Ivey Business School (Canada)
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Asahi India Glass Limited: Leverage, A Double-edged Sword
Sanjay Dhamija; David J. SharpCase IVEY-9B15N018-EEntrepreneurship, Finance, StrategyAsahi India Glass Limited faces a situation encountered by many growing companies after having funded its diversification from retained earnings and debt, both in rupees and foreign currency. An over-reliance on borrowed funds without a matching infusion of equity has plunged the company into losses. To reduce its need for financial leverage, the company has issued equity shares on a rights basis, which has helped but is insufficient to reduce it...Starting at €8.20
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Acer Incorporated: Core Management Principles
David J. Sharp; Lynette Chou; Hsien-Lian ChiuCase IVEY-9B10N034-EFinance, StrategyThe chief financial officer of Acer Incorporated has to decide how to manage the higher level of complexity of the company's exchange risk after their restructuring. This must be done in a way which is consistent with Acer's core principles, one of which is to find simple effective solutions to unavoidable business risks. The case addresses the technical issues of exposure measurement and hedging, the challenge of hedging expected, but not contra...Starting at €8.20
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Essar Energy: Indian GAAP, U.S. GAAP or IFRS (B)
David J. Sharp; Sudershan Kuntluru; Paritosh Basu; Sanjay ChauhanCase IVEY-9B13B015-EAccounting and Control, StrategyThis is a supplement to 9B13B014.Starting at €5.74
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Yogurt Mamas: Probiotics in Tanzania
Oana Branzei; David J. Sharp; Jessica Kelly; Osama SiddiquiCase IVEY-9B09M051-EEntrepreneurship, Marketing, StrategyThis case illustrates a grassroots enterprise's path to self-sufficiency in a subsistence market context. It explores the gradual evolution of a business model with strong social mandates (pro-health, pro-women) and asks which growth options best marry profitability and positive social change. The Mwanza, Tanzania-based Yogurt Mamas emerge as entrepreneurial role models in their communities, with funds from Western donors and an exciting new tech...Starting at €8.20
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B9 Beverages: From Start-Up to Scale-Up
Sandeep Puri; Shalki Goel; Sanchita Krishna; Babak Hayati; Rakesh SinghCase IVEY-9B19A008-EEntrepreneurship, Marketing, StrategyIn May 2018, B9 Beverages Private Limited (B9 Beverages), the owner of craft beer Bira 91, reached a total of over US$100 million in funding after receiving $50 million from Sofina SA, a Belgian investment firm. This third round of funding would allow the company to meet the various objectives that the founder and chief executive officer had planned for the company’s new Bira 91. He wanted his India business to break even by 2019 and expand fivef...Starting at €8.20
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Fortune Motors (Taiwan): Implementing Strategy Change Using the Balanced Scorecard (A)
David J. Sharp; Anne WuCase IVEY-9B08M060-EAccounting and Control, StrategyThe chief executive officer (CEO) of Fortune Motors, the largest Mitsubishi dealership in Taiwan, has to consider his vision for the survival of the company. Fortune Motors' sales in 2003 had fallen below 50,000 units for the first time in 10 years, and market share had been falling for several years. The CEO had a plan to enter the business of financing used-car purchases. He thought that the balanced scorecard would be a useful tool to help him...Starting at €8.20
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Revenue Recognition for a Services Contract
Pratibha Wasan; David J. SharpCase IVEY-9B15B005-EAccounting and Control, StrategyOn November 25, 2012, the head of Revenue Recognition at ESol Limited (ESol) India was preparing for a meeting with the company’s sales team at the head office in Bangalore. ESol Limited was a large, U.S.-based multinational information technology corporation, which had moved into India in 2000. Since then, its management had insisted on the need for close monitoring of accounting procedures in strict adherence to Generally Accepted Accounting Pr...Starting at €8.20
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Tender Greens: Can They Keep the ‘Green’ Promise in Beef Sourcing- Teaching Note
Marilyn Anthony; Neha MittalTeaching Note IVEY-8B21M005-EStrategyTeaching note for product 9B21M005.Starting at €0.00
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Brewing Peace Philippines: Customer Relationship Management
Jose Gerardo Santamaria; Sandeep Puri; Maria Luisa Chua Delayco; Rakesh SinghCase IVEY-9B20A056-EEntrepreneurship, Marketing, StrategyBrewing Peace was a company based in the Philippines that sold coffee beans. Despite having a base of 80 customers, 70 per cent of its business depended on 9 key accounts; this included its biggest buyer, Concepcion Coffee Enterprises Limited (CCEL), whicStarting at €8.20
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Maha Research Labs: Sales Force Effectiveness
Sandeep Puri; Rakesh Singh; Bindu Gupta; Shraddha PuriCase IVEY-W27721-EKnowledge and Communication, MarketingIn January 2022, Maha Research Labs Private Limited (MRL) needed to boost its sales force effectiveness (SFE). Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, MRL experienced losses in sales revenue and saw dwindling profits through 2020 and 2021. The pandemic had changed the sales ecosystem of the pharmaceutical industry, with many physicians and retailers now preferring online sales presentations. MRL’s managing director was concerned about the increased marketi...Starting at €8.20