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Air Canada: Defined Benefit Pension Plans
Darren Henderson; Christine I. Wiedman; Pricilla CheungCase IVEY-9B11B016-EAccounting and ControlAn investor was reviewing his investment in Air Canada to decide whether or not to sell his shares in the company. Recent weakness in the airline industry and a three-day strike by service staff had caused the investor to reevaluate Air Canada’s long-term prospects. In particular, the investor wanted to consider the company’s pension plans in his analysis. A proposal to move new hires to defined contribution from defined benefit pension plans was...Starting at €8.20
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Camp Wahanowin (Spanish version)
Elizabeth M.A. Grasby; Eric SilverbergCase IVEY-9B12AS03MarketingEl propietario y director de un campamento residencial de verano para niños reconoce la necesidad de hacer algunos cambios para la próxima temporada. Su objetivo principal es aumentar el número de campistas. Específicamente, se necesitan iniciativas de venta para reforzar las sesiones de agosto, un mes cuando el campamento experimenta disminución de matrícula. Tiene algunas decisiones claves, incluyendo en qué grupo enfocar, cómo promover las ses...Starting at €8.20
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Mobiroo Inc.
Elizabeth M.A. Grasby; Eric SilverbergCase IVEY-9B12M083-EEntrepreneurship, StrategyThe founder and chief executive officer of Mobiroo Inc. must make several decisions regarding the future of his mobile application (app) gift card company. Mobiroo had created the first app gift card for Android and Blackberry users ? similar to the iTunes gift card for iPhone users. Over the past two years, the company had experienced phenomenal growth in the business-to-business space, selling a white-labelled app storefront to mobile carriers ...Starting at €8.20
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Camp Wahanowin
Elizabeth M.A. Grasby; Eric SilverbergCase IVEY-9B12A003-EMarketingThe owner and director of a residential summer camp for children recognizes the need to make some changes to achieve his primary objective of increasing the number of campers. Specifically, marketing initiatives are needed to bolster the August sessions, a month when the camp experiences declining enrolment. He has some key decisions to make, including which group to target, how to promote the camp sessions, and what to charge for any new product...Starting at €8.20
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Kinross Gold Corporation: Accounting for Stock-based Compensation
Darren Henderson; Christine LiuCase IVEY-9B11B022-EAccounting and Control, StrategyKinross Gold is considering changing the stock-based compensation plans that it uses for medium- to long-term executive incentives. A human resources consultant has been retained to make recommendations. The consultant must determine whether the current split between stock options and restricted share units should be altered. In addition, she must consider whether to recommend that Kinross Gold adopt restricted performance-vesting share units. If...Starting at €8.20
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Alleged Accounting Fraud at Nortel Networks Corporation
Darren Henderson; Chris Sturby; Christine LiuCase IVEY-9B12B023-EAccounting and ControlIn January 2009, an investor was assessing his investment in Nortel Networks Corporation. Nortel had recently filed for bankruptcy protection in the United States and Canada, meaning his entire original investment was almost certainly lost. Nortel had filed a total of four accounting restatements from 2003 to 2007, leading to class-action lawsuits from investors and investigations by the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) and the Ontar...Starting at €8.20
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Encana Corporation: Accounting for Foreign Currency
Darren Henderson; Chris Sturby; Gillian HeiszCase IVEY-9B12B031-EAccounting and Control, StrategyIn 2012, Encana is reassessing its choice for functional currency and presentation currency. Historically, Encana has used Canadian dollars for its functional currency and US dollars for its presentation currency, but changes in Encana’s operations over the past several years have caused the company to revisit its choices. For functional currency, Encana must determine whether Canada continues to represent its primary economic environment. Furthe...Starting at €8.20