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MacDonald, Dettwiler & Associates Ltd. (A)
Murray J. Bryant; Ryan KaltCase IVEY-9B08M043-EStrategyThe director and chair of the governance committee at MacDonald, Dettwiler & Associates Ltd. (MDA) considered how to advise the company's chief executive officer (CEO). As a company in the space industry, MDA relied on its exports to the United States. Joint ventures were helpful in securing contracts from the U.S. government but they were not always advantageous in other ways because these ventures required partnerships with competitors. At this...Starting at €8.20
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MacDonald, Dettwiler & Associates Ltd. (B)
Murray J. Bryant; Ryan KaltCase IVEY-9B08M044-EStrategyThe director and chair of the governance committee at MacDonald, Dettwiler & Associates Ltd. (MDA) had been informed that U.S.-based Alliant Techsystems Inc. (ATK) had proposed a takeover of MDA's main business line - its security and intelligence business. The director was faced with several financial and ethical dilemmas which he needed to resolve before meeting with the board. The supplement MacDonald, Dettwiler & Associates Ltd. (C) looks at ...Starting at €5.74
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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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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
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MacDonald, Dettwiler & Associates Ltd. (C)
Murray J. Bryant; Ryan KaltCase IVEY-9B08M045-EStrategyMacDonald, Dettwiler & Associates Ltd. (C) is the third part of a three-part case. The director and chair of the governance committee at MacDonald, Dettwiler & Associates Ltd. (MDA) reflects upon the past two-and-a-half months. He and other members of the board of directors faced difficult decisions but were pleased to see that their decisions had almost unanimous support from stockholders. As he read the business section of the newspaper, he won...Starting at €5.74