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Cameron Auto Parts: Early Internationalization
Paul W. Beamish; Harold CrookellCase IVEY-9B16M043-EEntrepreneurship, StrategyThis case is about a small American auto parts producer trying to diversify its way out of dependence on the major automakers in 2013. A promising new product is developed and the company gets a chance to license it to a Scottish manufacturer. The issue of whether to license or go it alone in international markets is central to the case. A full class sequel to this case is available, titled Cameron Auto Parts: Joint Ventures, Licensing or Exporti...Starting at €8.20
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Prince Edward Island Preserve Company: Turnaround
Paul W. Beamish; Nathaniel LuptonCase IVEY-9B08M049-EEntrepreneurship, StrategyIn April 2008, Bruce MacNaughton, president of Prince Edward Island Preserve Co. Ltd. (P.E.I. Preserves), was focused on turnaround. The company he had founded in 1985 had gone into receivership in May 2007. Although this had resulted in losses for various mortgage holders and unsecured creditors, MacNaughton had been able to buy back his New Glasgow shop/cafe, the adjacent garden property and inventory, and restart the business. He now needed a ...Starting at €8.20
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Victoria Heavy Equipment Limited (Spanish version)
Tom A. Poynter; Paul W. BeamishCase IVEY-9B08MS37Entrepreneurship, StrategyEl equipo pesado Victoria (Victoria) era una firma poseída y manejada de la familia que había sido llevada por un director general ambicioso, emprendedor que ahora quiso tomar un papel menos activo en el negocio. Victoria había estado a través de dos reorganizaciones estos últimos años, que contribuyeron a las ediciones de organización y estratégicas que necesitarían ser abordadas por un nuevo presidente.Starting at €8.20
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Airbnb: Home Sharing in China
Paul W. Beamish; Zoe YangCase IVEY-9B20M141-EStrategyIn 2015, Airbnb, Inc. began to explore entry into the Chinese market. In August of that year, it announced a partnership with two of its China-based investors to help it navigate the expansion. By January 2016, the company was facing a number of fundamental questions. First, how should it best position itself in China to ensure a successful expansion? Should it work with a local competitor and, if so, who? If it chose to instead continue expandin...Starting at €8.20
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Improving Health Care Access for the Poor: A Case Study of the Washington DC Public Health Care System Reforms (A)
Pate M. A.; Abramson, W.; Ribera, JaumeCase P-1046-EService and Operations ManagementThe Major of Washington must decide how to restructure the health care of the District of Columbia, which has suffered from severe financial crisis. The availability of resources contrasts with its poor health outcomes. The main provider of health care to the uninsured, the Health and Hospitals Public Benefit Corporation is forecasted to exhaust its FY2001 subsidy by the middle of March. A commission has submitted its recommendations, which inclu...Starting at €8.20
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Improving Health Care Access for the Poor: A case Study of the Washington DC Public Health Care Systems Reforms (B)
Pate M. A.; Abramson, W.; Ribera, JaumeCase P-1047-EService and Operations ManagementThe Major of Washington must decide how to restructure the health care of the District of Columbia, which has suffered from severe financial crisis. The availability of resources contrasts with its poor health outcomes. The main provider of health care to the uninsured, the Health and Hospitals Public Benefit Corporation is forecasted to exhaust its FY2001 subsidy by the middle of March. A commission has submitted its recommendations, which inclu...Starting at €5.74
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Cameron Auto Parts: Early Internationalization (Spanish version)
Paul W. Beamish; Harold CrookellCase IVEY-W28419Entrepreneurship, StrategyThis case is about a small American auto parts producer trying to diversify its way out of dependence on the major automakers in 2013. A promising new product is developed and the company gets a chance to license it to a Scottish manufacturer. The issue of whether to license or go it alone in international markets is central to the case. A full class sequel to this case is available, titled Cameron Auto Parts: Joint Ventures, Licensing or Exporti...Starting at €8.20
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Sher-Wood Hockey Sticks: Global Sourcing
Paul W. Beamish; Megan (Min) ZhangCase IVEY-9B12M003-EEntrepreneurship, StrategyIn early 2011, the senior executives of the venerable Canadian hockey stick manufacturer Sher-Wood Hockey were considering whether to move the remainder of the company’s high-end composite hockey and goalie stick production to its suppliers in China. Sher-Wood had been losing market share as retail prices continued to fall. Would outsourcing the production of the iconic, Canadian-made hockey sticks to China help Sher-Wood to boost demand signific...Starting at €8.20
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CIBC Mellon: Managing a Cross-border Joint Venture
Paul W. Beamish; Michael SartorCase IVEY-9B10M091-EStrategyDuring his 10-year tenure, the president and CEO of CIBC Mellon had presided over the dramatic growth of the jointly owned, Toronto-based asset servicing business of CIBC and The Bank of New York Mellon Corporation (BNY Mellon). In mid-September 2008, the CEO was witnessing the onset of the worst financial crisis since the Great Depression. The impending collapse of several major firms threatened to impact all players in the financial services in...Starting at €8.20
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Deep Roots Distillery
Paul W. BeamishCase IVEY-9B16M032-EEntrepreneurship, StrategyBy September 2015, Deep Roots Distillery (DRD) had been operating for 22 months. While starting up had taken a little longer than originally estimated, material progress was now evident. By November 2015, the company expected to have six of its products (either spirits or liqueurs) available in the Prince Edward Island liquor store outlets. However, numerous questions remained for DRD’s owner and his small, family-run business. Given capital and ...Starting at €8.20