Ivey Business School (Canada)
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Fortis Inc. and the $11.8 Billion ITC Decision - Teaching Note
Rod E. White; W. Glenn Rowe; Selena Shannon PritchardTeaching Note IVEY-8B18M020-EStrategyTeaching note for product 9B18M020.Starting at €0.00
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Hillberg & Berk: Aiming to Sparkle in the Designer Jewellery Business
W. Glenn Rowe; Selena Shannon PritchardCase IVEY-9B17M040-EEntrepreneurship, StrategyFounded by an entrepreneur in 2007, Hillberg & Berk was a successful Canadian company in the affordable designer jewellery industry. After being funded through the Dragons’ Den television show in 2009, the entrepreneur and her team grew the company to achieving more than $10 million in annual sales. The company had focused its growth in its home province of Saskatchewan and into the neighbouring province of Alberta, but in late 2016, it faced a t...Starting at €8.20
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Nordstrom: Expansion into Canada
Won-Yong Oh; Duane MyerCase IVEY-9B16M185-EStrategyIn August 2016, it had been almost two years since American fashion retailer Nordstrom opened its first Canadian store in Calgary. Nordstrom believed Canada to be an ideal location for its global expansion. Executives identified the country as a potential US$1 billion opportunity with no language barrier and a population with a higher average income than in the United States. Despite this enticing potential market, Nordstrom executives entered Ca...Starting at €8.20
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Netflix: International Expansion - Teaching Note
Won-Yong Oh; Duane MyerTeaching Note IVEY-8B16M070-EStrategyTeaching note for product 9B16M070.Starting at €0.00
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Alsea: A New CEO Comes on Board - Teaching Note
Jose Antonio Davila; Ernesto Bolio; Rod E. White; W. Glenn Rowe; Selena Shannon PritchardTeaching Note IVEY-8B17M112-EStrategyTeaching note for product 9B17M112.Starting at €0.00
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Sprint: Turnaround in the U.S. Telecom Industry
Won-Yong Oh; Duane MyerCase IVEY-9B16M092-EStrategySprint Corporation, a major U.S. wireless carrier, had been losing customers and suffering financially since its merger with Nextel in 2005. Sprint was also ranked the lowest among major U.S. carriers in terms of network speed and data performance. But a new opportunity emerged when the SoftBank Group acquired Sprint in 2013. The new chief executive officer (CEO), appointed in August 2014, publicly gave himself three to five years to turn around ...Starting at €8.20
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Fortis Inc. and the $11.8 Billion ITC Decision
Rod E. White; W. Glenn Rowe; Selena Shannon PritchardCase IVEY-9B18M020-EStrategyIn late 2015, the executive vice-president and chief financial officer of Fortis, Inc., a homegrown energy delivery company based in St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador, was preparing to meet with the company’s leadership committee. On the agenda was whether Fortis should make an offer to acquire ITC Holdings Corporation, the largest independent transmission utility in the United States. Fortis had a proven track record of acquiring regulated u...Starting at €8.20
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Jump Gymnastics Inc.: Jumping Into The Future
W. Glenn Rowe; Selena Shannon Pritchard; Megan WamboltCase IVEY-9B19M078-EEntrepreneurship, StrategyIn February 2018, the owner of Jump Gymnastics Inc. was preparing for her company’s upcoming strategic planning cycle. The privately owned children's recreational sport business located in Vancouver, British Columbia, delivered gymnastics programs designed to prepare children for lifelong sport participation and healthy living. In 10 years, the owner had successfully grown the company based on her passion for helping children reach their full phy...Starting at €8.20
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Netflix: International Expansion
Won-Yong Oh; Duane MyerCase IVEY-9B16M070-EStrategyNetflix adopted an aggressive growth strategy to establish itself as a global force in the video streaming industry. To solidify its position as an industry leader, Netflix invested heavily in the production of in-house content. In January 2016, to deal with slow growth in the domestic market, the company announced an aggressive expansion of its services into a total of 190 countries, thereby giving Netflix coverage over nearly the entire world. ...Starting at €8.20
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Alsea: A New CEO Comes on Board
Jose Antonio Davila; Ernesto Bolio; Rod E. White; W. Glenn Rowe; Selena Shannon PritchardCase IVEY-9B17M112-EStrategyAlsea was a Mexican-based, family-founded conglomerate operating in six countries in Latin America and Spain. It was a master franchiser for such well-known brands as Starbucks, Domino’s, and Burger King. In late 2016, after years of dramatic growth, Alsea appointed its first chief executive officer (CEO) who was not a family member or had not been involved with the company’s founding or early development. However, family members continued to occ...Starting at €8.20