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South East Grey Community Health Centre: Journey to Rural Expansion
David Barrett; Vania SakelarisCase IVEY-9B20D008-EEntrepreneurship, Service and Operations ManagementIn 2019, the clinical director of the South East Grey Community Health Centre was conflicted about whether to proceed with presenting the chief executive officer with a proposal to expand the health centre's primary services to a satellite location in theStarting at €8.20
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Domus Developments: To Build or Not to Build
Elizabeth M.A. Grasby; Erica FurgiueleCase IVEY-9B15B006-EAccounting and Control, EntrepreneurshipThe project manager at a development company is contemplating the future of the firm’s next innovative development project, which had originally been conceptualized in 2008, but for various reasons, had not yet come to fruition. The project manager wants to evaluate the venture from a financial viewpoint, including the company's ongoing cash position should the company go ahead with the building process; he also wants to assess other relevant qua...Starting at €8.20
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Amsterdam Brewery
Elizabeth M.A. Grasby; Erica FurgiueleCase IVEY-9B15B003-EAccounting and Control, MarketingThe owner and president of a craft brewery and restaurant had just finished reviewing the company’s mid-year results, which revealed some operational capacity issues and a limited marketing budget. As a result, the owner wanted to focus on each of the company’s product lines and their contribution to the business to determine how to allocate marketing costs. Alternatively, with the company’s continued growth, the owner wondered whether the brewer...Starting at €8.20
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Social Justice at the Stratford Festival (A)
Gerard Seijts; Vania SakelarisCase IVEY-9B21C010-ELeadership and People ManagementOn March 20, 2020, in an effort to stem the transmission of the COVID-19 pandemic and under the direction of government officials, Canada’s Stratford Festival halted work on its 2020 productions and ultimately postponed the entire season. Additionally, social justice issues had come to the forefront with the killing of George Floyd on May 25, 2020 in Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States. Watching the protests unfold across North America, the Str...Starting at €8.20
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McMaster Family Health Team: Culture Evolution
David Barrett; Vania SakelarisCase IVEY-9B20D009-EService and Operations ManagementIn 2016, the chair of McMaster Family Health Team faced challenges related to differences in operational culture that had emerged at its two clinic sites—Stonechurch Family Health Centre and McMaster Family Practice. The two sites, which had operated indeStarting at €8.20
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Academic Entrepreneurship: Navigating Commercialization Challenges
Simon Parker; Vania SakelarisCase IVEY-W28370-EEntrepreneurship, StrategyIn September 2015, Pooja Viswanathan, a post-doctoral research scientist, emerged perplexed after a meeting with her post-doc supervisor. The purpose of the meeting had been to debrief on Viswanathan’s progress in response to the unexpected multi-stakeholder feedback received on the outcome of her six years of research: a prototype of an anti-collision system that enhanced wheelchair users’ mobility. To her considerable surprise and confusion, th...Starting at €8.20
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Satya: Authentic Entrepreneurship and Community
Vania Sakelaris; Janice ByrneCase IVEY-W28479-EEntrepreneurshipPatrice Mousseau was an Indigenous woman in Canada who founded an organic skin care company, Satya. From Satya’s modest beginnings and early challenges, the company had several subsequent successes before Mousseau faced significant challenges due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Mousseau’ s Indigenous values and influences shaped her approach to launching and developing Satya. Additionally, Mousseau’s collaboration with a women-only network of investors...Starting at €8.20
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Kids Swag: Building an Opportunity around Diversity
Vania Sakelaris; Janice ByrneCase IVEY-W26182-EEntrepreneurship, MarketingIn 2016, a Black woman entrepreneur in Ajax, Ontario, Canada, in the greater Toronto area founded a small but successful venture named Kids Swag in response to a gap she identified in the children’s products market, which was failing to represent the BlacStarting at €8.20
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Harry Rosen: Digitizing Customer Relationships
Vania Sakelaris; Nicole R.D. HaggertyCase IVEY-W27514-EInformation Technologies, StrategyIan Rosen, the recently appointed executive vice-president of Digital and Strategy at Harry Rosen Inc. (Harry Rosen), a successful men’s retail chain founded by Ian’s grandfather in 1954, must decide on a technology solution to support the advancement of his proposed digital strategy for Harry Rosen. The decision-making challenges he is encountering in early 2020 are compounded by the onset of the global pandemic and resulting impacts on the luxu...Starting at €8.20
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Helga Wear: The Unzipped Potential of Women’s Workwear
Vania Sakelaris; Janice ByrneCase IVEY-W32629-EEntrepreneurship, StrategyThe case traces the story of Jodi Huettner, a mechanical engineer, and her journey to launch Helga Wear Inc. (Helga Wear), a company that developed personal protective equipment (PPE) in the form of workwear specifically designed for women. Huettner started the venture following her own struggles working in PPE designed for men. The case outlines the various challenges she encountered in bringing her product to market and illustrates how gender b...Starting at €8.20