Ivey Business School (Canada)
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Conflict Over Leadership and Succession in a Successful Family Business: The Lakkard Leather Company
Simon Parker; Matthias A. TietzCase IVEY-9B11M043-EEntrepreneurship, StrategyThe founder of the Lakkard Leather Company was proud of his business, and attributed much of its success to his own leadership style, which did not allow for anyone else’s participation in important decisions. When he was badly injured in a car accident, his son stepped in and kept the business going. Without any intention to take over, the son altered the leadership and operations of the company in the space of a few months, so that by the time ...Starting at €8.20
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Mi Tiendecita de Moda: Selling Fashion Through Facebook in Peru
Matthias A. Tietz; Susan Calderón UrbinaCase IVEY-9B15M065-EEntrepreneurship, StrategyA young Peruvian MBA graduate, who previously had worked in international marketing firms, founded an online fashion store and has been selling North American fashion products through Facebook, personal sales events and pop-up stores. The business has been growing profitably with an increasing customer base, overcoming initial supply side issues. Three years after the launch, however, the personal approach to satisfy each customer, a stronghold o...Starting at €8.20
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Ferio Pugliese: Leading WestJet's New Carrier Encore
Gerard Seijts; Jean-Louis Schaan; Robert WayCase IVEY-9B15C008-ELeadership and People ManagementIn early 2014, Ferio Pugliese looked back on his turbulent first year as president of WestJet Airlines Ltd.’s new regional air service Encore. Encore represented the company’s most significant organizational change in its 18 years of dramatic growth. Expanding the airline’s fleet to include smaller, short-haul aircraft that could service smaller destinations throughout Western Canada had not been without growing pains. For example, a number of em...Starting at €8.20
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ArcelorMittal (B)
Jean-Louis Schaan; Ramasastry ChandrasekharCase IVEY-9B10M002-EStrategyFrom the perspectives of the senior executive of Mittal and the senior executive of Arcelor, this case looks at post-merger integration. As with many mergers, the ArcelorMittal merger was touted as a merger of equals. Unlike most, it was actually managed as such and it worked. The case series looks at three critical decision points (one for each case) and challenges that the two senior executives faced from the line organization during the execut...Starting at €5.74
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ArcelorMittal (C)
Jean-Louis Schaan; Ramasastry ChandrasekharCase IVEY-9B10M003-EStrategyFrom the perspectives of the senior executive of Mittal and the senior executive of Arcelor, this case looks at post-merger integration. As with many mergers, the ArcelorMittal merger was touted as a merger of equals. Unlike most, it was actually managed as such and it worked. The case series looks at three critical decision points (one for each case) and challenges that the two senior executives faced from the line organization during the execut...Starting at €5.74
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Ontario Ministry of Small Business & Consumer Services: Managing the Toronto Propane Explosion (A)
Jean-Louis Schaan; Ken MarkCase IVEY-9B10M032-EStrategyIn August 2008, there was a large propane explosion at a propane facility located in Toronto, Ontario and the resulting media coverage was nothing short of extensive. Within 24 hours of the explosion, media coverage shifted from developments at the site to the responsibilities of the Technical Safety and Standards Authority (TSSA). The TSSA was a not-for-profit corporation that was responsible for the delivery of regulatory services and ensuring ...Starting at €8.20
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Canada Border Services Agency: The Reorganization
Jean-Louis Schaan; Ken MarkCase IVEY-9B13M087-EStrategyIn 2009, after six years of operation and two negative audits, the president of the Canada Border Services Agency is thinking about initiating a reorganization to improve the way the agency is operated. Formed in 2003 from three government departments, the agency has been responsible for a range of activities represented by 90 acts and regulations that cover, for example, border security, immigration, food and plant inspection, intelligence and t...Starting at €8.20
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TVO: Leading Transformational Change (B)
Gerard Seijts; Jean-Louis Schaan; Ramasastry ChandrasekharCase IVEY-9B18M112-EStrategySupplement to TVO: Leading Transformation Change (A)Starting at €5.74
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TVO: Leading Transformational Change (C)
Gerard Seijts; Jean-Louis Schaan; Ramasastry ChandrasekharCase IVEY-9B18M113-EStrategySupplement to TVO: Leading Transformation Change (A)Starting at €5.74
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Phil Chan (A)
Paul W. Beamish; Jean-Louis SchaanCase IVEY-9B08M038-EStrategyThe case deals with a scam that has been run out of Nigeria since 1990. In it, foreign companies are approached for their assistance in facilitating an international transfer of funds in order to receive a very large but unearned commission. In the case, a Hong Kong-based manager who is travelling to Nigeria is unaware that he is walking into a situation where his company is about to be cheated. The objective of the case is to raise the issue of ...Starting at €8.20