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Workplace Safety Trainers: Resuscitating Revenue
Julie Gosse, Anthony MccreeryCase IVEY-W32234-EStrategyIn June of 2022, Jada Abimbola, chief executive officer and owner of Workplace Safety Trainers (WST), needed to develop a strategy for the business after experiencing stagnating profits during the coronavirus pandemic. WST was one of Ontario’s foremost private occupational health and safety companies, providing training for businesses that needed to comply with the standards of the Ontario Ministry of Labour, Immigration, Training, and Skills Dev...Starting at €8.20
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Chem-ARC: Playing the Blame Game
Julie Gosse, Anthony MccreeryCase IVEY-W32509-ELeadership and People ManagementThe turnaround coordinator at Chem-ARC Industries (Chem-ARC) had to solve a dispute involving multiple stakeholders within the Turnaround Scheduling and Planning Department. Chem-ARC had been only two days into a company-wide shutdown when a delay on the plant floor sent the outage schedule into disarray. Members of the department started to blame one another for the issues Chem-ARC was facing. With a group of disgruntled employees, a costly prob...Starting at €8.20
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El caso HBR: Locos por el "sello brit nico"
Kirby, Julia; Ferguson, Niall; Thomas, Dana; Seidman, Dov; Corkindale, GillArticle HBS-R0711AMarketingCastlebridge & Company, un fabricante de prendas de vestir exteriores de alta calidad, es una institución británica centenaria. Su sede se mantienen en Londres, pero la mayor parte de su producción se ha trasladado al exterior. Con la última fábrica nacional programado para cerca, los ejecutivos de la empresa luchan para preservar la "identidad británica" de la marca. Para el historiador Niall Ferguson, el cierre de la planta es un paso lógico. E...Starting at €8.20
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Mad About Plaid (HBR Case Study and Commentary)
Kirby, Julia; Ferguson, Niall; Thomas, Dana; Seidman, Dov; Corkindale, GillArticle HBS-R0711A-EMarketingCastlebridge & Company, a maker of high-quality outerwear, is a century-old British institution. Its headquarters remain in London, but most of its manufacturing has moved offshore. With the last domestic factory slated to close, the firm's executives struggle to preserve the "Britishness" of the brand. For historian Niall Ferguson, the plant closure is a logical step. The British public has been down this road, as have foreign consumers of Briti...Starting at €8.20
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Mad About Plaid (Commentary for HBR Case Study)
Kirby, Julia; Ferguson, Niall; Thomas, Dana; Seidman, Dov; Corkindale, GillArticle HBS-R0711Z-EMarketingCastlebridge & Company, a maker of high-quality outerwear, is a century-old British institution. Its headquarters remain in London, but most of its manufacturing has moved offshore. With the last domestic factory slated to close, the firm's executives struggle to preserve the "Britishness" of the brand. For historian Niall Ferguson, the plant closure is a logical step. The British public has been down this road, as have foreign consumers of Briti...Starting at €8.20