Ivey Business School (Canada)
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Mattel and the Toy Recalls (A)
Hari Bapuji; Paul W. BeamishCase IVEY-9B08M010-EStrategyOn July 30, 2007 the senior executive team of Mattel under the leadership of Bob Eckert, chief executive officer, received reports that the surface paint on the Sarge Cars, made in China, contained lead in excess of U.S. federal regulations. It was certainly not good news for Mattel, which was about to recall 967,000 other Chinese-made children's character toys because of excess lead in the paint. Not surprisingly, the decision ahead was not only...Starting at €8.20
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Mattel and the Toy Recalls (B)
Hari Bapuji; Paul W. BeamishCase IVEY-9B08M011-EMarketing, Service and Operations Management, StrategyThis case, which outlines the product recall, is a supplement to Mattel and the Toy Recalls (A).Starting at €5.74
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Windermere Manor: Sustainability and Change
Chetan Joshi; Hari Bapuji; Ramasastry ChandrasekharCase IVEY-9B13C044-ELeadership and People Management, MarketingIn the hotel industry, the reuse of towels is considered a main step toward reducing hotels’ high carbon footprint. Windermere Manor, a private, high-end hotel, has established a routine to encourage its guests to reuse towels; however, the hotel’s towel-replacement rate exceeds its towel-reuse rate. The intended routine for identifying towels for reuse is not being followed, even by the hotels’ own housekeeping staff. The hotel's general manager...Starting at €8.20
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NorthCentral Bank: Navigating the Challenges of Fintechs, Neobanks, and Cryptocurrencies
Hubert Pun; Felipe Restrepo; Dollar LuoCase IVEY-W33866-EFinance, Information TechnologiesJonathan Gray, the head of Digital Assets at NorthCentral Bank, was tasked with deciding how the bank should approach the growing demand for cryptocurrency (crypto) investment products and services. As the fintech industry continued to grow rapidly and younger digital consumers expressed a desire for crypto-friendly products, the bank had to decide how to proceed. Gray considered three options: maintaining the status quo and not offering crypto p...Starting at €8.20
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Harley-Davidson Inc.: Dividend Discount Valuation
Craig Dunbar; Felipe RestrepoCase IVEY-9B20N012-EFinance, StrategyIn late July 2018, a buy-side analyst at Dimensional Wealth Group (DWG), a privately owned investment management firm, needed to decide whether DWG should increase, decrease, or not change its position in Harley-Davidson Inc. (Harley-Davidson) stock. DWG had been bullish on its Harley-Davidson stock, leading DWG to increase its position in Harley-Davidson substantially over time. However, Harley-Davidson was currently facing several challenges, w...Starting at €8.20