Ivey Business School (Canada)
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China National Offshore Oil Corporation: Operations in Canada
Xiaoyu Liu; Hao Lu; Loren Falkenberg; Harrie VredenburgCase IVEY-9B18M182-EStrategyIn 2005, China National Offshore Oil Corporation (CNOOC) began investing in Canada, when it acquired 16.69 per cent equity of MEG Energy Corp., a private Calgary-based energy company. In 2011, it acquired OPTI Canada, a Canadian oil company that had goneStarting at €8.20
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Telus: Ethics and Cellphone Tower Sites
Xiaoyu Liu; Hao LuCase IVEY-9B18M183-EStrategyIn 2015, TELUS Corporation (TELUS) needed to decide whether to either ignore the concerns of the local community and power up its newly installed cellphone tower—located 84 metres from the University of Calgary's child care centre—or relocate it farther fStarting at €8.20
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Jio and Facebook: Adding Value through an Alliance
Prashant Salwan; Shailesh Pandey; Srinivasan R IyengarCase IVEY-9B21M006-EStrategyIn April 2020, Reliance Jio Infocomm Limited (Jio), a subsidiary of Reliance Industries Limited, announced an alliance with social media giant Facebook Inc. (Facebook). This was the biggest foreign direct investment for a technology firm in India. The association between Jio and Facebook offered both firms many opportunities, and the strengths and core competencies of the two organizations promised to create value for Indian consumers and busines...Starting at €8.20
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Kumar Food Corporation: Product and Market Growth Strategies
Prashant Salwan; Shailesh Pandey; Milind MaratheCase IVEY-9B19M140-EEntrepreneurship, StrategyKumar Food Corporation (KFC) was a partnership firm founded in the state of Maharashtra in India by Neeraj Kumar in 2010. The company manufactured, packaged, and distributed pickles, papads, and spices. Kumar, who had previously worked at a multinational company specializing in food processing, quit that job to start his own venture with an investment of ₹1 million. The company flourished and, in 2017, its revenue reached ₹50 million. Kumar then ...Starting at €8.20