Ivey Business School (Canada)
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Ransom on the High Seas: The Case of Piracy in Somalia
Alvaro Cuervo-Cazurra; Michael Train; Jeanne McNettCase IVEY-9B11M104-ELeadership and People Management, StrategyIn recent years, incidents of piracy have increased dramatically off the coast of the failed state of Somalia. In this case, a group of 14 pirates have hijacked a cargo ship full of machinery, but have yet to make any demands. They hold hostage a multinational crew of 20 (whose captain and two officers are American), the ship, and the cargo. The chief operating officer of an international shipping company must choose among alternative strategies ...Starting at €8.20
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Bhaghwati Steel Centre: Backward or Forward? - Teaching Note
Nishant Sapra; Anshul JainTeaching Note IVEY-W29384-EEntrepreneurship, FinanceTeaching note for product W29383.Starting at €0.00
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India Holiday Bureau: Planning for the Tourist Season
Krishnamurthy Bindumadhavan; Anshul JainCase IVEY-9B15E013-ECorporate Governance, Entrepreneurship, StrategyThe owner and chief executive officer of the India Holiday Bureau (IHB), was besieged by calls from irate travelers seeking an explanation for the poor customer service they had received. It was the peak of the tourist season in India, with international visitors pouring into the country to explore its temples, palaces, hills, beaches and wildlife reserves. IHB had accepted several online hotel-booking requests, but because the hotel did not have...Starting at €8.20
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Growth in a Nonprofit Context
Jamie Ladge; Cynthia Ingols; Jeanne McNettCase IVEY-9B12C049-EEntrepreneurship, Leadership and People ManagementThis case looks closely at the management of a branch of the YMCA in Boston during periods of growth and contraction and at the development of Wendy Zinn’s career, all in the context of the YMCA’s organizational culture. The roles of strategy, decision-making, leadership and organizational culture are described as critical both to the organization’s development and to the career development the organization affords. Social capital and networking ...Starting at €8.20
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Ellen Moore (B): Living and Working in Korea
Henry W. Lane; Gail Ellement; Jeanne McNettCase IVEY-9B12C011-ELeadership and People Management, StrategyThis case is a supplement to Ellen Moore (A): Living and Working in Korea. In this follow-up case, Ellen discusses how a major crisis was averted and reflects on what she learned during her assignment in Korea.Starting at €5.74
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Schneider Electric India: Leadership Challenges
Abinash Panda; Anshul Jain; Samir MishraCase IVEY-9B17C011-EEntrepreneurship, Leadership and People ManagementIn May 2015, the new director at Schneider Electric’s plant in Rudrapur, India, faced a challenging situation. The company had an ongoing struggle with quality issues and consistently missed its production targets. From a human relations perspective, employee engagement and morale were low and the shop-floor workers had very little respect for the plant’s management team. The new director quickly launched a program of human resource initiatives a...Starting at €8.20
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uTrade Solutions: Leveraging Growth Opportunities in the Fintech Industry - Teaching Note
Pawan Kumar; Ritu Srivastava; Anshul JainTeaching Note IVEY-W25878-EMarketing, StrategyTeaching note for product W25877.Starting at €0.00
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Bhaghwati Steel Centre: Backward or Forward?
Nishant Sapra; Anshul JainCase IVEY-W29383-EEntrepreneurship, FinanceBhagwati Steel Centre, a family-owned trading firm located in Ghaziabad, India, was facing a short-term decline in revenue from its core business, trading iron and steel components, during the COVID-19 pandemic. The company’s four partners felt that this was the right time to diversify and expand their business to establish more sources of revenue and income; they were considering diversifying and expanding their business using a business integra...Starting at €8.20
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Rudra Industries: Bidding for Generator Leases - Teaching Note
Anshul Jain; Sunil GaurTeaching Note IVEY-W25654-EFinanceTeaching note for product W25653.Starting at €0.00
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Metro do Porto: An Interest Rate Swap
S. Veena Iyer; Anshul JainCase IVEY-9B16N011-EFinance, StrategyIn January 2007, Metro do Porto, a light rail network, entered into an interest rate swap agreement with Banco Santander Totta on a notional principal of €89 million. The intent was to reduce the interest costs that Metro do Porto was incurring. This was a complex swap agreement that brought immediate benefits to Metro do Porto but proved catastrophic in the long run. Two years after the swap commenced, a “snowball clause” in the swap agreement t...Starting at €8.20