Ivey Business School (Canada)
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Niagara Health System: An Innovative Communications Strategy (B)
Anne Snowdon; Alexander Smith; Andrew ScarffeCase IVEY-9B15M023-EStrategySupplement to 9B15M022.Starting at €5.74
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Strongest Families
Anne Snowdon; Alexander Smith; Heidi CrammCase IVEY-9B13M133-EEntrepreneurship, StrategyStrongest Families is a 12-week distance treatment program for children with various mental health disorders and their families. The program was started in Nova Scotia in 2001 to address issues of stigma, lack of access to primary care specialists and difficulty of obtaining care, especially in rural areas. To meet these needs, the program utilizes long-distance communication methods such as weekly telephone meetings with trained personnel who ar...Starting at €8.20
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Robertson Maple Farm Inc.
Elizabeth M.A. Grasby; Alexander (A.J.) MillerCase IVEY-9B13B016-EAccounting and ControlThe owner of a maple sugar farm and tourist facility must prepare the company books for the fiscal year according to International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS) rules. The owner must decide how to account for operating and finance leases.Starting at €8.20
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Bird's Eye View Ltd.
Elizabeth M.A. Grasby; Alexander (A.J.) MillerCase IVEY-9B13B018-EAccounting and ControlThe owner of a scenic flying tour operation reviews the financial details of his company's fixed assets for the purpose of completing the necessary accounting transactions for the fiscal year.Starting at €8.20
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Rameco Distribution
Elizabeth M.A. Grasby; Alexander (A.J.) MillerCase IVEY-9B14B010-EAccounting and ControlThe founding partners of this small company must decide whether to use a distributor to sell their products or continue to be their own sales representatives. The company sold a variety of environmentally friendly pens made from recycled paper, often used for fundraising efforts or company promotions. The partners had little access to capital, so they needed to consider the profitability and cash requirement of the alternatives and financing opti...Starting at €8.20
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Wacky Webster's TV & Home Audio
Elizabeth M.A. Grasby; Alexander (A.J.) MillerCase IVEY-9B14B008-EAccounting and Control, MarketingThe owner of a small TV and home audio shop was reviewing his marketing plan for the coming fiscal year. He was exploring potential new target markets, as well as reviewing his product portfolio, repair service, and pricing, and considering a website. Based on his research and analysis, he planned to design a detailed promotional strategy for the fiscal 2014 year.Starting at €8.20
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Cancer Care Ontario: An Innovation Strategy for Managing Wait Times
Anne Snowdon; Alexander Smith; Kevin Bernard; Hannah Standing RasmussenCase IVEY-9B14M053-EStrategyCancer Care Ontario, the organization that oversees cancer treatment in Ontario, is challenged with establishing an innovative approach to reducing wait times for breast cancer and prostate cancer therapy across Ontario after wait times increased to more than two months. The special advisor on cancer issues to the Ontario Minister of Health and Long-Term Care needs to report his recommendation to Cancer Care Ontario’s board of directors, who mana...Starting at €8.20
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The Gallery Project
Jean-Philippe Vergne; Alexander (A.J.) MillerCase IVEY-9B13M072-EEntrepreneurship, StrategyA young entrepreneur is considering options for starting an art dealership. Everyone has some commonsense knowledge of what an art gallery is, yet very few have realized how competitive the art market is and what it takes to succeed in that industry. The price of a painting can be anywhere between $50 and $500,000, and that price typically does not depend on the objective properties of the artwork itself. This is where the art dealer plays an imp...Starting at €8.20
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Time for a Change at The Change Foundation
Anne Snowdon; Alexander SmithCase IVEY-9B14M087-EEntrepreneurship, StrategyThe Change Foundation is an independent charitable foundation founded in 1996 by the Ontario Hospital Association with the mandate to promote, support and improve health and the delivery of health care in Ontario. In 2006, its board of directors undertook a renewal process to evaluate its strategic directions and measure the value-add of progress to date. A planning session with a variety of key stakeholders had resulted in the development of a d...Starting at €8.20
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SARS Outbreak in Toronto
Anne Snowdon; Alexander Smith; Mohammad AuaisCase IVEY-9B13M101-EStrategyIn the spring of 2003, the World Health Organization identified a worldwide epidemic of severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS) that had started in China and spread to the rest of the world, with early cases reported in Toronto and Vancouver. Little was known about the disease, which meant that symptoms were often misdiagnosed as simple flu, and the infection spread rapidly. After the third SARS-related death occurred in Ontario in mid-March, th...Starting at €8.20