Ivey Business School (Canada)
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upLIFT: The Use of Gender Pronouns in Email Signatures
Mike Annett; Richard MakCase IVEY-9B20C023-ELeadership and People Management, StrategyThe director of diversity and inclusion at a community agency is trying to decide whether to update her business email signature to express her gender identity by providing preferred pronouns. The director must decide whether the benefits of adding the information exceed the potential costs. Subsequently, in a second and third situation—each situation presented as a separate addition to the main case—the director must decide the extent to which s...Starting at €8.20
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Alcan (A): Anticipating Industry Change
Gregory Vit; Johnny Boghossian; Amrita Nain; Karl MooreCase IVEY-9B09M071-EStrategyIn December 2006, Alcan was the second largest producer of aluminum in the world, but the industry was consolidating. The case traces the development of the aluminum industry since World War II to the recent emergence of China as an economic power and the accompanying rise in commodity prices. Alcan had to decide between two offers: to be acquired or to go it alone. The first offer was from Alcoa and the other from Rio Tinto. Alcoa was the world ...Starting at €8.20
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Alcan (B): Reacting to the Alcoa Offer
Johnny Boghossian; Karl Moore; Amrita Nain; Gregory VitCase IVEY-9B09N024-EFinance, StrategyIn May 2007, aluminum giant Alcoa announced its intentions to perform a hostile takeover of Alcan. Case B is set at this point and before Rio Tinto was in a position to announce its own offer. Students are asked to perform valuations of Alcan to determine the premium offered by Alcoa, consider the strategies Alcan can employ, and supply the suggestions Alcan managers should provide shareholders.Starting at €5.74
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MacEwan Residence Services - A Risky Accommodation
Mike Annett; Dana DzivinskiCase IVEY-9B16C045-ELeadership and People ManagementIn November 2014, the Residence Services department at MacEwan University in Alberta, Canada, needed to replace a residence assistant who was exiting midway through the academic year. The new hire would have one semester of work for the current academic year and, with good performance, was expected to return for two semesters of work in the following academic year. One of the qualified applicants had a distinguishable disability: she used a wheel...Starting at €8.20