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Aligning Governance Interests for the Long Haul
Berrone, PascualArticle ART-1893-ECorporate GovernanceAs many as 93 percent of CEOs surveyed say sustainability is essential to their company¿s future success. At the same time, they recognize ¿an implementation gap in meeting their ambition to embed sustainability deep and wide within their organizations.¿ To bridge this gap, there is one factor of overriding importance: a firm¿s corporate governance model. In this article, the author draws on several pieces of research on U.S. firms in polluting i...Starting at €8.20
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IKEA Enters Spain
Berrone, Pascual; Blázquez, María Luisa; Diego, Enrique deCase SM-1592-EStrategyThe case provides an update of the Catalan furniture industry, describing the entry and success of IKEA and the closure of half of the Catalan furniture companies. It addresses the question of why the Catalan companies did not follow IKEA's model and stresses the different configuration of the value chain.Starting at €8.20
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Creating a Cluster around a Clown: The Montreal Circus Cluster (A)
Berrone, Pascual; Blázquez, María Luisa; Diego, Enrique deCase SM-1597-EInnovation and Change, StrategyThe case examines the situation of Cirque du Soleil in its early years. Despite initial success, Guy Laliberté, founder and CEO of Cirque du Soleil, is facing a number of challenges, including aspects such as increasing competition, access to the pool of talent, location and growth. All of these elements are in Laliberté's mind just before meeting with Jean Doré, the mayor of Montreal. Laliberté thinks that it will be a great opportunity to ask f...Starting at €8.20
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The Catalan Textile Industry (A)
Berrone, Pascual; Blázquez, María LuisaCase SM-1595-EInnovation and Change, StrategyThe case briefly describes the Catalan textile industry, its structure and the different approaches they followed to respond to changing trends in the industry, compared with companies such as Inditex. It relates the challenges brought on by globalization and how they affected the industry in Catalonia.Starting at €8.20
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Prelko Marketing Systems Inc. - Teaching Note
Elizabeth M.A. Grasby; Eli GladstoneTeaching Note IVEY-8B12B004-EAccounting and ControlTeaching note for product 9B12B004.Starting at €0.00
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Cafe Xaragua: The Calgary Opportunity
Elizabeth M.A. Grasby; Karim MashnukCase IVEY-9B13B004-EAccounting and Control, Entrepreneurship, StrategyAfter one year of operations, a young entrepreneur and his two partners must evaluate a decision that will change the scope and direction of their business, an online retail store that sells fair-trade coffee beans imported from a developing country. An oStarting at €8.20
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Foxy Originals: The Online Expansion - Teaching Note
Elizabeth M.A. Grasby; Jessica WelshTeaching Note IVEY-8B16B003-EAccounting and ControlTeaching note for product 9B16B003.Starting at €0.00
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Myers' Fitness: A Launching Dilemma for a Boot Camp - Teaching Note
Elizabeth M.A. Grasby; Jessica WelshTeaching Note IVEY-8B17B007-EAccounting and Control, EntrepreneurshipTeaching note for product 9B17B007.Starting at €0.00
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Icelandair (C): WOW Now
Mitchell, Jordan; Sigurjonsson, Throstur Olaf; Berrone, PascualCase SM-1689-ECorporate Governance, Innovation and Change, StrategyThis three-part case series considers Icelandair at a couple of key inflection points in its recent history. Case A, set in early 2017 on the airline's 80th anniversary, the airline is faced to question its strategy after its impressive seven-year run of dynamic growth and solid returns comes to a somewhat abrupt end due to extreme pricing competition and upward cost pressure. The case delves into the development of the airline and its "hybrid" b...Starting at €5.74
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Icelandair (A, B, C, D y E) - Teaching Note
Mitchell, Jordan; Sigurjonsson, Throstur Olaf; Berrone, PascualTeaching Note SMT-132-ECorporate Governance, Innovation and Change, StrategyThis five-part case series considers Icelandair at a couple of key inflection points in its recent history. Case A, set in early 2017 on the airline's 80th anniversary, the airline is faced to question its strategy after its impressive seven-year run of dynamic growth and solid returns comes to a somewhat abrupt end due to extreme pricing competition and upward cost pressure. The case delves into the development of the airline and its "hybrid" bu...Starting at €0.00