Ivey Business School (Canada)
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Rocky Mountain Soap Company: The Move Toward Sustainable Packaging - Teaching Note
Jennifer Sloan; Jennifer Liu; Yi Wu; Leanne Hedberg Carlson; Joel GehmanTeaching Note IVEY-8B19M082-EStrategyTeaching note for product 9B19M082.Starting at €0.00
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Investing in a Unicorn: The Case of Luckin Coffee Gone Rogue
Andrea Santiago; Fernando Martin Roxas; Maria Theresa ManalacCase IVEY-9B21N001-EFinanceLuckin Coffee Inc. (Luckin), an emerging growth firm that aimed to become the market leader in the coffee industry in China, had quickly grabbed market share by using freebies and discounts to entice cost-conscious Chinese consumers to try its products. Luckin sold its coffee and snacks through a proprietary mobile app, and customers either picked up their orders from strategically located stores or had them delivered. By the end of 2019, Luckin ...Starting at €8.20
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Carlos Ghosn: Hero or Villain - Teaching Note
Andrea Santiago; Fernando Martin RoxasTeaching Note IVEY-8B19M092-EStrategyTeaching note for product 9B19M092.Starting at €0.00
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Otsuka Kagu Ltd: Saving the Furniture Business
Andrea Santiago; Fernando Martin Roxas; Karina Iris YuvallosCase IVEY-9B18M195-EStrategyFounded in 1969 as a small operation, Otsuka Kagu, Ltd. became Japan’s largest furniture retailer and was listed on the Tokyo Stock Exchange in 1980. A membership program in 1993 managed to revitalize the company’s sales at a time when Japan was in a receStarting at €8.20
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Loblaw Companies Ltd.: EDI and Strategic Growth
Joel Gehman; Kylie Heales; Jennifer Sloan; Gordon Wickstrom; Cianna Elwin; Marion Mwanganyi; Talha ZafarCase IVEY-W29386-EStrategyIn 2019, Loblaw Companies Limited, a Canadian grocery chain headquartered in Brampton, Ontario, was mired in controversy over the “ethnic food aisle,” which was a common feature in all its stores. The company was questioned about the aisle’s role in creating a sense of otherness and divisiveness among the culturally diverse individuals it served. These issues related to discussions sparked by the Black Lives Matter movement alongside the emergenc...Starting at €8.20
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Cubo Modular Inc.: Managing Demand for Bamboo Houses
Andrea Santiago; Al Rosenbloom; Fernando Martin RoxasCase IVEY-W25411-EMarketingCUBO Modular Inc. (CUBO) was a start-up social enterprise in the Philippines that emerged shortly after its chief executive officer, Earl Forlales, received a substantial cash award for besting 1,200 entries in a competition. The concept behind Forlales’sStarting at €8.20
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Rocky Mountain Soap Company: The Move Toward Sustainable Packaging
Joel Gehman; Jennifer Sloan; Jennifer Liu; Yi Wu; Leanne Hedberg CarlsonCase IVEY-9B19M082-EEntrepreneurship, StrategyIn late 2017, the co-owners of Rocky Mountain Soap Company in Canmore, Alberta, faced an important challenge. Their company produced and retailed toxin-free, 100 per cent natural bath and body products, and they wanted the product packaging to reflect theStarting at €8.20
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Investing in a Unicorn: The Case of Luckin Coffee Gone Rogue - Teaching Note
Andrea Santiago; Fernando Martin Roxas; Maria Theresa ManalacTeaching Note IVEY-8B21N001-EFinanceTeaching note for product 9B21N001.Starting at €0.00
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Carlos Ghosn: Hero or Villain
Andrea Santiago; Fernando Martin RoxasCase IVEY-9B19M092-EStrategyIn 2018, the acknowledged saviour of Nissan and the creator of the 19-year-old cross-shareholding Renault-Nissan alliance was accused by the Tokyo Prosecutors Office of understating his compensation and of using company resources for personal gain. The arrest of the former chairperson of Groupe Renault, Nissan Motor Co. Ltd., and Mitsubishi Motors brought to light weak governance practices at Nissan and challenged the state of the tripartite alli...Starting at €8.20
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Loblaw Companies Ltd.: EDI and Strategic Growth - Teaching Note
Joel Gehman; Kylie Heales; Jennifer Sloan; Gordon Wickstrom; Cianna Elwin; Marion Mwanganyi; Talha ZafarTeaching Note IVEY-W29387-EStrategyTeaching note for product W29386.Starting at €0.00