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Masai Ujiri: "Because I'm Black"
Abbas Khambati; Mazi RazCase IVEY-9B21C026-ELeadership and People Management, StrategyMasai Ujiri, the President and General Manager of the Toronto Raptors (Raptors), had an illustrious career on and off the basketball court; he had not shied away from making bold, even controversial, decisions; and he had led his franchise, the Raptors, to the National Basketball Association (NBA) Championship. Following the Raptors’ clinching the NBA Championship in 2019, Ujiri faced an altercation with an Officer in Oakland, California. At the ...Starting at €8.20
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M2 Universal Communications
Srinivas Krishnamoorthy; Peter C. Bell; Ankur Bansal; Peter VazCase IVEY-9B09E013-ECorporate GovernanceTeleco Inc. (Teleco), an established telecom conglomerate with a significant position in the Canadian wireless business, had engaged M2 to plan its digital media spending strategy for the upcoming quarter. The vice-president at M2 would have to help Teleco decide on the ideal investment strategy for its $1.5 million digital media advertising budget and wondered how this would affect M2's strategic recommendations.Starting at €8.20
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Beck Taxi
Srinivas Krishnamoorthy; Ramasastry ChandrasekharCase IVEY-9B09M058-ECorporate Governance, Entrepreneurship, MarketingBeck Taxi is Toronto's leading cab brokerage. In May 2009, the company's chief executive officer (CEO) is wondering whether the company could change the radio fee for the limited duration of summer, usually a lean season for the cab trade. The fee, paid by drivers for the dispatch service connecting them to customers in waiting, has not been increased in over a decade. That is enough reason to go for a straight upward revision on a permanent basi...Starting at €8.20
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Pinpoint Consulting — Credit Card Portfolio Valuation
Srinivas Krishnamoorthy; Devin ChetanCase IVEY-9B11E032-ECorporate Governance, Finance, StrategyPinpoint Consulting, a multi-billion dollar strategy consulting firm, has been hired by Dart Financial Corporation to provide advice on the potential acquisition of a credit card portfolio. An analyst has the task of building a model and making recommendations. The price is set at $60 million and the analyst must assess whether the portfolio is an attractive opportunity and a suitable fit for Dart Financial.Starting at €8.20
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Mobials
Srinivas Krishnamoorthy; Marit van den BergCase IVEY-9B13E021-EDecision Analysis, EntrepreneurshipTwo business-school grads are the co-founders of a technology startup that provides a mobile-based solution for automotive reviews. The case focuses on customer validation and on fitting a demand model to the aggregate sales data from the test versions of their product.Starting at €8.20
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NorLand: The 500-50-25 Ambition
W. Glenn Rowe; Abbas KhambatiCase IVEY-W27094-EStrategyNorLand Limited (NorLand) was a construction company based in British Columbia, Canada, with operations in Alberta, British Columbia, Quebec, and the United States. Having grown primarily by acquisition, the company was moving toward an ambitious goal: to achieve CA$500 million in revenues and CA$50 million in net operating income (NOI) by 2025—the 500-50-25 goal. The main questions facing Dave Reynolds, NorLand’s chief executive officer (CEO), a...Starting at €8.20
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NorLand: The 500-50-25 Ambition - Teaching Note
W. Glenn Rowe; Abbas KhambatiTeaching Note IVEY-W27095-EStrategyTeaching note for product W27094.Starting at €0.00
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Rogers Communications Inc.: The Battle for the Board
W. Glenn Rowe; Abbas KhambatiCase IVEY-W29729-EStrategyIn 2021, Rogers Communications Inc. (Rogers), one of the largest telecommunications companies in Canada, suffered a leadership crisis amid conflict between members of the Rogers family controlling the company. A decision by board chair Edward Rogers to oust chief executive officer Joe Natale triggered a chain of events that pitted Edward Rogers against his mother and two sisters (all board members). The company’s complex governance model, which c...Starting at €8.20