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RollUP Solutions Incorporated: Going to Market
Ian Dunn; Eleni PetrouCase IVEY-9B18A044-EEntrepreneurship, MarketingIn early July 2017, the shareholders of RollUP Solutions Incorporated (RollUP), a social enterprise in London, Ontario, had just received great news about a partnership with Goodwill Industries International Inc. that would result in process efficienciesStarting at €8.20
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VCayr: Managing Sexual Harassment
Yasser RahrovaniCase IVEY-9B21C019-EInformation Technologies, Leadership and People ManagementVCayr was a not-for-profit social service organization that connected individuals through its social media platforms and community events. In January 2019, an organizational member and an active project manager at VCayr reported to a friend and board director that she was sexually harassed by another board director at VCayr. The friend and director had to decide how to manage the situation. He was aware of the severity of sexual harassment and th...Starting at €8.20
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MTS: Strategies for Managing Social Media Platforms
Yasser RahrovaniCase IVEY-9B19E021-EDecision Analysis, Entrepreneurship, Information TechnologiesMontreal Toheed Society (MTS), a community-based organization founded in 2012, has adopted various social media technologies to capture member interactions and to make the work of its board of directors more efficient and effective. The organization attempted to meet its needs by using JomSocial at first, followed later by Viber. MTS was partially successful in reaching its social media goals by implementing the Viber platform. The organization i...Starting at €8.20
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Furniture Bank: Entrepreneurial Growth in the Social Sector
Derrick Neufeld; Yasser RahrovaniCase IVEY-9B16E040-EEntrepreneurship, Information TechnologiesIn 2015, the executive director of Furniture Bank had successfully managed the Toronto social-service agency by turning a $300,000 net loss two years prior into a $100,000 net income. He had employed a variety of strategies and information technologies to integrate and rationalize business processes that resulted in significant productivity and performance improvements. However, Furniture Bank, which collected unneeded furnishings from donors and...Starting at €8.20
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Master Decker: Expansion Opportunities
Eleni Petrou; Ian DunnCase IVEY-9B18B010-EAccounting and ControlIn May 2017, the owner and operator of Master Decker, a deck restoration business, had an opportunity to expand his business by adding to the company’s current service offerings. His three expansion alternatives were offering deck building, marketing an exclusive line of stains, and manufacturing deck cleaning chemicals. He planned to analyze the costs and benefits of each alternative. He wanted to continue growing the business but wondered which...Starting at €8.20