Ivey Business School (Canada)
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Passing the Baton: Role Transition of B.K. Jhawar
Kavil Ramachandran; Alexander MathewCase IVEY-9B11C037-EEntrepreneurship, Leadership and People Management, StrategyMost family businesses do not last long. Only one-third are able to survive the transition from the first to second generation. A critical issue in the survival of family businesses is the management of succession. Most successions fail because first-generation founders find it difficult to disengage from their business as they approach the age of retirement. As a result, they fail to prepare the next generation of successors for the leadership r...Starting at €8.20
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Professionalization of Sudarshan Chemical Industries
Kavil Ramachandran; Alexander Mathew; Navneet BhatnagarCase IVEY-9B14M145-EEntrepreneurship, StrategyIn 2011, Sudarshan Chemical Industries Limited, a global pigment company with sales in over 40 countries, was poised to become one of the top four pigment producers in the world. The vice-chairman was about to meet with an external consultant whom he had hired when he assumed leadership of the family business in 2003 following the demise of both the founders — his father and eldest uncle. The agenda of the meeting was to discuss the various initi...Starting at €8.20
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Ensuring Family and Business Continuity at India’s GMR Group
Kavil Ramachandran; John Ward; Sachin Waikar; Rachna JhaCase IVEY-9B11M075-EEntrepreneurship, Leadership and People Management, StrategyMost family businesses do not survive beyond two or three generations. One of the main reasons for this short lifespan is the lack of governance mechanisms in family businesses. With better family governance, business development becomes a richer experience and continuity is ensured across generations. This case is about an Indian family business, GMR Group, which was established a quarter-century ago, and by 2010 had become one of the major dive...Starting at €8.20
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India's Mewar Dynasty: Upholding 76 Generations of Service and Custodianship
Kavil Ramachandran; John Ward; Rachna Jha; Sachin WaikarCase IVEY-9B11M084-EEntrepreneurship, StrategyThere are not many families in the world that can claim continuity of existence for over 76 generations in business or otherwise. Families that survive over the long term tend to have strong values that are in line with the basic principles of trusteeship — to preserve and grow wealth (both material and otherwise) for the benefit of future generations. This case is based on the history and current challenges of the Mewar dynasty, who ruled part o...Starting at €8.20
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Totally Tidy by Tilly - Teaching Note
Elizabeth M.A. Grasby; Brian LangenTeaching Note IVEY-8B16B009-EAccounting and ControlTeaching Note for product 9B16B009.Starting at €0.00
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Phil's Haulage
Elizabeth M.A. Grasby; Brian LangenCase IVEY-9B15B002-EAccounting and ControlThe president and CEO of a commercial group must assess his options after his company’s recent acquisition of a small hauling company. This new company transported construction materials and aggregates from one location to another. After a few successful years of growth in the hauling business, the CEO wondered whether the new company should expand into the excavating business. He needed to evaluate the health of the current operations from a pro...Starting at €8.20
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Smith Commercial Developments
Elizabeth M.A. Grasby; Brian LangenCase IVEY-9B16B001-EAccounting and ControlIn 2014, the president of a commercial development company needed to secure investor financing to develop a retail plaza. He must analyze the development’s costs and benefits in order to convince investors to finance the project. The president wanted to create value while reducing risk for both the company and the investor group when deciding whether to move forward with this opportunity. He had a week to perform his qualitative analysis.Starting at €8.20
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Totally Tidy by Tilly
Elizabeth M.A. Grasby; Brian LangenCase IVEY-9B16B009-EAccounting and Control, EntrepreneurshipSpring cleaning season 2015 was about to begin in a small community north of Toronto, Ontario, Canada, and a prospective business owner was deciding whether to launch a new business. Totally Tidy by Tilly would provide cleaning services, professional organizing services, or both. Before moving forward, this new entrepreneur first needed to understand the environment for her new venture. Based on that understanding, she needed to decide what servi...Starting at €8.20
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Havells India: The Sylvania Acquisition Decision
Charles Dhanaraj; Kavil Ramachandran; Swetha DasariCase IVEY-9B09M089-EEntrepreneurship, StrategyThis case presents the management challenges of a high-growth manufacturing company based in India that is contemplating a major international acquisition. Its decision will involve both geographic and product diversification. Students have to grapple with the trade-offs of an exciting growth opportunity that can bring the company to new heights against significant risks and challenges that such an acquisition would entail. The case also provides...Starting at €8.20
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Professionalization of Ujwal Bharati
Kavil RamachandranCase IVEY-9B10M036-EEntrepreneurship, StrategyThe case considers the dilemma faced by the second generation managing director of Ujwal Bharati Pharmaceuticals, a mid-size business in India. Among other issues related to corporate and family governance, he has to decide whether to retain his non-family CEO or not.This case was written in the context of the major efforts made by mid-size Indian family businesses in recent years to professionalize their operations. While the director appreciate...Starting at €8.20