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Barrick Gold: Peter Munk's Leadership and Legacy
Cara C. Maurer; Graeme KreindlerCase IVEY-9B14M047-EStrategyUnder the guidance and vision of founder Peter Munk, Barrick Gold Corporation had risen to become an industry leader and the world’s largest gold producer. The company had grown, mostly through mergers and acquisitions, from one single mine in Northern Ontario to 26 operating mines on five continents, with more than 20,000 employees worldwide. By 2013, however, weak gold prices, asset value writedowns and operational cost overruns have negatively...Starting at €8.20
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RSM Broadcasting: The First Steps of a New Leader
Cara C. MaurerCase IVEY-9B16M198-EStrategyIn 2016, a recent business graduate entered the workforce as the manager of a radio station in a small town. His new employer, RSM Broadcasting, led the way in serving small Canadian communities and took steps to provide radio content in the most relevant way possible, but it might be time to quicken the pace. He faced a number of obstacles because the industry had been changing and internal politics made it challenging to enact any of his own id...Starting at €8.20
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Growth After the 2008 Financial Crisis: Hudson Bay Bank
Cara C. Maurer; Bryan SinclairCase IVEY-9B12M108-EStrategyIn early January 2009, the newly hired head of Business, Strategy & Development, Cash Equities at Hudson Bay Bank (HBB) was analyzing how his group could increase revenues after the market meltdown of 2008. His analysis specifically focused on a business segment known as high-frequency trading, in some ways a controversial revenue stream, whereby traders take advantage of split-second price differences to earn a profit. Although U.S. firms had be...Starting at €8.20
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Tesla Inc.: Strategic Partnerships for Growth - Teaching Note
Cara C. Maurer; Ken MarkTeaching Note IVEY-8B19M033-EStrategyTeaching note for product 9B19M033.Starting at €0.00
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Tesla Inc.: Strategic Partnerships for Growth
Cara C. Maurer; Ken MarkCase IVEY-9B19M033-EEntrepreneurship, StrategyIn 2018, California-based Tesla Inc. (Tesla) seemed to be gaining momentum after a series of setbacks in the production of its mass-market Model 3 car. Tesla's partnership strategy, guided by founder and chief executive officer Elon Musk, had been key to its success, yet Tesla did not appear to be succeeding as a stand-alone firm. It continued to command a small portion of overall vehicle sales, it had not mastered mass-production techniques, and...Starting at €8.20
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How to Tackle a Strategy Case
Cara C. MaurerTechnical Note IVEY-9B21M040-EStrategyThis short technical note offers a multi-step process for how to analyze a strategy case. The technical note makes reference to frameworks and tools found in the following strategy textbook: Mary M. Crossan, Cara C. Maurer, W. Glenn Rowe, and Michael J. Rouse, Strategic Analysis and Action, 10th ed. (Toronto, ON: Pearson Publishing, 2021) [forthcoming]. This note explains that cases have no single correct answer and that if the analysis has no te...Starting at €8.20
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Environmental Platform LEEDership at USGBC
Toffel, Michael W.; Simcoe, Timothy S.; Sesia, AldoCase HBS-618027-EStrategyBy 2018, it was clear that U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC) had significantly contributed to the growth of green building, and over its 25-year history had become a powerful brand in the construction sector with its Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) standard. Nonetheless, USGBC faced two significant challenges moving forward: maintaining LEED's leadership position as the green building standard in the U.S., and increasing th...Starting at €8.20
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BlackRock (C): Integrating BGI
Gulati, Ranjay; Rivkin, Jan W.; Sesia, AldoCase HBS-717406-EStrategyThis (C) case is a supplement to HBS case no. 717-404 "BlackRock (A): Selling the Systems?"Starting at €5.74
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BlackRock (B): Acquire MLIM - Teaching Note
Gulati, Ranjay; Gilson, Stuart C.; Sesia, AldoTeaching Note HBS-719431-EStrategyTeaching note to case 717405 and 717485Starting at €0.00
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SmileDirectClub: Better is Better
Schlesinger, Leonard A.; Sesia, AldoCase HBS-320016-EStrategyStarting at €8.20