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Japón: de la burbuja a la crisis
Gual, Jordi; Martrat, SergiCase ASE-396EconomicsEste caso presenta la evolución de la economía japonesa en los años noventa. El caso aborda los orígenes de la burbuja financiera que se creó a finales de los ochenta y las consecuencias para las empresas y la economía en general del estallido de la burbuja durante la década siguiente. El caso pone el énfasis en el estudio de hasta qué punto se pueden utilizar políticas monetarias y fiscales en Japón para solucionar los problemas económicos de fi...Starting at €8.20
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South East Grey Community Health Centre: Journey to Rural Expansion
David Barrett; Vania SakelarisCase IVEY-9B20D008-EEntrepreneurship, Service and Operations ManagementIn 2019, the clinical director of the South East Grey Community Health Centre was conflicted about whether to proceed with presenting the chief executive officer with a proposal to expand the health centre's primary services to a satellite location in theStarting at €8.20
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Saint Elizabeth: Innovation in Health Care
David Barrett; Ramasastry ChandrasekharCase IVEY-9B16D025-EService and Operations ManagementSaint Elizabeth, a leading Canadian health-care enterprise, had been managing innovation through what it called the Innovation Tripod. This had three components—Ideas (which involved generating innovative ideas from among employees), Solutions (involving outside ventures in innovation), and Impact (consisting of ways in which results were measured). The chief executive officer (CEO) was facing a dilemma with each element of the tripod. How could ...Starting at €8.20
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InteraXon Inc.'s Muse: Aligning the Supply Chain
David Barrett; Ramasastry ChandrasekharCase IVEY-9B17D011-EEntrepreneurship, Service and Operations Management, StrategyIn 2016, the chief operating officer (COO) of InteraXon Inc., a Toronto-based technology start-up in the health and wellness sector, needed to put together a revised supply chain that was consistent with the company’s new strategic plan. InteraXon’s flagship product was a lightweight headband called Muse, aimed at measuring the wearer’s brain activity. The COO needed to keep in mind two major requirements of the new plan: a) the company would be ...Starting at €8.20
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Japan: from the bubble to the slump
Gual, Jordi; Martrat, SergiCase ASE-396-EEconomicsThis case presents the evolution of the Japanese economy in the 1990's. The case discusses the origins of the financial bubble that was created in the late 1980's and the consequences for business and the economy in general of the burst of the bubble during the 1990's. The case emphasizes the study of the extent to which fiscal and monetary policies can be used in Japan as a way to solve the economic problems of the late 1990's or whether, on the...Starting at €8.20
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McMaster Family Health Team: Culture Evolution
David Barrett; Vania SakelarisCase IVEY-9B20D009-EService and Operations ManagementIn 2016, the chair of McMaster Family Health Team faced challenges related to differences in operational culture that had emerged at its two clinic sites—Stonechurch Family Health Centre and McMaster Family Practice. The two sites, which had operated indeStarting at €8.20
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Kindred Home Care: Choosing Growth Options
David Barrett; Ramasastry ChandrasekharCase IVEY-9B19D024-EEntrepreneurship, Service and Operations Management, StrategyIn June 2017, the chief executive officer (CEO) of Kindred Home Care, a home care company in the Canadian province of New Brunswick, bordering the United States, was grappling with three options for scaling up operations—take the familiar acquisition routStarting at €8.20