Ivey Business School (Canada)
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Cameron Auto Parts: Early Internationalization
Paul W. Beamish; Harold CrookellCase IVEY-9B16M043-EEntrepreneurship, StrategyThis case is about a small American auto parts producer trying to diversify its way out of dependence on the major automakers in 2013. A promising new product is developed and the company gets a chance to license it to a Scottish manufacturer. The issue of whether to license or go it alone in international markets is central to the case. A full class sequel to this case is available, titled Cameron Auto Parts: Joint Ventures, Licensing or Exporti...Starting at €8.20
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Cameron Auto Parts: Joint Ventures, Licensing or Exporting
Paul W. Beamish; Harold CrookellCase IVEY-9B16M044-EEntrepreneurship, StrategyIn 2015, two years after signing a license agreement in the United Kingdom, Cameron Auto Parts (Cameron) now faces an opportunity to establish with another firm a joint venture in France for the European market. However, the prospect upsets the U.K. licensee who is clearly doing very well, and who even wants Cameron to consider joint venturing with him in Australia. The case ends with Cameron, run off its feet in North America, trying to decide w...Starting at €8.20
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Testin: Partnering with Multinational Corporations
Shameen Prashantham; Liman ZhaoCase IVEY-9B17M127-EEntrepreneurship, StrategyBy 2017, Beijing Testin Information Technology Co., Ltd. (Testin), had forged partnerships with multiple large multinational companies (e.g., Microsoft, IBM, ARM, Intel). Since it was founded in 2011, Testin had served over 800,000 application developers by conducting more than 150 million quality and security tests on over 2.5 million mobile applications. It had received several rounds of financing totaling over $80 million. Many Chinese Interne...Starting at €8.20
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Skelta and the Microsoft Partner Ecosystem
Shameen PrashanthamCase IVEY-9B12M122-EEntrepreneurship, StrategyAn Indian-based software product start-up has succeeded in forging a valuable relationship with Microsoft, which has been vital to its international success. When the Microsoft relationship manager assigned to the company leaves Microsoft unexpectedly, the company’s chief executive officer needs to make some critical decisions regarding how to manage its relationship with Microsoft.Starting at €8.20
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Cameron Auto Parts: Early Internationalization (Spanish version)
Paul W. Beamish; Harold CrookellCase IVEY-W28419Entrepreneurship, StrategyThis case is about a small American auto parts producer trying to diversify its way out of dependence on the major automakers in 2013. A promising new product is developed and the company gets a chance to license it to a Scottish manufacturer. The issue of whether to license or go it alone in international markets is central to the case. A full class sequel to this case is available, titled Cameron Auto Parts: Joint Ventures, Licensing or Exporti...Starting at €8.20
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Cameron Auto Parts: Joint Ventures, Licensing or Exporting (Spanish version)
Paul W. Beamish; Harold CrookellCase IVEY-W28420Entrepreneurship, StrategyIn 2015, two years after signing a license agreement in the United Kingdom, Cameron Auto Parts (Cameron) now faces an opportunity to establish with another firm a joint venture in France for the European market. However, the prospect upsets the U.K. licensee who is clearly doing very well, and who even wants Cameron to consider joint venturing with him in Australia. The case ends with Cameron, run off its feet in North America, trying to decide w...Starting at €8.20
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Ace Company: Breadth or Depth Growth Strategy
Shameen Prashantham; Liyang Ruan; Meng Li; Tianwei JingCase IVEY-9B19M087-EEntrepreneurship, StrategyAce Company (Ace) was a Chinese start-up developing software for the Internet of Things (IoT). The company was founded in February 2015 by three colleagues for the initial purpose of providing an unprecedented universal IoT operating system, the absence of which was severely crippling developing development in IoT. By mid-2017, having proven the technical viability and market acceptability of its offering, the company was ready to scale up. Howev...Starting at €8.20
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The Hidden Story Behind Dancing With Gorillas: Strategies for Partnering With a Multinational
Shameen PrashanthamArticle IVEY-9B11TD08-EStrategyFor small firms, partnering with a multinational corporation (MNC) provides great opportunities and great challenges. Conventional partnering approaches are unlikely to succeed, and firms must use less orthodox strategies. In particular, start-ups can employ three strategies for success: forming, consolidating, and extending MNC relationships. 1) Forming MNC relationships entails fathoming the larger company, targeting the right individuals, and ...Starting at €8.20
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Capillary: An Indian Start-up Deepening Its Presence in China - Teaching Note
Shameen Prashantham; Liyang RuanTeaching Note IVEY-8B20M100-EStrategyTeaching note for product 9B20M100.Starting at €0.00
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Capillary: An Indian Start-up Deepening Its Presence in China
Shameen Prashantham; Liyang RuanCase IVEY-9B20M100-EEntrepreneurship, StrategyCapillary Technologies, an Indian customer relationship management software as a service company, provided cloud-based omnichannel customer engagement and related services to retailers and brands. In a country well known for software service companies, baStarting at €8.20