Ivey Business School (Canada)
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SAPMER: Strategic Growth and Its Financial Implications
Yuan Ding; Hua Zhang; Chun (Jane) Xie; Ellen JiangCase IVEY-9B17B006-EAccounting and Control, Entrepreneurship, StrategySAPMER SA was a Southern Ocean fishing company started by three Réunion Island entrepreneurs with one ship in 1947. The company grew from an entrepreneurial venture to a corporate acquisition, then back to a beloved family business not expected to make much money. But in 2006, SAPMER SA tested the waters with a new tuna venture. The venture was successful, but the company saw a better long-term opportunity in occupying a niche position. SAPMER SA...Starting at €8.20
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British Airways' Adoption of IFRS 2005
David J. Sharp; Matt FentonCase IVEY-9B08B003-EAccounting and Control, StrategyAn investment adviser has to evaluate the consequences for a client's pension fund of British Airways' balance sheet disclosure of a write-down of £ 1.3 billion associated with their unfunded pension liability, resulting from the company's required adoption of International Financial Reporting Standards in 2005.Starting at €8.20