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Ferio Pugliese: Leading WestJet's New Carrier Encore
Gerard Seijts; Jean-Louis Schaan; Robert WayCase IVEY-9B15C008-ELeadership and People ManagementIn early 2014, Ferio Pugliese looked back on his turbulent first year as president of WestJet Airlines Ltd.’s new regional air service Encore. Encore represented the company’s most significant organizational change in its 18 years of dramatic growth. Expanding the airline’s fleet to include smaller, short-haul aircraft that could service smaller destinations throughout Western Canada had not been without growing pains. For example, a number of em...Starting at €8.20
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The Northwest Passage
Leonard, Herman B.; Brannen, PeterCase HBS-309067-EFollowing dozens of failed expeditions to "discover" the NW passage, a Norwegian adventurer employs a new approach that emphasizes rigorous preparation, a lighter, quicker style, and a willingness to adapt to the inhospitable Arctic environment and its people. The case summarizes the bleak history of the exploration of the Northwest passage over several centuries, examining expeditions that employed a broad spectrum of strategies, leadership styl...Starting at €8.20
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The Northwest Passage (Epilogue)
Brannen, Peter; Leonard, Herman B.Case HBS-309068-ESupplement to 309067Starting at €8.20
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Triage at Rouge Valley Health System
Gerard Seijts; Robert WayCase IVEY-9B14C014-ELeadership and People ManagementIn late 2006, the Rouge Valley Health System’s board of directors began to grasp the gravity of the leadership challenge set before them: rescue the amalgamated Scarborough Centenary Hospital and the Ajax and Pickering General Hospital, which was financially a “basket case,” or face an imposed government takeover. A recently completed independent peer review conducted from June through November 2007 came down hard on the former senior leadership ...Starting at €8.20
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A New Vision for the Stratford Festival
Gerard Seijts; Robert WayCase IVEY-9B17C048-ELeadership and People ManagementIn January 2016, the executive director of Canada's Stratford Festival, one of North America's largest repertory theatre companies, was considering the festival's long-term outlook and the role the organization played in the community. The 2015 season had been successful, and she would be able to report a small surplus to the board at the upcoming annual general meeting. But the long-term outlook wasn't as secure. Annual attendance had dropped be...Starting at €8.20