Ivey Business School (Canada)
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Hillberg & Berk: Aiming to Sparkle in the Designer Jewellery Business
W. Glenn Rowe; Selena Shannon PritchardCase IVEY-9B17M040-EEntrepreneurship, StrategyFounded by an entrepreneur in 2007, Hillberg & Berk was a successful Canadian company in the affordable designer jewellery industry. After being funded through the Dragons’ Den television show in 2009, the entrepreneur and her team grew the company to achieving more than $10 million in annual sales. The company had focused its growth in its home province of Saskatchewan and into the neighbouring province of Alberta, but in late 2016, it faced a t...Starting at €8.20
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Fortis Inc. and the $11.8 Billion ITC Decision
Rod E. White; W. Glenn Rowe; Selena Shannon PritchardCase IVEY-9B18M020-EStrategyIn late 2015, the executive vice-president and chief financial officer of Fortis, Inc., a homegrown energy delivery company based in St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador, was preparing to meet with the company’s leadership committee. On the agenda was whether Fortis should make an offer to acquire ITC Holdings Corporation, the largest independent transmission utility in the United States. Fortis had a proven track record of acquiring regulated u...Starting at €8.20
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EPCOR Utilities Inc. (A): A Critical Community Consultation
Pratima Bansal; Tom EwartCase IVEY-9B07M009-EStrategyIn January 2003, EPCOR Utilities (EPCOR) was facing great pressure from a radical community group that wanted the company out of its community of Rossdale - where EPCOR was founded in 1891 and had been operating since. The pressure had mounted to the point that EPCOR's sole shareholder, the City of Edmonton, had asked that EPCOR prepare a long-term plan for its operations in Rossdale as part of a formal review of the land use at the site. Operati...Starting at €8.20
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Jump Gymnastics Inc.: Jumping Into The Future
W. Glenn Rowe; Selena Shannon Pritchard; Megan WamboltCase IVEY-9B19M078-EEntrepreneurship, StrategyIn February 2018, the owner of Jump Gymnastics Inc. was preparing for her company’s upcoming strategic planning cycle. The privately owned children's recreational sport business located in Vancouver, British Columbia, delivered gymnastics programs designed to prepare children for lifelong sport participation and healthy living. In 10 years, the owner had successfully grown the company based on her passion for helping children reach their full phy...Starting at €8.20
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EPCOR Utilities Inc. (B): Balancing Stakeholder Interests
Pratima Bansal; Tom EwartCase IVEY-9B07M010-EStrategySupplement to EPCOR Utilities Inc. A Critical Community Consultation (A), product 9B07M009.Starting at €5.74