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Ivey Business School (Canada)
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Toivonen Paper in the U.S.: Human Resource Implications of Foreign Corporate Ownership
Jannifer David; Ahmed MaamounCase IVEY-9B08C019-ELeadership and People Management, StrategyThe growing globalization of many industries has led many U.S.-based companies to open facilities overseas. In the process, researchers have counselled U.S. companies to adopt many local customs and policies to increase their probability of success in these new locations. During this same time period, many foreign-owned companies have moved into the United States and either purchased existing facilities or started new operations. The purpose of t...Starting at €8.20
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Trout Farming in Peru: The Lake Titicaca Decision
Christopher J. Robertson; David T.A. WesleyCase IVEY-9B07M003-EEntrepreneurship, StrategyFaced with capacity constraints at the company's river fed facilities, the president and general manager of Piscifactorias de los Andes (Piscis), the largest trout farming company in Peru, is considering an option to create a trout farm on Lake Titicaca. Although Titicaca was the largest lake in South America and was in many ways ideally suited to trout farming, all previous attempts to commercialize the lake's fishery had failed. In addition, Pi...Starting at €8.20
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Pacari Chocolate Ecuador: B(enefits) Certification
Nathaniel C. Lupton; Angélica Sánchez-Riofrío; Connie Palma-ReyesCase IVEY-9B20M075-EEntrepreneurship, StrategyPacari was the flagship brand of SKS Farms, a small agricultural products company in Ecuador that specialized in high quality chocolate. Carla Barbotó and Santiago Peralta were the co proprietors of this family owned and operated company, which was originally created in order to promote Ecuadorean fine aroma chocolate, while also promoting social development, and preserving biodiversity. In 2018, Carla Barbotó read through the report from her com...Starting at €8.20
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Shrimp Farming in Ecuador (Spanish version)
David W. ConklinCase IVEY-9A97HS05StrategyEl principal protagonista de esta caso, operaba un extenso criadero de camarones en Ecuador. La cadena de valor de la producción de camarones consistía en varias actividades que culminaban en la preparación de una amplia variedad de aperitivos y comidas congeladas. Para incrementar las ganancias, la compañía enfrentó el desafío de moverse aguas arriba en la cadena de valor. Mientras tanto, el consumo global de productos con valor agregado de cama...Starting at €8.20
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Diana Uribe: Fighting the Viral Spread of Fake News (Spanish Version)
Liliana Lopez JimenezCase IVEY-9B18MS123StrategyOn August 31, 2016, a well-respected and highly influential cultural broadcaster and entrepreneur in Colombia was the subject of a fake news attack. A message started spreading over the WhatsApp messaging service wrongfully attributing to her a vociferous statement opposing the Colombian peace-making process. On September 2, 2016, she produced a disconfirming video, in which she made it clear that the statement was not written by her; that it did...Starting at €8.20
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Tella Oy: Nordic Boutique or Finnish Global Enterprise
Bonita Russell; Cory Isaacs; Oscar RuelasCase IVEY-9B21M023-EStrategyIn 2020, the chief executive officer of Tella Oy, a small Finnish hat-making firm, wanted to achieve €2 million in turnover. She had been pursuing a regional growth strategy with some success since 2016, when she had founded the business after acquiring the long-established family firm. With the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic, the firm had abandoned its internationalization plans and began fabricating personal protective clothing. When the chief ...Starting at €8.20
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The Essex Shipwreck: Leadership in the Middle of Nowhere
Stephen Mathew; Charles Ebbers; Lucas MonzaniCase IVEY-9B20C049-ELeadership and People ManagementOn August 12, 1819, a crew set sail for the Pacific Ocean on a three-year voyage on the Essex whaling ship. On November 20, 1820, a giant sperm whale emerged from the ocean and critically damaged the Essex’s starboard hull. The crew consisted of the captaStarting at €8.20
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Diana Uribe: From Radio to Podcasts
Liliana Lopez JimenezCase IVEY-9B20M102-EEntrepreneurship, StrategyDiana Uribe was a successful cultural personality in her native Colombia, best known for her national radio show about world history. Since 2000, the show had aired every Sunday on Caracol Radio, Colombia’s most popular news radio station. On October 9, 2Starting at €8.20
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Rappi: the Latin American Super App? (Spanish version)
Enrique Ramirez R.; Andres Gonzalez R.Case IVEY-W28186Entrepreneurship, StrategyRappi Inc. (Rappi) was an on-demand delivery mobile application (app) that allowed users in Latin America to shop online for groceries, meals, and other products and have these delivered to them. It also provided various other services, such as cash withdrawals and dog walking. Rappi was founded in 2015, and in less than five years, it had evolved from operating in improvised headquarters in a parking lot in Bogotá to becoming a member of an excl...Starting at €8.20
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Ford Motor Company: Struggle in India - Teaching Note
Sudhir NaibTeaching Note IVEY-W27659-EStrategyTeaching note for product W27658.Starting at €0.00