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Chinese Fireworks Industry
Paul W. BeamishCase IVEY-9B11M006-EStrategyThe Chinese fireworks industry thrived after China adopted the open-door policy in the late 1970s, and grew to make up 90 per cent of the world’s fireworks export sales. However, starting in the mid-1990s, safety concerns led governments both in China and abroad to set up stricter regulations. At the same time, there was rapid growth in the number of small family-run fireworks workshops, whose relentless price-cutting drove down profit margins. S...Starting at €8.20
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Tavazo Co.
Paul W. Beamish; Majid Eghbali-ZarchCase IVEY-9B10M093-EEntrepreneurship, StrategyIn June 2010, Naser Tavazo, one of the three owner/manager brothers of both Tavazo Iran Co. and Tavazo Canada Co., was considering the company's future expansion opportunities, including further international market entry. Candidate cities of interest were Los Angeles, Dubai and other cities with a high Iranian diaspora. Another question facing the owners was where to focus on the value chain. Should the family business use its limited resources ...Starting at €8.20
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Cameron Auto Parts: Early Internationalization
Paul W. Beamish; Harold CrookellCase IVEY-9B16M043-EEntrepreneurship, StrategyThis case is about a small American auto parts producer trying to diversify its way out of dependence on the major automakers in 2013. A promising new product is developed and the company gets a chance to license it to a Scottish manufacturer. The issue of whether to license or go it alone in international markets is central to the case. A full class sequel to this case is available, titled Cameron Auto Parts: Joint Ventures, Licensing or Exporti...Starting at €8.20
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Currie Road Construction Limited (B)
Paul W. BeamishCase IVEY-9B11M002-EStrategyThis is a supplement to Currie Road Construction Limited (A). Having operated for two years in the Texas market, the company is confronting a variety of difficulties. The case looks at the organization issues of reporting relationships, control systems, and staffing.Starting at €5.74
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Barrick Gold Corporation - Tanzania - Teaching Note
Aloysius Newenham-Kahindi; Paul W. BeamishTeaching Note IVEY-8B10M20-ELeadership and People Management, StrategyTeaching note for product 9B10M020.Starting at €0.00
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Victoria Heavy Equipment Limited
Tom A. Poynter; Paul W. BeamishCase IVEY-9B08M037-EEntrepreneurship, StrategyVictoria Heavy Equipment (Victoria) was a family owned and managed firm which had been led by an ambitious, entrepreneurial chief executive officer who now wanted to take a less active role in the business. Victoria had been through two reorganizations in recent years, which contributed to organizational and strategic issues which would need to be addressed by a new president.Starting at €8.20
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VariCut's Strategic Choice
Dezhi Chen; Youping Chen; Paul W. BeamishCase IVEY-9B15M116-EEntrepreneurship, StrategyIn March 2015, the managing director of VariCut Electronics Component Company in Shanghai, China, was contemplating whether the company should shift its business focus from label printing to label printers. Because of fierce competition and a slowdown in the company’s 12-year-old label manufacturing business, the company was finding its competitive advantage hard to sustain. In contrast, the company’s emerging business of producing label printers...Starting at €8.20
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Hisense-Hitachi Joint Venture: Expanding Internationally - Teaching Note
Paul W. Beamish; Su LiuTeaching Note IVEY-8B16M169-EStrategyTeaching note for product 9B16M169.Starting at €0.00
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Supply Chain Collaboration at JD.com - Teaching Note
Yinan Qi; Paul W. Beamish; Xin Li; Ke GongTeaching Note IVEY-8B21D009-ETeaching note for product 9B21D009.Starting at €0.00
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Euro-Air (Revised)
Paul W. BeamishCase IVEY-9B15M029-EStrategyA North America-based representative of a major European airline has just received a letter from an unhappy customer detailing a very large number of service problems. A quick check had revealed that this premium-paying customer's complaints were all valid. A meeting is planned with the customer. Before this, the airline representative must decide (A) what to say in response, and (B) what, if any, compensation should be offered. Internally, there...Starting at €8.20