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Jayman Built Inc: Westman Village Resort-Style Living
Pernille Goodbrand; Lynne Ricker; Jessica AbtCase IVEY-9B20A058-EMarketingIn September 2015, the owner of Jayman BUILT, a homebuilder and developer in Alberta, was fine-tuning his vision for a resort-style residential community in the outer suburbs of Calgary, Alberta. The development, Westman Village, would be a legacy project and the first of its kind in Calgary—a high-density, walkable, and amenity-rich community. Work on the development was planned for September 2016, and the owner was eager to showcase the innovat...Starting at €8.20
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Keystone Excavating Limited: Preserving a Legacy
Pernille Goodbrand; Sandip Lalli; Cheryl BrazellCase IVEY-9B18M158-EStrategyIn June 2015, a new president and chief executive officer, Sandip Lalli, was hired by the board of directors of Keystone Excavating Limited (Keystone) to turn the company around and increase its value. In its 35 years of operations, Keystone had failed to articulate a purpose, and for the past five years it had been in double-digit decline. The economic downturn in Alberta from 2014 to 2016 had made the situation dire, and by September 2016 Lalli...Starting at €8.20
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Leadership at Research in Motion
Charlice Hurst; William T. WatsonCase IVEY-9B13C019-ELeadership and People Management, StrategyTwo people with opposing skills – business management and marketing on the one hand and technological know-how on the other – are joint chief executive officers of a market-leading smartphone manufacturer. Their leadership styles, decision-making and relationship with each other are paramount from the company’s inception, through its rise, its response to mounting competition and the period of declining performance that followed. Conflicting poin...Starting at €8.20
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Avid Life (B)
Gerard Seijts; William T. WatsonCase IVEY-9B12C004-EEntrepreneurship, Finance, Leadership and People ManagementThis case is a supplement to Avid Life (A).Starting at €5.74
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Spruceland Properties Inc.: Social Enterprise through Real Estate Development
Pernille Goodbrand; Thomas HollowayCase IVEY-9B19M100-EStrategyIn February 2016, SpruceLand Properties Inc. (SpruceLand) faced a difficult decision that would determine the future of the company. SpruceLand had been founded as a community development company mandated to create financial returns while engaging in sociStarting at €8.20
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City of Calgary: Financing Infrastructure
Pernille Goodbrand; Darrin Ambrose; Jyoti GondekCase IVEY-9B18M041-EStrategyIn 2007, the former Calgary mayor was preparing to make the case for a Community Revitalization Levy to secure financing to develop Calgary’s East Village, a downtown brownfield site. The East Village had a difficult history, and economic, social, and environmental issues abounded there. All previous attempts at redevelopment had failed. After doing meticulous research, the mayor presented to Calgary City Council his idea of the Community Revital...Starting at €8.20
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Avid Life (A)
Gerard Seijts; William T. WatsonCase IVEY-9B12C003-EEntrepreneurship, Finance, Leadership and People ManagementNoel Biderman was the president of Avid Life Media, a profitable Canadian growth company whose main businesses were various online social networks for groups seeking sexual partners and romance. Biderman was seeking to raise $60 million via a private placement offering to acquire a privately held online advertising sales company, merge the companies, and take the new and improved entity to the TSX Venture Exchange or the Toronto Stock Exchange. T...Starting at €8.20