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Ivey cases win 2013 EFMD Case Competition
In a recent case writing competition sponsored by the European Foundation of Management Development (EFMD), the following Ivey cases won top honours in three of the 15 categories:

1. Embrace (A)-(D), Mridula Anand, Anand Nandkumar, Charles Dhanaraj (Indian Management Issues and Opportunities)
2. Child in Need Institute: Non-Profit or Hybrid?, Anjan Ghosh, Sougata Ray, Indranil Biswasn (Inclusive Business Models)
3. Mabe: Learning to be a Multinational, José Luis Rivas, Luis Arciniega (Latin American Business Cases)

Two additional cases received a highly commended mention from the judges due to their outstanding quality:

1. 7 Days Inn: Operations Strategy, Gang Chen, Liang Xu
2. Experience-Wine.com: The Monte Lauro Vineyards Story, Iris Berdrow

The competition drew hundreds of entries from 30 countries; the results of which demonstrate the benefits of Ivey Publishing’s selective and rigorous review process. As a leader in the publication and worldwide distribution of business case studies, Ivey Publishing continues to foster the case writing process by providing an enriching and rewarding experience for authors that increases their exposure and meets their publishing goals. Congratulations to the authors and the Ivey Publishing team!

2012 EFMD winning cases:

1. Chabros International Group: A World of Wood, Paul W. Beamish, Bassam Farah (MENA Business Cases)
2. Veja: Sneakers With a Conscience, Oana Branzei, Kim Poldner (Latin American Business Cases)
3. Bayer CropScience in India (A): Against Child Labor, Charles Dhanaraj, Oana Branzei, Satyajeet Subramanian (Indian Management Issues and Opportunities)
4. Launch of Durra: Women in Islamic Banking, Alexandra Roth, David T.A. Wesley (Euro-Mediterranean Managerial Practices and Issues)
5. Danfoss - Global Manufacturing Footprint, Torben Pedersen, Jacob Pyndt (Supply Chain Management)
6. Novo Nordisk: Managing Sustainability at Home and Abroad, Jette Steen Knudsen, Dana Brown (Corporate Social Responsibility)

 2012 EFMD highly commended:

1. Tata Power: Corporate Social Responsibility and Sustainability, Rama Deshmukh, Atanu Adhikari (Indian Management Issues and Opportunities)
2. Scholtes Waterservices, Vanessa M. Strike, Lisa Barendse (Family Business)
3. The Beauty of Sorbet, Margaret Sutherland, Verity Hawarden (African Business Cases)

2014 Case Centre Award Winners
Nicole Haggerty, Associate Professor and case author with the Ivey Business School, was a recent recipient of the Innovation in Case Teaching Award presented by The Case Centre for her inspirational work in using business cases to bridge the gap between undergraduates at a business school in Canada and several African business schools. Read more

In addition, the Ivey case entitled Operations Strategy at Galanz, authored by Stephen (Chi Hung) Ng, Barbara Li, Xiande Zhao, Xuejun Xu and Yang Lei won in the Production & Operations case category.

Congratulations to the winners of the 2013 ISB-Ivey Global Case Competition
Launched in 2010, Ivey Business School at Western University in partnership with the Centre for Teaching, Learning, and Case Development at the Indian School of Business (ISB), hosted the ISB-Ivey Global Case Competition to create a repository of high-quality, real world cases about Indian businesses. The top cases will be available for purchase from Ivey Publishing. Visit Ivey India to view the results of the case competition.

Ivey’s 39 Country Initiative makes educational materials more accessible
Thanks to the Ivey Business School’s 39 Country Initiative, countries including Ethiopia, Haiti and Cambodia now have the educational resources to give their students a modern business education. Read more

Case Method Workshops
Whether you are an inexperienced case writer or are eager to improve your classroom performance, case writing and teaching workshops are an excellent way for you to gain confidence and expertise in the case methodology. Contact any of the award-winning authors and experienced faculty from various countries listed here to learn how you can create a more enriching environment for your students. Recent workshop dates:

• December 2-3, Case Teaching, University of British Columbia
• November 29-30, 2013, Case Teaching, University of British Columbia
• November 12-13, City University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong
• November 5-6, Sun Yat-Sen University, Guangzhou
• July 25-26, Case Teaching, China Resources (Holding) Company, Hong Kong
• July 22-23, Case Teaching, Shanghai University of Finance and Economics, Shanghai
• July 20, Case Teaching, Confucian College, Beijing
• July 18-19, Case Writing, Tsinghua University, Beijing
• July 15-17, Case Teaching, Tsinghua University, Beijing
• July 1-3, Case Writing, INSEAD, France

Dr. Robert Kennedy as next Dean of Ivey Business School
Professor Kennedy comes to Ivey immediately following a 10-year career at theUniversity of Michigan’s Ross School of Business where he has served in multiple roles that include Executive Director of the William Davidson Institute, Director of the Ross School Global Initiative, and the Tom Lantos Professor of Business Administration.

At Ross, Bob has publishedmore than 50 cases and notes used in the School’s international business curriculum. Prior to his tenure at Michigan, Bob was a member of faculty at the Harvard Business Schoolfrom 1995 through 2003. During that time, he published more than 60 case studies and notes onbusiness issues in emerging markets. Read more

LEGO Group: Building Strategy
“The case is engaging and rewarding for students because, firstly, it’s fun. Who doesn’t love LEGO? Secondly, it’s complex: the threats are real, the opportunities are not guaranteed. Finally, the affection the students have for the company is important; this leads to a very surprising discussion when students realise how many products – things that they hold personally dear – are sacred to them and therefore difficult to deal with dispassionately. It’s fun for them to realise how hard it is to critically analyse a product when you love it. In contrast, when teaching other cases, I often find students are too dispassionate! The LEGO case makes for an interesting comparison." Read more

What students learn from FLYHT: Crossing the Chasm
Case studies are a way for students to take all the theory they learn in class and apply it to actual challenges that managers have faced in the real world. In a recent interview with the Globe and Mail, assistant professor, Brian Anderson from the Richard Ivey School of Business outlines how to use Ivey case, FLYHT: Crossing the Chasm to build the students’ decision making abilities. Read more

India Case Initiative
Academic institutions based in India can save over 50% on the acquisition of Ivey content with the purchase of a subscription which includes:

• Unlimited access to the complete Ivey collection.
• Reduced fee for complete access to over 3,800 active cases (virtually all with teaching notes), over 650 Ivey Business Journal articles, and over 245 technical notes.
• Over 250 cases set in India—more than in any other case collection.
• A new Ivey-registered case about India each week.
• Enough content to fill an entire course or program—from one of the leading distributors of comprehensive, field-based, decision-oriented business cases in the world.
• Preferential access to case teaching workshops from Ivey faculty organized through our Ivey-India office in Mumbai.
• Invitations to future case method question and answer sessions at major conferences which will be hosted by Ivey Professor Paul Beamishand/or Ivey Adjunct Professor Charles Dhanaraj.
• Ivey Publishing staff devoted to assist faculty who need help finding cases that meet their needs.

Contact Ivey Publishing for details.

Top 5 India cases

1. Eli Lilly in India: Rethinking the Joint Venture Strategy
2. Swatch and the Global Watch Industry
3. Dabbawallahs of Mumbai (A)
4. Infosys: The Challenge of Global Branding
5. Louis Vuitton in India

View entire India case collection.

Best Selling Cases
Ivey cases are used by thousands of academics at business schools around the world. Each year, Ivey Publishing recognizes the authors of its best selling cases. These cases are included in our collection of best sellers which features a variety of case studies across all disciplines. Following is our top 20 best selling cases for 2012-2013:

1. Starbucks, Mary M. Crossan, Ariff Kachra
2. ECCO A/S - Global Value Chain Management, Bo Nielsen, Torben Pedersen, Jacob Pyndt
3. GENICON: A Surgical Strike into Emerging Markets, Allen H. Kupetz, Adam P. Tindall, Gary Haberland
4. FIJI Water and Corporate Social Responsibility - Green Makeover or Greenwashing?, James McMaster, Jan Nowak
5. Eli Lilly in India: Rethinking the Joint Venture Strategy, Charles Dhanaraj, Paul W. Beamish, Nikhil Celly
6. Ellen Moore (A): Living and Working in Korea, Henry W. Lane, Chantell Nicholls, Gail Ellement
7. Pillsbury Cookie Challenge, Allison Johnson, Natalie Mauro
8. Mattel and the Toy Recalls (A), Hari Bapuji, Paul W. Beamish
9. Trouble Brews at Starbucks, Lauranne Buchanan, Carolyn J. Simmons
10. IMAX: Larger Than Life, Anil Nair
11. Supply Chain Management at Wal-Mart, P. Fraser Johnson, Ken Mark
12. Scotts Miracle-Gro: The Spreader Sourcing Decision, John Gray, Michael Leiblein, Shyam Karunakaran
13. LEGO Group: Building Strategy, Darren Meister, Paul Bigus
14. Nora-Sakari: A Proposed JV in Malaysia (Revised),

    Paul W. Beamish, 

    R. Azimah Ainuddin
15. Resuming Internationalization at Starbucks, 

    Mario Koster, Rob Alkema, Christopher Williams
16. Ruth's Chris: The High Stakes of International Expansion, 

    Ilan Alon, Allen H. Kupetz
17. The Espresso Lane to Global Markets, 

    Ilan Alon, Meredith Lohwasser
18. Lego Group: An Outsourcing Journey, 

    Marcus Moller Larsen, Torben Pedersen, Dmitrij Slepniov
19. Tata Motors' Acquisition of Daewoo Commercial Vehicle Company, 

    Meera Harish, Sanjay Singh, Kulwant Singh
20. 7-Eleven in Taiwan: Adaptation of Convenience Stores to New Market Environments, 

    Shih-Fen Chen, Aihwa Chang

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