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Valley Carriers (B): Working on Versus Working in the Business
Vanessa M. StrikeCase IVEY-9B16M096-EEntrepreneurship, StrategyThis is the second case in the Valley Carriers series, which also includes Valley Carriers (A): Establishing Status in a Family Business 9B16M095 and Valley Carriers (C): Restructuring the Governance of the Family Firm 9B16M097.Starting at €5.74
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Advising the Family Firm: Opening Pandora's Box (A)
Vanessa M. Strike; Dennis MaCase IVEY-9B18M047-EEntrepreneurship, StrategyIn January 2018, a family business advising team entered a seemingly straightforward contract with members of the Graham family, who were planning to transition their business to the next generation. The first and second generations, who founded and grew their business into a portfolio of 50 grocery store franchises across the eastern United States, were concerned about the capacity and interest of the next generation in continuing the success of...Starting at €8.20
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To Mumbai with Love: Exiting the Family Firm
Vanessa M. Strike; Alykhan AlidinaCase IVEY-9B16M159-EEntrepreneurship, StrategyIt was the summer of 2015 when the son of a family-owned real estate business in Vancouver was struck by love and decided to follow his heart to India. However, leaving his family’s business was easier said than done. The family had no formal documents that provided members with an exit strategy or remuneration. There were no wills or financial plans, and whatever money was available to finance a move abroad was tied up in the family business, wh...Starting at €8.20
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Simpson Seeds: Growing the Next Generation
Vanessa M. Strike; David Bentall; Christine LoweCase IVEY-9B16C051-EEntrepreneurship, Leadership and People ManagementGreg Simpson was the chief executive officer of Simpson Seeds Inc. (SSI). He and his two brothers, second-generation owners of a family farm, had started the seed company. From humble beginnings in Moose Jaw, SSI had grown to be the largest privately owned lentil exporter and seed retailer in Saskatchewan, Canada, distributing pulses to nearly 80 countries worldwide. Simpson and his brothers had recently added a new red lentil–splitting plant to ...Starting at €8.20
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Health Nut
Colleen Sharen; Vanessa M. StrikeCase IVEY-9B08M053-EEntrepreneurship, StrategyLate in the afternoon on January 20, 2006, one of the owners of The Health Nut hung up the phone. Her account manager had just called to tell her that the bank was not going to extend any further credit to her small retail natural health products (NHP) store located in Grand Bend, Ontario. She and her life and business partner had owned The Health Nut since May 2003. While they had successfully grown sales, the business was not generating enough ...Starting at €8.20
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Beauregard Textile Co. (Spanish version)
Aguilar, Francis J.Case HBS-113S01StrategyThe sales manager and controller have to decide on a price for a textile that lost significant market share as a result of a recent price increase. Information on manufacturing costs and on the pricing behavior of Beauregard and its only competitor are available for analysis. The case provides an opportunity to practice contribution analysis, considering fixed and variable costs as reported in a typical cost report. Also tests the students' abili...Starting at €8.20
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General Electric, 1984 (Spanish Version)
Aguilar, Francis J.; Hamermesh, Richard G.; Brainard, Caroline E.Case HBS-302S36Knowledge and CommunicationDescribe los primeros cuatro años de permanencia de Jack Welch como CEO de las ofertas de General Electric Co. con las formas Welch ha tratado de actividades de estrategia y planificación del cambio de GE y sus intentos de hacer la empresa más empresarial.Starting at €8.20
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General Electric: Reg Jones and Jack Welch (Spanish Version)
Bartlett, Christopher A.; Aguilar, Francis J.; Elderkin, Kenton W.Case HBS-308S03Knowledge and CommunicationCuando retirarse de GE Reginald Jones volvió el trabajo de CEO a Jack Welch, el 1 de abril de 1981, el Wall Street Journal informó que GE había "decidido sustituir una leyenda con un cable de alta tensión." Algunos se preguntaban si el joven dínamo podría llenar los zapatos muy grandes del estadista. Pero Welch tenía una visión muy potente y bien articulado de donde él quería su compañía para ir. Para 1984, se había reagrupado sectores de GE, red...Starting at €8.20
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General Electric: Strategic Position--1981 (Spanish version)
Aguilar, Francis J.; Hamermesh, Richard G.Case HBS-320S05Describes the introduction and evolution of General Electric's strategic planning system from the 1960s to Jack Welch's tenure. Allows discussion of the interplay of problems and circumstances to the evolution of the strategic planning system, and how Welch might use or alter the system to meet the challenge of growth. This case is accompanied by a Video Short that can be shown in class or included in a digital coursepack. Instructors should con...Starting at €8.20
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Rein Chemical Co.: Specialty Division (Spanish Version)
Aguilar, Francis J.Case HBS-906S02Este caso describe reciente descubrimiento de la gestión empresarial de las transacciones de precios no éticos generalizados en una división y diferentes puntos de vista clave de los gerentes sobre cómo responder. Se les pide a los estudiantes para evaluar la posición de gestión y decidir quién debe hacer qué para el problema de la determinación Rein Chemical Co. El problema de precios inadecuada, que implica un gran número indeterminado de clien...Starting at €8.20