Ivey Business School (Canada)
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Mexico's Economy, 2012
David W. Conklin; Danielle CadieuxCase IVEY-9B08M084-EStrategyMexico had a history of repeated financial crises, with high inflation leading to current account deficits with volatile capital inflows, culminating in significant devaluations. Concerns persisted that this pattern might repeat itself in the future. In the years prior to 1980, the government of Mexico had put in place a command and control economy with an extensive array of regulations through which it intervened in the economy on an ongoing bas...Starting at €8.20
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Jamie's Market: Challenges Hiring and Onboarding Temporary Workers
Atul Teckchandani; Trey Alvarez; Huiling Chen; Nicole Chen; Andrew Davidas; Kevin Le; Edrees ShalemiCase IVEY-9B21C009-ELeadership and People ManagementIn 2020, the flagship location of Jamie's Market, a specialty supermarket retailer in California, struggled to hire enough temporary workers to meet the increased staffing demand resulting from the COVID-19 pandemic. The new assistant manager, who had been recently transferred to the company's flagship store, was tasked with figuring out what had gone wrong and recommending changes to ensure that the store would have enough qualified workers for ...Starting at €8.20
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The Transformations of Wal-Mart: Experimenting with New Retail Paradigms
David W. Conklin; Danielle CadieuxCase IVEY-9B11M024-EStrategyBeginning in the 1990s, Wal-Mart sought to maintain its rapid growth by investing outside of the United States. It chose to enter other countries through the purchase of existing retail chains. This process created a new set of challenges, since the existing chains had their own corporate cultures and operating procedures, and Wal-Mart experienced several surprising defeats. In 2000, Wal-Mart launched a chain of what it called Neighborhood Market...Starting at €8.20
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Kmart de Mexico, S.A. de C.V. (Spanish version)
David W. Conklin; Wendy Evans; David AgerCase IVEY-9A94HS09StrategyEl Puerto de Liverpool, S.A. de C.V., una de las más antiguas y más grandes cadenas de tienda de departamentos, ha entrado en un acuerdo con la gigante cadena minorista Kmart Corporation para abrir y operar una serie de Super Kmart Centres a lo largo de Méjico. El nuevo Director General (CEO) de Kmart de Méjico debe crear la nueva organización. Él debe considerar todos los aspectos del ambiente de negocios mejicano, y analizar como estos elemento...Starting at €8.20
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Mexico’s Economy, 2009 (Spanish version)
David W. Conklin; Danielle CadieuxCase IVEY-9B08MS84StrategyMéxico tenía una historia de crisis financieras repetidas, con la alta inflación llevando a los déficits por cuenta corriente con las aportaciones de capitales volátiles, culminando en devaluaciones significativas. Las preocupaciones persistieron que este patrón pudo repetirse en el futuro. En los años antes del año 80, el gobierno de México había puesto una economía en el lugar del comando y del control con un arsenal extenso de las regulaciones...Starting at €8.20