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Masai Ujiri: "Because I'm Black"
Abbas Khambati; Mazi RazCase IVEY-9B21C026-ELeadership and People Management, StrategyMasai Ujiri, the President and General Manager of the Toronto Raptors (Raptors), had an illustrious career on and off the basketball court; he had not shied away from making bold, even controversial, decisions; and he had led his franchise, the Raptors, to the National Basketball Association (NBA) Championship. Following the Raptors’ clinching the NBA Championship in 2019, Ujiri faced an altercation with an Officer in Oakland, California. At the ...Starting at €8.20
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Cervus Equipment Corporation: Harvesting a New Future
Daniel Doiron; Davis SchryerCase IVEY-9B13M092-EEntrepreneurship, StrategyBy 2015, Cervus Equipment Corporation, based in Calgary, Alberta, has grown its business substantially through regional acquisitions and strong organic growth. The company was founded in the 1990s to manage and consolidate farm equipment dealerships in western Canada but, in partnership with original equipment manufacturers, has branched into the construction equipment and long haul trucking manufacturing industries and has moved into New Zealand...Starting at €8.20
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Cervus Equipment Corporation: Diversified Growth in Trucking
Daniel Doiron; Davis SchryerCase IVEY-9B16M230-EEntrepreneurship, StrategyCervus Equipment Corporation, the major Canadian dealer group for John Deere and Peterbilt Motors Company equipment, had grown from CA$56 million in 2004 to close to $1 billion in 2014. It had achieved these results through an aggressive acquisition and growth-oriented strategy, by purchasing heavy-equipment dealerships representing John Deere, Bobcat, and other high-end original equipment manufacturers (OEMs). The company’s move into the long-ha...Starting at €8.20
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NorLand: The 500-50-25 Ambition
W. Glenn Rowe; Abbas KhambatiCase IVEY-W27094-EStrategyNorLand Limited (NorLand) was a construction company based in British Columbia, Canada, with operations in Alberta, British Columbia, Quebec, and the United States. Having grown primarily by acquisition, the company was moving toward an ambitious goal: to achieve CA$500 million in revenues and CA$50 million in net operating income (NOI) by 2025—the 500-50-25 goal. The main questions facing Dave Reynolds, NorLand’s chief executive officer (CEO), a...Starting at €8.20
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NorLand: The 500-50-25 Ambition - Teaching Note
W. Glenn Rowe; Abbas KhambatiTeaching Note IVEY-W27095-EStrategyTeaching note for product W27094.Starting at €0.00
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Rogers Communications Inc.: The Battle for the Board
W. Glenn Rowe; Abbas KhambatiCase IVEY-W29729-EStrategyIn 2021, Rogers Communications Inc. (Rogers), one of the largest telecommunications companies in Canada, suffered a leadership crisis amid conflict between members of the Rogers family controlling the company. A decision by board chair Edward Rogers to oust chief executive officer Joe Natale triggered a chain of events that pitted Edward Rogers against his mother and two sisters (all board members). The company’s complex governance model, which c...Starting at €8.20