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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Lakeside Automotive Ltd.: Digital Employee Recognition Amid Organizational Change
Kun Huo; Ann PengCase IVEY-9B19C020-ELeadership and People ManagementIn 2018, a dealership facilitator needed to decide whether to continue implementing the Thumbs Up application (app) at Lakeside Automotive Ltd., a family-owned car dealership in the Greater Toronto Area. The Thumbs Up app was a digital tool that enabled eStarting at €8.20
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Edmonton Community Foundation: Time for the Millennials?
Bonita Russell; Bronwen RussellCase IVEY-W27002-EStrategyIn late 2020, the board of the Edmonton Community Foundation (ECF) was preparing for its strategic planning session. The question on the agenda was, Should the ECF target millennials or baby boomers for its endowment development tools and strategies? Board members were of two minds when it came to millennials. Some members believed the ECF should intensify its efforts among baby boomers, as time was running out on this donor demographic. Others b...Starting at €8.20
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Norwood WaterWorks, EMCO Corporation: Changing the Culture
Ann Peng; Ken MarkCase IVEY-9B16C030-EEntrepreneurship, Leadership and People ManagementIn September 2006, the general manager at Norwood Waterworks (Norwood) was faced with a difficult situation. Since his original employer, EMCO Corporation (Emco), acquired Norwood, he had been tasked with trying to turn around the new acquisition. Like Emco, Norwood was a distributor of building products and equipment in the waterworks industry. The company had three locations, all in Alberta. However, the general manager soon discovered that Nor...Starting at €8.20
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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