Ivey Business School (Canada)
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upLIFT: The Use of Gender Pronouns in Email Signatures
Mike Annett; Richard MakCase IVEY-9B20C023-ELeadership and People Management, StrategyThe director of diversity and inclusion at a community agency is trying to decide whether to update her business email signature to express her gender identity by providing preferred pronouns. The director must decide whether the benefits of adding the information exceed the potential costs. Subsequently, in a second and third situation—each situation presented as a separate addition to the main case—the director must decide the extent to which s...Starting at €8.20
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Custom Closet Contractors: Making the Database Cut
Derrick Neufeld; Michael Schwartz; Michael GencarelliCase IVEY-9B18E004-EInformation TechnologiesIn the summer of 2017, after completing his third year of business school, a student was eager to apply his newly developed business and technology skill sets at his father’s company during his four-month summer position. His father’s business, Custom Closet Contractors, designed and manufactured custom home organization solutions for home builders and individual clients. In the past year, the successful company’s sales growth had slowed, while e...Starting at €8.20
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Foxcore Retail (B): Database Implementation
Derrick Neufeld; Liam Corrigan; Michael GencarelliCase IVEY-9B18E017-EInformation TechnologiesSupplement for product 9B18E016.Starting at €5.74
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MacEwan Residence Services - A Risky Accommodation
Mike Annett; Dana DzivinskiCase IVEY-9B16C045-ELeadership and People ManagementIn November 2014, the Residence Services department at MacEwan University in Alberta, Canada, needed to replace a residence assistant who was exiting midway through the academic year. The new hire would have one semester of work for the current academic year and, with good performance, was expected to return for two semesters of work in the following academic year. One of the qualified applicants had a distinguishable disability: she used a wheel...Starting at €8.20
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Foxcore Retail (A): Designing a Database
Derrick Neufeld; Liam Corrigan; Michael GencarelliCase IVEY-9B18E016-EInformation TechnologiesOn April 2, 2017, the two founders of Foxcore Retail were preparing for a third summer managing their small retail business in Ontario, Canada. They had spent the weekend reviewing budgeting, staffing schedules, and inventory planning for their biggest exStarting at €8.20