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Ivey Business School (Canada)
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Jayman Built Inc: Westman Village Resort-Style Living
Pernille Goodbrand; Lynne Ricker; Jessica AbtCase IVEY-9B20A058-EMarketingIn September 2015, the owner of Jayman BUILT, a homebuilder and developer in Alberta, was fine-tuning his vision for a resort-style residential community in the outer suburbs of Calgary, Alberta. The development, Westman Village, would be a legacy project and the first of its kind in Calgary—a high-density, walkable, and amenity-rich community. Work on the development was planned for September 2016, and the owner was eager to showcase the innovat...Starting at €8.20
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Scholtes Waterservices
Vanessa M. Strike; Lisa BarendseCase IVEY-9B12M067-EEntrepreneurship, StrategyHIGHLY COMMENDED CASE - Family Business Runner-up, 2012 European Foundation for Management Development (EFMD) Case Writing Competition. Scholtes Waterservices was a second-generation family firm in the Netherlands that specialized in installing and selling water pipes, primarily for the horticultural industry. In 2008, Rijk Scholtes Jr. and his brother, Ben, took over management of the firm from their father and gradually assumed ownership throug...Starting at €8.20
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Juchheim: The Faithful Pursuit of Flavour, Culture and Family Values
Vanessa M. Strike; Takao KawamotoCase IVEY-9B14M129-EEntrepreneurship, StrategyJuchheim Co. Ltd. was a confectionery family firm located in Japan. The chief executive officer and owner faced two important issues related to the future success of the firm: managing succession into the next generation and determining the company’s expansion strategy in the overseas market. Under the Japanese tradition of patriarchal primogeniture, the owner’s eldest son was the heir apparent and would take over the company. However, the market...Starting at €8.20
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Advising the Family Firm: Opening Pandora's Box (A)
Vanessa M. Strike; Dennis MaCase IVEY-9B18M047-EEntrepreneurship, StrategyIn January 2018, a family business advising team entered a seemingly straightforward contract with members of the Graham family, who were planning to transition their business to the next generation. The first and second generations, who founded and grew their business into a portfolio of 50 grocery store franchises across the eastern United States, were concerned about the capacity and interest of the next generation in continuing the success of...Starting at €8.20
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Keystone Excavating Limited: Preserving a Legacy
Pernille Goodbrand; Sandip Lalli; Cheryl BrazellCase IVEY-9B18M158-EStrategyIn June 2015, a new president and chief executive officer, Sandip Lalli, was hired by the board of directors of Keystone Excavating Limited (Keystone) to turn the company around and increase its value. In its 35 years of operations, Keystone had failed to articulate a purpose, and for the past five years it had been in double-digit decline. The economic downturn in Alberta from 2014 to 2016 had made the situation dire, and by September 2016 Lalli...Starting at €8.20
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Keystone Excavating Limited: Preserving a Legacy - Teaching Note
Pernille Goodbrand; Sandip Lalli; Cheryl BrazellTeaching Note IVEY-8B18M158-EStrategyTeaching note for product 9B18M158.Starting at €0.00
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Valley Carriers (B): Working on Versus Working in the Business
Vanessa M. StrikeCase IVEY-9B16M096-EEntrepreneurship, StrategyThis is the second case in the Valley Carriers series, which also includes Valley Carriers (A): Establishing Status in a Family Business 9B16M095 and Valley Carriers (C): Restructuring the Governance of the Family Firm 9B16M097.Starting at €5.74
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Advising the Family Firm: Opening Pandora's Box (A) and (B) - Teaching Note
Vanessa M. Strike; Dennis MaTeaching Note IVEY-8B18M047-EStrategyTeaching note for products 9B18M047 and 9B18M048.Starting at €0.00
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Spruceland Properties Inc.: Social Enterprise through Real Estate Development
Pernille Goodbrand; Thomas HollowayCase IVEY-9B19M100-EStrategyIn February 2016, SpruceLand Properties Inc. (SpruceLand) faced a difficult decision that would determine the future of the company. SpruceLand had been founded as a community development company mandated to create financial returns while engaging in sociStarting at €8.20
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Jayman Built Inc: Westman Village Resort-Style Living - Teaching Note
Pernille Goodbrand; Lynne Ricker; Jessica AbtTeaching Note IVEY-8B20A058-EMarketingTeaching note for product 9B20A058.Starting at €0.00