Ivey Business School (Canada)
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China's Banks 2012
David W. Conklin; Danielle CadieuxCase IVEY-9B10M078-EFinance, StrategyIn the 1990s, considerable debate arose concerning the strength and stability of China's banks. Of particular concern were the debts owed to the banks by state-owned enterprises (SOEs). Many SOEs were experiencing financial difficulties and so they might not have been able to repay these loans. Some analysts emphasized that, since the banks and the SOEs were both owned by the government, the only relevant concern was the financial strength of the...Starting at €8.20
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Crisis in Cyprus: Was it Different this Time
Nandita Yadav; Pratap Chandra BiswalCase IVEY-9B13N016-EFinance, StrategyCyprus is a small island member of the European Union, constituting 0.2 per cent of the eurozone gross domestic product. During its growth phase, the Cypriot banking system developed vulnerabilities after suffering heavy losses during the Greek sovereign debt crisis. The European Central Bank, the International Monetary Fund and the European Union offered a bailout of US$16.9 billion if the Cypriot government could raise US$7.54 billion from with...Starting at €8.20
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WH Group Limited: Initial Public Offering Road Show
Stephen R. FoersterCase IVEY-9B15N003-EFinance, StrategyAn equity research analyst is preparing to attend a road show presentation by WH Group Limited, the world’s largest pork company headquartered in Hong Kong, concerning its upcoming initial public offering. She is reviewing the preliminary prospectus as well as other publicly available background information on the company and its two core subsidiaries, Shuanghui International Holdings Inc. and Smithfield Foods Inc., whose recent acquisition was t...Starting at €8.20
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Krohne's Entry into the Chinese Market
Taohua Ouyang; Meiying Yang; Zhi Xu; Ling Ding; Tang Yao; Miao CuiCase IVEY-9B13M039-EStrategyKrohne Inc. of Germany separately established a joint venture, a wholly owned sales company and a manufacturer in China. Unfortunately, although the sales channels were different, the product lines of the joint venture and the wholly owned manufacturer overlapped. The two companies were therefore competing and unsure about which company rightfully represented the parent enterprise. In addition, the two investment parties were battling for control...Starting at €8.20
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Joysun at the Crossroads
William Wei; Ali Taleb; Vicky NieCase IVEY-9B13M061-EStrategyJoysun was established as a state-owned enterprise in the Shanghai Waigaoqiao Free Trade Zone in China in 1995. Thanks to the effective leadership of its general manager and to the monopolistic nature of the Chinese import and export industry in the mid-1990s, the company had grown rapidly from a shop with five employees in its early days to a major player in the logistics industry by the end of 2012. However, Joysun’s journey had been rocky due ...Starting at €8.20
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Nestlé and Totole: A Foreign-invested Enterprise in China
Libo Fan; Yingchao Zhou; Oded ShenkarCase IVEY-9B15M100-EStrategyAfter acquiring a majority stake in the Shanghai Totole Food Company, a leader in the Chinese chicken powder industry, Nestlé faced dilemmas regarding maintaining control over this foreign-invested enterprise (FIE). Despite its 80 per cent stake, and in a departure from past practice, the Swiss company let its minority Chinese partner remain firmly in control. The circumstances surrounding the integration of Totole posed questions about the strat...Starting at €8.20
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Branding BY-HEALTH: The Value of Transparency
Denghua Yuan; William Wei; Matthew MardresCase IVEY-9B17M126-EStrategyBY-HEALTH Co., Ltd. (BY-HEALTH), a Chinese dietary supplement company founded in 1995, had a first-mover advantage as a contemporary health supplement provider in Mainland China. It had successfully utilized this advantage to conquer a significant portion of the market. However, by early 2017, maintaining this leadership position in the market had become increasingly difficult, largely due to deteriorating public perception of consumables origina...Starting at €8.20
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Jabwood International: The Risky Business of Expanding East
Marina Apaydin; Rami Jabado; Hiba Obeid; Balsam DanhashCase IVEY-9B12M099-EEntrepreneurship, StrategyJabwood, a wood trading company with four branches in Lebanon owned by the Jabado family, is contemplating international expansion into new markets — specifically, Saudi Arabia and China — to compensate for a decline in revenues. This case examines the macroeconomic environment of Lebanon, China and Saudi Arabia as well as the wood industry in those countries. The characteristics of a successful international expansion are considered. In addition...Starting at €8.20
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NPI in China: Organizing for Social Good
Oana Branzei; Yanfei HuCase IVEY-9B13M122-EEntrepreneurship, StrategyNPI is a Shanghai-based social venture that actively promotes social innovation and cultivates social entrepreneurs by granting crucial support to start-up and small- to medium-sized grassroots non-profit and non-governmental organizations. The company was founded in 2006 when the Chinese government had loosened its restrictions on private donations to charitable causes and cautiously welcomed private non-profit organizations to enter the social ...Starting at €8.20
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Suitsupply: Expanding into China
Tania Habimana; Lukas Held; Julija Babre; Willem HulsinkCase IVEY-9B14M105-EEntrepreneurship, StrategySuitsupply was founded in 2000 in Amsterdam, the Netherlands. The vertically integrated company made its breakthrough in the Dutch suit market, a market highly saturated by up-market luxury brands and a few lower-end and low-quality brands, by offering bespoke high-quality suits at accessible prices. Through using provocative marketing techniques, challenging retail regulations and laws, and educating consumers on overpricing by its competitors, ...Starting at €8.20