Ivey Business School (Canada)
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Reel Gardening: Pursuing a Social Mission through Market Mechanisms
Wiboon Kittilaksanawong; Marta PasztaCase IVEY-W25557-EEntrepreneurshipIn May 2021, Claire Reid, the founder of social enterprise start-up Reel Gardening, spoke about her ambitious ten-year plan to help secure nutritious food for impoverished people in South Africa and elsewhere in the world. Reel Gardening produced and sold a paper strip packed with seeds and fertilizer. Although the company had grown significantly, it had to manage the dual mission of social contribution and financial sustainability. The company h...Starting at €8.20
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Bayer-Monsanto: The Challenges of a Mega Merger
Wiboon Kittilaksanawong; Gabrielle GatéCase IVEY-9B17M182-EFinance, StrategyIn September 2016, German-based Bayer AG (Bayer) and U.S.-based Monsanto Company (Monsanto) agreed to merge entities to create a global leader in agriculture. The combined entity would benefit from Monsanto’s expertise in seeds and traits, and from Bayer’Starting at €8.20
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Midea Group China: The Acquisition of German Robotics
Wiboon Kittilaksanawong; Ines Sanso CodinaCase IVEY-9B19M070-EEntrepreneurship, StrategyIn January 2017, the Midea Group Co. Ltd. (Midea), a China-based large manufacturer of electrical appliances, completed its acquisition of German-based KUKA AG (KUKA), a large manufacturer of industrial robots. To ease concerns about technologies fallingStarting at €8.20