Ivey Business School (Canada)
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Easepal: Transforming a Chinese OEM Supplier
Chuang Chen; Ning SuCase IVEY-9B16M005-EEntrepreneurship, StrategyAs one of the world’s largest OEM suppliers of electric massaging equipment, China’s Easepal has faced increasing challenges in its traditional OEM business over the course of two decades. Since the company’s inception in the 1990s, its founder has always had the ambitious goal of becoming more than just a supplier in the global electric massager market. Easepal’s mature research and development and manufacturing capabilities have the potential t...Starting at €8.20
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Shanghai Pharmaceuticals: Seeking A Prescription For Digital Transformation
Ming Dong; Ning SuCase IVEY-9B18M001-EEntrepreneurship, StrategyBy 2015, China had one of the world’s largest and most complex healthcare industries. This industry had been undergoing unprecedented change in diverse areas, from policies to technologies. Shanghai Pharmaceuticals, China’s second-largest pharmaceutical company, spanned the entire pharmaceutical value chain, from product research and development to sales. The company’s core competency was in drug distribution, which generated 70 per cent of the f...Starting at €8.20
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Didi Kuaidi
Ning Su; Yulin Fang; Yukun YangCase IVEY-9B16M060-EEntrepreneurship, StrategyIn 2015, Didi and Kuaidi, the two leading players in China’s Internet-based ride-hailing industry, merged to form Didi Kuaidi. The combined firm represented one of the world’s largest Internet- and smartphone-based transport service companies, valued at about $6 billion. In its home market of China, Didi Kuaidi left its biggest competitor, Uber, a distant second. Meanwhile, Didi Kuaidi actively pursued global growth. For example, it invested in a...Starting at €8.20
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ReedTrek Manufacturing (A)
Jane M. Howell; Ken MarkCase IVEY-9B12C051-ELeadership and People Management, StrategyThe newly-promoted international operations director for ReedTrek Manufacturing, is trying to diagnose the issues at his company's under-performing China plant. While the operations director originally believed the loss-making operations suffered from technical issues, his visit to the plant suggests to him that there are leadership and management issues.Starting at €8.20
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Transforming the Business Service Portfolio at Global Consultancy
Ning Su; Naqaash PiraniCase IVEY-9B14E001-EEntrepreneurship, Information Technologies, StrategyGlobal Consultancy Canada, the national branch of a global tax, accounting and consulting services firm, is seeking to improve the efficiency and effectiveness of its organization. The leader of the sourcing practice has been tasked by the company’s chief executive officer to identify opportunities for transforming the firm’s marketing and communications, human resources, finance and information technology functions. He must decide on the most su...Starting at €8.20
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JSW Steel Ltd.: A Logistics Dilemma
Amol Dhaigude; Debmallya Chatterjee; Vishnu KumarCase IVEY-9B17E008-ECorporate GovernanceThe customer relationship manager at JSW Steel Ltd., a large steel manufacturer in India, needed to analyze his available transportation and logistics options to meet an urgent order for a long-time and valued client. The manager needed to decide whether to send the shipment through the customary rail route or, instead, to use the new sea route that his company had recently developed. His dual objective was to meet the customer's requirements in ...Starting at €8.20
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Career Coaching: General Manager Role
Jane M. Howell; Ken MarkCase IVEY-9B11C005-ELeadership and People ManagementThis role-play case follows the Performance Coaching case involving Darcy Gallagher. You are the new general manager of the Elmwood Group and four weeks ago you conducted a performance review with your direct report, Darcy Gallagher, who is a sales manager, and outlined three leadership gaps that Gallagher needed to address. The purpose of this new meeting is to discuss Gallagher’s career aspirations at Elmwood Group. In advance of your meeting, ...Starting at €8.20
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The Obamacare Website
Derrick Neufeld; Ning Su; Brad EvansCase IVEY-9B14E005-ECorporate GovernanceIn October 2013, the Health and Human Services Secretary of the United States is tasked with making decisions about a website project, Healthcare.gov, that is a critical component in delivering the Affordable Care Act, or “Obamacare,” to the American people. The act is a cornerstone but controversial policy of the Obama administration aimed at increasing access to health care services by providing health insurance to uninsured Americans. Unfortun...Starting at €8.20
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Coaching for Exceptional Performance Workshop - Market Development Manager: Kim Hughes (Spanish version)
Jane M. HowellCase IVEY-9B00CS08Leadership and People ManagementEl taller sobre cómo capacitar para lograr un desempeño excepcional (producto #9B00CS06) provee a los estudiantes de la oportunidad de reconocer y actuar sobre oportunidades informales para capacitar que ocurren durante el curso de las actividades diarias. El formato de esta serie de sesiones consiste en que los estudiantes y cada miembro de su equipo, a su vez, toma el rol de director de operaciones de una empresa de desarrollo de software que d...Starting at €8.20
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Coaching for Exceptional Performance Workshop - Engineering Manager: Robin Maynard (Spanish version)
Jane M. HowellCase IVEY-9B00CS09Leadership and People ManagementEl taller sobre cómo capacitar para lograr un desempeño excepcional (producto #9B00CS06) provee a los estudiantes de la oportunidad de reconocer y actuar sobre oportunidades informales para capacitar que ocurren durante el curso de las actividades diarias. El formato de esta serie de sesiones consiste en que los estudiantes y cada miembro de su equipo, a su vez, toma el rol de director de operaciones de una empresa de desarrollo de software que d...Starting at €8.20