Ivey Business School (Canada)
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Internationalization of Logset Oy
Bonita Russell; Cory IsaacsCase IVEY-9B17M175-EStrategyLogset Oy (Logset) was a privately held, specialized forest-machine manufacturing firm in Koivulahti, Finland. The firm had a strong presence in Europe but not in North America. Canada, with 42 per cent of its land mass covered by forest, was an appealing market, although 15 years of effort had not resulted in any appreciable increase in sales there. Logset had a strong dealer network in Ontario and Quebec. However, efforts to recruit a dealer fo...Starting at €8.20
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Defence Research and Development Canada — Toronto (B): Professional Partnership Philosophy
Gerard Seijts; Helen WojcinskiCase IVEY-9B12C010-EEntrepreneurship, Leadership and People ManagementThis case is a supplement to Defence Research and Development Canada — Toronto (A): The Organizational Alignment Program.Starting at €5.74
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Junkkari Oy: Growing the Wood-Chipper Business
Bonita Russell; Cory IsaacsCase IVEY-9B18M131-EStrategyThe MSK Group Oy was a third-generation family-owned business located in Ylihärmä, Finland. One of its subsidiaries, Junkkari Oy (Junkkari), manufactured agricultural and forestry equipment, including a range of mid-sized disk wood chippers used in small-scale farming and forestry applications; most of these were exported to markets in Europe and South Africa. Junkkari was not the only Finnish firm manufacturing wood chippers, and there was littl...Starting at €8.20
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Defence Research and Development Canada — Toronto (A): The Organizational Alignment Program
Gerard Seijts; Helen WojcinskiCase IVEY-9B12C009-EEntrepreneurship, Leadership and People ManagementThe world had changed as a result of the terrorist attacks on September 11, 2001. Canada was engaged in the Afghanistan War, and the first casualties were being felt. It was November 28, 2005, as Rene LaRose, the director general of Defence Research and Development Canada (DRDC) Toronto, sat in his office preparing for an all-staff briefing the following day. He knew that for his research institute to remain relevant and be a major contributor to...Starting at €8.20