Ivey Business School (Canada)
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getClarity Inc. (A)
Xinghao Yan; Mathew MacFayden; Matthew MordenCase IVEY-9B14E015-ECorporate GovernanceGetClarity Inc. is a start-up firm that specializes in the accumulation, analysis and sale of various types of data, including the firm’s own data, which has been attained through an exclusive contract. The company’s current job involves working for an auto-manufacturing client to identify a potential location for a new dealership. Two young analysts conduct data analysis on the age of the area and the market size, based on the customer demograph...Starting at €8.20
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South East Grey Community Health Centre: Journey to Rural Expansion
David Barrett; Vania SakelarisCase IVEY-9B20D008-EEntrepreneurship, Service and Operations ManagementIn 2019, the clinical director of the South East Grey Community Health Centre was conflicted about whether to proceed with presenting the chief executive officer with a proposal to expand the health centre's primary services to a satellite location in theStarting at €8.20
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Alumni Action Foundation: Currency Hedging Strategy
Walid Busaba; Zeigham Khokher; Ken MarkCase IVEY-9B10N030-EFinanceThe executive director of an independent charitable foundation is thinking about whether to hedge his foundation's U.S. dollar exposure given the large swings in the Canadian dollar-U.S. dollar exchange rate. For the past four years, the weakening U.S. dollar has contributed to underperformance in the foundation's portfolio relative to its peers.Starting at €8.20
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Transfer Pricing at Cameco Corporation
Walid Busaba; Nourhene Ben Youssef; Saqib A. KhanCase IVEY-9B14B011-EAccounting and Control, StrategyTransfer pricing used by multinational corporations to lower its tax burden, thereby increasing its consolidated income, can have far-reaching implications for the stakeholders, as a fund manager for Saskhedge fund found out the hard way. A stock investment the manager had made in Cameco Corporation has dropped its value by 20 per cent. In addition, Canada Revenue Agency has initiated a law suit against the firm for alleged tax avoidance in relat...Starting at €8.20
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University of Regina Club: Financial Statement Analysis
Nourhene Ben Youssef; Walid Busaba; Saqib A. KhanCase IVEY-9B18B016-EAccounting and Control, EntrepreneurshipThe University Club at the University of Regina was in financial distress. The club had been losing money for several years and was being subsidized by the University of Regina. However, due to budget cuts by the Saskatchewan government, the university was no longer in a position to subsidize the operations of the club. The board of the club had to make some tough decisions at this time. Could the club exist without university subsidy? Should the...Starting at €8.20
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Poseidon Concepts Corporation: Boom To Bust
Walid Busaba; Nourhene Ben Youssef; Saqib A. KhanCase IVEY-9B18B001-EAccounting and ControlOn February 25, 2013, the chief investment officer at University of Regina Investing (URI) was reviewing the draft copy of the annual report for 2012 that was to be submitted to the client, the University of Regina. One investment that stood out was Poseidon Concepts Corporation, which the fund had bought at $14.02 per share in April 2012, had reached a high of CA$16.02 in September 2012, and had eventually lost all stock value. The chief investm...Starting at €8.20
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SaskPower U.S. Debt: Hedging Currency Exposure
Walid Busaba; Saqib A. KhanCase IVEY-9B18N011-EFinance, StrategyOn December 19, 2002, the board of directors of the Saskatchewan Power Corporation (SaskPower) was contemplating the approval of the company’s 2003 foreign exchange strategy to manage long-term currency risk exposure in the utility’s U.S. dollar debt. SasStarting at €8.20
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Social Justice at the Stratford Festival (A)
Gerard Seijts; Vania SakelarisCase IVEY-9B21C010-ELeadership and People ManagementOn March 20, 2020, in an effort to stem the transmission of the COVID-19 pandemic and under the direction of government officials, Canada’s Stratford Festival halted work on its 2020 productions and ultimately postponed the entire season. Additionally, social justice issues had come to the forefront with the killing of George Floyd on May 25, 2020 in Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States. Watching the protests unfold across North America, the Str...Starting at €8.20
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McMaster Family Health Team: Culture Evolution
David Barrett; Vania SakelarisCase IVEY-9B20D009-EService and Operations ManagementIn 2016, the chair of McMaster Family Health Team faced challenges related to differences in operational culture that had emerged at its two clinic sites—Stonechurch Family Health Centre and McMaster Family Practice. The two sites, which had operated indeStarting at €8.20
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Academic Entrepreneurship: Navigating Commercialization Challenges
Simon Parker; Vania SakelarisCase IVEY-W28370-EEntrepreneurship, StrategyIn September 2015, Pooja Viswanathan, a post-doctoral research scientist, emerged perplexed after a meeting with her post-doc supervisor. The purpose of the meeting had been to debrief on Viswanathan’s progress in response to the unexpected multi-stakeholder feedback received on the outcome of her six years of research: a prototype of an anti-collision system that enhanced wheelchair users’ mobility. To her considerable surprise and confusion, th...Starting at €8.20