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Nordstrom: Expansion into Canada
Won-Yong Oh; Duane MyerCase IVEY-9B16M185-EStrategyIn August 2016, it had been almost two years since American fashion retailer Nordstrom opened its first Canadian store in Calgary. Nordstrom believed Canada to be an ideal location for its global expansion. Executives identified the country as a potential US$1 billion opportunity with no language barrier and a population with a higher average income than in the United States. Despite this enticing potential market, Nordstrom executives entered Ca...Starting at €8.20
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Porter Airlines: We Want to Fly You Further
Won-Yong Oh; Minsoo Seo; Michelle JinCase IVEY-9B16M194-EEntrepreneurship, StrategyIn 2013, the chief executive officer of Porter Airlines, a Toronto-based regional airline, announced an expansion project to expand the airline’s destinations. The project required that Porter Airlines expand its fleet of jets to accommodate longer distances, and that its transport hub, the Billy Bishop Toronto City Airport, be renovated. The airport was governed by a tripartite agreement between the federal government, the City of Toronto, and P...Starting at €8.20
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Oakville Hydro Optimum Engine Selection
Peter C. Bell; Xinghao Yan; Scott Mudie; Mark Visscher; Aman RainaCase IVEY-9B10E025-ECorporate GovernanceThe president of Oakville Hydro Energy services needed to make a decision on the installation of an electricity-generating engine at the regional municipal Wastewater Treatment Plant in Burlington, Ontario. This engine installation was in support of the production of green power, and the Ontario Power Authority (OPA) had introduced a feed-in tariff that paid a premium for the generation of this type of green power. One of three specific engines w...Starting at €8.20
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getClarity Inc. (A)
Xinghao Yan; Mathew MacFayden; Matthew MordenCase IVEY-9B14E015-ECorporate GovernanceGetClarity Inc. is a start-up firm that specializes in the accumulation, analysis and sale of various types of data, including the firm’s own data, which has been attained through an exclusive contract. The company’s current job involves working for an auto-manufacturing client to identify a potential location for a new dealership. Two young analysts conduct data analysis on the age of the area and the market size, based on the customer demograph...Starting at €8.20
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getClarity Inc. (B)
Xinghao Yan; Mathew MacFayden; Matthew MordenCase IVEY-9B14E016-ECorporate GovernanceSupplement to getGlarity (A) (see 9B14E015). An Excel spreadsheet for this supplement is available (see 7B14E016).Starting at €5.74