John S. Haywood-Farmer; Nicole Shomair; Ari ShomairCaso IVEY-9B08D008-EServicios y operacionesThe director of client services at henderson bas, an interactive advertising company, was trying to decide how to set a price for the newly proposed campaign for Halpernia Industries, one of her clients. Though the strategic direction of the campaign had been agreed upon, Halpernia had rejected the two creative proposals already presented to it. The director was unsure how to set a price for the campaign. She needed to balance the need for the co...Desde 8,20 €
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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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Cineplex, Inc.
John S. Haywood-Farmer; Dino Pupulin; Peter HryniakCaso IVEY-9B15D008-EServicios y operacionesIn early 2013, the senior vice-president of customer strategies at Toronto-based Cineplex Inc. (Cineplex) was sitting in her office, working on the firm’s strategy. The firm’s chief executive officer had asked the VP to examine some strategic alternatives and present them at the upcoming meeting of the company’s board of directors. One of Cineplex’s major concerns stemmed from the seemingly inexorable continued reduction in theatrical-release win...Desde 8,20 €
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NoVeggie Inc.
John S. Haywood-Farmer; Joe Figliomeni; Charles KornCaso IVEY-9B07D016-EServicios y operacionesA summer employee at NoVeggie Inc. (NoVeggie) of Toronto, Ontario, was analyzing the viability of changing delivery companies. NoVeggie's largest client, Select Grocers (Select), had recently decided to introduce NoVeggie's products to a new group of Select's grocery stores in Ontario. Although this move would increase sales, it was also expected to increase delivery costs. Now the summer employee is trying to determine the actual delivery costs ...Desde 8,20 €