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Yumcha.com.au
Nicole R.D. Haggerty; Rohan BelliappaCase IVEY-9B10M038-EEntrepreneurship, Information Technologies, StrategySet in November 2007, the case is about a soon-to-launch social networking website (Yumcha) in Australia intended for the country's significant Asian population and diaspora. The case describes the process that Yumcha's founder went through in establishing the entity, including her initial motivations and business rationale. The case goes on to describe the dilemma facing the founder in choosing a web developer for the site, including whether to ...Starting at €8.20
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Milango Financial Services
Nicole R.D. Haggerty; Fridah Theuri; Meera Haji; Nurin Jamal; Nadeem NathooCase IVEY-9B13M052-EEntrepreneurship, StrategyThe co-founder of a Kenyan microfinance institution was troubled. Although his company had experienced great success in the past three years, it faced cash flow problems in June 2012. The co-founder had exhausted his personal resources and seeks an investor, local or international banks, or a process improvement program to ensure the company’s long-term success. The co-founder needed to evaluate his options and propose a solution to the other boa...Starting at €8.20
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Mercedes-Benz India
Nicole R.D. Haggerty; Shankar Venkatagiri; Ramasastry ChandrasekharCase IVEY-9B11E009-EInformation Technologies, StrategyIn December 2007, the management of Mercedes-Benz India (MBI), a fully owned subsidiary of Daimler AG, the 12th-largest automobile manufacturer in the world, has decided to relocate to a new facility near Pune in western India. In overseeing the installation of information technology (IT) infrastructure at the new premises, the company’s chief information officer (CIO) must deal with some managerial choices pertaining to IT architecture, IT tools...Starting at €8.20
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Privacy Issues and Monetizing Twitter
Deborah Compeau; Nicole R.D. Haggerty; Shady FraihaCase IVEY-9B11E002-EEntrepreneurship, Information Technologies, StrategyIt was early 2010, and the Twitter Trio, the founders of Twitter, were faced with a changing market situation and pressures to make money. Twitter was a free service that had been operating without a viable business plan since 2006. In early 2010, Twitter was still not making enough money and it was time that Twitter showed a real return on investment. The Trio had to decide on a business model that was competitive. There was a data-mining projec...Starting at €8.20
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Unity Bank: Realizing Value From an M&A Integration
Nicole R.D. Haggerty; John FongCase IVEY-9B08E009-EInformation TechnologiesA member of the integration leadership team must help plan and execute the integration of Delta's information technology (IT) operations into those of Unity. He has been given a time limit of three years and has been charged with removing $60 million of expenses during the process. Half of the savings will come from reducing the number of staff whose roles have been duplicated as a result of the merger. The remaining savings will be achieved thro...Starting at €8.20
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Security Breach at TJX
Nicole R.D. Haggerty; Ramasastry ChandrasekharCase IVEY-9B08E003-ECorporate Governance, Information TechnologiesThe chief security officer of TJX Companies Inc. (TJX) faces a dilemma on his first day on the job. The company has discovered in December 2006, a computer intrusion dating back to 2005. There is an ongoing investigation, involving the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) into the attacks. The company is also in the middle of several class action law suits over losses suffered by financial institutions due to breaches of customer privacy. The ch...Starting at €8.20
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Cool Pastures Dairy: Kenya's Changing Milk Market (C)
Nicole R.D. Haggerty; Pamela Odhiambo; Tom Collins; Robert Freele; Andrea LeungCase IVEY-9B13M046-EEntrepreneurship, StrategyPart C of a three-part series. See 9B13M044 and 9B13M045.Starting at €5.74
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Cool Pastures Dairy: Kenya's Changing Milk Market (B)
Nicole R.D. Haggerty; Pamela Odhiambo; Tom Collins; Robert Freele; Andrea LeungCase IVEY-9B13M045-EEntrepreneurship, StrategyPart B of a three-part series. See 9B13M044 and 9B13M046.Starting at €5.74
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Bella Springs - Teaching Note
Nicole R.D. Haggerty; Francis Ayensu; Jesse Brame; Chris Lau; Gerry LiTeaching Note IVEY-8B13D009-EEntrepreneurship, Service and Operations Management, StrategyTeaching note for product 9B13D009.Starting at €0.00
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Enhancing Competitive Strategy at Darling Kenya
Pamela Odhiambo; Nicole R.D. Haggerty; Ali Kanji; Brandon SwartzCase IVEY-9B15A012-EEntrepreneurship, Marketing, StrategyIn September 2013, the managing director of Darling Kenya, a hair care product company headquartered in Nairobi, was pondering his next move. As a leader in the beauty hair care industry in Africa, the company needed to stay a step ahead of increasing competition from both local and multinational firms. With limited room to grow in the industry, he was looking at a set of alternatives to protect Darling’s brand from losing market share. Which opt...Starting at €8.20