Ivey Business School (Canada)
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Mabel's Labels: Leading in a Results-Only Work Environment
Alison Konrad; Lindsay BirbragerCase IVEY-9B15C013-EEntrepreneurship, Leadership and People ManagementThis case describes the implementation of a results-only work environment (ROWE) at Mabel’s Labels, a successful entrepreneurial firm in Canada. Under ROWE, employee performance is managed by examining outcomes and accomplishments, not by measuring the amount of time people spend at the workplace. The case provides details of the change process and ROWE implementation. The change leader views ROWE as a strategic initiative to enhance the organiza...Starting at €8.20
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CIBC: Fostering an Inclusive Culture, Leading with Gender
Alison Konrad; Lindsay BirbragerCase IVEY-9B16C027-ELeadership and People ManagementIn June 2013, the senior vice-president of talent management of the Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce (CIBC), recognized an organizational need at the bank. He realized that, to build a strong workforce, CIBC needed to move from simply filling diversity targets through recruitment to a focus on the development and advancement of a leadership talent pool. Towards that goal, he appointed the vice-president of executive talent management to lead a ...Starting at €8.20
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La Maison Simons: The Bra Backlash
Jana Seijts; Gerard Seijts; Benjamin BigioCase IVEY-9B20C008-EEntrepreneurship, Leadership and People ManagementLa Maison Simons was a successful 178-year-old, family-run fashion retailer with 15 locations across Canada and over CA$500 million in sales in 2018. On September 6, 2018, the president and chief executive officer (CEO), supported and approved the launch of a new marketing campaign featuring brassieres named after historic Canadian women. One of those women was the former chief justice of the Supreme Court of Canada, Beverley McLachlin. Within ho...Starting at €8.20
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Nestlé: A Social Media Nightmare (A)
Jana Seijts; Benjamin BigioCase IVEY-9B10M103-EInformation Technologies, StrategyAs the largest food and drink company in the world, Nestlé S.A. prided itself on a solid reputation built over the past 150 years. On March 17, 2010, the chairman of the board of directors was surprised by a YouTube video created by the environmental activist group Greenpeace. The graphic and provocative video criticized Nestlé for its use of palm oil in Nestlé products. It helped Greenpeace make a bold statement: Nestlé products were leading to ...Starting at €8.20
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Nestlé: A Social Media Nightmare (B)
Jana Seijts; Benjamin BigioCase IVEY-9B10M104-EInformation Technologies, StrategyThis case is a supplement to Nestlé: A Social Media Nightmare (A).Starting at €5.74