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Ivey Business School (Canada)
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Little Short Stop: Creating Strategy for a Shifting Industry
Meredith Woodwark; Karin Schnarr; Gerry BesCase IVEY-9B20M076-EEntrepreneurship, StrategyIn early 2019, the general manager of Little Short Stop Stores, a chain of local, family-owned convenience stores in southwestern Ontario, Canada, was projecting a loss for that year. The loss was due in part to a provincial minimum wage increase to CA$14.00 that came into effect on January 1, 2018, increased from $11.60 in 2017 and $11.40 in 2016. Before this change, the store chain had been exceeding the average industry growth rate by 5 per ce...Starting at €8.20
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Little Short Stop: Creating Strategy for a Shifting Industry - Teaching Note
Meredith Woodwark; Karin Schnarr; Gerry BesTeaching Note IVEY-8B20M076-EStrategyTeaching note for product 9B20M076.Starting at €0.00
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Internationalization of Logset Oy
Bonita Russell; Cory IsaacsCase IVEY-9B17M175-EStrategyLogset Oy (Logset) was a privately held, specialized forest-machine manufacturing firm in Koivulahti, Finland. The firm had a strong presence in Europe but not in North America. Canada, with 42 per cent of its land mass covered by forest, was an appealing market, although 15 years of effort had not resulted in any appreciable increase in sales there. Logset had a strong dealer network in Ontario and Quebec. However, efforts to recruit a dealer fo...Starting at €8.20
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Junkkari Oy: Growing the Wood-Chipper Business - Teaching Note
Bonita Russell; Cory IsaacsTeaching Note IVEY-8B18M131-EStrategyTeaching note for product 9B18M131.Starting at €0.00
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The Case Project Guide: How to Write a Great Business Case as a Class Project - Teaching Note
Brent Beal; Karen MacMillan; Meredith Woodwark; Karin SchnarrTeaching Note IVEY-IM1051TN-EStrategyTeaching note for product IM1051.Starting at €0.00
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Sawchyn Guitars: Can an Old Business Learn New Tricks - Teaching Note
Meredith Woodwark; Matthew WongTeaching Note IVEY-8B13M084-EEntrepreneurship, StrategyTeaching note for product 9B13M084.Starting at €0.00
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Edmonton Community Foundation: Time for the Millennials?
Bonita Russell; Bronwen RussellCase IVEY-W27002-EStrategyIn late 2020, the board of the Edmonton Community Foundation (ECF) was preparing for its strategic planning session. The question on the agenda was, Should the ECF target millennials or baby boomers for its endowment development tools and strategies? Board members were of two minds when it came to millennials. Some members believed the ECF should intensify its efforts among baby boomers, as time was running out on this donor demographic. Others b...Starting at €8.20
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The Future of Oy Moomin Characters Ltd.
Bonita Russell; Cory IsaacsCase IVEY-9B14M088-EStrategyThe chief executive officer of Oy Moomin Characters Ltd. (Oy Moomin) had dramatically increased revenues since he joined the firm, but breaking into the major markets of the world, including the United States, was proving to be quite difficult. The firm’s long-standing relationship with its master agent, Bull’s Press of Sweden, had given the firm a dominant presence in the Nordic region and Japan but little presence elsewhere. He must consider hi...Starting at €8.20
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Sawchyn Guitars: Can an Old Business Learn New Tricks
Meredith Woodwark; Matthew WongCase IVEY-9B13M084-EEntrepreneurship, StrategyAWARD WINNING CASE - Laurier School of Business and Economics Best Case Award 2013. The owner of Sawchyn Guitars makes fine handmade acoustic guitars and mandolins. After 40 years of operating from a two-storey backyard garage, he contemplates a shift from a solely custom-order business to a storefront location. Although his custom-order business is still strong, the owner sees the opportunity to realize his dream of providing a full-service musi...Starting at €8.20
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Somebody Stop the Radio Star: Jian Ghomeshi at the CBC
Karen MacMillan; Meredith WoodwarkCase IVEY-9B16C008-ELeadership and People ManagementIn 2012, the executive producer of the hit radio show Q and the director of Network Radio at the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation (CBC) faced employees’ complaints against the show’s star host, Jian Ghomeshi. The employees alleged that Ghomeshi’s treatment of employees was problematic and contrary to the corporation’s values and policies. A few years earlier, a female employee had also alleged mistreatment by Ghomeshi but no disciplinary action ...Starting at €8.20