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upLIFT: The Use of Gender Pronouns in Email Signatures
Mike Annett; Richard MakCase IVEY-9B20C023-ELeadership and People Management, StrategyThe director of diversity and inclusion at a community agency is trying to decide whether to update her business email signature to express her gender identity by providing preferred pronouns. The director must decide whether the benefits of adding the information exceed the potential costs. Subsequently, in a second and third situation—each situation presented as a separate addition to the main case—the director must decide the extent to which s...Starting at €8.20
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MacEwan Residence Services - A Risky Accommodation
Mike Annett; Dana DzivinskiCase IVEY-9B16C045-ELeadership and People ManagementIn November 2014, the Residence Services department at MacEwan University in Alberta, Canada, needed to replace a residence assistant who was exiting midway through the academic year. The new hire would have one semester of work for the current academic year and, with good performance, was expected to return for two semesters of work in the following academic year. One of the qualified applicants had a distinguishable disability: she used a wheel...Starting at €8.20
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Social Focus Consulting: Evaluating its Long-Term Feasibility
John Paul de Silva; Anthony GoerzenCase IVEY-9B18M104-EEntrepreneurship, StrategySince the founding of Ontario-based Social Focus Consulting (SFC) in 2011, its founder had led a team of over 100 members to work on more than 30 projects for over 30 non-profit organization (NPO) clients from London to Ottawa. SFC’s competitive market included NPO consulting firms that were more established, larger, or offered pro bono services. SFC set itself apart by exclusively hiring undergraduate and graduate students. The organization spec...Starting at €8.20