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Australia and New Zealand Banking Group: The Agile Transformation
Wiboon Kittilaksanawong; Teeta ErikateCase IVEY-9B20M006-ELeadership and People Management, StrategyIn May 2019, Australia and New Zealand Banking Group (ANZ) had paused rapid expansion of its massive agile organizational transformation, trying to make the existing program work better. ANZ announced the decision to take the bank agile in May 2017, moving from the traditional command-and-control, risk-based, and process-driven hierarchy to collaborative teamwork. Such decisions came after not only competitive pressures from the disruptive entry ...Starting at €8.20
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Reel Gardening: Pursuing a Social Mission through Market Mechanisms - Teaching Note
Wiboon Kittilaksanawong; Marta PasztaTeaching Note IVEY-W25558-EEntrepreneurshipTeaching note for product W25557.Starting at €0.00
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Asahi Group Holdings Limited: Global Expansion Versus Financial Leverage - Teaching Note
Wiboon Kittilaksanawong; Tomas HovorkaTeaching Note IVEY-W26042-EMarketing, StrategyTeaching note for product W26041.Starting at €0.00
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Thomas Cook Group: Do Insiders or Outsiders Make Better CEOs?
Wiboon Kittilaksanawong; Kinley BidhaCase IVEY-W25320-EStrategyIn September 2019, Thomas Cook Group Plc (Thomas Cook), an iconic 178-year-old travel company based in London, United Kingdom, ceased its business after a failed negotiation to fund its huge debt of £1.7 billion (US$2.25 billion). The collapse caused abouStarting at €8.20
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Austral Group SAA: Human Resource Integration in the Traditional Fishing Industry
Wiboon Kittilaksanawong; Oscar Rodriguez DiezCase IVEY-W24805-ELeadership and People Management, StrategyIn June 2021, the chief executive officer (CEO) of the Peruvian-based Austral Group S.A.A. (Austral), one of the six largest producers and traders in marine-based foods and ingredients in the Republic of Peru, was concerned about two major ongoing challenStarting at €8.20
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Toyota Tsusho Corporation: Acquiring The French CFAO To Penetrate African Markets
Wiboon Kittilaksanawong; Mayeni GueyeCase IVEY-9B18M002-EEntrepreneurship, StrategyIn 2016, the Japanese company Toyota Tsusho Corporation (TTC) acquired the remaining shares of the French trading company Compagnie Française de l’Afrique Occidentale (CFAO), which was operating in Africa. That same year, TTC registered its first financial loss in 16 years. Several years earlier, in 2012, TTC had participated in CFAO’s equity as its majority shareholder. These strategic moves were all part of TTC’s corporate campaign Vision 2015,...Starting at €8.20
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Banro Corporation: Recapitalization for Sustainability In the Congo’s Gold Mining
Wiboon Kittilaksanawong; Kabi Olivier KatabarukaCase IVEY-9B18M031-EEntrepreneurship, StrategyIn January 2017, Banro Corporation, a Canadian gold mining company in the Democratic Republic of Congo, underwent recapitalization to cope with financial distress, and to optimize its operations of mining assets. Since the commencement of commercial mining in 2009, unexpected social conflicts and operational challenges had led to significantly lower production than expected, with a large cost overrun, while the price of gold declined sharply from...Starting at €8.20
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Huawei-Leica Alliance: Reinventing Smartphone Photography or Building Brand Image
Wiboon Kittilaksanawong; Freddy Rocky MasonCase IVEY-9B17M025-EEntrepreneurship, StrategyIn 2016, Chinese telecommunications equipment firm Huawei Technologies Co. Ltd. (Huawei) aspired to be the world’s top smartphone manufacturer. The company had identified German camera company Leica Camera AG (Leica) as a long-term partner to reinvent Huawei’s smartphone photography to beat an influx of domestic rivals and the market leaders, Apple and Samsung. The flagship dual camera smartphone that was co-engineered by Huawei and Leica, the P9...Starting at €8.20
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Amazon Go: Venturing into Traditional Retail (Spanish version)
Wiboon Kittilaksanawong; Aurelia KarpCase IVEY-9B17MS092Entrepreneurship, StrategyIn December 2016, Amazon.com, Inc. (Amazon), the largest online retailer, entered the offline retailing industry by launching its first Amazon Go store in Seattle. Previously, the company had entered the food, diaper, and housekeeping product manufacturing industries with its Amazon Elements brand. The company had not been profitable until 2001 and was still facing some financial difficulties, but it was named the fourth most valuable public comp...Starting at €8.20
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Renault-Nissan Alliance: Will Further Integration Create More Synergies
Wiboon Kittilaksanawong; Caroline PaleckiCase IVEY-9B15M087-EEntrepreneurship, StrategyIn 2015, Renault-Nissan Alliance (RNA) launched four convergence projects in four key functions (research and development, manufacturing and logistics, purchasing, and human resources). The projects required the two independent entities, Renault and Nissan, to increase collaboration and integration to strengthen economies of scale, and thus reduce costs in order to better compete globally in both developed and emerging markets. However, as the al...Starting at €8.20