Ivey Business School (Canada)
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Post-Truth or Social Justice: Serge Belamant and Cash Paymaster Services in South Africa - Teaching Note
Albert Wöcke; Morris MthombeniTeaching Note IVEY-8B20M086-EStrategyTeaching note for product 9B20M086.Starting at €0.00
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McKinsey & Company: Facilitating Bribery in South Africa - Teaching Note
Morris Mthombeni; Albert Wöcke; Alvaro Cuervo-CazurraTeaching Note IVEY-8B20M145-EStrategyTeaching note for product 9B20M145.Starting at €0.00
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Suit Wars: Men's Wearhouse versus Jos. A. Bank
Emir HrnjićCase IVEY-9B15N001-EFinanceOn October 9, 2013, Jos. A. Bank Clothiers Inc., a large U.S. retailer of men's tailored and casual clothing, footwear and accessories, made a hostile offer to buy its larger rival Men’s Wearhouse. The latter made a counter-offer on January 6, 2014 in what is known as a Pac-man defence — the prey turned predator. Jos. A. Bank responded by adopting a poison pill, announcing the planned acquisition of Eddie Bauer, an outdoor apparel retailer. What ...Starting at €8.20
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Shanda Games: A Buyout of a Chinese Family Firm
Emir HrnjićCase IVEY-9B15N002-EFinance, StrategyA controlling shareholder of the NYSE-listed Chinese online gaming company Shanda Games has offered a buyout at USD6.90 per American Depository Share (ADS); each ADS consists of two ordinary shares. The offer provides a premium of 22 per cent to the stock’s Friday close. Throughout the previous year, Shanda Games’ ADS had typically traded in the range of USD2.74 to 6.45.As Shanda Games’ independent directors attempt to evaluate the offer, they wo...Starting at €8.20
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Paediatric Orthopaedic Clinic at the Children's Hospital of Western Ontario
Robert Klassen; Kellie Leitch; Manpreet HoraCase IVEY-9B08D001-EService and Operations ManagementThe chief of paediatric orthopaedic surgery was very concerned by the long times that the young patients (and their parents) were experiencing in the orthopaedic clinic. Long wait times tended to aggravate the already pent-up distress and concern that the patients were facing. The chief glanced at recently collected data on service times and wondered how the process could be improved, while continuing balancing budgetary pressures to reduce costs...Starting at €8.20
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Building Sustainable Distribution at Walmart Canada
Robert Klassen; P. Fraser Johnson; Asad ShafiqCase IVEY-9B13D010-EService and Operations Management, StrategyThe director of logistics at Walmart Canada, was developing plans for a new distribution centre in Alberta. Senior management had presented her with a challenge: why not build the most sustainable distribution centre in the world? Yet, much remained unclear about how to translate this challenge into specific actions, while keeping in mind corporate goals for sustainability. Her team now was exploring three options that promised to be significantl...Starting at €8.20
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Longxi Machinery Works - Quality Improvement (C) (Spanish version)
Robert Klassen; Larry Li; Tom GleaveCase IVEY-9A98DS03Service and Operations Management, StrategyEl grupo del control de calidad ha puesto varias contramedidas en ejecucion, y se han supervisado y se han divulgado los resultados. Un examen final es necesario determinar si este tipo de problema es probable repetirse, y donde mejora adicional se puede llevar a cabo en los sistemas de calidad de la compania. Este caso se disena para ser utilizado conjuntamente con (A) el caso, 9A98D001 y (B) el caso, 9A98D002.Starting at €5.74
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Singapore Airlines Limited: Dividends
Emir Hrnjić; David ReebCase IVEY-9B18N018-EFinance, StrategyA new analyst has been asked to forecast the upcoming dividends for Singapore Airlines Limited. However, unlike most dividend-paying firms, which typically maintain stable, transparent, and simple dividend policies, Singapore Airlines maintained an opaque, complex, and irregular pattern of dividends. Further, the company did not respond to requests for information about expected dividends or the company's dividend policy. The analyst decided to g...Starting at €8.20
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Longxi Machinery Works ) Quality Improvement (A) (Spanish version)
Robert Klassen; Larry Li; Tom GleaveCase IVEY-9A98DS01Service and Operations Management, StrategyEl ingeniero auxiliar en el departamento termal del tratamiento de una empresa propiedad del gobierno en China ha recibido la aprobacion para la formacion de un nuevo grupo del control de calidad para reducir el alto indice del defecto de una parte critica. El concepto total de la calidad se presenta dentro del contexto de un problema especifico de la calidad, a el cual anima a estudiantes determinan el sistema de calidad de la compania y aplican...Starting at €8.20
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CRP Products
David Wood; Robert KlassenCase IVEY-9B11D015-EAccounting and Control, Entrepreneurship, Finance, Service and Operations ManagementBruce Ballantyne had recently joined C.R.P. Products (CRP), a furniture manufacturer in Stratford, Ontario, to help review the company’s operations and assess what changes were necessary to keep up with demand. Although it was early 2011 and the peak season was still four months away, Ballantyne knew that he would have to determine what equipment was needed over the next three weeks to ensure it was delivered and installed before the peak season....Starting at €8.20