Ivey Business School (Canada)
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Banff Aspen Lodge: Evolving the Business Strategy
Laurie Busuttil; Susan Van WeeldenCase IVEY-9B18M126-EStrategyIn June 2013, the general manager of the Banff Aspen Lodge in Alberta, Canada, had to decide how to use the space previously vacated by a gift shop that had been housed in the lobby of the hotel. With high occupancy rates and no immediate pressure to add significantly to the hotel’s bottom line, the general manager had the luxury of testing new services that could help deliver on the hotel’s mission to provide every guest with an exceptional expe...Starting at €8.20
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Banff Aspen Lodge: Staffing for Success
Laurie Busuttil; Susan Van WeeldenCase IVEY-9B19C015-ELeadership and People Management, StrategyIn July 2018, the general manager of the Banff Aspen Lodge in Alberta, Canada, needed to fill two vacancies at the Front Desk. He faced several challenges because of a tight labour market and the never-ending cycle of staff turnover in the hospitality sector, especially in a resort town. Although the general manager was confident that the hotel had many good human resource management practices, he wondered whether he could apply a more systematic...Starting at €8.20
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Eagles Nest Association of Waterdown: Decisions at the Crossroads
Laurie Busuttil; Susan Van Weelden; Erica CostinCase IVEY-9B20M162-EStrategyEagles Nest Association of Waterdown (Eagles Nest) was a not-for-profit organization (NFP) in Waterdown, Ontario which focused on assisting women and children fleeing abusive situations. They closed a transitional home because the lease was not renewed onStarting at €8.20
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LumiSmart (A): Answering the Call for Negawatts
Stewart Thornhill; Ellen M. BrownCase IVEY-9B11M031-EEntrepreneurship, StrategyThe president and chief executive officer (CEO) of an established Toronto-based boutique consulting firm is in the process of expanding his company’s core competency from the largely mature tech sector to the new and rapidly growing field of clean technology. During this time, the CEO is introduced to an inventor and an entrepreneur who have developed a waveform technology that they claim will instantaneously reduce electricity consumption by 30 ...Starting at €8.20
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LumiSmart (B): Answering the Call for Negawatts
Stewart Thornhill; Ellen M. BrownCase IVEY-9B11M032-EEntrepreneurship, StrategyThis supplement to LumiSmart (A): Answering the Call for Negawatts explores how the development of the clean technology might be financed.Starting at €5.74