Ivey Business School (Canada)
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Host Europe: Advancing CSR and Sustainability in a Medium-sized IT Company
Rüdiger HahnCase IVEY-9B10M042-EInformation Technologies, Leadership and People Management, StrategyThe case deals with issues of corporate social responsibility (CSR) and sustainability in the specific setting of a medium-sized enterprise (Host Europe) in the IT industry. Host Europe is the third largest webhosting company in German-speaking Europe. In recent years, the company has put substantial efforts into living up to its CSR and improving sustainability. The case presents the IT sector in Europe and Germany and highlights several industr...Starting at €8.20
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Dow's Acquisition Program
Koen H. Heimeriks; Stephen GatesCase IVEY-9B10M058-EInformation Technologies, Leadership and People Management, StrategyThis case illustrates how Dow Chemical acquired and integrated Wolff Walsrode, a German specialty chemicals firm that was part of the Bayer Group. This acquisition, combined with Dow's existing cellulosics unit, helped it create a new specialty business with a forecasted $1.1 billion in annual sales and strengthen its footprint in Central and Eastern Europe. The main challenge in this case concerns the complexities of acquisition integration, whi...Starting at €8.20
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Friends of Western Buddhist Order - Windhorse: Evolution
Himanshu Dhaka; Rajen Gupta; Tanuja SharmaCase IVEY-9B14C062-EEntrepreneurship, Leadership and People Management, StrategyThe Friends of Western Buddhist Order, an organization dedicated to spreading the teachings of Buddha in modern context, started a giftware company called Windhorse, with a two-part vision of making work a context for spiritual growth and raising money for charity. After operating for more than 20 years, Windhorse experienced challenges in keeping up with its rapid business growth. To bridge this gap, the company recruited non-Buddhists to the or...Starting at €8.20
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British Broadcasting Corporation: Under Fire for Gender Pay Inequality
Nidhi S. BishtCase IVEY-9B20C036-ELeadership and People Management, StrategyOn January 10, 2020, Samira Ahmed, a British Asian woman, won a landmark gender discrimination case against the British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC). Ahmed’s emphatic victory was a major setback for the BBC, which had been facing accusations of inequitiStarting at €8.20
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Tracy Edwards and Maiden (B): Crafting the Crew
Tracy Edwards; Gerard Seijts; Ann C. FrostCase IVEY-9B21C021-EEntrepreneurship, Leadership and People ManagementSupplement for product 9B21C020.Starting at €5.74
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Tracy Edwards and Maiden (C): Sponsorship, Anyone
Tracy Edwards; Gerard Seijts; Ann C. FrostCase IVEY-9B21C022-EEntrepreneurship, Leadership and People ManagementSupplement for product 9B21C020.Starting at €5.74
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GetYourGuide: Managing a Sudden Shock to Business Growth
Sabrina Goestl; Vanessa C. HasseCase IVEY-W32660-EEntrepreneurship, Leadership and People ManagementIn March 2020, the German online travel experience platform GetYourGuide faced an abrupt drop in revenues in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic. Prior to the drop, the company had been thriving, grown from a simple idea thought up by a group of friends in a student dormitory into a market-leading company in the travel experience industry with a valuation of over US$1 billion (a “unicorn” start-up) and more than 600 employees across fifteen global ...Starting at €8.20
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Operation Greenwash Gold : Rio Tinto and the Tainted Medals
Jana Seijts; Benjamin BigioCase IVEY-9B13C011-ELeadership and People Management, StrategyRio Tinto, a major multinational mining company, signed a contract with the London Organizing Committee of the Olympic Games and the International Olympic Committee to supply all the gold, silver and copper for medals to be awarded at the London 2012 Olympic Games. Just three months before the opening ceremonies, a coalition of non-governmental organizations, titled Operation Greenwash Gold, combined with labour unions in Canada, Australia and ar...Starting at €8.20
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Training and Development at RVA: A Nonprofit Organization
Zunaira SaqibCase IVEY-9B12C032-ELeadership and People ManagementThe case is about a non-profit organization located in Manchester, England. As a regional association helping smaller voluntary organizations and groups survive and grow, the organization itself depends on fundraising and donations and runs on project-based funding. The projects normally run for three to five years. Hiring and training new employees every two to three months is common. Due to project timelines, employees leave as soon as they fin...Starting at €8.20
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SÄBU Holzbau GmbH: From a Leadership Crisis to Qualitative Growth (A)
Dietmar SternadCase IVEY-9B19C011-EEntrepreneurship, Leadership and People Management, StrategyCase A describes a leadership crisis affecting the managing director of the German construction company SÄBU Holzbau GmbH. In 2013, severe organizational problems, such as deficiencies in internal communication, indecisiveness, and a lack of clarity in the distribution of tasks and responsibilities, led to frustrations for both customers and employees. The crisis culminated with three key employees leaving the company because they were no longer ...Starting at €8.20