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- May 2005 (Revised January 2008)
- Case
Inniskillin and the Globalization of Icewine
By: Geoffrey G. Jones and Jillian Hirasawa
Deals with the growth of the icewine industry and follows Vincor International as it creates an international market for its Inniskillin Icewine--a luxury alcoholic beverage consumed as a dessert wine. Gives the history of the alcoholic beverage industry in Canada and... View Details
- February 2005 (Revised April 2006)
- Case
Rx Depot: Importing Drugs from Canada
By: Debora L. Spar
In 2002, a handful of entrepreneurs began to ship drugs from Canada into the United States, taking advantage of regulatory and price differentials across the neighboring countries. Using the Internet and a low-cost network of Canadian pharmacies, firms like Rx Depot... View Details
- December 2004 (Revised June 2005)
- Case
Chez Cora
By: David E. Bell, Hal Hogan and Carin-Isabel Knoop
Chez Cora is a chain of breakfast restaurants that successfully expanded from Quebec to Ontario. Is it organized appropriately for more growth? Could the concept work in the United States? If so, how should a migration to the United States be structured? Includes color... View Details
- October 2004
- Case
DNA Traceability at Maple Leaf Foods
By: Ray A. Goldberg, Joan McRobbie and Matthew L. Reisman
Maple Leaf Foods is concerned about the bovine spongiform encephalopathy (Mad Cow Disease) issue in Canada and the reputation of Canadian meat products in the domestic and global markets. DNA can now trace products from sow and piglets to consumer pork products.... View Details
- March 2004 (Revised June 2004)
- Case
Blackout: August 14, 2003
By: Thomas R. Eisenmann and Ryland Matthew Willis
On August 14, 2003, an electricity blackout cascaded throughout the northeastern United States and Canada. Describes the structure, technology, and economics of the electric utility industry and how gradual deregulation beginning in the 1970s placed unprecedented, and... View Details
- March 2004 (Revised October 2013)
- Case
Innocents Abroad: Currencies and International Stock Returns
By: Mihir A. Desai, Kathleen Luchs, Elizabeth A. Meyer and Mark Veblen
What do international stocks contribute to the portfolio of a U.S. investor? How do currencies interact with stock price movements in determining the benefits of international diversification? This case helps students compare the risks and returns of foreign stock... View Details
Keywords: Diversification; International CAPM; CAPM; Home Bias; Currency Risk; Exchange Rate Risk; International Stock Market Returns; United States; Currency Exchange Rate; Stocks; Financial Markets; International Finance; Investment Return; Currency; Risk and Uncertainty; Emerging Markets; Investment Portfolio; Financial Services Industry; United States; Australia; Canada; China; Germany; India; Japan; United Kingdom
- March 2004 (Revised May 2005)
- Case
Foreign Exchange Hedging Strategies at General Motors
By: Mihir A. Desai and Mark Veblen
How should a multinational firm manage foreign exchange exposures? Examines transactional, translational, and competitive exposures. Describes General Motors' corporate hedging policies, its risk management structure, and how accounting rules impact hedging decisions.... View Details
- 13 Feb 2014
- Other Presentation
Shared Value in Extractives (Video)
Michael Porter presentation at the Next-Gen CSR and Shared Value Forum in Calgary, Alberta View Details
- October 2003 (Revised October 2004)
- Case
AT&T Canada (A)
By: Andre F. Perold and Kwame C. Van Leeuwen
AT&T Canada (ATTC) is a merger arbitrage situation where AT&T Corp. has a contractual commitment to purchase the shares of ATTC at an escalating formula price. However, ATTC's business is performing poorly, and its bonds are trading at significant discounts to par.... View Details
- October 2003 (Revised June 2004)
- Case
AT&T Canada (B)
By: Andre F. Perold and Kwame C. Van Leeuwen
Supplements the (A) case. View Details
Keywords: Telecommunications Industry
- October 2003 (Revised June 2004)
- Case
AT&T Canada (C)
By: Andre F. Perold and Kwame C. Van Leeuwen
Supplements the (A) case. View Details
Keywords: Telecommunications Industry
- October 2003 (Revised June 2004)
- Case
AT&T Canada (D)
By: Andre F. Perold and Kwame C. Van Leeuwen
Supplements the (A) case. View Details
Keywords: Telecommunications Industry
- October 2003 (Revised January 2004)
- Case
BSE in Canada
By: Ray A. Goldberg and Kevin Allison
A cow was determined to have Bovine Spongiform Encephalopathy in Canada, which closed its beef exports to the United States and 39 other countries. What future action should be taken, and how will country of origin specification and traceability take place in the... View Details
- July 2003 (Revised October 2003)
- Case
Ottawa Voyageurs, The
By: Thomas J. DeLong, Scott Baldwin, Chris Strong, Andrew Feng, Eliza Moody and David Ager
Manuel Tertuliano, head coach of a professional soccer club, must make some difficult decisions about the compensation of six of his players. Specifically, he must decide how to allocate $850,000 among these six players in a way that will benefit his team, which has... View Details
- May 2003 (Revised March 2004)
- Case
Harlem Children's Zone, The: Driving Performance with Measurement and Evaluation
By: Allen S. Grossman and Daniel F. Curran
Geoffrey Canada, CEO of the Harlem Children's Zone, wanted his organization to grow dramatically to reach thousands of poor and underserved children in Harlem. The agency ran a variety of successful social service programs throughout New York City that were separately... View Details
- April 2003
- Case
IBM Canada: Global Services (A)
By: Michael L. Tushman, David Kiron and Wendy Smith
IBM Canada Global Services is losing shares in a stagnant information technology market. A new leader must overcome a senior team rife with internal conflict and change internal processes to drive innovation streams. The leader struggles to build an ambidextrous... View Details
- April 2003
- Case
IBM Canada: Global Services (B)
By: Michael L. Tushman, David Kiron and Wendy Smith
Supplements the (A) case. View Details
- April 2003
- Case
IBM Canada: Global Services (C)
By: Michael L. Tushman, David Kiron and Wendy Smith
Supplements the (A) case. View Details
- February 2003 (Revised May 2003)
- Case
Bombardier: Canada versus Brazil at the WTO
By: Rawi E. Abdelal, Laura Alfaro and Brett Laschinger
In less than a decade, Bombardier had grown from a medium-size Canadian company to a highly profitable global player largely on the strength of the introduction of a new generation of regional jet and successfully marketing its product to airlines around the world.... View Details
- September 2002
- Background Note
Note on WTO Disputes: Five Major Cases
By: David A. Moss and Nick Bartlett
Summarizes five major trade disputes before the World Trade Organization (WTO): (1) the Brazil-Canada aircraft dispute, (2) the European Union/United States foreign sales corporation dispute, (3) the Asian/United States shrimp and sea turtle dispute, (4) the United... View Details
Keywords: Trade; Conflict Management; Negotiation; Brazil; Canada; European Union; Asia; United States