Ivey Business School (Canada)
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Pop Shoppe (A)
Matthew Thomson; Kendra HartCase IVEY-9B11A024-EMarketingThe Pop Shoppe was once a leading player in the Canadian soft drinks market, but changing market conditions and corporate mismanagement drove the company into bankruptcy in the early 1980s. In 2003, an entrepreneur purchased the rights to the brand, and was considering reintroducing it in the market. The entrepreneur suspected that many Canadians would be as fond of the Pop Shoppe as he was. However, he had little experience in the beverage indus...Starting at €8.20
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Pop Shoppe (B)
Matthew Thomson; Kendra HartCase IVEY-9B11A025-EMarketingThis case, a supplement to Pop Shoppe (A), deals with the entrepreneur’s decision point in 2010 on whether to enter the U.S. carbonated soft drinks market.Starting at €5.74
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Kinross Gold Corporation: Accounting for Stock-based Compensation
Darren Henderson; Christine LiuCase IVEY-9B11B022-EAccounting and Control, StrategyKinross Gold is considering changing the stock-based compensation plans that it uses for medium- to long-term executive incentives. A human resources consultant has been retained to make recommendations. The consultant must determine whether the current split between stock options and restricted share units should be altered. In addition, she must consider whether to recommend that Kinross Gold adopt restricted performance-vesting share units. If...Starting at €8.20
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Alleged Accounting Fraud at Nortel Networks Corporation
Darren Henderson; Chris Sturby; Christine LiuCase IVEY-9B12B023-EAccounting and ControlIn January 2009, an investor was assessing his investment in Nortel Networks Corporation. Nortel had recently filed for bankruptcy protection in the United States and Canada, meaning his entire original investment was almost certainly lost. Nortel had filed a total of four accounting restatements from 2003 to 2007, leading to class-action lawsuits from investors and investigations by the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) and the Ontar...Starting at €8.20