Ivey Business School (Canada)
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Sobeys-Project Sunrise: Responding to Disruption
Andreas Schotter; Ramasastry ChandrasekharCase IVEY-9B20M017-EStrategyIn May 2017, the recently appointed chief executive officer of Sobeys, the second-largest grocer in Canada, was considering the company’s financial difficulties. He was tasked with saving Sobeys from near insolvency and planning strategically for the company’s core grocery business. Sobeys had posted a loss of CA$2.1 billion for the fiscal year ending May 2016, compared to a profit of $419 million just a year earlier, partially due to a high-prof...Starting at €8.20
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Carrefour China, Building a Greener Store
Andreas Schotter; Paul W. Beamish; Robert KlassenCase IVEY-9B08M048-EStrategyCarrefour, the second largest retailer in the world, had just announced that it would open its first Green Store in Beijing before the 2008 Olympic Games. David Monaco, asset and construction director of Carrefour China, had little experience with green building, and was struggling with how to translate that announcement into specifications for store design and operations. Monaco has to evaluate the situation carefully both from ecological and ec...Starting at €8.20
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Forked River Brewing Co.: Craft Beer Entrepreneurship in an Evolving Industry
Max Stallkamp; Lawrence A. Plummer; Andreas SchotterCase IVEY-9B16M102-EEntrepreneurship, StrategyOn January 4, 2016, the co-founders of Forked River Brewing Company (Forked River), a small brewery in London, Ontario, revisited the company’s original business plan from 2012. Over the course of only four years, the founders went from home brewing enthusiasts to owners of a striving, award-winning craft brewery. Forked River beers were now offered in pubs, restaurants, and retail stores across the province of Ontario. In the past year alone, Fo...Starting at €8.20
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Merchant Bank: Dundee Community (RP-3): Role Play for Bob Kruger, Branch Manager (Spanish version)
Jane M. Howell; Steven CoxCase IVEY-9A95CS11Leadership and People ManagementEl gerente de sucursal se encuentra preparando la reunión de despidos por redundancia de puestos. La persona que está por ser despedida es la sugerente de sucursal con 24 años de servicio. El gerente también atenderá la reunión como apoyo moral y consejero, de ser necesario. (Este es el cuarto en una serie de cuatro casos que llevan nombres similares, casos 9A95CS08 al 9A95CS11).Starting at €8.20
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Merchant Bank: Palliser Community (RP-2): Role Play for Chris Langford, Community Manager (Spanish version)
Jane M. Howell; Steven CoxCase IVEY-9A95CS14Leadership and People ManagementEl gerente del banco debe despedir al gerente de sucursal. Posee una copia de la carta de despido y ya ha recibido un llamado telefónico del director de recursos humanos informándole que prosiga con el despido. (Este es el tercero de una serie de cuatro casos que llevan nombres similares, casos 9A95CS12 al 9A95CS15).Starting at €8.20
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Merchant Bank: Dundee Community (Spanish version)
Jane M. Howell; Steven CoxCase IVEY-9A95CS08Leadership and People ManagementEl gerente debe discutir con el gerente de sucursal el inminente proceso de despido en el que se incluye el despido de la sugerente de sucursal. (Este es el primero de una serie de cuatro casos que llevan nombres similares, casos 9A95CS08 al 9A95CS11).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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Merchant Bank: Palliser Community (Spanish version)
Jane M. Howell; Steven CoxCase IVEY-9A95CS12Leadership and People ManagementEl recientemente designado gerente de comunidad y el gerente de recursos humanos están considerando el despido pendiente del gerente de sucursal por causa justa. (Este es el primero de una serie de cuatro casos que llevan nombres similares, casos 9A95CS12 al 9A95CS15).Starting at €8.20
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Car2go: Individual Urban Mobility and the Sharing Economy
Dmitry Alenushkin; Andreas SchotterCase IVEY-9B13M110-EStrategySet in 2013, this case describes the expansion of car2go, a popular car sharing service developed by Daimler AG. The case addresses the changing commuting preferences among urban residents, the evolution of urban transportation and new service developments in the automotive products market. Unlike traditional models of car sharing or renting, which required advance bookings, hourly billing and returns to the originating location, car2go’s busines...Starting at €8.20
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Garry Halper Menswear Limited: A Loan Request for an Export Order
James E. Hatch; Stephen R. Foerster; Steven Cox; Manpreet HoraCase IVEY-9B13N010-EFinanceGarry Halper Menswear Limited (GHM) is a medium-sized manufacturer of superior-quality men’s suits and jackets that up to now have largely been distributed in Canada. The firm has landed a very large order for men’s suits with Sutton’s in the United States. To meet the order, the firm has decided to import partly completed suits from China. The treasurer of GHM must assess the financing needs and related risks that result from this large increase...Starting at €8.20