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Coral Divers Resort
Paul W. Beamish; Kent E. Neupert; Andreas SchotterCase IVEY-9B08M041-EEntrepreneurship, StrategyThe owner of a small scuba diving operation in the Bahamas is reassessing his strategic direction in the light of declining revenues. Among the changes being considered are shark diving, family diving, exit, and shifting operations to another Caribbean location. These options are not easily combined, nor are they subtle. The case is intended to provide a work-out on the relationship between strategy, organization and performance, and how changes ...Starting at €8.20
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ING Insurance Asia/Pacific
Rod E. White; Paul W. Beamish; Andreas SchotterCase IVEY-9B06M083-EStrategyThe new chief executive officer (CEO) of ING Insurance Asia/Pacific wants to improve the regional operation of the company. ING Group was a global financial services company of Dutch origin with more than 150 years of experience. As part of ING International, ING Insurance Asia/Pacific was responsible for life insurance and asset/wealth management activities throughout the region. The company was doing well, but the new CEO believed that there we...Starting at €8.20
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Research in Motion: Managing Explosive Growth
Rod E. White; Paul W. Beamish; Daina MazutisCase IVEY-9B08M046-EStrategyResearch in Motion (RIM) is a high technology firm that is experiencing explosive sales growth. David Yach, chief technology officer for software at RIM, has received notice of an impending meeting with the co-chief executive officer regarding his research and development (R&D) expenditures. Although RIM, makers of the very popular BlackBerry, spent almost $360 million in R&D in 2007, this number was low compared to its largest competitors, both ...Starting at €8.20
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Acibadem Healthcare Group
Herzlinger, Regina E.; Cekin, Esel; Kindred, Natalie; Yucaoglu, GamzeCase HBS-315120-EThis case focuses on Ac badem Healthcare Group's, Turkey's only premium nationwide hospital network, potential expansion strategies after it was acquired by International Healthcare Holdings Berhad (IHH) in 2011, the world's second-largest publicly listed health care group and a private hospital leader in Singapore and Malaysia. By providing perspectives on both Ac badem and IHH-Parkway-Pantai's operational models, growth aspirations, collabora...Starting at €8.20
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Akbank: Options in Digital Banking
Lal, Rajiv; Cekin, EselCase HBS-515115-EStrategyThis case discusses the digitalization strategies of a leading bank in Turkey, Akbank, and how to position its digital banking products going forward. The Turkish banking industry was undergoing a transformation prompted by the demands of the country's digitally savvy, young population, and by new regulations on consumer banking that threatened banks' profitability. Akbank had a legacy as the best financial services company in Turkey, but it knew...Starting at €8.20
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Almarai Company: Milk and Modernization in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
Fabbe, Kristin E.; Al-Amin, Safwan; Cekin, Esel; Kindred, NatalieCase HBS-719020-EEconomicsWith SAR 14 billion ($3.7 billion) in 2017 revenues, Almarai was Saudi Arabia's largest dairy producer, distributor, and marketer, with a large portfolio of branded dairy products, juices, bakery goods, and infant formula and a sales presence across the Gulf region, Jordan, and Egypt. Almarai employed some 42,000 people across its operations, from its massive dairy farms to its processing plants to its vast sales and distribution operation that r...Starting at €8.20
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ING Insurance Asia/Pacific (Spanish version)
Rod E. White; Paul W. Beamish; Andreas SchotterCase IVEY-9B06MS083StrategyThe new chief executive officer (CEO) of ING Insurance Asia/Pacific wants to improve the regional operation of the company. ING Group was a global financial services company of Dutch origin with more than 150 years of experience. As part of ING International, ING Insurance Asia/Pacific was responsible for life insurance and asset/wealth management activities throughout the region. The company was doing well, but the new CEO believed that there we...Starting at €8.20
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Kaspi.kz IPO
Ivashina, Victoria; Cekin, EselCase HBS-220007-EFinanceThis case follows Kaspi.kz, a private equity (Baring Vostok) co-owned retail bank in Central Asia that evolved into a fintech, payments and e-commerce company. It provides insights into private equity financing, portfolio company management, and initial public offering practices. In particular, the case focuses on (i) the bank's journey from a traditional bank that serviced only corporations to an online platform, and (ii) the timing and process ...Starting at €8.20
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Palliser Furniture Ltd.: The China Question (Spanish version)
Paul W. Beamish; Jing'an TangCase IVEY-9B04MS05StrategyPalliser es la compania mueblera en segundo lugar mas grande de Canada. La compania tiene instalaciones de produccion en Canada, Mexico e Indonesia, y experimentado con el corte y la costura del cuero en China. La compania esta mirando mas lejos l'ampliacion de la relacion con China. Desde que Palliser instalo una planta en Mexico, la compania habia hecho frente a la presion competitiva de aumento de Asia, especialmente de China. El presidente de...Starting at €8.20
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Supply Chain Collaboration at JD.com
Yinan Qi; Paul W. Beamish; Xin Li; Ke GongCase IVEY-9B21D009-EService and Operations Management, StrategyAt the November 2019 Open Day conference, the vice-president of JD.com shared his understanding of the role that supplier collaboration played in an uncertain environment. Through 15 years of fast growth, JD.com had become the largest business-to-consumer platform in China with more than 30,000 suppliers. Using a boundless retail strategy, JD.com had to build a seamless channel from supplier to customer, which required a close look at how to coll...Starting at €8.20