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Big City Courier (Spanish version)
Murray J. Bryant; Michelle TheobaldsCase IVEY-9A97BS09Accounting and Control, EntrepreneurshipBig City Courier es una pequena empresa de correos regional que opera en Toronto, Ontario. El emprendimiento comenzo hace dos anos, y ha crecido rapidamente desde sus comienzos. La compania da ganancias, pero tiene un severo problema de efectivo. Este caso puede ser usado para ilustrar un flujo de fondos, el impacto de un rapido crecimiento en la posicion de efectivo de una pequena empresa, y la brecha financiera generada entre cuentas a cobrar y...Starting at €8.20
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Future of Big Pharma (Spanish version)
David W. Conklin; Murray J. Bryant; Danielle CadieuxCase IVEY-9B05MS47StrategyVarias novedades amenazaban al éxito de Pharma grande. Las patentes en las superproducciones bien conocidas alcanzaban vencimiento, y los fabricantes genéricos esperaban con impaciencia para producir copias a menor precio. En el mundo entero, los gobiernos tomaban un papel más activo en la determinación de los precios en los cuales las drogas podrían ser vendidas. La extensión de los programas del seguro del gobierno agregaba a la complejidad de ...Starting at €8.20
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British Petroleum (PLC) and John Brown: A Culture of Risk Beyond Petroleum (A) (Spanish version)
Murray J. Bryant; Trevor HunterCase IVEY-9B08MS02StrategyEl ano 2007 tuvo que haber sido uno del peor de la historia de British-Petroleum plc (BP). En el palmo de cuatro meses, dos informes independientes separados (el primero comisionado por BP si mismo) habian identificado una “cultura profundamente arraigada del riesgo” dentro de BP donde el dinero y los beneficios fueron valorados sobre trabajador y seguridad ambiental. Estos informes estaban en respuesta a una explosion en 2005 en una refineria de...Starting at €8.20
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Þorvaldur Danielsson: At a Crossroads as a Social Entrepreneur - Teaching Note
Murray J. Bryant; Throstur Olaf SigurjonssonTeaching Note IVEY-8B20M077-EStrategyTeaching Note for product 9B20M077.Starting at €0.00
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Feng Farm (Spanish version)
David J. Sharp; Murray J. Bryant; Yasheng ChenCase IVEY-9B02BS05Accounting and Control, StrategyEl líder de la aldea debe reasignar tierras de cultivo y decide organizar una competencia entre los tres mejores campesinos de la aldea. El contrato de las tierras de cultivo se le otorgará al campesino con mejor rendimiento en la temporada de cosecha. La temporada de cosecha ha terminado y el líder de la aldea debe determinar la solvencia económica de los campesinos, su capacidad, costos de alquiler, y finalmente tomar la decisión.Starting at €8.20
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Voestalpine AG (B)
Murray J. Bryant; Werner Auer-Rizzi; Sabine Reisinger; Harald Stummer; Robert Bauer; Michael Eyett; Brett MatthewsCase IVEY-9B07M033-EStrategyThis supplement to Voestalpine AG (A), product 9b07M032, examines the decision to expand vertically instead of horizontally, but looking at a stamping plant and plastics firm (to get closer to its automotive customers) and a design firm. More importantly, the case examines the tools and methodologies employed by the company to assess fit in terms of costs and competencies and customers and competition.Starting at €5.74
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Voestalpine AG (A)
Murray J. Bryant; Werner Auer-Rizzi; Iris Fischlmayr; Caecilia Innreiter; Brett Matthews; Michael EyettCase IVEY-9B07M032-EStrategyVoestalpine AG, a public company located in Linz, Austria, was examining opportunities for growth. The company considers that to meet the needs of its customers, notably automobile, rail and construction, it has to grow. Further, the steel industry in Europe is in a process of consolidation. The company has a very strong balance sheet but due to its ownership structure (35 per cent is owned by the Austrian government), its market value is conside...Starting at €8.20
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MacDonald, Dettwiler & Associates Ltd. (A)
Murray J. Bryant; Ryan KaltCase IVEY-9B08M043-EStrategyThe director and chair of the governance committee at MacDonald, Dettwiler & Associates Ltd. (MDA) considered how to advise the company's chief executive officer (CEO). As a company in the space industry, MDA relied on its exports to the United States. Joint ventures were helpful in securing contracts from the U.S. government but they were not always advantageous in other ways because these ventures required partnerships with competitors. At this...Starting at €8.20
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Schuhren Consumer Packaging: Managing Risk
Murray J. Bryant; Ken MarkCase IVEY-9B14M056-EEntrepreneurship, StrategyThe founder and chief executive officer (CEO) of Schuhren Consumer Packaging (Schuhren), a manufacturer of plastic food packaging based in Windsor, Ontario, is getting ready to meet a group of buyers from one of the top six fruit packaging firms in the world. An hour before their arrival, the CEO uncovers a whole series of issues concerning quality assurance, waste production and machine operations that could have an impact on the company’s opera...Starting at €8.20
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Compagnie Financiere Richemont S.A.
Murray J. Bryant; Ken MarkCase IVEY-9B11B003-EAccounting and Control, StrategyA consumer goods analyst has been asked to understand the governance structure and various risks facing Compagnie Financiere Richemont SA, a Swiss-based luxury goods conglomerate. Richemont has emerged as one of the premier luxury brand houses in the world and is controlled by a single person, Johann Rupert. The case describes the development of Richemont and provides information on various aspects of the firm, including its many luxury brand hou...Starting at €8.20