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Google's Way - Don't Be Evil
Pratima Bansal; Marlene J. Le BerCase IVEY-9B07M067-EStrategyWall Street's darling, Google Inc., offered more than a pretty financial picture. Poverty, communicable diseases and climate change - some of the world's largest problems - were also key interests of Google's cofounders. By applying innovation and significant resources, Google's cofounders hoped that their efforts in these areas would one day eclipse Google itself in worldwide impact. On February 22, 2006, Google Inc. announced the appointment of...Starting at €8.20
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Maple Leaf Foods (E): Society/Animal Rights
Pratima Bansal; Wren Montgomery; Karen MacMillanCase IVEY-9B20M179-EStrategySupplement to 9B20M174.Starting at €5.74
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Alibaba Group: Technology, Strategy, and Sustainability
Ning Su; Pratima Bansal; Pamela LaughlandCase IVEY-9B16E036-EEntrepreneurship, StrategyAlibaba Group (Alibaba) had grown from its founding in 1999, in an effort to help Chinese manufacturers and exporters reach global markets, to become a global leader in e-commerce, big data, and cloud technology. The company’s 2014 initial public offering on the New York Stock Exchange had been the largest to date. The company’s founder and chairman, Jack Ma, had used the funds to globally expand Alibaba’s operations and its hold on diverse marke...Starting at €8.20
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Alibaba Group: Technology, Strategy, and Sustainability (Spanish Version)
Ning Su; Pratima Bansal; Pamela LaughlandCase IVEY-9B16ES036Entrepreneurship, StrategyAlibaba Group (Alibaba) had grown from its founding in 1999, in an effort to help Chinese manufacturers and exporters reach global markets, to become a global leader in e-commerce, big data, and cloud technology. The company’s 2014 initial public offering on the New York Stock Exchange had been the largest to date. The company’s founder and chairman, Jack Ma, had used the funds to globally expand Alibaba’s operations and its hold on diverse marke...Starting at €8.20
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Bodegas PRADOREY: Keys to the Future of a Family Business in the Winemaking Industry
Elvira, Marta; Proaño Vicente, Ángel; Sastre Boquet, IsaacCase SM-1708-ELeadership and People Management, StrategyIn 2022, after several tough years turning the company around, Bodegas PRADOREY was finally looking towards the future. Founded in 1989, this family-owned winery had become an important winemaker within Ribera del Duero, one of Spain's Protected Designation of Origin (PDO) winemaking regions. But PRADOREY's road had not been an easy one. The winery had gone through difficult times in the 2010s, which could easily have ended the company. Thanks to...Starting at €8.20
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The DIA of Tomorrow: Can New Ownership Turn Around the Business?
Calleja, Luis Manuel; Elvira, Marta; Proaño Vicente, Ángel; Sastre Boquet, IsaacCase SM-1712-ECorporate Governance, StrategyIn 2019, seven years after going public, DIA, the third largest supermarket chain in Spain in revenue, was going through the most important crisis in its history. That year it had narrowly avoided bankruptcy, thanks to the intervention of LetterOne, the investment fund of Russian tycoon Mikhail Fridman who, after a long, complex and controversial takeover, had become the largest shareholder in the company. One of LetterOne's first decisions, in M...Starting at €8.20
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From Phones to Loans: Virgin's Decision to Enter Canada's Banking Sector
Pratima Bansal; Michael WoodCase IVEY-9B09M064-EFinance, Leadership and People Management, Marketing, StrategyVirgin Group (Virgin) has been eyeing the Canadian banking industry for several years as a new potential investment opportunity. Not unlike the Canadian mobile phone industry (which they entered in 2005), the banking industry is seen as a prime target. Customers have become trapped by high fees, poor customer service, and limited product choice and Virgin can shake things up. The decision being contemplated is whether Virgin Money should enter th...Starting at €8.20
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Bodegas PRADOREY: Keys to the future of a family business in the winemaking industry - teaching note
Elvira, Marta; Proaño Vicente, Ángel; Sastre Boquet, IsaacTeaching Note SMT-142-ELeadership and People Management, StrategyIn 2022, after several tough years turning the company around, Bodegas PRADOREY was finally looking towards the future. Founded in 1989, this family-owned winery had become an important winemaker within Ribera del Duero, one of Spain's Protected Designation of Origin (PDO) winemaking regions. But PRADOREY's road had not been an easy one. The winery had gone through difficult times in the 2010s, which could easily have ended the company. Thanks to...Starting at €0.00
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Atam: Innovating in the Social Sector (A)
Elvira, Marta; Prats, Mª Julia; Plaza López, LuisCase DPO-244-EBusiness Ethics and Corporate Social Responsibility, Entrepreneurship, Innovation and ChangeAtam is an association of Grupo Telefónica, which was founded in 1973 with the aim of providing assistance for the disabled and elderly dependents. It was the result of an agreement between the company and its labor unions. It is a nonprofit, national organization, declared to be serving the public interest, and has 60,000 members belonging to 28 companies of the group. Atam has three major areas of action: individual financial support, direct-ca...Starting at €8.20
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Stewarding the Soil: An Ontario Farmer’s Quest for Regenerative Agricultural Practices
Wren Montgomery; Pratima Bansal; Melanie Issett; Ken MarkCase IVEY-9B20M013-EEntrepreneurship, StrategyBlake Vince is a fifth-generation farmer who adheres to seemingly unconventional farming techniques. Most farmers in southwestern Ontario use conventional industrial farming methods such as tilling their fields, relying on pesticides and fertilizers, and monocropping (i.e., planting the same crops on the same plot of land year after year). Vince, however, embraces more regenerative agricultural practices (such as no-till farming, wherein the top ...Starting at €8.20