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Ivey Business School (Canada)
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General Motors and the Electric Car Revolution: Boom or Bust - Teaching Note
Daniel Doiron; John HigginsTeaching Note IVEY-8B19M049-EStrategyTeaching note for product 9B19M049.Starting at €0.00
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AutoNation: The Changing Auto Dealership Landscape
Daniel DoironCase IVEY-W33379-EStrategyAutoNation Inc. (AutoNation), the largest auto dealership group in the United States, found itself in an envious position at the end of 2022. Sales and profits were at an all-time high, and AutoNation had a strong cash position and growth aspirations. However, the auto industry was undergoing changes, driven primarily by the electric vehicle (EV) revolution that was in full swing in early 2023. Committed to an EV future, original equipment manufa...Starting at €8.20
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Zara: The Evolving Fast-Fashion Industry - Teaching Note
Daniel DoironTeaching Note IVEY-W34419-EStrategyTeaching note for product W34418.Starting at €0.00
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General Motors and the Electric Car Revolution: Boom or Bust
Daniel Doiron; John HigginsCase IVEY-9B19M049-EStrategyBy February 2019, General Motors Company (GM) had evolved into one of the three dominant North American automobile manufacturers, selling over 10 million vehicles annually. However, GM’s global market share had been declining over the previous 10–15 years due to intense competition in the small and mid-sized car segment from new entrants with a cost structure unlike global competitors and a product marketing strategy more focused on price than qu...Starting at €8.20
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Cervus Equipment Corporation: Harvesting a New Future
Daniel Doiron; Davis SchryerCase IVEY-9B13M092-EEntrepreneurship, StrategyBy 2015, Cervus Equipment Corporation, based in Calgary, Alberta, has grown its business substantially through regional acquisitions and strong organic growth. The company was founded in the 1990s to manage and consolidate farm equipment dealerships in western Canada but, in partnership with original equipment manufacturers, has branched into the construction equipment and long haul trucking manufacturing industries and has moved into New Zealand...Starting at €8.20
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What Business Is Zara In (Revised) - Teaching Note
Daniel DoironTeaching Note IVEY-8B19M029-EStrategyTeaching note for product 9B19M029.Starting at €0.00
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AutoNation: The Changing Auto Dealership Landscape - Teaching Note
Daniel DoironTeaching Note IVEY-W33380-EStrategyTeaching note for product W33379.Starting at €0.00
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Cervus Equipment Corporation: Diversified Growth in Trucking
Daniel Doiron; Davis SchryerCase IVEY-9B16M230-EEntrepreneurship, StrategyCervus Equipment Corporation, the major Canadian dealer group for John Deere and Peterbilt Motors Company equipment, had grown from CA$56 million in 2004 to close to $1 billion in 2014. It had achieved these results through an aggressive acquisition and growth-oriented strategy, by purchasing heavy-equipment dealerships representing John Deere, Bobcat, and other high-end original equipment manufacturers (OEMs). The company’s move into the long-ha...Starting at €8.20
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What Business Is Zara In (Revised)
Daniel DoironCase IVEY-9B19M029-EStrategyIndustria de Diseño Textil, SA (Inditex), primarily through its flagship brand Zara, had grown to be the world’s number-one fashion manufacturer and retailer with the introduction of what many considered a disruptive fast-fashion business model. However, Inditex’s chief executive officer insisted that this term failed to describe the company’s business model accurately. Like other successful business model innovators, Inditex in 2019 was faced bo...Starting at €8.20
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Zara: The Evolving Fast-Fashion Industry
Daniel DoironCase IVEY-W34418-EStrategyIn 2023, the fast-fashion industry found itself under attack on several fronts: a growing poor reputation regarding its significant negative social and environmental impacts; the increasing prevalence of online shopping and the entrance of many new competitors who were not burdened with expensive bricks-and-mortar retail networks; and the evolution of artificial intelligence (AI) technology in helping to identify future fashion trends. Industria ...Starting at €8.20