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Otsuka Kagu Ltd: Saving the Furniture Business
Andrea Santiago; Fernando Martin Roxas; Karina Iris YuvallosCase IVEY-9B18M195-EStrategyFounded in 1969 as a small operation, Otsuka Kagu, Ltd. became Japan’s largest furniture retailer and was listed on the Tokyo Stock Exchange in 1980. A membership program in 1993 managed to revitalize the company’s sales at a time when Japan was in a receStarting at €8.20
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Hell’s Basement Brewery: Surviving a Pandemic
Tyler Case; Darren HowesCase IVEY-W25849-EEntrepreneurship, StrategyOn January 4, 2021, Mike Patriquin was contemplating the tumultuous year of 2020 and the impact it had had on operations at Hell’s Basement Brewery (HBB), the first brewery to open in Medicine Hat, Alberta, since the early 1900s. Recent events both within and outside the brewery had affected his business. Management had recently restructured financially after buying out some of the original partners, and the remaining owners and management were s...Starting at €8.20
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Takata Bankruptcy: Failure of Leadership or Innovation Gone Rogue
Andrea Santiago; Fernando Martin RoxasCase IVEY-9B20C003-ELeadership and People Management, StrategyTakata Corporation was a business-to-business firm based in Japan, whose logo once symbolized safety. In 2013, however, the company mishandled its airbag recall crisis, which was Japan’s largest automotive safety recall. The crisis led to the largest corporate bankruptcy filing of a Japanese firm and impacted Japanese banks involved in a collateral-free syndicated loan. How could the company have better managed the crisis?Starting at €8.20
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Medicine Hat Meat Traders: Beefing Up a Family Business
Darren Howes; Tyler CaseCase IVEY-9B20M026-EEntrepreneurship, StrategyIn March 2019, entrepreneur Greg Pahl was contemplating the next steps for Medicine Hat Meat Traders; the past year was the company’s best in terms of beef jerky sales. Should Pahl keep the business running at its current state while focusing on streamlinStarting at €8.20