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For the Love of Good Food: The pLateTrace Project (B)
Nicole R.D. Haggerty; Andrea Jang; Rebecca LiuCase IVEY-9B09E007-EEntrepreneurship, Information Technologies, Marketing, StrategyThis (B) case to For the Love of Good Food: The pLateTrace Project (A), product #9B09E006, allows students to synthesize their findings and assessments from the (A) case to recommend a viable, financially sustainable technology-based solution that generates long-term benefits for the multiple parties who would be involved. Given the current focus on local food and environmental responsibility, pLateTrace is a very relevant case that raises awaren...Starting at €5.74
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For the Love of Good Food: The pLateTrace Project (A)
Nicole R.D. Haggerty; Andrea Jang; Rebecca LiuCase IVEY-9B09E006-EEntrepreneurship, Information Technologies, Marketing, StrategyVineland Research and Innovation Center, a not-for-profit organization looking to work with the Ontario local food industry, has requested two researchers to analyze the local food business landscape and propose a technology-driven solution that connects farmers in the Niagara region with buyers in Toronto. The case illustrates the challenges faced by each stakeholder in the local food supply chain, and allows students to analyze the farming and ...Starting at €8.20
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The Pearl Industry: Is There a Market Opportunity
Liu Su; Alex Beamish; Paul Beamish; Mila BojicCase IVEY-9B18M165-EEntrepreneurship, StrategyIn May 2018, a China-born entrepreneur living in Canada was at a seaside market in Qingdao, China, inspecting inexpensive pearls. She wondered whether pearls presented a good market opportunity in the West. At markets in China, she consistently found cultured pearls that would cost far more in Canada. This experience led her to wonder whether or not it was feasible to sell pearls on a wholesale basis in Canada, or perhaps through one of many reta...Starting at €8.20
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Shandong Gold's Proposed Acquisition of TMAC in the High Arctic (Spanish version)
Su Liu; Paul W. Beamish; Alex BeamishCase IVEY-W29926StrategyIn May 2020, Chinese state-owned Shandong Gold Group was attempting to acquire the Canadian gold mining company TMAC Resources, whose gold mines were located in the High Arctic. If this acquisition took place, it would be the first time Shandong Gold Group would operate a gold mine outside of China. However, it would be a challenge for Shandong Gold Group to operate a mine in such a hard-to-navigate polar environment. As well, there were other li...Starting at €8.20