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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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StarTech.com: Globalizing Hard-to-Find Made Easy
Eric Morse; Ken MarkCase IVEY-9B13M053-EEntrepreneurship, StrategyThe co-founder and CEO of StarTech.com is reviewing his firm’s strategic plan, including an aggressive target of $150 million in sales in three years. To achieve this goal, the company needs to leverage its knowledge to develop a meaningful presence in Europe. The challenge is to identify the best way to go to market, given country and regional differences in how people buy computer parts. The company can capitalize on several favourable trends: ...Starting at €8.20
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Femu Advertising: The Expansion Opportunity
Cathy Chen; Eric MorseCase IVEY-9B17M083-EEntrepreneurship, StrategyIn May 2016, a business student from Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, was considering expanding his print advertising business, which he had been operating out of his home for the past five years. He was about to graduate from the School of Commerce at Addis Ababa University, and he needed to put together an action plan for his company’s potential expansion. His options were: (1) continue operating his business as is; (2) invest in an office location and m...Starting at €8.20
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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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EvelineCharles: Sizing Up Opportunities
Eric Morse; Ken MarkCase IVEY-9B10M045-EStrategyEveline Charles, the founder and chief executive officer (CEO) of EvelineCharles (a chain of upscale salon and spas focused in western Canada) was planning the next growth phase of her company. It was currently well positioned for growth: it had nine locations, a 26,000-square foot training facility, a warehouse and its own line of over 1,800 different spa and salon products. Despite these advantages, EvelineCharles was a small company and the CE...Starting at €8.20
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Sun Life Financial: A Potential Indian Life Insurance Joint Venture
Stephen R. Foerster; Tony S. Frost; Eric Morse; Ken MarkCase IVEY-9B07M046-EEntrepreneurship, StrategyThis supplement to Sun Life Financial: Planning for the Future, product 9B07M045, hones in on Sun Life's decision to re-enter the Indian insurance market.Starting at €8.20
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Pennycook Power Boats: Considering an Offer to Sell the Firm (B)
Eric Morse; Ken Mark; David KennedyCase IVEY-9B16M164-EEntrepreneurship, StrategySupplement for product 9B16M163.Starting at €5.74
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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