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Shopster.com
Malcolm Munro; Sid L. HuffCase IVEY-9B07E005-ECorporate Governance, Entrepreneurship, Information Technologies, StrategyShopster.com is a Calgary-based e-business company whose business is to assist other individuals or companies in setting up their own retail transactional websites. Shopster differs significantly from ordinary website developers in that retailers are able to select from a huge inventory of saleable products, through Shopster's network of goods providers. Shopster also provides software tools, and expertise, to allow anyone wishing to create an on...Starting at €8.20
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IFRS: Canada's Decision
Vaughan S. Radcliffe; Mitchell SteinCase IVEY-9B11B017-EAccounting and Control, Finance, StrategyThe case comprises an interview with Paul Cherry, who as chair of the Accounting Standards Board of Canada (the Canadian accounting standard setter) led a process that brought Canada to adopt international financial reporting standards (IFRS). The case provides a rich and in-depth examination of the real-world considerations that led Canada to adopt IFRS. It offers analysis of the competing alternatives such as the U.S. GAAP (generally accepted a...Starting at €8.20
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Pay Zone Consulting: A Global Virtual Organization
Malcolm Munro; Sid L. HuffCase IVEY-9B08C004-EEntrepreneurship, Information Technologies, Leadership and People Management, StrategyPay Zone Consulting is a small, highly specialized global consulting group providing information management solutions for the exploration and production sector of the oil and gas industry. The company operates entirely virtually with consultants and software developers in different parts of the world. The principals are considering growth options but are intent on preserving the quality of life provided by their virtual business model. The case e...Starting at €8.20
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RBI and the Great White North Franchisee Association
Vaughan S. Radcliffe; Mitchell Stein; Hashu RahimCase IVEY-9B19B002-EAccounting and ControlIn March 2018, an analyst at an investment management firm in Toronto, Ontario, had to decide whether or not to recommend that his firm establish a position in shares of Restaurant Brands International Inc. (RBI). Formed after the merger of Burger King and Tim Hortons Inc., RBI was led by the private equity firm 3G Capital. RBI was a powerhouse–the third-largest, quick-service restaurant chain in the world. Although RBI was performing well and se...Starting at €8.20
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London Water (B)
Vaughan S. Radcliffe; John G. Wilson; Denise BrunsdonCase IVEY-9B15B010-EAccounting and ControlSupplement to 9B15B009.Starting at €5.74
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London Public Library
Vaughan S. Radcliffe; Ian NicholCase IVEY-9B07B005-EAccounting and ControlThe chief executive officer (CEO) of the London Public Library (LPL) had developed and had begun to implement a strategic plan to improve the LPL. The strategic plan was based on a balanced scorecard. The four perspectives measured by the balanced scorecard were: the community perspective, the internal processes perspective, the organizational readiness perspective and the financial perspective. With two years before the deadline to achieve the p...Starting at €8.20
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London Water (A)
Vaughan S. Radcliffe; John G. Wilson; Denise BrunsdonCase IVEY-9B15B009-EAccounting and ControlIn 2013, London Water, the water system of the City of London, Ontario, has run deficits for eight of the past nine years, leading to significant pressure to pull the organization out of the red. The Water Engineering Division manager knows that something needs to change. Overhauling the rate structure is an attractive option; however, myriad political, economic and environmental issues are at play. Moreover, as steward of one of the city’s most ...Starting at €8.20
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Pricing Police: An Activity-Based Costing Model of Police Services
Vaughan S. Radcliffe; Mitchell Stein; Adam EricksonCase IVEY-9B16B014-EAccounting and ControlOn January 17, 2015, the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) released service cost estimates to all municipalities under its new municipal billing model. The new billing model, according to the recommendations of the auditor general, was designed to provide a more consistent, transparent, and accurate reflection of municipal servicing costs. Several mayors were not entirely sold on the new model and had their own opinion on how each municipality shou...Starting at €8.20
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WestJet Airlines: Information Technology Governance and Corporate Strategy
Malcolm Munro; Sharaz KhanCase IVEY-9B13E020-EInformation Technologies, StrategyWestJet Airlines grew from a startup regional carrier in 1996 serving five Western Canadian cities to an international airline with more than 80 destinations and 9,000 employees by 2011. In a strategic move to implement code sharing and several other strategic IT applications to enhance WestJet's competitiveness, the CEO and his executive team hired an experienced and highly successful CIO to bring WestJet up to par with other airlines. The new C...Starting at €8.20
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Penn West Petroleum Ltd.
Martin Persson; Vaughan S. Radcliffe; Mitchell Stein; Hammad SiddiquiCase IVEY-9B15B007-EAccounting and ControlIn 2015, Penn West Petroleum Ltd. (Penn West), a large Canadian oil company, made multiple acquisitions that led to a buildup of goodwill (i.e., the purchase price was higher than the net book value of the acquisitions). When the economic environment worsened, there was concern that this goodwill had been impaired. The concern deepened as economic factors improved but Penn West’s stock performance continued to be poor, indicating that the market ...Starting at €8.20