Ivey faculty and alumni authors dominated Ivey Publishing's 2025–2026 bestsellers list, with 72 cases earning recognition across 15 disciplines and 57 Ivey authors featured overall.
The results made Ivey the top-represented school on this year's list, highlighting the global reach and impact of the School's case-writing community.
The strength of that showing was especially evident among the top-ranked cases, with Ivey authors earning first-place recognition in eight categories:
- Accounting: Amazon vs. Walmart: Using Financial Ratios to Compare Companies – Mitch Stein, Associate Professor, Managerial Accounting and Control; Vaughan Radcliffe, Professor, Managerial Accounting and Control; and Vineet Yagnik, MBA ’24;
- Economics and Public Policy: Amazon: The Antitrust Case – Ning Su, Associate Professor, Information Systems, Strategy; and Claire Liu, HBA ’23;
- Entrepreneurship: Omega Paw Inc. – Elizabeth Grasby, Professor Emerita, Business Foundations; and Jannalee Blok, HBA ’94, MBA ’99;
- General Management: Cafézia Coffee: Brewing Entrepreneurial Success – Julie Gosse, HBA ’03, MBA ’11, Lecturer, Business Foundations, Co-Director, Business Foundations Program; and Martin Eidenberg, HBA ’16, MBA ’24;
- Information Systems: Starbucks Deep Brew: AI-Powered Customer Experience – Derrick Neufeld, PhD ’97, Associate Professor, Information Systems, Entrepreneurship;
- Operations Management: Supply Chain Management at Amazon – Fraser Johnson, HBA ’82, MBA ’92, PhD ’95, Professor, Operations Management;
- Organizational Behaviour/Leadership: A Study in Grey: Lisa LaFlamme's Dismissal from CTV News – Gerard Seijts, Professor, Organizational Behaviour; and Jana Seijts, Lecturer, Management Communications; and,
- Sustainability: HP Canada Co.: A Circular Supply Chain for Recycled Plastic – Jury Gualandris, Associate Professor, Operations Management & Sustainability, Abell Hodgson Chair in Regenerative Agriculture; Deishin Lee, Associate Professor, Operations Management; and Cole Beattie, HBA ’23.
Several Ivey authors were recognized multiple times across the rankings, demonstrating the breadth of expertise and collaboration behind the School's case-writing program.
Authors of several first-place cases reflected on why their work continues to resonate in classrooms around the world.
“We believe the case has resonated because it combines technical rigour with a business situation that students immediately recognize and find engaging," said Vaughan Radcliffe of Amazon vs. Walmart: Using Financial Ratios to Compare Companies, which he co-authored with Mitch Stein and Vineet Yagnik. “Most students have personal experience with both Amazon and Walmart, creating an immediate connection to the material.”
Amazon was also the focus of Fraser Johnson's top-ranked Operations Management case, Supply Chain Management at Amazon, which he says continues to resonate because of the company's enduring relevance.
“The case resonates because the topic remains highly relevant and Amazon is a brand that students immediately recognize,” said Johnson. “Its focus on supply chain management, operations strategy, and business strategy also makes it adaptable across a wide range of classroom settings.”
For Derrick Neufeld, the success of Starbucks Deep Brew: AI-Powered Customer Experience reflects the case's immediacy and relevance to students' day-to-day experiences.
“I think the case resonates because Starbucks is familiar to students and the underlying issues are highly current,” he said. “Most students understand loyalty programs, mobile apps, and personalized recommendations from their own experience. The case uses that familiarity to open up deeper discussions about AI strategy, data management, operational integration, and competitive advantage.”
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