Ivey Business School (Canada)
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The WeWork SPAC - Teaching Note
Mark SimonsonTeaching Note IVEY-W25103-EEntrepreneurship, FinanceTeaching note for product #W25102.Starting at €0.00
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Aerojet Rocketdyne Holdings, Inc.: Sum of the Parts - Teaching Note
Mark SimonsonTeaching Note IVEY-W25119-EAccounting and Control, FinanceTeaching note for product W25118.Starting at €0.00
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Volkswagen Strategy 2025: Shifting Gears in Disruptive Times - Teaching Note
Andreas Schotter; Thomas Watson; Ramasastry ChandrasekharTeaching Note IVEY-8B19M047-EStrategyTeaching note for product 9B19M047.Starting at €0.00
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Didi Chuxing: Branding Safety and Security in an Emerging Hi-Tech Industry
Francine Schlosser; Marcia Carvalho de Azevedo; Anna Bento CostaCase IVEY-9B20A050-EEntrepreneurship, Marketing, StrategyIn 2019, the president of China’s ride share company Didi Chuxing Technology Co. (Didi) faced various challenges associated with marketing and communications in a high-risk disruptive technology. As one of few female global corporate leaders, she was a roStarting at €8.20
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Blackstone Group: Dry Powder in an LBO Drought (B)
Mark SimonsonCase IVEY-9B20N019-EFinanceSupplement for product 9B20N018.Starting at €5.74
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For the Love of Laundry: Comparing Organizational Forms to Scale a Social Enterprise
Kent Walker; Ian Stecher; Francine Schlosser; Megain O'Neil-RenaudCase IVEY-9B18M008-EEntrepreneurship, StrategyThe London, Ontario, social enterprise For the Love of Laundry was founded in 2014 with the intention of selling homemade, eco-friendly soaps and using the profits to fund free laundry events in the community. In 2017, the founder's goal was to increase the scale of the business and its social impact. She needed to decide how to structure the organization to increase its scale while maintaining control of its strategic direction. The founder comp...Starting at €8.20
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Shanghai Toex Trading Co.: The Going Global Challenge
Xiaorong Chen; Andreas Schotter; Wei LuCase IVEY-9B16M125-EEntrepreneurship, StrategyShanghai Toex Trading Co., Ltd. (TOEX) was a Chinese pet grooming equipment maker. In 2014, after years of operating internationally solely through third-party distribution channels, TOEX opened a new sales and logistics centre in Dallas, Texas to boost TOEX’s business in the United States. The new centre was also meant to be a model for future expansions to other countries. With more than a decade of industry experience, TOEX's founder believed ...Starting at €8.20
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A “Compelling and Pre-emptive Offer for the Valspar Corporation
Mark SimonsonCase IVEY-9B16N063-EFinanceIn May 2015, the chief executive officer (CEO) of the Valspar Corporation (Valspar) contacted the CEO of an industry competitor to discuss a potential strategic combination of the two companies. As discussions continued, Valspar’s board and senior management realized that an alternative strategic collaboration might be more beneficial, so Valspar then contacted the CEO of the second-largest comparable firm in the industry, Sherwin-Williams, which...Starting at €8.20
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The Monopolistic Power of the NCAA
Carl Anderson; Francine SchlosserCase IVEY-9B14M017-EStrategyThis case examines the relationship between the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) and its member institutions, with a primary focus on how power evolves and is administered at an organizational level. Through a close look at the history of the NCAA, the case highlights the unique tale of the organization’s rise to power and its ability to regulate all collegiate athletics within the United States. In light of the increasing commerci...Starting at €8.20
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AirAsia Faces a Major Crisis: The Loss of QZ8501
Jonathan Doh; Thomas Lawton; Andreas SchotterCase IVEY-9B15M018-EStrategyOn December 28, 2014, contact with Indonesia AirAsia flight QZ8501, carrying 162 people, was lost after it left Surabaya, Indonesia bound for Singapore. All passengers were believed dead. Until this horrific incident, AirAsia and its various affiliated airlines, which included AirAsia X and Indonesia AirAsia, along with several other airlines organized in joint ventures throughout Southeast Asia, had recorded rising profits, rapid expansion and, ...Starting at €8.20