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Industry Canada: The Knowledge Infrastructure Program
Paul Boothe; Omar FayoumiCase IVEY-9B14M163-EStrategyIn late January 2009, the assistant deputy minister of Industry Canada was considering how to design the Knowledge Infrastructure Program, which had unexpectedly been assigned to the department in the recent federal budget. A $2 billion spending program focused on knowledge infrastructure, its projects were required to be completed within two years. The immediate goals were to provide a significant short-term economic stimulus and help create job...Starting at €8.20
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Beyond the Border
Paul BootheCase IVEY-9B14M009-EStrategyIn February 2011, the senior associate deputy minister of Industry Canada was appointed as the Canadian prime minister’s personal representative to the bi-national team charged with developing the “Beyond the Border Action Plan” to both improve security and streamline cross-border commerce and travel between Canada and the United States. He was immediately faced with a range of decisions on how to proceed — whom to consult, which Canadian team me...Starting at €8.20
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Environment Canada
Paul BootheCase IVEY-9B14M011-EStrategyIn late January 2011, the assistant deputy minister of Environment Canada is contemplating the final report of the joint review panel conducting the environmental assessment of Total E&P Canada’s $10 billion oil sands project, the Joslyn Mine near Fort McMurray, Alberta. Although the report advised that the project would be in the public interest only if — and it was a big if — adverse effects on species at risk were fully mitigated, she was awar...Starting at €8.20
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Ontario Power Generation
Paul BootheCase IVEY-9B14M012-EStrategyIn late December 2003, the new acting CEO of Ontario Power Generation, the provincial Crown corporation responsible for the bulk of the province’s electrical power generation, was deeply worried. Three major events had led to a decline in the company’s revenues in 2003: a massive power failure that affected large portions of Ontario and the U.S. eastern seaboard in August, the maintenance-related planned outage at the Darlington Nuclear Station a...Starting at €8.20
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Microsoft, 1995 (abreviado)
Khanna, Tarun; Yoffie, David B.Case HBS-708S12StrategySe centra en cómo Microsoft construyó una de las mayores franquicias y plantea preguntas de todo el mundo acerca de lo que, en todo caso, puede dejar la empresa. finalidad la enseñanza: enseñar a crear una ventaja competitiva, las ventajas de la agrupación, y la sostenibilidad de las ventajas competitivas a través del tiempo.Starting at €8.20
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Zipline: The World's Largest Drone Delivery Network
Khanna, Tarun; Gonzalez, GeorgeCase HBS-721366-EEntrepreneurshipZipline established the world's largest logistics network in Rwanda and Ghana by delivering medical supplies to hospitals via automated drones. The company is now looking to expand in the U.S. and partnered with Walmart to expand into home delivery. Zipline must navigate the U.S. regulatory space while prioritizing its growth opportunities domestically and abroad.Starting at €8.20
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Devonian Coast Wineries: Overcoming Provincial Barriers
W. Glenn Rowe; Paul Boothe; Ken MarkCase IVEY-9B16M111-EEntrepreneurship, StrategyBy late 2015, the chief executive officer of Devonian Coast Wineries in the Canadian province of Nova Scotia had invested in the business and had broadened the distribution of the wines he produced. His chief concern was growing sales beyond Nova Scotia’s provincial borders. Selling wines in other provinces was difficult because it required approaching the various provincial liquor control boards. He had three options: continue to engage with eac...Starting at €8.20
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Telesat Canada
Paul Boothe; Connor LyonsCase IVEY-9B14M164-EStrategyIn June 2007, the chief executive officer of Telesat Canada, headquartered in Ottawa, Ontario, was considering his strategy following a decision by Industry Canada to reject four out of six of its applications for satellite slots. His largest concern was the decision to award the two most important licences for the Extended Ku-band network — which the company’s largest clients, Bell Canada Inc. and Shaw Communications, were both seeking — to a su...Starting at €8.20
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Building World-Class Companies in Developing Countries (Spanish version)
Khanna, Tarun; Palepu, Krishna G.Article HBS-R0610CStrategySome emerging-market companies compete in several countries, but others sell only at home.Starting at €8.20
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Tetra Pak Argentina (Spanish Version)
Khanna, Tarun; Palepu, Krishna G.; Herrero, Gustavo A.Case HBS-709S09StrategySe ocupa de las manos a la gestión de una situación difícil frente a la filial de una corporación multinacional (Tetra Pak) en un país en desarrollo (Argentina). La situación surge de una avería importante económica, social e institucional que pone en peligro la existencia de la filial. Argentina dejó de pagar su deuda soberana y devaluó el peso en más de un 200%, pero se diferenció el tratamiento de la tasa de FX para ser aplicado a diversas ope...Starting at €8.20