Ivey Business School (Canada)
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Filter Innovations Inc.
Elizabeth M.A. Grasby; Jessica JohnCase IVEY-9B10B008-EAccounting and Control, EntrepreneurshipThe president of a small water filtration company is considering expanding his operations to include membrane biological reactors (MBRs). The topic of future-oriented decision-making using the differential cash flow is introduced. Students are asked to (1) qualitatively evaluate the filtration industry and decide whether this is the right time for the company to expand to MBRs; (2) perform a business size-up of the company and its competitors and...Starting at €8.20
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Arts and Communications Counselors Inc.
Elizabeth M.A. Grasby; Jessica JohnCase IVEY-9B10N005-EAccounting and Control, FinanceThe president of a small Toronto, Ontario consulting firm specializing in sponsorship and experimental marketing looks at adding a public relations division to the firm. Students are required to analyze the external environment, identify corporate strengths and weaknesses, identify qualitative pros and cons, prepare projected statements, look at the timeliness of the option, and evaluate the business plan before arriving at a final decision.Starting at €8.20
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TwinHills Centro: Social Return on Investment
Mahrukh Tahir; Elizabeth Henderson; Irene HerremansCase IVEY-9B16M087-EEntrepreneurship, StrategyIn 2012, TwinHills was a proposed community development project by a private land developer in Calgary, Canada. The developer's utopian vision was to create a community that met a “five bottom line” model of economic, social, environmental, technological, and spiritual components. This vision was not necessarily shared by the agencies involved in the development approval process, including those in city council. The landowner identified social re...Starting at €8.20
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Enbridge: Looking Toward the Future
Fernanda Lorenzetti Alves; HangXing Ma; Irene Herremans; Cameron WelshCase IVEY-9B16M025-EStrategyIn 2009, Enbridge announced the Neutral Footprint program to enhance its social licence to operate, increase its corporate responsibility, and in turn improve its corporate reputation through good performance. The program also gave Enbridge an opportunity to provide information about its financial and non-financial performance. By the end of 2012, Enbridge had suffered from unfavourable publicity due to oil spills. It also encountered a great dea...Starting at €8.20