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General Mills Canada: Building a Culture of Innovation (A)
J. Robert Mitchell; Ken MarkCase IVEY-9B14M015-EEntrepreneurship, StrategyThe president of General Mills Canada wants to build a culture of innovation in his firm. Prior to a senior management meeting in 2010 to review the company’s plans for 2011 and beyond, he met with the vice-president of Human Resources and asked him to provide feedback and suggestions about what the organization could do to change its corporate culture. A conservative organization with a collegial atmosphere where consensus and support were essen...Starting at €8.20
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Challenges and Opportunities at the Protospace Makerspace
Chris Street; J. Robert MitchellCase IVEY-9B17M087-EEntrepreneurship, StrategyIn early 2017, the directors at Protospace, a makerspace in Calgary, Alberta, Canada, faced some challenges. The nine-year-old member-run organization operated as a “do-ocracy,” with a minimum of official oversight. However, the directors and some of the membership wondered whether Protospace could and should scale its growth by recruiting and accepting new members. Would a larger membership help or hinder the membership-driven makerspace? Should...Starting at €8.20
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Play On. Building the Entrepreneurial Opportunity (A)
J. Robert Mitchell; Ken MarkCase IVEY-9B10M074-EEntrepreneurship, StrategyThe founder of Play On!, a national street hockey tournament, is in the process of reviewing his venture and determining what led to its failure in 2006. The case focuses on entrepreneurial decision-making, opportunity identification, and the ability to adapt to the environment given new information. This is a two-part case: the first case focuses on the founder's review of his venture in 2006. The supplemental case,Play On! Weighing the Option t...Starting at €8.20
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AskTheDoctor.com
J. Robert Mitchell; Neha KheraCase IVEY-9B10M111-EEntrepreneurship, StrategyThis case describes AskTheDoctor.com, a web site that allows users to ask medical doctors questions for free, and the challenges facing its founders in 2010. While AskTheDoctor.com has exhibited steady growth since its inception in 2005, the owners are uncertain about the future of the site and where to take it next. One partner is keen on selling the company, while the other wants to develop a partnership with a technology firm. Students can eva...Starting at €8.20
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Uncertainty and Entrepreneurial Action at Readeo.com
J. Robert Mitchell; Madiha KhanCase IVEY-9B12M072-EEntrepreneurship, StrategyIn 2009, an entrepreneur believes in the potential of Readeo, his idea for a website that combines the love of reading with video calling. He sees Readeo as a solution that would allow, for example, his son to interact and spend quality time connecting with his grandparents. The entrepreneur has several important factors to consider as he works to launch his website. The case explores the challenges that he faces in the midst of uncertainty. Whil...Starting at €8.20
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Play On! Weighing the Option to Restart (B)
J. Robert Mitchell; Ken MarkCase IVEY-9B10M075-EEntrepreneurship, StrategyThe founder of Play On!, a national street hockey tournament, is in the process of reviewing his venture and determining what led to its failure in 2006. The case focuses on entrepreneurial decision-making, opportunity identification, and the ability to adapt to the environment given new information. This is a two-part case: the first case, Play On! Building the Entrepreneurial Opportunity, product #9B10M074, focuses on the founder's review of hi...Starting at €5.74
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Fernández-Vega Eye Institute
Serrano, Alejandro; Moscoso, PhilipCase P-1137-EInnovation and Change, Service and Operations ManagementThe Fernández-Vega Eye Institute in Oviedo, Asturias, is possibly the most famous clinic in Spain in its specialty. It is not only notable for its high medical quality; the clinic has also optimized its provision of services using business criteria with the aim of improving the customer experience. Faced with a growing demand for its medical services, the institute's management has to decide between a series of specific options for increasing the...Starting at €8.20
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Mercadona and the Challenge of 2020
Serrano, Alejandro; Girbal, AlbertCase P-1176-EService and Operations ManagementAfter various decades of uninterrupted growth, Mercadona was completing its expansion in Spain and Portugal. Faced with this situation, it was natural in which direction the company strategy should head. Should it continue its expansion process into other countries, such as Italy? If so, what impact would the recent change of model from "integrated suppliers" to "totalers" have on the process?Starting at €8.20
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Fiore di Zucca
Serrano, Alejandro; Calvo, EduardCase P-1183-EService and Operations ManagementFiore di Zucca was one of Italy's leading producers of bags of ready-to-eat precooked vegetables. Francesco Ferrati, the chief operating officer, reviewed the results of a new policy of producing goods without waiting to receive orders from customers. He was satisfied with the improvement in customer response time. However, the inventory had expanded so much that one of the warehouses of finished products had almost come to a standstill twice due...Starting at €8.20
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CME Group (Spanish version)
Reinhardt, Forest L.; Weber, JamesCase HBS-718S03EconomicsEl caso describe el CME Group, bolsa de productos más grande del mundo, los futuros y opciones sobre futuros, la historia, la regulación y las decisiones estratégicas de la empresa enfrentó. CME Group se formó a partir de los intercambios más antiguas y conocidas en el mundo. Los operadores en el intercambio compran y venden contratos con el fin de cubrir el riesgo o especular sobre las tendencias de los precios futuros. En las últimas décadas el...Starting at €8.20