Teaching note for product 9A95M002.

Reflecting upon the bank's performance over the last two years of his tenure, the CEO was pleased with the progress so far, particularly on the domestic side of the business. However, many international strategic opportunities remained to be addressed. What should the bank be doing in the U.S. and with its U.S. subsidiary, the Harris Bank? As the investment banking business goes global, what should the bank do with its Canadian presence through .....more

This case is a sequel to Bank of Montreal (A): A Vision for the Future, case 9A95M012, which addressed the need to create a vision for the bank. This case focuses on the retail side of the bank and its U.S. subsidiary, the Harris Bank, particularly on competition in Canada and the United States.

The Taco Bell case series establishes the link between strategic analysis and personal action, and illustrates the incremental, emergent nature of strategy formation and implementation. The series describes recent dramatic changes in the fast food restaurant industry, the emergence of Taco Bell as a major company and the situation Sanjiv Yajnik faces as a new market manager. This note may be discussed explicitly in class, or simply used to introduce .....more

This case allows students to experience a day as Sanjiv Yajnik, a new market manager, as he manages a continuous flow of decisions within the context of operating and strategy objectives and severe time constraints. The case series illustrates the day-to-day reality of strategy implementation. The (A) case is Sanjiv's schedule for the day; the (B) and (C) cases are collections of e-mail messages and phone calls requiring his attention. (A 19-minute .....more

A new market manager must make numerous decisions within the context of operating and strategy objectives. The manager must deal with a number of e-mail and telephone messages. This case supplements Taco Bell: A Day in the Life (A).

A new market manager must make numerous decisions within the context of operating and strategy objectives. The manager must deal with a number of e-mail and telephone messages. This case supplements Taco Bell: A Day in the Life (A).

Aikenhead's has a business plan to open its first warehouse home improvement centre in Toronto. The business plan must deal with the topic of "restructuring" from both a macro and micro perspective. From a macro perspective, the plan provides the opportunity to discuss how and why an industry is restructured and the entry of a "mega-retailer". From a micro perspective, the plan provides the opportunity to discuss how companies .....more