Ivey Business School (Canada)
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Shaw Communications: Becoming a Connectivity Pure Play
Rod E. White; W. Glenn Rowe; Jeremiah De SousaCase IVEY-9B17M072-EStrategyIn late 2015, the chief executive officer of Shaw Communications was considering whether to reduce or divest the company’s media assets. Shaw Communications had been founded as a cable television provider and, over the years, had grown its consumer connectivity businesses to include Internet services, satellite television, landline telephony, and, most recently, cellular network services. Similar to most other major Canadian telecommunications co...Starting at €8.20
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Rocky Mountain Soap Company: The Move Toward Sustainable Packaging
Joel Gehman; Jennifer Sloan; Jennifer Liu; Yi Wu; Leanne Hedberg CarlsonCase IVEY-9B19M082-EEntrepreneurship, StrategyIn late 2017, the co-owners of Rocky Mountain Soap Company in Canmore, Alberta, faced an important challenge. Their company produced and retailed toxin-free, 100 per cent natural bath and body products, and they wanted the product packaging to reflect theStarting at €8.20
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Decisions Brewing at Fire Roasted Coffee Company
Jeremiah De Sousa; Ian DunnCase IVEY-9B18B011-EAccounting and ControlThe Fire Roasted Coffee Company (Fire Roasted) was a small regional roaster and seller of coffee in London, Ontario. The company sourced green coffee beans from over 20 different countries and managed the roasting process in house. Its coffee was primarily served at Fire Roasted’s own coffee shop locations, but was sometimes sold wholesale to other cafés and interested parties. In 2017, as the company was about to update its point-of-sale system,...Starting at €8.20