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iQmetrix and Straker Translations: Evaluating First Contact
Ann C. Frost; Chris Street; Maurice ThibodeauCase IVEY-9B18A069-EEntrepreneurship, MarketingUsing raw, uncut footage, this video case asks students to evaluate the effectiveness of the first contact that took place in November 2016 between representatives from two technology companies—iQmetrix and Straker Translations. The two firms are contemplating a business partnership in which Straker will provide iQmetrix with translation services. First contact calls generally precede every business partnership and are normally completed only aft...Starting at €8.20
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Banishing Performance Ratings at iQmetrix
Justin Feeney; Ann C. Frost; Chris StreetCase IVEY-9B20C006-ELeadership and People ManagementIn 2018, Software development corporation iQmetrix Software Development Corp. (iQmetrix), headquartered in Vancouver, Canada, had experienced exponential growth and success over the past two decades. The company’s head of People and Culture, was interested in the debate over the ideal performance appraisal process. After reading a few articles in the Harvard Business Review, she was considering dropping traditional performance appraisals and repl...Starting at €8.20
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Transition at DataCo (Spanish Version)
Cespedes, Frank V.; Knoop, Carin-IsabelCase HBS-818S06EntrepreneurshipEl fundador de una compañía de análisis de datos, Stefan Brecht, tiene varios problemas con su desarrollador de negocios clave y el jefe de marketing y ventas, Tamara Smithson. Smithson, un alquiler principios que habían sido fundamentales en la construcción de la empresa funciona como un miembro, no se atreve a delegar tareas y clientes, y, como Brecht lo ve "a menudo pone los asuntos del cliente por delante de las necesidades y procedimientos d...Starting at €8.20
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Retiros de Toyota (A): Llegando a Patinar
Quelch, John A.; Knoop, Carin-Isabel; Johnson, RyanCase HBS-513S06MarketingEn el otoño de 2009, Toyota Motor Corporation, una vez venerado por su compromiso con la calidad y la fiabilidad, se enfrentó a una serie de retiros muy publicitados en los Estados Unidos que representan aproximadamente el equivalente a un año de las ventas en uno de sus mercados más importantes. Mientras que el primer retiro de Toyota fue recibida con incredulidad generalizada pero el apoyo permanente de la marca, las revelaciones posteriores y ...Starting at €8.20
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Los Retiros de Toyota (B): El Sr. Toyoda Viaja a Washington
Quelch, John A.; Knoop, Carin-Isabel; Johnson, RyanCase HBS-513S07MarketingCaso describe el testimonio ante el Congreso de EE.UU. CEO de la Toyota y la cabeza de sus ventas de motor de Estados Unidos.Starting at €5.74
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Retiros de Toyota (C): Camino Accidentado por Delante
Quelch, John A.; Knoop, Carin-Isabel; Johnson, RyanCase HBS-513S08MarketingEntre febrero y julio de 2010, las ventas de Toyota se recuperan gracias a la utilización de extensas relaciones públicas y ventas incentivos. Sin embargo, recuerda continúan. Can Toyota contener la marea y corregir sus defectos de organización para hacer frente a los problemas subyacentes?Starting at €5.74
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iQmetrix: The Customer Is Always Right
Chris Street; Darren Meister; Tracy ThibodeauCase IVEY-9B16M028-EEntrepreneurship, StrategyIn 2015, iQmetrix, a company founded in 1999, developed and sold point-of-sale (POS) software using the software-as-a-service model. Two iQmetrix enterprise account managers were discussing strategies for closing a software subscription deal with a large customer who asked for significant customization to be completed before the deal could be signed. The customization appeared to be critical for the customer, and the account managers thought the ...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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Organizational Design at iQmetrix: The Holacracy Decision
Chris Street; Ann C. Frost; Clayton CaswellCase IVEY-9B17C045-EEntrepreneurship, Leadership and People ManagementSoftware development company iQmetrix Software Development Corporation (iQmetrix), headquartered in Vancouver, Canada, had enjoyed success and growth for over two decades. In July 2017, iQmetrix was confronted with the challenge of managing this growth while maintaining its organizational culture as a non-hierarchical, innovative, and open place to work—a place where the best ideas could come from anywhere and where people shared ideas openly and...Starting at €8.20
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New Balance Athletic Shoe, Inc. (Abridged)
Bowen, H. Kent; Huckman, Robert S.; Knoop, Carin-Isabel; Preble, MatthewCase HBS-613006-EService and Operations ManagementConsiders whether New Balance, one of the world's five largest manufacturers of athletic footwear, should respond to Adidas' planned acquisition of Reebok-a transaction that would join the second- and third-largest companies in the industry. Highlights the unique aspects of New Balance's strategy-focusing on fit and performance by offering long-lived shoes in a wide variety of widths and eschewing celebrity endorsement of its products-and discuss...Starting at €8.20