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Canadian Pacific Railway (B): CP Rising
Murray J. Bryant; Karin KoopmansCase IVEY-9B17M135-EStrategySupplement for product 9B17M134.Starting at €5.74
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Thinking Outside the Shoe Box (Spanish version)
Kanter, Rosabeth Moss; Raffaelli, Ryan L.Case HBS-310S17StrategyInnovation was linked to Timberland's heritage. In 2005, CEO Jeff Swartz and COO Ken Pucker hoped the Invention Factory, an advanced concept lab, would develop new breakthrough products and reinvigorate the company's culture of innovation. Since the 1960s, Timberland had relied on innovation, developing the world's first waterproof boot and, in the 1980s, category-defining boat shoes and day hiking boots. Creating variations of these core product...Starting at €8.20
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Schuhren Consumer Packaging: Managing Risk
Murray J. Bryant; Ken MarkCase IVEY-9B14M056-EEntrepreneurship, StrategyThe founder and chief executive officer (CEO) of Schuhren Consumer Packaging (Schuhren), a manufacturer of plastic food packaging based in Windsor, Ontario, is getting ready to meet a group of buyers from one of the top six fruit packaging firms in the world. An hour before their arrival, the CEO uncovers a whole series of issues concerning quality assurance, waste production and machine operations that could have an impact on the company’s opera...Starting at €8.20
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Barrick Gold: Eliminating the Gold Hedging Strategy
Murray J. Bryant; Ken MarkCase IVEY-9B11B002-EAccounting and Control, StrategyBarrick Gold, the largest gold producer in the world, has taken steps to eliminate its longstanding gold hedging program. In its early years, Barrick’s hedging program was a key factor allowing the firm to grow amid falling gold prices. But Barrick’s management team faced questions about its hedging program when gold prices started to rise in the 2000s. The case allows students to review Barrick’s hedging program and consider the impact of its de...Starting at €8.20
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Compagnie Financiere Richemont S.A.
Murray J. Bryant; Ken MarkCase IVEY-9B11B003-EAccounting and Control, StrategyA consumer goods analyst has been asked to understand the governance structure and various risks facing Compagnie Financiere Richemont SA, a Swiss-based luxury goods conglomerate. Richemont has emerged as one of the premier luxury brand houses in the world and is controlled by a single person, Johann Rupert. The case describes the development of Richemont and provides information on various aspects of the firm, including its many luxury brand hou...Starting at €8.20
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Macquarie Bank Limited: Executive Compensation
Murray J. BryantCase IVEY-9B07M072-EEntrepreneurship, StrategyA managing director of international equities for a large public sector pension fund has to decide how the pension fund would vote on say for pay. Say for pay represents a vote held at the annual general meeting whereby shareholders have an annual and non-binding (thus it has no legal effect on the board or the corporation) opportunity to vote on executive compensation. Such a vote is obligatory in Australia and the United Kingdom and is starting...Starting at €8.20
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MacDonald, Dettwiler & Associates Ltd. (A)
Murray J. Bryant; Ryan KaltCase IVEY-9B08M043-EStrategyThe director and chair of the governance committee at MacDonald, Dettwiler & Associates Ltd. (MDA) considered how to advise the company's chief executive officer (CEO). As a company in the space industry, MDA relied on its exports to the United States. Joint ventures were helpful in securing contracts from the U.S. government but they were not always advantageous in other ways because these ventures required partnerships with competitors. At this...Starting at €8.20
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CEMEX's Foundations for Sustainability
Kanter, Rosabeth Moss; Yatsko, Pamela; Raffaelli, Ryan L.Case HBS-308024-EStarting at €8.20
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Ron Johnson: A Career in Retail, Teaching Note
Raffaelli, Ryan L.Teaching Note HBS-419010-ELeadership and People ManagementTeaching note for case 516016.Starting at €0.00
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Moleskine (A)
Raffaelli, Ryan L.; Sadun, Raffaella; Qu, KathyCase HBS-716407-ELeadership and People ManagementDescribes the founding and growth challenges facing Moleskine, an Italian-based consumer products company known for its oilcloth-covered notebooks once used by Ernest Hemingway and Vincent van Gogh. CEO Arrigo Berni and co-founder Maria Sebregondi aim to transform the company from a founder-led company to a professionally managed firm by expanding into new geographies, product categories, and distribution channels. They have also recently develop...Starting at €8.20