Ivey Business School (Canada)
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Little Short Stop: Creating Strategy for a Shifting Industry
Meredith Woodwark; Karin Schnarr; Gerry BesCase IVEY-9B20M076-EEntrepreneurship, StrategyIn early 2019, the general manager of Little Short Stop Stores, a chain of local, family-owned convenience stores in southwestern Ontario, Canada, was projecting a loss for that year. The loss was due in part to a provincial minimum wage increase to CA$14.00 that came into effect on January 1, 2018, increased from $11.60 in 2017 and $11.40 in 2016. Before this change, the store chain had been exceeding the average industry growth rate by 5 per ce...Starting at €8.20
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Cenabal (C)
Stewart Thornhill; Jane GravillCase IVEY-9B08M022-EEntrepreneurship, StrategyThe owner of Cenabal, an organic salad dressing and bread dipping company, had obtained the funds her company required. Now, she faced the decision of how to spend the money. Some of the possibilities included expanding the product line, entering the U.S. market, or improving the distribution channels. Naturally, each of these choices had advantages and disadvantages that she must consider. This is the last supplement that follows Cenabal (A) and...Starting at €5.74
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Thunderball (B)
Stewart Thornhill; Colin McDougallCase IVEY-9B11M020-EEntrepreneurship, StrategyThis supplement to Thunderball (A) deals with the entrepreneur’s mission to find a successful business model.Starting at €5.74
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Canadian National Railway Company: Culture Change (B)
Stewart Thornhill; Ken MarkCase IVEY-9B13M091-EStrategyThis is a supplement to 9B13M090.Starting at €5.74
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SawStop (B)
Stewart Thornhill; Sylvia SquairCase IVEY-9B12M065-EEntrepreneurship, StrategyThis supplemental case to SawStop (A) advances the narrative to 2012.Starting at €5.74
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Zero, Brammo and the Electric Motorcycle Industry
Stewart Thornhill; Sophie Fei ZhuCase IVEY-9B11M092-EEntrepreneurship, StrategyElectric motorcycles’ features of zero emissions, light weight, high efficiency, low energy costs, and almost no pollution contribute to the increasing popularity of and substantial growth potential for the worldwide electric motorcycle industry. However, Zero was facing competition from Brammo, which, though positioning its products differently from Zero, adopted a similar international growth strategy. How could the chief executive officer of Z...Starting at €8.20
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SawStop (A)
Stewart Thornhill; Sylvia SquairCase IVEY-9B12M064-EEntrepreneurship, StrategyA patent lawyer and amateur woodworker with a doctorate in physics has invented a new technology to prevent table saw injuries - specifically, amputations. He has no desire to manufacture table saws, and instead protects his technology with patents and then seeks licensing arrangements with incumbent saw producers. In 2002, after two years of attempting to engage manufacturers, he accepts that they are unwilling to license his invention and he mu...Starting at €8.20
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Aligning Culture and Strategy at A. P. Nichols
Jeffrey Gandz; Stewart Thornhill; Ken MarkCase IVEY-9B11C039-ELeadership and People Management, StrategyA.P. Nichols, a distributor of parts in the maintenance, overhaul, and repair industry, is facing the need to realign its strategy to cope with a competitive environment. A key component of this realignment involves changes to the culture and compensation of its sales force while simultaneously building sufficient sales capacity to take advantage of opportunities in key markets. The case focuses on the newly hired vice president (VP) of sales, wh...Starting at €8.20
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General Electric: From Jack Welch to Jeffrey Immelt
Stewart Thornhill; Ken MarkCase IVEY-9B08M009-EStrategyThis case describes the leadership initiatives of two of General Electric’s (GE) chief executive officers: Jack Welch and Jeffrey Immelt. Under Jack Welch’s leadership, GE, one of the most admired firms in the world, began its transformation from a manufacturing conglomerate to one that focused on services. Welch’s stature as a management leader grew as GE’s stock price increased. Many of Welch’s management practices were adopted by U.S. and glob...Starting at €8.20
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Hudson Nuptials (A)
Stewart Thornhill; Ryan LittleCase IVEY-9B07M001-EEntrepreneurship, StrategyHudson Nuptials is a Toronto-based company created to take advantage of Canada's exclusive worldwide status as a provider of marriages to non-resident, same-sex couples. The company's president is struggling with whether to provide standardized wedding packages or to provide customized experiences to each client.Starting at €8.20