Ivey Business School (Canada)
-
Supergroup/South Africa: Contextual Leadership from Turnaround to Strategic Niche
Caren Scheepers; Michael WardCase IVEY-9B19M017-EStrategyIn January 2018, the chief executive officer (CEO) of logistics company Supergroup Limited (Supergroup), considered the ideal weighting of Supergroup’s offshore activities given a weak South African rand and slow growth in the country. The company had nearly become bankrupt in 2009, and the CEO had been hired as the “turnaround” leader who headed its steady recovery, stabilizing the company and building its initiatives toward growth. Now that Sup...Starting at €8.20
-
Lilgaa Property Management: Property Investing in Eldoret, Kenya
Nicole R.D. Haggerty; Charles Lagat; Loice Maru; Daniel Korman; Ivan Liu; Sherry XieCase IVEY-9B14M043-EEntrepreneurship, StrategyIn 2013, a successful entrepreneur in Eldoret, Kenya is considering her options. In 2007, after a history of operating several small businesses, only one of which failed, she founded Lilgaa Property Management Ltd., a real estate and property management business. She has focused her energies on the real estate industry in spite of its many challenges, which include corruption and lack of regulation, enforcement and trust. Now, she needs to decide...Starting at €8.20