Ivey Business School (Canada)
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Margaret Jefferson: Performance Issue at a Performing Arts Company (A)
Lyn Purdy; James O'BrienCase IVEY-9B12C024-ELeadership and People Management, StrategyThis case series describes a general manager’s decision of whether to fire an employee at a performing arts company. The scope of the case includes the organization of the company, the decision to hire the employee, his performance, and the decision to end the employment relationship. The general manager’s selection practices are described, and two role-playing exercises are included.Starting at €8.20
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The Mentorship of John Cooper (A)
Lyn Purdy; Nick KuzykCase IVEY-9B12C007-ELeadership and People ManagementJohn Cooper had spent the last five years working for Standard Holdings, an early-stage business development and private equity arm of the Standard Group of Companies (Standard). The job was one he took immediately after graduating from business school, and he took the position of business analyst to capitalize on the chance to work with Alan Kirkpatrick, an accomplished and well-respected entrepreneur and founder of Standard. During his years at...Starting at €8.20
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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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Ontario Ministry of Small Business & Consumer Services: Managing the Toronto Propane Explosion (A)
Jean-Louis Schaan; Ken MarkCase IVEY-9B10M032-EStrategyIn August 2008, there was a large propane explosion at a propane facility located in Toronto, Ontario and the resulting media coverage was nothing short of extensive. Within 24 hours of the explosion, media coverage shifted from developments at the site to the responsibilities of the Technical Safety and Standards Authority (TSSA). The TSSA was a not-for-profit corporation that was responsible for the delivery of regulatory services and ensuring ...Starting at €8.20
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Canada Border Services Agency: The Reorganization
Jean-Louis Schaan; Ken MarkCase IVEY-9B13M087-EStrategyIn 2009, after six years of operation and two negative audits, the president of the Canada Border Services Agency is thinking about initiating a reorganization to improve the way the agency is operated. Formed in 2003 from three government departments, the agency has been responsible for a range of activities represented by 90 acts and regulations that cover, for example, border security, immigration, food and plant inspection, intelligence and t...Starting at €8.20
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CivicAction (A): Launching a Multi-stakeholder Initiative
Jean-Louis Schaan; Gerard SeijtsCase IVEY-9B16C018-ELeadership and People ManagementAlthough much had been accomplished since the members of the Commercial Building Energy Initiative Leadership Council first met in September 2009, the co-chairs were concerned about the local landlords’ reluctance to engage in a public race to reduce energy consumption in their respective buildings. As one of three environmental initiatives launched out of CivicAction’s Greening Greater Toronto initiative, reducing the energy consumption in comme...Starting at €8.20
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Military Arsenal Systems: Preparing to Lead a Team (B)
Lyn Purdy; Ken MarkCase IVEY-9B14M058-ELeadership and People Management, StrategyThis is a supplement to 9B14M057.Starting at €5.74
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The Mentorship of John Cooper (B)
Lyn Purdy; Nick KuzykCase IVEY-9B12C008-ELeadership and People ManagementThis case is a supplement to The Mentorship of John Cooper (A).Starting at €5.74
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CivicAction (B): The Target
Jean-Louis Schaan; Gerard SeijtsCase IVEY-9B16C019-ELeadership and People ManagementSupplement to CivicAction (A): Launching a Multi-stakeholder Initiative, 9B16C018.Starting at €5.74
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CivicAction (C): The Awards
Jean-Louis Schaan; Gerard SeijtsCase IVEY-9B16C020-ELeadership and People ManagementSupplement to CivicAction (A): Launching a Multi-stakeholder Initiative, 9B16C018.Starting at €5.74