Ivey Business School (Canada)
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Globalization of Wyeth
Munir Mandviwalla; Jonathan PalmerCase IVEY-9B08M017-EStrategyDuring the last decade, Wyeth transformed itself from a holding company to a global company using information technology (IT) as an important enabler. The first half of the case details the importance of global integration and how globalization was initiated at Wyeth. The original role of IT is introduced along with the challenges and barriers of starting a globalization strategy. This is followed by a discussion of how the role of IT started cha...Starting at €8.20
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Wichita County Health Center: Strategic Planning
Arthur DaemmrichCase IVEY-9B16M084-EStrategyIn 2015, the new chief executive officer of Wichita County Health Center (WCHC) was evaluating his organization’s strengths and weaknesses in light of a changing environment for health-care delivery in rural Kansas. WCHC faced three key issues: whether to sign a service agreement with Colorado-based Centura Health; whether to hire additional full-time nursing staff instead of paying high fees to an external staffing company; and identifying oppor...Starting at €8.20
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Children’s Hospital Oakland: End-of-Life Dilemmas
Arthur Daemmrich; Lauren DavisCase IVEY-9B16C007-ELeadership and People ManagementAfter suffering severe complications from a relatively minor surgery at a California children’s hospital in early December 2013, a young teenage girl was declared brain dead. However, to her family, the girl seemed responsive and they refused to accept the hospital’s statement that their daughter was deceased. The hospital arranged visits with social workers and other staff in an attempt to help the family understand that their daughter was dead ...Starting at €8.20
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Drinks-Up! The Pitfalls of Digital Innovation
Steve Sclarow; Munir MandviwallaCase IVEY-9B19E009-EEntrepreneurship, Information TechnologiesIn July 2016, in Philadelphia, a group of aspiring entrepreneurs had developed a proof-of-concept prototype for the Drinks-Up! mobile drinks-ordering app, a digital innovation designed to provide a better bar experience. The team had received an investment proposal that included a plan for app development and a partnership opportunity from the potential investor’s company, and they were facing an investment decision: Was an agreement that would s...Starting at €8.20
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IBM Newco: A High-Stakes Spinoff Amid a Battle of the Tech Titans
Bertrand Guillotin; Theodore L. Hill; Munir Mandviwalla; Julianne SellinCase IVEY-W33970-EInformation Technologies, StrategyTwo months after his January 1, 2021, appointment as chief executive officer (CEO) of NewCo, the code name for the soon-to-be spun off managed infrastructure services portion of Strategy Machines Corporation (IBM), Martin Schroeter was faced with the daunting prospect of creating a distinct strategy and identity for a huge company in a very short time frame. Announced on October 8, 2020, by IBM’s CEO, Arvind Krishna, NewCo was a high-stakes strat...Starting at €8.20