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Express Trucking: Executive Team Dynamics (Role Play) (C) - Observer Grid
Jacques Neatby; Louis Hébert; Jean PoitrasCase IVEY-9B18M016-EStrategyTwo executives at Express Trucking—the vice-president of legal affairs, and the vice-president of sales—were preparing for an executive team meeting. The two vice-presidents were disputing the terms of a customer contract to be signed the following day. According to the vice-president of legal affairs, the contract needed to be revised to include a standard clause regarding Express Trucking’s liability, whereas the vice-president of sales feared ...Starting at €5.74
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Express Trucking: Executive Team Dynamics (Role Play) (B) - Vice-President, Sales (Dominic)
Jacques Neatby; Louis Hébert; Jean PoitrasCase IVEY-9B18M015-EStrategyTwo executives at Express Trucking—the vice-president of legal affairs, and the vice-president of sales—were preparing for an executive team meeting. The two vice-presidents were disputing the terms of a customer contract to be signed the following day. According to the vice-president of legal affairs, the contract needed to be revised to include a standard clause regarding Express Trucking’s liability, whereas the vice-president of sales feared ...Starting at €5.74
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DataUnison: The eBay Reseller Strategy
Rebecca A. Grant; Meghan StothersCase IVEY-9B07E014-EEntrepreneurship, Information TechnologiesIn 2005, e-business was on the rise again, and one of the companies that was doing well was eBay, the most successful online auction website. In addition to generating revenue, transactions on eBay also produced a substantial amount of data about purchases, prices and products. The chief executive officer (CEO) of the 18-month-old company, Advanced Economic Research Systems, Inc. (AERS) analyzed this data for consumers and businesses interested i...Starting at €8.20
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Express Trucking: Executive Team Dynamics (Role Play) (A) - Vice-President, Legal Affairs (Alex)
Jacques Neatby; Louis Hébert; Jean PoitrasCase IVEY-9B18M014-EStrategyTwo executives at Express Trucking—the vice-president of legal affairs, and the vice-president of sales—were preparing for an executive team meeting. The two vice-presidents were disputing the terms of a customer contract to be signed the following day. According to the vice-president of legal affairs, the contract needed to be revised to include a standard clause regarding Express Trucking’s liability, whereas the vice-president of sales feared ...Starting at €8.20
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Kitimat Clean Ltd.
Rebecca A. Grant; Saul KleinCase IVEY-9B15M094-EEntrepreneurship, StrategyA successful business executive and avid sailor had been thinking about new solutions to an old problem: safely transporting oil products. In late June 2014, the Canadian government had just approved a pipeline to carry bitumen from Alberta to the British Columbia coast. The immediate reaction from First Nations and environmental groups was extremely negative. Against this backdrop, the executive had put forward a radical proposal to refine the b...Starting at €8.20
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RevenueWire.com: Growing in a Competitive Affiliate Industry
Rebecca A. GrantCase IVEY-9B11M029-EEntrepreneurship, Marketing, StrategyAfter three years of rapid growth in a relatively young industry, the affiliate and payment-processing company RevenueWire.com found itself operating in a very different environment. Sales growth in the company’s affiliate network service had leveled off, and orders for Q1 2010 looked just like those for Q1 2009. New competitors, low entry barriers, and a plateau in the affiliate market meant few opportunities for growth across the industry. Desp...Starting at €8.20
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iStockphoto.com: Turning Community into Commerce
Rebecca A. Grant; Meghan StothersCase IVEY-9B07E013-EEntrepreneurship, Information TechnologiesWhen the founder of iStockphoto.com started the company in 2000, his objective was to share his vast collection of stock photography with graphic designers worldwide, and, in the process, help others do the same. By 2002, the organization was a respected and successful online community, but the founder and his partners now had to consider the profitability of their company. iStock was founded on community and collaboration - not commerce. Should ...Starting at €8.20