Ivey Business School (Canada)
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Richard Henkel GmbH: Growing Profits, Not Sales
James KennellyCase IVEY-W25517-EStrategyBased in southern Germany, Richard Henkel GmbH was a manufacturing firm focused on its triple-bottom line rather than on its sales turnover. Driven by its sustainability ethos in both its products and its manufacturing processes, it saw itself as a champion of a post-growth, sustainable economy. The case pivots on co-managing director Susanne Henkel’s decision concerning a lucrative sales order: the order would place significant stress on its exi...Starting at €8.20
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Dr. Reddy's Laboratories (A) (Spanish version)
Jean-Louis Schaan; Ramasastry ChandrasekharCase IVEY-9B08MS64StrategyDr. Reddy's Laboratories (Dr. Reddy's), a large pharmaceutical company in India, is trying to acquire the fourth largest generics manufacturer in Germany. Dr. Reddy's quoted $570 million in a competitive bidding situation. The company's chief negotiator is getting ready to close the deal if selected. Students will examine the issues for the chief negotiator, such as: is the price right, is the fit strategic, will the acquisition add value, how ca...Starting at €8.20
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Dr. Reddy's Laboratories (B) (Spanish version)
Jean-Louis Schaan; Ramasastry ChandrasekharCase IVEY-9B08MS65StrategyThis supplement to Dr. Reddy's Laboratories (A), product # 9B08M064, looks at the two years post-acquisition and examines a major risk which, as it unfolded, brought the viability of the business model into question.Starting at €5.74
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Schibsted (A): Should We Launch 20 Minutes
Jean-Louis Schaan; Jordan MitchellCase IVEY-9B07M019-EStrategyThe executive vice-president of newspapers for Schibsted was about to meet with his colleagues to discuss the company's plan to release an internally developed free daily newspaper concept called 20 Minutes. Over the past couple of years, Schibsted's executive team had kept a watchful eye on the free newspaper industry, which was enjoying tremendous popularity. Earlier in the year, Schibsted had launched Avis 1, a free paper with direct delivery ...Starting at €8.20
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Daimler China: Facing a Media Firestorm
Wolfgang Messner; Hyo Jin YoonCase IVEY-9B18C012-EThe chief executive officer of Daimler Trucks and Buses China Ltd. was on an expatriate assignment in China. In November 2016, he faced a discomforting situation that could bring an abrupt halt to his career; an unfortunate incident in which he lost his temper led to fierce outrage in local Chinese and worldwide media. The media reaction threatened China’s prominence as a major source of revenue for Daimler, and sent Daimler’s share price on a do...Starting at €8.20
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emmtrix Technologies: Patent Negotiations in High-Tech Academic Spinoffs
Frederik J. Riar; Carsten C. Guderian; Peter M. BicanCase IVEY-9B20M010-EEntrepreneurship, StrategyIn May 2016, three scientists from Germany's Karlsruhe Institute of Technology were preparing for a meeting with several managers from the institute's technology transfer department. The three scientists were planning to commercialize a new technology they had created, and hoped to use their invention to launch a new company as a spinoff from their work at the institute. However, because the scientists had created the technology while working at ...Starting at €8.20
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Robert Bosch Power Tools: Regional Headquarters Structure for Eastern Europe and the Middle East (A)
Jan Schmitt, Phillip C. NellCase IVEY-W24932-EStrategyTwo managers in the Power Tools division of German multinational corporation Robert Bosch GmbH (Bosch) have been tasked with devising potential solutions for addressing tensions between the regional headquarters (RHQ) for the Eastern Europe and Middle EasStarting at €8.20
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Robert Bosch Power Tools: Regional Headquarters Structure for Eastern Europe and the Middle East (B)
Jan Schmitt, Phillip C. NellCase IVEY-W24934-EStrategySupplement for product W24932.Starting at €5.74
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Onward Technologies Limited: An Indian SME Building a Global Brand
Mahima Mishra; Anand Prakash; Santosh Gopalkrishnan; Madhura BedarkarCase IVEY-9B20A079-EEntrepreneurship, Marketing, StrategyOnward Technologies Limited was an engineering services outsourcing company based in India with divisions and branch offices around the world. Founded in 1991, the company was an early entrant in the services outsourcing sector and had performed moderatelStarting at €8.20
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HKS-Dessous: A Main Street Retail Entrepreneur Handling Digital Change
Johannes Tiemer; Carsten C. Guderian; Peter M. BicanCase IVEY-9B17M090-EEntrepreneurship, StrategyLate in 2016, the owner of a lingerie business in Düsseldorf, Germany, faced a series of questions regarding the health of her business in a changing environment. The German retail environment had traditionally consisted of many specialized (often family-owned) small- to medium-sized retailers, and many of these stores had not kept pace with globalization and the digital revolution; market changes and increasing competition forced them to close. ...Starting at €8.20