Ivey Business School (Canada)
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Spencer Leadership Centre
Mary Gillett; Gillian HeiszCase IVEY-9B09B015-EAccounting and ControlThe chief financial officer (CFO) of the Richard Ivey School of Business (Ivey) is reflecting on the state of the school. Ivey's MBA program was just beginning its inaugural year in the new 12-month format at the Spencer Leadership Centre (Spencer), and all signs pointed to a successful start. However, it was becoming obvious to the CFO that the Executive Education programs at Ivey would face some serious capacity constraints, given the resulting...Starting at €8.20
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Struggling to Make the Best Buy (A)
June Cotte; Seung Hwan (Mark) LeeCase IVEY-9B10A010-EMarketingAs her boyfriend's birthday was fast approaching, Ashley struggled to make a decision on what mp3 player to buy him (Kade) as a gift. After failing to acquire her first desired choice, Ashley narrowed her selection down to two different mp3 models. Option A was to buy the Creative Zen Stone Plus, which was recommended by her boyfriend's best friend; a friend who knew Kade's personality and character very well. Ashley believed Kade's friend would ...Starting at €8.20
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Ions Consulting: The MP^2 Training Program
June Cotte; Seung Hwan (Mark) LeeCase IVEY-9B07C029-ELeadership and People ManagementThe recently hired human resources (HR) director had to come up with a program that would meet the needs of transferring knowledge from older, more experienced project consultants to the junior and newly hired inexperienced associates. The HR director designed a program called the Mentoring Management Project for Professionals (MP^2). The program met with great resistance from all levels of the organization, which made the development and the imp...Starting at €8.20
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Please Stop Working So Hard!
June Cotte; Seung Hwan (Mark) LeeCase IVEY-9B09C020-ELeadership and People ManagementA new production supervisor at an automobile engine plant has encountered his first challenging task. The production supervisor must find a way to diffuse the tension between his team leader and other machine operators on the line. The team leader, the hardest worker among the group, was repeatedly criticized for over-exerting himself in many areas of the line. The workers feared that their jobs would be in jeopardy if workaholics like the team l...Starting at €8.20
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Leaders Wanted: Chinese Athletic Vancouver Association
Seung Hwan (Mark) Lee; Francine Schlosser; Philip Law; Clement ChuCase IVEY-9B08C008-ELeadership and People ManagementAfter 10 years of rapid growth, the Chinese Athletic Vancouver Association (CAVA) was threatened with a leadership vacuum. To deal with the recent loss of their president, the vice-president had to devise a plan that would sustain CAVA's benefit to the Vancouver Chinese community, by locating and developing leaders who could carry this organization forward. As the vice-president was expected to assume the president's role at the end of 2005, he n...Starting at €8.20
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Struggling to Make the Best Buy (A) (Spanish version)
June Cotte; Seung Hwan (Mark) LeeCase IVEY-9B10AS010MarketingAs her boyfriend's birthday was fast approaching, Ashley struggled to make a decision on what mp3 player to buy him (Kade) as a gift. After failing to acquire her first desired choice, Ashley narrowed her selection down to two different mp3 models. Option A was to buy the Creative Zen Stone Plus, which was recommended by her boyfriend's best friend; a friend who knew Kade's personality and character very well. Ashley believed Kade's friend would ...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
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Struggling to Make the Best Buy (B)
Seung Hwan (Mark) Lee; June CotteCase IVEY-9B12A056-EMarketingThis is a supplement to Struggling to Make the Best Buy (A), product # 9B10A010.Starting at €5.74