Ivey Business School (Canada)
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Victoria Heavy Equipment Limited (Spanish version)
Tom A. Poynter; Paul W. BeamishCase IVEY-9B08MS37Entrepreneurship, StrategyEl equipo pesado Victoria (Victoria) era una firma poseída y manejada de la familia que había sido llevada por un director general ambicioso, emprendedor que ahora quiso tomar un papel menos activo en el negocio. Victoria había estado a través de dos reorganizaciones estos últimos años, que contribuyeron a las ediciones de organización y estratégicas que necesitarían ser abordadas por un nuevo presidente.Starting at €8.20
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Teksavvy Solutions Incorporated
Kenneth G. Hardy; Eric JanssenCase IVEY-9B10A028-EEntrepreneurship, MarketingThe founder and chief executive officer (CEO) of Teksavvy Solutions Inc. has achieved sales of $18 million in just more than 10 years as an Internet service provider (ISP) across Canada but he must decide whether to distribute his service via cable carriers, telecom carriers or both, or even integrate forward into laying fiber-optic cable in homes and businesses himself. If he invests in last mile connections to homes, he will need a great deal m...Starting at €8.20
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Loblaw Companies Limited: Preparing for Wal-Mart Supercenters
Kenneth G. Hardy; Veronika PapyrinaCase IVEY-9B07A012-EMarketingIn February 2007, Loblaw Companies Limited (Loblaw) was far and away the dominant food retailer in Canada with a market share of 35 per cent across its various retailing formats. As part of its long term retailing strategy and in a bid to reduce the impact of Wal-Mart Canada's entry into food retailing, in 2004 Loblaw began to build new The Real Canadian Superstores in Ontario and position them as blockers that resembled Wal-Mart's U.S. combinati...Starting at €8.20
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Victoria Heavy Equipment Limited
Tom A. Poynter; Paul W. BeamishCase IVEY-9B08M037-EEntrepreneurship, StrategyVictoria Heavy Equipment (Victoria) was a family owned and managed firm which had been led by an ambitious, entrepreneurial chief executive officer who now wanted to take a less active role in the business. Victoria had been through two reorganizations in recent years, which contributed to organizational and strategic issues which would need to be addressed by a new president.Starting at €8.20
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Myplanet
Kenneth G. HardyCase IVEY-9B14A053-EEntrepreneurship, Marketing, StrategyTwo business partners were considering adding product lines to their international custom software business in Toronto, Canada. From 2009, Myplanet had grown ever more focused, in turn yielding an increase in average project size to US$1 million and a staff that grew from six to 100. Until they created RelayRobin, a system that was similar in capability to Skype, the two partners had achieved their remarkable growth almost exclusively through cus...Starting at €8.20
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Cineplex Entertainment: The Loyalty Program
Kenneth G. Hardy; Renee ZatzmanCase IVEY-9B08A008-EEntrepreneurship, MarketingIn 2007, the marketing director for Cineplex Entertainment is trying to decide whether or not to proceed with a loyalty program that would provide incentives for customers to see more movies and events, and spend more on concessions. An important by-product would be the collection of detailed customer buying data. She has crafted four possible combinations of rewards and received proposals from three suppliers with experience in managing customer...Starting at €8.20