Ivey Business School (Canada)
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Mabel's Labels: Leading in a Results-Only Work Environment
Alison Konrad; Lindsay BirbragerCase IVEY-9B15C013-EEntrepreneurship, Leadership and People ManagementThis case describes the implementation of a results-only work environment (ROWE) at Mabel’s Labels, a successful entrepreneurial firm in Canada. Under ROWE, employee performance is managed by examining outcomes and accomplishments, not by measuring the amount of time people spend at the workplace. The case provides details of the change process and ROWE implementation. The change leader views ROWE as a strategic initiative to enhance the organiza...Starting at €8.20
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Bancolombia: Talent, Culture and Value Creation Management in Mergers
Juanita Cajiao SaenzCase IVEY-9B11C040-ELeadership and People Management, StrategyThe case reviews the main facts related to the merger process of three financial institutions — Bancolombia, Conavi, and Corfinsura — in Colombia in 2005 and 2006. The merger decision emerges from directors and senior executives foreseeing a major upcoming market transformation, including adjustment in industry regulation, improvement in international competence, and consolidation of main players, and their response in order to adapt to the new e...Starting at €8.20
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CIBC: Fostering an Inclusive Culture, Leading with Gender
Alison Konrad; Lindsay BirbragerCase IVEY-9B16C027-ELeadership and People ManagementIn June 2013, the senior vice-president of talent management of the Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce (CIBC), recognized an organizational need at the bank. He realized that, to build a strong workforce, CIBC needed to move from simply filling diversity targets through recruitment to a focus on the development and advancement of a leadership talent pool. Towards that goal, he appointed the vice-president of executive talent management to lead a ...Starting at €8.20
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Colombina S.A.: Entering the Ice Cream Market
Enrique Ramirez; Juanita Cajiao SaenzCase IVEY-9B18A008-EMarketing, StrategyIn March 2017, the vice-president of the ice cream division at Colombina S.A. (Colombina), was in her office at the company’s headquarters in Cali, Colombia. She was reviewing the growth figures for the company’s ice cream business, for which she was accountable. The sales target set for the company in 2010 was US$1 billion by 2020, and the ice cream segment would play a fundamental role in reaching that target. The vice-president remembered what...Starting at €8.20
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Gusto 54: Creating a Culture of Ownership and Accountability
Alison Konrad; Lindsay BirbragerCase IVEY-9B20C040-EEntrepreneurship, Leadership and People ManagementThe sole owner of the Gusto 54 Restaurant Group (Gusto 54), which owned and operated nine restaurant concepts in Toronto and Los Angeles, had grown the restaurant group into a huge success story. In a competitive, low-margin industry, Gusto 54 outperformeStarting at €8.20
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Bancolombia: Talent, Culture and Value Creation Management in Mergers (Spanish version)
Juanita Cajiao SaenzCase IVEY-9B11CS40Leadership and People Management, StrategyEste caso analiza los principales hechos relacionados con el proceso de fusión de tres entidades financieras: Bancolombia, Conavi y Corfinsura, en Colombia en 2005 y 2006. La decisión de fusión surge de directores y ejecutivos, en preaparatición previendo una transformación importante en el mercado, incluyendo el ajuste en la regulación de la industria, la mejora en la competencia internacional y la consolidación de los principales socios y su re...Starting at €8.20