Ivey Business School (Canada)
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Lululemon: Stay Public or Go Private?
W. Glenn Rowe; Maria SemenovaCase IVEY-9B15M033-EStrategyAfter having virtually created the yoga-wear segment more than a decade earlier and having become a stock-market darling, Lululemon Athletica finds itself at a critical point in its development. After a series of missteps and a first-quarter profit drop of 60 per cent, the yoga-wear retailer’s founder, Chip Wilson, prepares to go into battle, meeting with banks and private equity firms to mount a buyout and take the company private. Similar to ot...Starting at €8.20
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Growth and Transition at Onex Corporation
W. Glenn Rowe; Rod E. White; Maria SemenovaCase IVEY-9B16M123-EStrategyOver its 30-year history, Onex Corporation, a Canadian investment firm, had derived much of its success from the private equity sector. It did so by acquiring attractive portfolio companies, adding value to them by improving their financial and operational performance, and then selling them several years later at an attractive return. However, given the market conditions in 2015, Onex Corporation faced difficulty in successfully acquiring target ...Starting at €8.20
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European Experience (A)
David T.A. Wesley; Henry W. LaneCase IVEY-9B02C031-ELeadership and People Management, StrategyA group of international business majors from a large Boston-area university traveled to Spain, France and Germany for a yearlong period of study and work. Some of the students described their initial impressions and reactions to living and studying in another country and functioning in another language. Topics discussed include adapting to life in Europe (including language, pace of life, personal space, smoking, local food, sexual norms, person...Starting at €8.20
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European Experience (B)
David T.A. Wesley; Henry W. LaneCase IVEY-9B02C032-ELeadership and People ManagementAfter completing their exchange semester, the American students felt that they had gone beyond being mere tourists. However, for most, the reality of spending a term in Europe had turned out very different from their expectations. This supplement to the European Experience (A) case, product 9B02C031 continues the discussion as students finished their academic term and prepare for their work placements. This case is the second part of a case serie...Starting at €5.74
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European Experience (C)
David T.A. Wesley; Henry W. LaneCase IVEY-9B02C033-ELeadership and People ManagementFollows the experience of an American exchange student studying in Spain, as he embarks on a co-op work assignment with a major international manufacturing company. This supplement is the third part of a case series that is used to help prepare North American undergraduate business students for international exchange programs. Supplement to The European Experience (A), product 9B02C031, and European Experience (B), product 9B02C031.Starting at €5.74