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Ivey Business School (Canada)
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Why Canada Should Adopt Mandatory Say-On-Pay
David Fraser; Darren HendersonArticle IVEY-9B14TA05-EStrategySay-on-pay votes give shareholders a valuable opportunity to express their views on executive compensation. The goal of say-on-pay is to increase the accountability, transparency and performance linkage of executive pay and improve communication between shareholders and boards of directors. Among major Western nations, Canada is an outlier in not having adopted mandatory say-on-pay. About 60 per cent of Canada’s 100 largest companies have adopted...Starting at €8.20
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Carmién Tea South Africa: International Entrepreneurship in a Born-Global Firm - Teaching Note
Caren Scheepers; Marianne Matthee; Lize Du PreezTeaching Note IVEY-8B20M103-EStrategyTeaching note for product 9B20M103.Starting at €0.00
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Carmién Tea South Africa: International Entrepreneurship in a Born-Global Firm
Caren Scheepers; Marianne Matthee; Lize Du PreezCase IVEY-9B20M103-EEntrepreneurship, StrategyIn September 2019, the founder of Carmién Tea, based in South Africa’s Western Cape province, faced a dilemma. Her company, founded in 1998, was a producer and supplier rooibos tea, which was unique to the mountainous area north of Cape Town. After a newStarting at €8.20
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Southern Implants: Designing and Manufacturing Dental Implants to the World - Teaching Note
Amy Moore; Marianne MattheeTeaching Note IVEY-8B20M190-EStrategyTeaching note for product 9B20M190.Starting at €0.00
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Air Canada: Defined Benefit Pension Plans
Darren Henderson; Christine I. Wiedman; Pricilla CheungCase IVEY-9B11B016-EAccounting and ControlAn investor was reviewing his investment in Air Canada to decide whether or not to sell his shares in the company. Recent weakness in the airline industry and a three-day strike by service staff had caused the investor to reevaluate Air Canada’s long-term prospects. In particular, the investor wanted to consider the company’s pension plans in his analysis. A proposal to move new hires to defined contribution from defined benefit pension plans was...Starting at €8.20
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Ford Motor Company: Accounting for Deferred Taxes
Darren Henderson; Christine LiuCase IVEY-9B11B023-EAccounting and ControlFord Motor Company is considering whether to reverse the valuation allowance it has recorded over its deferred tax assets. Due to substantial losses from 2006 to 2008, Ford has $10.3 billion of tax loss carryforwards in addition to other deferred tax assets; however, due to uncertainty, Ford has not recorded the value of those deferred tax assets on its balance sheet. To improve business conditions over 2009 and 2010, Ford must now decide whether...Starting at €8.20
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Accounting for Faulty Ignition Switches at General Motors Company
Darren Henderson; Julia CuttCase IVEY-9B14B014-EAccounting and ControlOn January 31, 2014, the chief executive officer (CEO) of General Motors (GM), a major automaker located in Detroit, Michigan, must decide whether to issue a recall based on a defect that had been found through an internal safety committee investigation. The ignition switch of certain GM small car models manufactured between 2005 and 2007 was prone to being nudged out of the run position, causing the driver to lose control as the engine would swi...Starting at €8.20
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Sasol: Tradeoff Considerations for a Just Transition - Teaching Note
Amy Moore; Marianne Matthee; Anthony Wilson-PrangleyTeaching Note IVEY-W31486-EStrategyTeaching note for product W31485.Starting at €0.00
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Southern Implants: Designing and Manufacturing Dental Implants to the World
Amy Moore; Marianne MattheeCase IVEY-9B20M190-EStrategySouthern Implants, a South African dental implants manufacturer, was considering how to diversify its risk. Over the last 30 years, the company had grown from a local manufacturing company and now served customers around the world through distributors andStarting at €8.20
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Capitalization of Costs at Salesforce.com
Darren Henderson; Chris Sturby; Jessica KellyCase IVEY-9B12B021-EAccounting and ControlAn investor wishes to make an investment in a software/information technology company. The investor is intrigued by the growth prospects of firms in the cloud computing industry and is deciding on whether to make an investment in the common shares of Salesforce.com. While the industry appears to be very attractive, concerns have been raised in the financial media over the company's accounting policy decisions, particularly the decision to capital...Starting at €8.20