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Fabric Super-Store (B)
David Simpson; Colin McDougallCase IVEY-9B11M036-EStrategyThis case is a supplement to Fabric Super-Store (A).Starting at €5.74
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Fabric Super-Store (A)
David Simpson; Colin McDougallCase IVEY-9B11M035-EStrategyTwo entrepreneurs were investigating Fabric Super-Store franchise ownership opportunities available to them in Ontario, Canada. The Fabric Super-Store had 68 locations worldwide, comprised of both corporate-owned and -operated stores and licensed franchises. It had recently undertaken to convert all existing corporate-owned stores to franchises. The entrepreneurs had recently re-located to the area after several years pursuing different careers i...Starting at €8.20
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Pet Care Veterinary Services
Elizabeth M.A. Grasby; Jason StornelliCase IVEY-9B07M042-EStrategyThe spring of 2002 had been grueling for the owner of Pet Care Veterinary Services, a small-animal veterinary practice with two clinics in Southwestern Ontario. Everything seemed to be going wrong at Pet Care's Avery, Ontario location. Profitability was disappointing, medication had disappeared, and the owner had serious concerns about her associate veterinarian's quality of animal care. The owner wondered what would be her best course of action....Starting at €8.20
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Fabric Super-Store (C)
David Simpson; Colin McDougallCase IVEY-9B11M037-EStrategyThis case is a supplement to Fabric Super-Store (A).Starting at €5.74
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Hospital Software Solutions (A)
Elizabeth M.A. Grasby; Jason StornelliCase IVEY-9B07C018-ELeadership and People ManagementThe customer care team lead at Hospital Software Solutions was becoming increasingly distressed in her workplace. Her supervisors were not managing her or the department effectively; her responsibilities did not align with her job description; she was being blamed for computer system failures; and she felt she was being viewed as the office slacker. The case provides for the application of theoretical concepts surrounding leadership, power/influe...Starting at €8.20
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Wrist & Rye: Curing the Naked Wrist Syndrome
Michael Taylor; Colin McDougall; Brent WinstonCase IVEY-9B17A051-EEntrepreneurship, MarketingIn 2015, Wrist & Rye Inc. was a new start-up venture in London, Canada, created by several undergraduate students who all had a passion for male fashion. Designed for young, working, professional men, the company's high-end beaded bracelets and accessories were all about looking cool and being associated with the brand. Each bracelet had a story centred on a specific cocktail to create a sense of bonding that could enhance conversations among the...Starting at €8.20
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Toboggan Brewing Company: Sliding to Success
Colin McDougall; Carly ArmstrongCase IVEY-9B19A035-EEntrepreneurship, MarketingIn 2017, the owner of Toboggan Brewing Company (Toboggan) needed to increase production capacity for his craft beer without making a capital investment. Toboggan was a very small player in the Ontario market; however, its craft beer had significant opportStarting at €8.20
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Bridgit
David Simpson; Colin McDougallCase IVEY-9B14M150-EEntrepreneurship, StrategyIn 2014, the co-founder of a new business needs to develop a solid business case for the value of her new software application, Bridgit. Focused on reducing construction delays due to poor deficiency management, Bridgit's software enables project managers to eliminate wasted resources (e.g., time, money, relationship capital) by delivering an easy-to-use software solution. Determining the value of Bridgit in the absence of meaningful numbers crea...Starting at €8.20
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Ring-A-Wing (A)
David Simpson; Colin McDougallCase IVEY-9B11N001-EEntrepreneurship, FinanceLate in August 2004, Chris Higgins was forced into the unenviable position of determining the future of Ring-A-Wing, a London, Ontario-based fast food producer of premium chicken wings for home delivery. After making a personal loan to a friend wishing to invest in the business, the situation devolved in less than nine months from Higgins being a passive lender to being a significant investor to sitting in a bankruptcy meeting trying to determine...Starting at €8.20
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Hospital Software Solutions (B)
Elizabeth M.A. Grasby; Jason StornelliCase IVEY-9B07C019-EKnowledge and Communication, Leadership and People ManagementThe customer care team lead (team lead) decides to attend a town hall meeting with the company's president and publicly air her concerns about computer system problems. This action appears to help resolve the system's problems but her supervisor rates her poorly on a performance review, possibly motivated by the team lead's actions at the town hall meeting. She must find a way to resolve her issues at Hospital Software Solutions without ruining h...Starting at €5.74