Ivey Business School (Canada)
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Cabalonga S. A.: Seeking Sustainability and Self-Sufficiency
Nathaniel LuptonCase IVEY-9B19M005-EEntrepreneurship, StrategyCabalonga S. A. (Cabalonga) was a unique, low-cost hostel located in the small seaside town of Puerto Cayo, Ecuador. The beachfront land on which Cabalonga was established had been inherited by one of the two proprietors. In 2017, the company did little better than break even, but the hostel did provide the occasional weekend getaway for its owners. However, the weekend getaways had actually become hectic cross-country commutes for the owners, an...Starting at €8.20
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Passing the Baton: Role Transition of B.K. Jhawar
Kavil Ramachandran; Alexander MathewCase IVEY-9B11C037-EEntrepreneurship, Leadership and People Management, StrategyMost family businesses do not last long. Only one-third are able to survive the transition from the first to second generation. A critical issue in the survival of family businesses is the management of succession. Most successions fail because first-generation founders find it difficult to disengage from their business as they approach the age of retirement. As a result, they fail to prepare the next generation of successors for the leadership r...Starting at €8.20
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Prince Edward Island Preserve Company: Turnaround
Paul W. Beamish; Nathaniel LuptonCase IVEY-9B08M049-EEntrepreneurship, StrategyIn April 2008, Bruce MacNaughton, president of Prince Edward Island Preserve Co. Ltd. (P.E.I. Preserves), was focused on turnaround. The company he had founded in 1985 had gone into receivership in May 2007. Although this had resulted in losses for various mortgage holders and unsecured creditors, MacNaughton had been able to buy back his New Glasgow shop/cafe, the adjacent garden property and inventory, and restart the business. He now needed a ...Starting at €8.20
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Professionalization of Sudarshan Chemical Industries
Kavil Ramachandran; Alexander Mathew; Navneet BhatnagarCase IVEY-9B14M145-EEntrepreneurship, StrategyIn 2011, Sudarshan Chemical Industries Limited, a global pigment company with sales in over 40 countries, was poised to become one of the top four pigment producers in the world. The vice-chairman was about to meet with an external consultant whom he had hired when he assumed leadership of the family business in 2003 following the demise of both the founders — his father and eldest uncle. The agenda of the meeting was to discuss the various initi...Starting at €8.20
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Ensuring Family and Business Continuity at India’s GMR Group
Kavil Ramachandran; John Ward; Sachin Waikar; Rachna JhaCase IVEY-9B11M075-EEntrepreneurship, Leadership and People Management, StrategyMost family businesses do not survive beyond two or three generations. One of the main reasons for this short lifespan is the lack of governance mechanisms in family businesses. With better family governance, business development becomes a richer experience and continuity is ensured across generations. This case is about an Indian family business, GMR Group, which was established a quarter-century ago, and by 2010 had become one of the major dive...Starting at €8.20
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Solubles Instantaneos C.A.: A Family Heritage, Looking To The Future - Teaching Note
Angélica Sánchez-Riofrío; Nathaniel Lupton; Teresa Larreta-MendozaTeaching Note IVEY-8B17M176-EStrategyTeaching note for product 9B17M176.Starting at €0.00
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China National Offshore Oil Corporation: Operations in Canada
Xiaoyu Liu; Hao Lu; Loren Falkenberg; Harrie VredenburgCase IVEY-9B18M182-EStrategyIn 2005, China National Offshore Oil Corporation (CNOOC) began investing in Canada, when it acquired 16.69 per cent equity of MEG Energy Corp., a private Calgary-based energy company. In 2011, it acquired OPTI Canada, a Canadian oil company that had goneStarting at €8.20
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Telus: Ethics and Cellphone Tower Sites - Teaching Note
Xiaoyu Liu; Hao LuTeaching Note IVEY-8B18M183-EStrategyTeaching note for product 9B18M183.Starting at €0.00
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Cabalonga S. A.: Seeking Sustainability and Self-Sufficiency - Teaching Note
Nathaniel LuptonTeaching Note IVEY-8B19M005-EStrategyTeaching note for product 9B19M005.Starting at €0.00
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India's Mewar Dynasty: Upholding 76 Generations of Service and Custodianship
Kavil Ramachandran; John Ward; Rachna Jha; Sachin WaikarCase IVEY-9B11M084-EEntrepreneurship, StrategyThere are not many families in the world that can claim continuity of existence for over 76 generations in business or otherwise. Families that survive over the long term tend to have strong values that are in line with the basic principles of trusteeship — to preserve and grow wealth (both material and otherwise) for the benefit of future generations. This case is based on the history and current challenges of the Mewar dynasty, who ruled part o...Starting at €8.20