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Ivey Business School (Canada)
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Heritage Chickens: The Challenge of Genetic Sustainability
Joel Gehman; Marni Devlin Moses; Leanne HedbergCase IVEY-9B17M057-EEntrepreneurship, StrategyThe Poultry Research Centre at the University of Alberta farm was an internationally recognized research, development, and learning hub. It began the Rare Poultry Conservancy Program in 1986 as a way to maintain heritage chicken breeds. In 2009/10, as a result of the global financial crisis, university funding was reduced, and every campus department needed to cut programs or find creative ways to finance them outside of the traditional methods. ...Starting at €8.20
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Midea Group: Founder to CEO Succession
Ziqian (Stella) Zhao; Jean LeeCase IVEY-9B17C012-ELeadership and People ManagementMidea Group Co., Ltd. was a white goods empire built by its Chinese founder over several decades; consequently, the Midea brand led the home appliance industry in China. In August 2012, the 70-year-old founder and chairman retired as board chairman. The founder’s chosen successor was a 45-year-old professional manager and the former chairman and chief executive officer of one of Midea Group’s firms. This manager faced a grim situation as he took ...Starting at €8.20
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Li-Ning Co. Ltd.: A Leading Chinese Company Stumbles - Teaching Note
Daniel Han Ming Chng; Ziqian (Stella) ZhaoTeaching Note IVEY-8B16M068-EStrategyTeaching note for product 9B16M068.Starting at €0.00
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Suntech Power Holdings: How to Avoid Bankruptcy - Teaching Note
Daniel Han Ming Chng; Ziqian (Stella) ZhaoTeaching Note IVEY-8B17M106-EStrategyTeaching note for product 9B17M106.Starting at €0.00
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Poppy Barley: Weighing the Costs and Benefits of Sustainability Certification
Joel Gehman; Greg Dobbelsteyn; Peter Loginov; Aimee Van Dam; Brittnay Verstraete; Leanne HedbergCase IVEY-9B18M103-EEntrepreneurship, StrategyIn November 2016, the co-founders of Poppy Barley Inc. (Poppy Barley) had just finished discussing the company’s fiscal projections and sustainability goals for the upcoming 2017 year. Poppy Barley, a made-to-measure footwear retailer in Edmonton, Alberta, had grown rapidly. The co-founders, who were sisters, wanted to further both their product line and their commitments to corporate sustainability. Would becoming certified as a sustainable busi...Starting at €8.20
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Yonghui Superstores: Profit-Sharing and Partnership Reform
Xiaoming Zheng; Ziqian (Stella) ZhaoCase IVEY-9B19C008-EEntrepreneurship, Leadership and People ManagementIn July 2018, several employees of Yonghui Superstores stood outside the company’s headquarters in Chongqing, China to protest a pay cut that had been imposed on them. In 2012, the national supermarket chain had rolled out a performance monitoring system that periodically identified employees with inferior results. A broad-range profit-sharing plan was linked to the new performance system and calculated results based on team performance. Yonghui ...Starting at €8.20
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Yonghui Superstores: Profit-Sharing and Partnership Reform - Teaching Note
Xiaoming Zheng; Ziqian (Stella) ZhaoTeaching Note IVEY-8B19C008-ELeadership and People ManagementTeaching note for product 9B19C008.Starting at €0.00
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Hengda: Realizing the Potential of the Procurement Department - Teaching Note
Qun Wu; Ziqian (Stella) ZhaoTeaching Note IVEY-8B21E007-EInformation TechnologiesTeaching note for product 9B21E007.Starting at €0.00
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Jia Yuan Company: Brothers Vying for Control of a Family Business
Ziqian (Stella) Zhao; Jin Song Huang; Liu RuiCase IVEY-9B20M110-EEntrepreneurship, StrategyJia Yuan Company was a small Chinese business founded by two brothers in 2005. The more ambitious of the brothers worked at the front of the business, successfully transforming it from a local sales agent for foreign branded products to a contractor for gStarting at €8.20
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Lenovo 2009: The Role of Board Chairperson in a Turnaround
Neng Liang; Ziqian (Stella) Zhao; Mike UseemCase IVEY-9B16M079-EStrategyLenovo, China’s largest personal computer manufacturer, had just replaced its American chief executive officer (CEO), the third replacement since the company’s 2005 acquisition of IBM’s personal computer business. The leadership shakeup was seemingly caused by the worsening conditions in Lenovo’s key target market and the company’s subsequent disastrous financial loss, but, in reality, the reasons were more complicated. Lenovo was dealing with th...Starting at €8.20