Ivey Business School (Canada)
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Infusion's Greenfield Subsidiary in Poland
Christopher Williams; Wendelien van Eerde; Danielle TheCase IVEY-9B12M076-EEntrepreneurship, StrategyThe president of Infusion Development Corporation was reviewing the progress of the new subsidiary the company had set up 15 months earlier in Krakow, Poland. The purpose of the subsidiary was to work with other Infusion offices around the world to provide innovative software development services to global clients. The investment, a big success, had grown in size from eight to forty staff in one year, and there were plans to double that by the en...Starting at €8.20
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Margaret Jefferson: Performance Issue at a Performing Arts Company (A)
Lyn Purdy; James O'BrienCase IVEY-9B12C024-ELeadership and People Management, StrategyThis case series describes a general manager’s decision of whether to fire an employee at a performing arts company. The scope of the case includes the organization of the company, the decision to hire the employee, his performance, and the decision to end the employment relationship. The general manager’s selection practices are described, and two role-playing exercises are included.Starting at €8.20
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The Mentorship of John Cooper (A)
Lyn Purdy; Nick KuzykCase IVEY-9B12C007-ELeadership and People ManagementJohn Cooper had spent the last five years working for Standard Holdings, an early-stage business development and private equity arm of the Standard Group of Companies (Standard). The job was one he took immediately after graduating from business school, and he took the position of business analyst to capitalize on the chance to work with Alan Kirkpatrick, an accomplished and well-respected entrepreneur and founder of Standard. During his years at...Starting at €8.20
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Military Arsenal Systems: Preparing to Lead a Team (B)
Lyn Purdy; Ken MarkCase IVEY-9B14M058-ELeadership and People Management, StrategyThis is a supplement to 9B14M057.Starting at €5.74
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The Mentorship of John Cooper (B)
Lyn Purdy; Nick KuzykCase IVEY-9B12C008-ELeadership and People ManagementThis case is a supplement to The Mentorship of John Cooper (A).Starting at €5.74
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Margaret Jefferson: Performance Issue at a Performing Arts Company (B)
Lyn Purdy; James O'BrienCase IVEY-9B12C025-ELeadership and People Management, StrategyThis case is a supplement to Margaret Jefferson: Performance Issue at a Performing Arts Company (A).Starting at €5.74
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Maple Retreat Golf and Country Club
Lyn Purdy; Stephen Rene FreyCase IVEY-9B08C023-EEntrepreneurship, Leadership and People ManagementThis case is set at a golf course in Aurora, Ontario. The club superintendent and the assistant superintendent will be interviewing three candidates for a green keeping position at Maple Retreat Golf and Country Club. The club superintendent must decide what questions to ask of the three applicants, keeping in mind what questions he could not ask of the candidates. This case is intended to be used for the managing people module of an organization...Starting at €8.20
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Maple Retreat Golf and Country Club (Spanish version)
Lyn Purdy; Stephen Rene FreyCase IVEY-9B08CS023Entrepreneurship, Leadership and People ManagementEste caso se ha fijado en un campo de golf en Aurora, Ontario. El superintendente del club y el asistente del superintendente entrevistarán tres candidatos para un puesto de mantenimiento del campo verde en Maple Retreat Golf and Country Club. El club superintendente debe decidir qué preguntas hacer de los tres candidatos, teniendo en cuenta las preguntas que no podía pedir a los candidatos. Este caso está pensado para ser utilizado por el módulo...Starting at €8.20
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Military Arsenal Systems: Preparing to Lead a Team (A)
Lyn Purdy; Ken MarkCase IVEY-9B14M057-ELeadership and People Management, StrategyIn March 2010, a newly promoted engineering area manager at Military Arsenal Systems, a Vancouver-based defence contractor, has just become team leader for a key program at the firm. His biggest challenge is how to lead his team, given that he is dealing with a range of personalities and the fact that he was a peer before he became their leader. How can he prove himself to be an effective leader not only to his team but to senior management? Can ...Starting at €8.20
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Expatica Communications: Leading through Tragedy
Christopher Williams; Wendelien van EerdeCase IVEY-9B17C001-ELeadership and People Management, StrategyIn July 2014, the managing partner and co-founder of Netherlands-based Expatica Communications B.V. (Expatica) received tragic news. His close friend and business partner had been travelling on Malaysia Airlines flight MH17, which was shot down over Ukraine. The two partners had worked closely together at Expatica for over 15 years. Three days after receiving the news of his friend’s sudden death, the surviving partner found himself alone in his ...Starting at €8.20