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Y U Ranch: Strategy and Sustainability in Cattle Ranching (C)
Pratima Bansal; Pamela Laughland; Brent McKnightCase IVEY-9B09M082-EStrategyThis is a supplement to Y U Ranch: Strategy and Sustainability in Cattle Ranching (A) and (B), products 9B09M080 and 9B09M081 and, taken together, this case series illustrates why industrial farming has supplanted the farm-based agricultural system.Starting at €5.74
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Food and Health Policy in the Ontario Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs
David Sparling; Pamela LaughlandCase IVEY-9B11M045-EStrategyRapid increases in obesity and chronic disease rates are stressing health care systems and government budgets globally. They are also causing individuals, governments, and businesses to examine closely the relationship between food and health. The issue is complex and involves many stakeholders from government and non-governmental agencies, as well as businesses. Food and health can have both positive and negative impacts on the food industry.As ...Starting at €8.20
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Y U Ranch: Strategy and Sustainability in Cattle Ranching (A)
Pratima Bansal; Pamela Laughland; Brent McKnightCase IVEY-9B09M080-EStrategyAWARD WINNING CASE - This case won the 2011 Oikos Sustainability Case Writing Competition. The owner and operator of Y U Ranch, a Longhorn cattle ranch in southern Ontario, is required to make a set of interesting but seemingly unimportant decisions. In this case series, students will see that each decision builds on the previous decision (i.e. the decisions are path dependent). Taken together, these cases illustrate why industrial farming has su...Starting at €8.20
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Parachute: Competition and Collaboration in the Market to Save Lives
Pratima Bansal; Pamela LaughlandCase IVEY-9B15M122-EEntrepreneurship, StrategyIn 2011, four Canadian non-profit organizations have a mandate to prevent injuries and face similar and worsening problems. Each organization is spending an escalating amount of time fundraising to support its operations. Key stakeholders are expressing confusion because injury prevention is a crowded space and many non-profit organizations are seeking both dollars and partnerships. Most troubling, the four non-profit organizations are struggling...Starting at €8.20
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Y U Ranch: Strategy and Sustainability in Cattle Ranching (B)
Pratima Bansal; Pamela Laughland; Brent McKnightCase IVEY-9B09M081-EStrategyThis is a supplement to Y U Ranch: Strategy and Sustainability in Cattle Ranching (A), product 9B09M080 and, taken together, this case series illustrates why industrial farming has supplanted the farm-based agricultural system.Starting at €5.74
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Parachute Supplement - Role Play
Pratima Bansal; Pamela LaughlandCase IVEY-9B15M122A-EEntrepreneurship, StrategyRole play supplement to 9B15M122.Starting at €8.20
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Kombi Sports Inc.: Staying Ahead of the Curve
Heather Calvert; Raymond L. Paquin; Rajshree PrakashCase IVEY-9B21M063-EMarketing, StrategyIn January 2020, Kombi Sports Inc. was at a strategic crossroads in a changing industry. The Montreal-based firm had evolved from a niche provider of alpine performance gloves to a premium Canadian winter apparel brand. Its success could be attributed, at least in part, to its strong collaborative stance and interesting partnerships. However, increasing competition in the industry, particularly among brick-and-mortar retailers, raised questions f...Starting at €8.20
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Blacbiblio: Hold Steady or Change Course
Raymond L. Paquin; Bharathram Sivasubramanian; Rajshree PrakashCase IVEY-9B20M050-EEntrepreneurship, StrategyBlacbiblio.com, Inc., an educational materials start-up in Montreal, Canada, launched its first and only product, the ABCs of Canadian Black History Kit, in 2016. The product received strong positive reviews at the time of its launch, but its initial price of CA$2,500 per kit left it out of reach for most of its intended customers. The company founder, a historian and educational content creator, shifted to a flexible pricing strategy, offering t...Starting at €8.20