Ivey Business School (Canada)
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Leader’s Edge: Interview With Yves Doz
Stephen BernhutArticle IVEY-9B11TA10-EStrategyYves Doz is Professor of Strategic Management and the Timken Chaired Professor of Global Technology and Innovation at INSEAD, and Visiting Professor at the Helsinki School of Economics. He was Dean of Executive Education (1998-2002) and Associate Dean for Research and Development (1990-1995) at INSEAD. He has also taught at the Harvard Business School, Stanford’s Graduate School of Business, Seoul National University, and Aoyama Gakuin University...Starting at €8.20
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Relying On External Knowledge For Competitive Advantage: Why It Might Not Work
Hari Bapuji; David Loree; Mary M. CrossanArticle IVEY-9B11TC05-EStrategyMany managers believe that the acquisition and application of knowledge from external sources will have a clear impact on firm performance and innovation, yet little research exists that helps managers determine the impact of that knowledge. This article seeks to examine whether the use of external knowledge delivers the competitive advantage often claimed. It explains that the outcome of using external knowledge sources may not be positive, and ...Starting at €8.20
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The Ivey Business Journal Interview: State Capitalism, with Aldo Musacchio
Stephen BernhutArticle IVEY-9B13TB08-EStrategyThe Ivey Business Journal interviews Aldo Musacchio, associate professor at Harvard Business School and an expert on state-owned enterprises (SOEs). Defining state capitalism as the widespread influence of a government in an economy, Musacchio contends that the current debate on state capitalism and the efficiency or inefficiency of SOEs is outdated. Most observers compare today’s SOEs to Soviet-era SOEs, which often failed to comply with interna...Starting at €8.20
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A Not So Rosy Situation: Bill Aziz's Challenge at White Rose Crafts and Nursery Sales Limited - Teaching Note
Mary M. Crossan; Gerard Seijts; Ken MarkTeaching Note IVEY-8B07M53-EEntrepreneurship, StrategyTeaching note for product 9B07M053.Starting at €0.00
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Leader's Edge: An Interview with Jim Collins
Stephen BernhutArticle IVEY-9B09TD10-EStrategyFrom Built to Last to Good to Great and now to Why the Mighty Fall (HarperCollins), Jim Collins has established himself as the leading management thinker of our time. The former Stanford University Business School professor turned mega-selling author and avid rock climber is the driven researcher and thinker whom many leading companies look to for advice on how to grow, how to improve their performance and how to go from merely good to great. He ...Starting at €8.20
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The North West Company: Cross-enterprise Strategy
Stephen R. Foerster; Mary M. Crossan; James E. Hatch; Ken MarkCase IVEY-9B07M047-EEntrepreneurship, StrategyThe North West Company cases allow students to take a cross-enterprise leadership approach in looking at the dilemma facing the president and chief executive officer of The North West Company (North West), a food and general merchandise retailer operating primarily in Northern Canada. In early 2003, North West had negotiated a master franchisor agreement with Giant Tiger Stores Limited (Giant Tiger) with the objective of opening stores west of Wi...Starting at €8.20
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Apple A
Mary M. Crossan; William T. WatsonCase IVEY-9B12M027-EEntrepreneurship, Leadership and People Management, StrategyThe Apple A and B cases provide two different perspectives on the evolution of the computer and electronics firm Apple and are designed to evoke debate about models of strategy, organization, and leadership. The A case presents the story of Apple from a hindsight rational analytic perspective in which students are able to apply a variety of models about strategy, organization, leadership, and innovation. The B case presents a more nuanced, critic...Starting at €8.20
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Louis Vuitton
Mary M. Crossan; Manu MahbubaniCase IVEY-9B13M022-EStrategyLouis Vuitton, the flagship group within Moët Hennessy Louis Vuitton (LVMH), had contributed to the stellar growth of the group in 2010 and 2011. But, there were clouds on the horizon. Was the recent growth sustainable? What steps should Louis Vuitton take to address upcoming challenges? This case takes the student through the challenges a global company faces as it tries to grow a business that is based on one of the most valued high-end brands ...Starting at €8.20
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Apple B
Mary M. Crossan; William T. WatsonCase IVEY-9B12M028-EEntrepreneurship, Leadership and People Management, StrategyThis case is a supplement to Apple A.Starting at €8.20
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A Not So Rosy Situation: Bill Aziz's Challenge at White Rose Crafts and Nursery Sales Limited
Mary M. Crossan; Gerard Seijts; Ken MarkCase IVEY-9B07M053-EEntrepreneurship, StrategyIn late November 2002, halfway through the vital Christmas selling season, William E. Aziz, hired to turn around White Rose Crafts and Nursery Sales Limited (White Rose), has to decide what to do. White Rose is under Companies' Creditors Arrangement Act (CCAA) protection, having breached its debt covenants. The company's upper and middle management is frustrated that their efforts since 1999 have not turned the firm around. The remaining employee...Starting at €8.20