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Ivey Business School (Canada)
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Aparigraha Yoga: Balancing the Tensions of Sustainable Entrepreneurship - Teaching Note
Kent Walker; Ian StecherTeaching Note IVEY-8B19M021-EStrategyTeaching note for product 9B19M021.Starting at €0.00
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The Detroit River International Crossing Bridge
Kent Walker; Saeed RahmanCase IVEY-9B13M114-EStrategyThis case discusses the only privately owned bridge between Canada and the United States and the possible construction of a second competing and publicly owned bridge. With an upcoming crucial vote on the fate of the public bridge, a Michigan student must decide how to vote and whether she believes that a central public infrastructure should be privately held. She contemplates a deeper issue as well – the fundamental principle of capitalism, a sy...Starting at €8.20
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For the Love of Laundry: Comparing Organizational Forms to Scale a Social Enterprise
Kent Walker; Ian Stecher; Francine Schlosser; Megain O'Neil-RenaudCase IVEY-9B18M008-EEntrepreneurship, StrategyThe London, Ontario, social enterprise For the Love of Laundry was founded in 2014 with the intention of selling homemade, eco-friendly soaps and using the profits to fund free laundry events in the community. In 2017, the founder's goal was to increase the scale of the business and its social impact. She needed to decide how to structure the organization to increase its scale while maintaining control of its strategic direction. The founder comp...Starting at €8.20
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Rivest Farms: Farming Approaches and the Four Ps
Kent Walker; Ryan DonallyCase IVEY-9B16M011-EEntrepreneurship, StrategyHaving previously raised pigs on his farm with unsuccessful results, a Canadian farmer has always dreamed of reintroducing pigs to his cash crop farm. The decision is particularly difficult, as he must consider not only the financial viability of his options, but also the environmental costs, benefits, and the welfare of the animals and workers — collectively referred to as the Four Ps (profits, planet, people, and pigs). Although the market for ...Starting at €8.20
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NorthCan Packaging and Logistics: Leveraging Growth through International Expansion - Teaching Note
Joel Tye; Francine Schlosser; Kent WalkerTeaching Note IVEY-W27075-EStrategyTeaching note for product W27074.Starting at €0.00
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The Rhinoceros Horn Trade: Considering Legalization
Kent Walker; Kara KristofCase IVEY-9B19M099-EStrategyThe international demand for rhinoceros (rhino) horns was driving the species to near extinction. But an international ban on trading the horns made it lucrative to illegally kill rhinos for their horns, which were traded on the black market. One hotly deStarting at €8.20
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Aparigraha Yoga: Balancing the Tensions of Sustainable Entrepreneurship
Kent Walker; Ian StecherCase IVEY-9B19M021-EEntrepreneurship, StrategyAparigraha Yoga was founded in 2012 as a sustainable entrepreneurship venture in Ontario that sought to balance the environmental, social, and financial components of the triple bottom line (3BL) while providing high-quality yoga classes in its community. The founder intended to utilize synergistic solutions, which fully integrated each 3BL component, to address any business problem. In 2018, she identified two issues at her studio that challenge...Starting at €8.20
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The Rhinoceros Horn Trade: Considering Legalization - Teaching Note
Kent Walker; Kara KristofTeaching Note IVEY-8B19M099-EStrategyTeaching note for product 9B19M099.Starting at €0.00
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For the Love of Laundry: Comparing Organizational Forms to Scale a Social Enterprise - Teaching Note
Kent Walker; Ian Stecher; Francine Schlosser; Megain O'Neil-RenaudTeaching Note IVEY-8B18M008-EStrategyTeaching note for product 9B18M008.Starting at €0.00
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Detroit Bikes: Becoming the Biggest Bicycle Manufacturer in North America
Kent Walker; Neda DemiriCase IVEY-9B17A012-EEntrepreneurship, MarketingIn 2016, Detroit Bikes was a relatively new company seeking to become the largest bicycle manufacturer in North America. The U.S. bicycle market was dominated by imports from China and Taiwan, and Detroit Bikes saw an opportunity to compete by producing bicycles in the United States. The numerous business opportunities arising from Detroit’s economic downfall and recent resurgence provided an ideal location for the new bicycle company. The founde...Starting at €8.20