Ivey Business School (Canada)
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Bombardier Aerospace: The CSeries Dilemma
Louis Hébert; Ali TalebCase IVEY-9B11M072-EStrategyIn July 2004, Bombardier Aerospace announced its intention to develop a new family of aircraft called CSeries. In May 2007, three years after the initial announcement, the final decision on whether to proceed with the initiative was still pending. Moreover, during this period, the company released several confusing announcements that raised concerns among investors and industry analysts regarding the sustainability of the company’s long-term stra...Starting at €8.20
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Express Trucking: Executive Team Dynamics (Role Play) (C) - Observer Grid
Jacques Neatby; Louis Hébert; Jean PoitrasCase IVEY-9B18M016-EStrategyTwo executives at Express Trucking—the vice-president of legal affairs, and the vice-president of sales—were preparing for an executive team meeting. The two vice-presidents were disputing the terms of a customer contract to be signed the following day. According to the vice-president of legal affairs, the contract needed to be revised to include a standard clause regarding Express Trucking’s liability, whereas the vice-president of sales feared ...Starting at €5.74
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Express Trucking: Executive Team Dynamics (Role Play) (B) - Vice-President, Sales (Dominic)
Jacques Neatby; Louis Hébert; Jean PoitrasCase IVEY-9B18M015-EStrategyTwo executives at Express Trucking—the vice-president of legal affairs, and the vice-president of sales—were preparing for an executive team meeting. The two vice-presidents were disputing the terms of a customer contract to be signed the following day. According to the vice-president of legal affairs, the contract needed to be revised to include a standard clause regarding Express Trucking’s liability, whereas the vice-president of sales feared ...Starting at €5.74
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Fabric Super-Store (B)
David Simpson; Colin McDougallCase IVEY-9B11M036-EStrategyThis case is a supplement to Fabric Super-Store (A).Starting at €5.74
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Fabric Super-Store (A)
David Simpson; Colin McDougallCase IVEY-9B11M035-EStrategyTwo entrepreneurs were investigating Fabric Super-Store franchise ownership opportunities available to them in Ontario, Canada. The Fabric Super-Store had 68 locations worldwide, comprised of both corporate-owned and -operated stores and licensed franchises. It had recently undertaken to convert all existing corporate-owned stores to franchises. The entrepreneurs had recently re-located to the area after several years pursuing different careers i...Starting at €8.20
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Fabric Super-Store (C)
David Simpson; Colin McDougallCase IVEY-9B11M037-EStrategyThis case is a supplement to Fabric Super-Store (A).Starting at €5.74
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Express Trucking: Executive Team Dynamics (Role Play) (A) - Vice-President, Legal Affairs (Alex)
Jacques Neatby; Louis Hébert; Jean PoitrasCase IVEY-9B18M014-EStrategyTwo executives at Express Trucking—the vice-president of legal affairs, and the vice-president of sales—were preparing for an executive team meeting. The two vice-presidents were disputing the terms of a customer contract to be signed the following day. According to the vice-president of legal affairs, the contract needed to be revised to include a standard clause regarding Express Trucking’s liability, whereas the vice-president of sales feared ...Starting at €8.20
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Bridgit
David Simpson; Colin McDougallCase IVEY-9B14M150-EEntrepreneurship, StrategyIn 2014, the co-founder of a new business needs to develop a solid business case for the value of her new software application, Bridgit. Focused on reducing construction delays due to poor deficiency management, Bridgit's software enables project managers to eliminate wasted resources (e.g., time, money, relationship capital) by delivering an easy-to-use software solution. Determining the value of Bridgit in the absence of meaningful numbers crea...Starting at €8.20
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Ring-A-Wing (A)
David Simpson; Colin McDougallCase IVEY-9B11N001-EEntrepreneurship, FinanceLate in August 2004, Chris Higgins was forced into the unenviable position of determining the future of Ring-A-Wing, a London, Ontario-based fast food producer of premium chicken wings for home delivery. After making a personal loan to a friend wishing to invest in the business, the situation devolved in less than nine months from Higgins being a passive lender to being a significant investor to sitting in a bankruptcy meeting trying to determine...Starting at €8.20
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The Stitch It Group Inc.
David Simpson; Ken MarkCase IVEY-9B09M022-EEntrepreneurship, StrategyThe Stitch It Group (Stitch It) is a mall-based clothing alteration service. Having previously sold Stitch It to its current owners in 1990 (retaining the chief executive officer (CEO) position), the founder and CEO was presented with an opportunity in 2003 to repurchase the company. Having originally sold the business because he was too cash-strapped to grow it himself, Stitch It had since grown from three store locations to 84 stores under thre...Starting at €8.20