Ivey Business School (Canada)
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Beyond Meat: Changing Customer Behaviour in Food Consumption
Chris Laszlo; Katherine Gullett; Peter Rezk; Nilesh RautCase IVEY-9B19A053-EEntrepreneurship, MarketingIn 2014, the founder and chief executive officer of Beyond Meat, Ethan Brown, reflected on the question that had led him to start the company: “How difficult can it be to change what you eat for dinner?” The small start up based in Los Angeles, California, had faced considerable challenges in changing customer perceptions and attitudes since it was founded in 2009. Its intention was to address both health and environmental problems related to mea...Starting at €8.20
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Panda Base: Digital Transformation for Wildlife Conservation
Man Zhao; Yang Chen; Carol Hsu; Ning Su; Guiyao TangCase IVEY-9B20E012-EInformation Technologies, StrategyThe Chengdu Research Base of Giant Panda Breeding (Panda Base), located in Chengdu, China, was the world’s most popular scenic spot for giant panda tourism. Panda Base was founded in 1987 with a mission that included the protection and breeding of the endangered giant panda, scientific research, public education, and cultural tourism. In 2002, the director of Panda Base began to build panda culture and the panda brand in an effort to resolve low ...Starting at €8.20
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Amorim: The Future of Natural Cork
Chris Laszlo; Katherine Gullett; Tim KruegerCase IVEY-9B17M019-EStrategyIn 2015, Corticeira Amorim, S.G.P.S., S.A. (Amorim), the world’s largest cork manufacturer, was facing multiple strategic dilemmas. After enjoying a near-monopoly in the wine stopper market for over 300 years, cork’s reputation had been damaged in the 20th century by concerns over “cork taint,” and the cork industry had been challenged by the resulting disruptive technologies of screw caps and synthetic corks. Amorim needed to rethink its core as...Starting at €8.20
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Pyramyd Air: Looking through the Scope of Values
Chris Laszlo; Katherine GullettCase IVEY-9B13C038-ELeadership and People ManagementPyramyd Air, a small and growing online airgun retailer serving the shooting community, wants to broaden its sustainability practices from its current internal initiatives in order to communicate an even stronger value proposition: sustainability isn’t just about recycling and efficiency, it is about a thriving environment leading to more engaged employees and more loyal premium customers. Though the airgun industry is not by its nature built on ...Starting at €8.20
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Huanglongxi Ancient Town: Digital Transformation of Cultural Tourism
Ning Su; Yang Chen; Qi Song; Si Shi; Carol HsuCase IVEY-W26299-EInformation Technologies, StrategyHuanglongxi, a historic town in Sichuan Province, topped the list of “China’s Iconic Cultural Tourism Towns 2020.” In October 2017, Zhang Dafan, the executive director of the Huanglongxi Overseas Chinese Town Group (OCT), had led his team in initiating aStarting at €8.20
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Centric Consulting Cleveland: Staying True to Core Values
Katherine Gullett; Chris Laszlo; Honghui LiuCase IVEY-9B18C033-ELeadership and People ManagementCentric Cleveland was a business unit of Centric Consulting, a full-service management consulting and technology solutions firm. The firm had been founded with the intention of being different from other consulting firms with regard to building internal and external relationships, developing and supporting employees, adjusting for work-life balance, and being devoted to community service. But in 2015, Centric Cleveland was experiencing rapid grow...Starting at €8.20
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Storehouse Tea: Cultivating Options for Growth
Chris Laszlo; Katherine Gullett; Stephanie HagenCase IVEY-9B18M202-EEntrepreneurship, StrategyIn January 2017, the owner and founder of Storehouse Tea based in Cleveland, Ohio, was considering the company’s next move. Storehouse Tea focused on providing organic, fair trade certified teas, and the founder was committed to operating her business in a way that would have a positive impact in the world by providing work to local refugees. However, she wondered how she could scale this impact. Among her options, she could introduce product ext...Starting at €8.20
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MobilityWorks: Faster, Higher, Stronger - Teaching Note
Chris Laszlo; Katherine Gullett; Manish GuptaTeaching Note IVEY-8B18M045-EStrategyTeaching Note for product 9B18M045.Starting at €0.00
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Panda Base: Digital Transformation for Wildlife Conservation - Teaching Note
Man Zhao; Yang Chen; Carol Hsu; Ning Su; Guiyao TangTeaching Note IVEY-8B20E012-EInformation TechnologiesTeaching note for product 9B20E012.Starting at €0.00
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Huaxi Hospital: Digital Transformation of Healthcare - Teaching Note
Yang Chen; Man Zhao; Hui Lv; Carol Hsu; Ning SuTeaching Note IVEY-W29511-EInformation Technologies, StrategyTeaching note for product W29510.Starting at €0.00