Ivey Business School (Canada)
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FNB codeFest: Fostering Corporate Innovation through In-House Hackathons
Jeff Yu-Jen Chen; Caren ScheepersCase IVEY-9B19M030-EEntrepreneurship, StrategyPeter Alkema, chief information officer of Business Banking at First National Bank in Johannesburg, was puzzling over ways to ensure that codeFest, the event he had inaugurated, would continue to thrive beyond 2018 without his direct involvement. His brainchild had begun in 2015 as a one-day hackathon with 100 participants. Three years later, it had grown to become a six-day coding and innovation extravaganza. Now, in May 2018, Alkema wondered wh...Starting at €8.20
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Midea Group: Founder to CEO Succession
Ziqian (Stella) Zhao; Jean LeeCase IVEY-9B17C012-ELeadership and People ManagementMidea Group Co., Ltd. was a white goods empire built by its Chinese founder over several decades; consequently, the Midea brand led the home appliance industry in China. In August 2012, the 70-year-old founder and chairman retired as board chairman. The founder’s chosen successor was a 45-year-old professional manager and the former chairman and chief executive officer of one of Midea Group’s firms. This manager faced a grim situation as he took ...Starting at €8.20
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Li-Ning Co. Ltd.: A Leading Chinese Company Stumbles - Teaching Note
Daniel Han Ming Chng; Ziqian (Stella) ZhaoTeaching Note IVEY-8B16M068-EStrategyTeaching note for product 9B16M068.Starting at €0.00
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Suntech Power Holdings: How to Avoid Bankruptcy - Teaching Note
Daniel Han Ming Chng; Ziqian (Stella) ZhaoTeaching Note IVEY-8B17M106-EStrategyTeaching note for product 9B17M106.Starting at €0.00
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Fundrr: Growth through Resourcefulness - Teaching Note
Jeff Yu-Jen Chen; Cara Bouwer; Given RamadzangaTeaching Note IVEY-W28452-EEntrepreneurship, StrategyTeaching note for product W28451.Starting at €0.00
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Yonghui Superstores: Profit-Sharing and Partnership Reform
Xiaoming Zheng; Ziqian (Stella) ZhaoCase IVEY-9B19C008-EEntrepreneurship, Leadership and People ManagementIn July 2018, several employees of Yonghui Superstores stood outside the company’s headquarters in Chongqing, China to protest a pay cut that had been imposed on them. In 2012, the national supermarket chain had rolled out a performance monitoring system that periodically identified employees with inferior results. A broad-range profit-sharing plan was linked to the new performance system and calculated results based on team performance. Yonghui ...Starting at €8.20
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Yonghui Superstores: Profit-Sharing and Partnership Reform - Teaching Note
Xiaoming Zheng; Ziqian (Stella) ZhaoTeaching Note IVEY-8B19C008-ELeadership and People ManagementTeaching note for product 9B19C008.Starting at €0.00
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Hengda: Realizing the Potential of the Procurement Department - Teaching Note
Qun Wu; Ziqian (Stella) ZhaoTeaching Note IVEY-8B21E007-EInformation TechnologiesTeaching note for product 9B21E007.Starting at €0.00
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Jia Yuan Company: Brothers Vying for Control of a Family Business
Ziqian (Stella) Zhao; Jin Song Huang; Liu RuiCase IVEY-9B20M110-EEntrepreneurship, StrategyJia Yuan Company was a small Chinese business founded by two brothers in 2005. The more ambitious of the brothers worked at the front of the business, successfully transforming it from a local sales agent for foreign branded products to a contractor for gStarting at €8.20
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Allianz Global Corporate & Specialty SE: Leading Digital Innovation with Cross-Functional Smart Evolution - Teaching Note
Caren Scheepers; Jeff Yu-Jen Chen; Nobuhle NkosiTeaching Note IVEY-8B20M154-EStrategyTeaching note for product 9B20M154.Starting at €0.00