Ivey Business School (Canada)
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The $85.4 Billion Merger of AT&T and Time Warner: Valuation Analysis
Xiaokang Zhao; Zhichuan (Frank) LiCase IVEY-9B19N022-EFinanceOn October 22, 2016, U.S. telecom operator AT&T Inc. and television media giant Time Warner Group announced that AT&T Inc. would acquire Time Warner Group for $107.50 per share, using half cash and half stock, to a total equity value of $85.4 billion. Although the chief executive officers from both companies were very confident about the future prospects for their shareholders once the transaction was approved and completed, there was much contro...Starting at €8.20
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White Gold In Benin: Chinese Investment In Cotton
Zhangfeng Fei; Xiaokang Zhao; Kejing Zhang; Alex BeamishCase IVEY-9B18M003-EStrategyIn mid-June 2011, the Chinese president of the China–Benin joint venture Benin Textile Company (Compagnie Béninoise des Textiles, or CBT) was deeply worried about the supply of cotton in Benin. Since 2009, CBT had faced significant challenges in obtaining a reliable cotton supply. In 2010, the company had already placed its cotton orders, but local Beninese cotton producers were unwilling to deliver cotton at the earlier agreed-on price due to th...Starting at €8.20
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Aspop's Recruitment Predicament
Xiaokang Zhao; Paul W. BeamishCase IVEY-9B17C043-EEntrepreneurship, Leadership and People Management, StrategyIn early 2013, the founder of Shandong Aspop Clothing Apparel Group Co. Ltd. faced the annual “post-holiday recruitment dilemma.” His challenge was typical of the growth challenges that many labour-intensive original equipment manufacturer clothing enterprises in China encountered. Facing rising domestic labour costs, a change in attitudes among workers, the gradual shift of labour preferences from manufacturing industries to service industries, ...Starting at €8.20
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White Gold In Benin: Chinese Investment In Cotton - Teaching Note
Zhangfeng Fei; Xiaokang Zhao; Kejing Zhang; Alex BeamishTeaching Note IVEY-8B18M003-EStrategyTeaching note for product 9B18M003.Starting at €0.00
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The $85.4 Billion Merger of AT&T and Time Warner: Valuation Analysis - Teaching Note
Xiaokang Zhao; Zhichuan (Frank) LiTeaching Note IVEY-8B19N022-EFinanceTeaching note for product 9B19N022.Starting at €0.00
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Dairy Farm International Holdings Limited: Analysing an Annual Report
Claude P. Lanfranconi; Ken MarkCase IVEY-9B07B009-EAccounting and Control, StrategyThe main objective of this case is to introduce students to the calculation and usage of ratios in a real world environment. Secondly, students will be required to access, read and use an actual annual report. Lastly, Dairy Farm International is an Asian-based multinational and, therefore, by using comparative data from a United Kingdom multinational, Tesco, and a local Canadian company, Sobeys, students will be introduced to issues related to in...Starting at €8.20
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Aspop's Recruitment Predicament - Teaching Note
Xiaokang Zhao; Paul W. BeamishTeaching Note IVEY-8B17C043-ELeadership and People ManagementTeaching note for product 9B17C043.Starting at €0.00