Ivey Business School (Canada)
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FotoNation: Leveraging International Knowledge Connectivity
Jung Kwan Kim; Ahreum Lee; Sinéad Monaghan; Ram MudambiCase IVEY-9B16M021-EEntrepreneurship, StrategyIn 2014, FotoNation, an international venture previously located in Ireland, produced innovative solutions for digital photography from its headquarters in California. At the core of FotoNation’s technology were its proprietary algorithms, which were embedded in software and used in over 2 billion digital devices such as the cameras in smartphones. The company placed an emphasis on research, and it had its research and development units in Romani...Starting at €8.20
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Ratan Tata Or Cyrus Mistry: Tata Steel Shareholders’ Dilemma - Teaching Note
Pitabas Mohanty; Supriti MishraTeaching Note IVEY-8B19N016-EFinanceTeaching note for product 9B19N016.Starting at €0.00
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Pan-China Consulting Services: Assessing Future Directions
Yaqi Shi; Chaopeng Wu; Shi Li; Han ChenCase IVEY-9B21N004-EAccounting and Control, FinanceIn February 2020, Pan-China Consulting Services Co. Ltd. (Pan-China) was entering its third decade in operation. Pan-China’s founder was reviewing the firm’s evolution and discussing several key opportunities with his team. Over the previous two decades,Starting at €8.20
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Lavazza: The Challenges of Foreign Market Entry in a Brand-Intensive Industry
Soni Jha; Solon Moreira; Ram MudambiCase IVEY-W27255-EEntrepreneurship, StrategyLuigi Lavazza SpA (Lavazza) was the largest coffee maker in Italy and the seventh-largest coffee roaster in the world. Despite its success in global markets, Lavazza was finding it difficult to make its mark in the United States. After establishing its North American subsidiary in 1989, Lavazza entered the US market in the 1990s with strategic partnerships with restaurants and hotels to cater to US consumers. But even as a strong global brand wit...Starting at €8.20
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Pan-China Consulting Services: Assessing Future Directions - Teaching Note
Yaqi Shi; Chaopeng Wu; Shi Li; Han ChenTeaching Note IVEY-8B21N004-EAccounting and Control, FinanceTeaching note for product 9B21N004.Starting at €0.00
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Stone Rock Golf & Country Club: Wedding Bells - Teaching Note
Mary Gillett; Yaqi Shi; Brittney MacKinnonTeaching Note IVEY-8B20B017-EAccounting and ControlTeaching note for product 9B20B017.Starting at €0.00
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Ambuja Cements and Holcim India Merger
Pitabas Mohanty; Tina Stephen; Supriti MishraCase IVEY-9B16N056-EFinance, StrategyOn July 24, 2013, the management of Ambuja Cements Limited announced the merger of Holcim (India) Private Limited with Ambuja Cements in a two-stage process. First, Ambuja Cements would buy a 24 per cent stake of Holcim (India) from Holderind Investments Ltd. of Mauritius for ?35 billion. Subsequently, Holcim (India) would be merged with Ambuja Cements. The management of Ambuja Cements projected huge synergy from the merger, whereas proxy firm ad...Starting at €8.20
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Maruti Suzuki: Good Company or Good Stock (A)
Pitabas Mohanty; Supriti MishraCase IVEY-9B17N014-EFinance, StrategyOn January 28, 2014, the management of Maruti Suzuki India Limited (MSIL) surprised the market by announcing that its plant in Gujarat would be operated as a subsidiary of Suzuki Motor Company of Japan, MSIL’s parent company, rather than by MSIL. The stock price fell by 8 per cent that day. The days following this announcement were marked by justifications by MSIL management about the benefits of the new structure and allegations by some analysts...Starting at €8.20
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The University of Texas: Conference Realignment for College Athletics
Steve Swanson; Ram Mudambi; Aubrey KentCase IVEY-9B12M104-EStrategyIn the summer of 2010, the landscape of university athletics in the United States faced the potential for groundbreaking change. U.S. university sports teams belonged to conferences — alliances of competing sports teams, often from similar geographic locations. Rumours of conference realignment were suggesting a significant shift away from traditional conference membership and structure. With renegotiations for a multi-year television contract lo...Starting at €8.20
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Infosys: Peer Review at Board Level
Yaqi Shi; Ramasastry ChandrasekharCase IVEY-9B14C004-EEntrepreneurship, Leadership and People Management, StrategyHaving positioned itself from the beginning as a global enterprise in information technology, Infosys benchmarked its governance practices with the best in the world right from the start, focusing on the importance of performance appraisal at all levels, including that of the board. Indeed, Infosys broke fresh ground when it introduced a model of Peer Review at the board level wherein each board member would annually review the performance of eve...Starting at €8.20