Ivey Business School (Canada)
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CS Publishing Inc.: Foreign Exchange Risk Management
Stephen SappCase IVEY-9B19N024-EFinance, StrategyA medium-sized Canadian provider of specialized educational products and services, Canada Specialization Providers, had a subsidiary, CS Publishing Inc. (CSPub), which sold specialty learning materials around the world. Although the company's costs and revenues were almost exclusively in Canadian dollars and its subsidiary, CSPub, had most of its costs in Canadian dollars, this subsidiary also had a large and growing revenue base in other currenc...Starting at €8.20
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CS Publishing Inc.: Foreign Exchange Risk Management - Teaching Note
Stephen SappTeaching Note IVEY-8B19N024-EFinanceTeaching note for product 9B19N024.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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Business Succession and the Asher Estate - Teaching Note
Stephen Sapp; Alykhan AlidinaTeaching Note IVEY-8B20N011-EFinanceTeaching note for product 9B20N011.Starting at €0.00
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Business Succession and the Asher Estate
Stephen Sapp; Alykhan AlidinaCase IVEY-9B20N011-EFinanceIn December 2017, Ali Asher, the second-eldest child of Aziz Asher, was conducting research for his father on the best way to restructure the family business to prepare for succession. Asher’s parents and siblings all lived in Canada, while Ali had been running a start-up in India for nearly two years. The family had a real estate and construction business in Vancouver, British Columbia. Ali’s older sister had special needs and lived with her par...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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Melco Crown Entertainment: Rolling the Dice and Other Ways to Raise Capital
Stephen Sapp; Matthew GrayCase IVEY-9B12N018-EFinance, StrategyThe case deals with how the investment banker advising the chief financial officer of Melco Crown Entertainment Limited (MCEL), a casino and entertainment company based in Macau, will suggest the company finance two new gaming resorts currently under construction. The development of these properties has stopped because of insufficient funding, and project timelines have started to be questioned. A decision regarding the best means to raise the ne...Starting at €8.20
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From Dell to Lenovo Investment Decision in the Rapidly Changing PC Industry
Stephen Sapp; Chris ChanCase IVEY-9B13N020-EFinance, StrategyThe director of the investment wing of a financial-services provider must decide whether his firm should continue to invest in the former frontrunner in the personal-computer industry or switch strategies and invest instead in an up-and-coming competitor. At a time of significant technological change and slowing global growth, the director and his team of analysts set out to create an in-depth assessment of the personal-computer industry in order...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
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AirAsia X: Can the Low Cost Model Go Long Haul
Ben Forrey; Andreas Schotter; Jonathan Doh; Thomas LawtonCase IVEY-9B12M013-EEntrepreneurship, StrategyBy 2007, AirAsia had become one of the most successful budget airlines in the world. Having dominated Southeast Asia and entered China and India, AirAsia was poised to solidify its place as a top budget airline and one of the most consistently profitable globally. But company founder Tony Fernandes had bigger plans. From the outset in 2001, Fernandes had intended to offer long-haul service, competing against the largest and most established airli...Starting at €8.20