Ivey Business School (Canada)
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Bambooya Corporation
Elizabeth M.A. Grasby; Emily SaundersCase IVEY-9B08B010-EAccounting and ControlThe sole shareholder of a Newmarket, Ontario, bamboo wholesaler wants to complete all necessary accounting transactions in order to determine the fiscal 2007 results. Students are required to record all opening balances, the necessary transactions, and adjusting and closing entries. The case is a comprehensive one wherein the required transactions involve cash, accounts receivable (including write-offs, recoveries and bad debts), retail inventory...Starting at €8.20
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SWISSBO: Strategic Risk or Opportunity?
Mary M. Crossan; R. ChandrasekharCase IVEY-W34743-EEntrepreneurship, StrategyIn March 2021, the wholesale distributor of home décor products SBO Distributors Ltd. (or SWISSBO), based in Vancouver, Canada, was considering an opportunity for strategic analysis. The firm was at a crossroads in light of the COVID-19 pandemic. The pandemic had led to a setback in the company’s revenues and margins—seemingly, a temporary setback. The wholesaler was now facing a make-or-break dilemma that involved a new growth opportunity to mov...Starting at €8.20
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Adamac Inc. (Spanish version)
Elizabeth M.A. Grasby; Emily SaundersCase IVEY-9B09BS06Accounting and Control, EntrepreneurshipA shareholder and employee of a small laser and water jet cutting corporation in Toronto, Canada must make decisions regarding expansion, purchase of new equipment, hiring of more personnel and a move to a larger location. Students are expected to 1) complete an industry analysis of the manufacturing industry, including the current economic outlook; 2) perform a thorough company size-up; 3) identify the qualitative pros and cons of each decision;...Starting at €8.20
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BYKlyn: Pivoting during the COVID-19 Pandemic
Andreas Schotter; R. ChandrasekharCase IVEY-W26071-ELeadership and People Management, StrategyIn early June 2020, the owner of BYKlyn, an exercise bike fitness studio in New York, was considering her response to the business disruption that the outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic had caused the health and fitness industry. BYKlyn had recorded consisStarting at €8.20
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OurPLANE
Elizabeth M.A. Grasby; Emily SaundersCase IVEY-9B09A022-EEntrepreneurship, MarketingThe president and chief executive officer of a fractional aircraft ownership company based in London, Ontario, must devise a growth strategy and marketing plan for OurPLANE's upcoming year since there is an opportunity to purchase several more aircraft at deeply discounted prices. Students are asked to (1) perform a thorough company size-up, (2) complete an industry analysis of the fractional aircraft ownership industry, (3) analyze competition, ...Starting at €8.20
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Adamac Inc.
Elizabeth M.A. Grasby; Emily SaundersCase IVEY-9B09B006-EAccounting and Control, EntrepreneurshipA shareholder and employee of a small laser and water jet cutting corporation in Toronto, Canada must make decisions regarding expansion, purchase of new equipment, hiring of more personnel and a move to a larger location. Students are expected to 1) complete an industry analysis of the manufacturing industry, including the current economic outlook; 2) perform a thorough company size-up; 3) identify the qualitative pros and cons of each decision;...Starting at €8.20
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DuroVac (A): Responsible Leadership and Governance for Human Flourishing
Elena Antonacopoulou; R. ChandrasekharCase IVEY-W33855-ELeadership and People Management, StrategyA business world characterized by volatility, uncertainty, complexity, and ambiguity (VUCA) presents many leadership and governance challenges to businesses large and small. Smaller family firms, in particular, need to demonstrate resilience both in navigating changes that arise from VUCA conditions and in staying firm on the core purpose with which their enterprises were founded.
Cases A and B present the approach of a family firm based i...Starting at €8.20
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Mircom Technologies Ltd.: Responding To A Ransomware Attack (A)
Robert D. Austin; Laurel C. Austin; R. ChandrasekharCase IVEY-W28547-EInformation Technologies, Knowledge and CommunicationIn September 2019, Mircom Technologies Limited faced a serious crisis after sustaining a ransomware attack. The medium-sized manufacturer based in Toronto, Canada had been offering smart building solutions for almost two decades. The attackers encrypted all of the company’s data, halting all business systems and processes that relied on information technology, including email, voice-over-Internet phones, manufacturing, billing, shipping, and rece...Starting at €8.20