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Y U Ranch: Strategy and Sustainability in Cattle Ranching (C)
Pratima Bansal; Pamela Laughland; Brent McKnightCase IVEY-9B09M082-EStrategyThis is a supplement to Y U Ranch: Strategy and Sustainability in Cattle Ranching (A) and (B), products 9B09M080 and 9B09M081 and, taken together, this case series illustrates why industrial farming has supplanted the farm-based agricultural system.Starting at €5.74
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Food and Health Policy in the Ontario Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs
David Sparling; Pamela LaughlandCase IVEY-9B11M045-EStrategyRapid increases in obesity and chronic disease rates are stressing health care systems and government budgets globally. They are also causing individuals, governments, and businesses to examine closely the relationship between food and health. The issue is complex and involves many stakeholders from government and non-governmental agencies, as well as businesses. Food and health can have both positive and negative impacts on the food industry.As ...Starting at €8.20
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Marble Slab Creamery: A Grand Occasion
Elizabeth M.A. Grasby; Renee ZatzmanCase IVEY-9B09A034-EMarketingThe franchise owner of a Marble Slab Creamery (Marble Slab) in Ontario must submit a grand opening proposal to franchise headquarters in Calgary, Alberta, in two weeks' time. This proposal is to include her chosen target market, the franchise location and decisions made regarding product variety and pricing. The franchise owner also has to decide how best to allocate her $10,000 promotional budget to gain exposure and bring customers into her sto...Starting at €8.20
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Sandcore Instruments (B)
Elizabeth M.A. Grasby; Renee ZatzmanCase IVEY-9B10C012-ELeadership and People ManagementThe vice-president of human resources at Sandcore Instruments has to make a recommendation to the company's president regarding a sales representative with a history of poor performance. In this supplement to Sandcore Instruments (A), product #9B10C011, the vice-president discovers that the sales representative has offered to perform service work for a customer on his own time at a much lower price if cash is paid. The vice-president must update ...Starting at €5.74
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Y U Ranch: Strategy and Sustainability in Cattle Ranching (A)
Pratima Bansal; Pamela Laughland; Brent McKnightCase IVEY-9B09M080-EStrategyAWARD WINNING CASE - This case won the 2011 Oikos Sustainability Case Writing Competition. The owner and operator of Y U Ranch, a Longhorn cattle ranch in southern Ontario, is required to make a set of interesting but seemingly unimportant decisions. In this case series, students will see that each decision builds on the previous decision (i.e. the decisions are path dependent). Taken together, these cases illustrate why industrial farming has su...Starting at €8.20
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Parachute: Competition and Collaboration in the Market to Save Lives
Pratima Bansal; Pamela LaughlandCase IVEY-9B15M122-EEntrepreneurship, StrategyIn 2011, four Canadian non-profit organizations have a mandate to prevent injuries and face similar and worsening problems. Each organization is spending an escalating amount of time fundraising to support its operations. Key stakeholders are expressing confusion because injury prevention is a crowded space and many non-profit organizations are seeking both dollars and partnerships. Most troubling, the four non-profit organizations are struggling...Starting at €8.20
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Y U Ranch: Strategy and Sustainability in Cattle Ranching (B)
Pratima Bansal; Pamela Laughland; Brent McKnightCase IVEY-9B09M081-EStrategyThis is a supplement to Y U Ranch: Strategy and Sustainability in Cattle Ranching (A), product 9B09M080 and, taken together, this case series illustrates why industrial farming has supplanted the farm-based agricultural system.Starting at €5.74
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Parachute Supplement - Role Play
Pratima Bansal; Pamela LaughlandCase IVEY-9B15M122A-EEntrepreneurship, StrategyRole play supplement to 9B15M122.Starting at €8.20
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Cineplex Entertainment: The Loyalty Program
Kenneth G. Hardy; Renee ZatzmanCase IVEY-9B08A008-EEntrepreneurship, MarketingIn 2007, the marketing director for Cineplex Entertainment is trying to decide whether or not to proceed with a loyalty program that would provide incentives for customers to see more movies and events, and spend more on concessions. An important by-product would be the collection of detailed customer buying data. She has crafted four possible combinations of rewards and received proposals from three suppliers with experience in managing customer...Starting at €8.20
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Sandcore Instruments (A)
Elizabeth M.A. Grasby; Renee ZatzmanCase IVEY-9B10C011-ELeadership and People ManagementThe vice-president of human resources at Sandcore Instruments has to make a recommendation to the company's president regarding a sales representative with a history of poor performance. The vice-president must decide what action to take, including whether the sales representative should be terminated. The vice-president must consider how his decision will affect other employees in the Quebec sales network.Starting at €8.20