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upLIFT: The Use of Gender Pronouns in Email Signatures
Mike Annett; Richard MakCase IVEY-9B20C023-ELeadership and People Management, StrategyThe director of diversity and inclusion at a community agency is trying to decide whether to update her business email signature to express her gender identity by providing preferred pronouns. The director must decide whether the benefits of adding the information exceed the potential costs. Subsequently, in a second and third situation—each situation presented as a separate addition to the main case—the director must decide the extent to which s...Starting at €8.20
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New General Manager at St. Thomas Golf and Country Club
Darroch A. RobertsonCase IVEY-9B13B024-EAccounting and ControlThe newly appointed general manager (GM) of a private golf club in a small community must step in to clean house after the club chooses not to renew the previous GM’s contract. The club has suffered a sizable revenue loss during its most recent year, and membership has declined well below the targeted level. Additionally, three senior managers have departed in the last few months and have been replaced with individuals who have very limited exper...Starting at €8.20
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MacEwan Residence Services - A Risky Accommodation
Mike Annett; Dana DzivinskiCase IVEY-9B16C045-ELeadership and People ManagementIn November 2014, the Residence Services department at MacEwan University in Alberta, Canada, needed to replace a residence assistant who was exiting midway through the academic year. The new hire would have one semester of work for the current academic year and, with good performance, was expected to return for two semesters of work in the following academic year. One of the qualified applicants had a distinguishable disability: she used a wheel...Starting at €8.20
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St. Thomas Golf and Country Club
Darroch A. RobertsonCase IVEY-9B11B006-EAccounting and Control, StrategyThe superintendent of the St. Thomas Golf Course had to develop the 2010 operating budget for the maintenance of the golf course and recommend the extent of infrastructure expenditures for the upcoming year. The course was facing increased labour costs due to recent government-mandated increases in the minimum wage. The recommendations had to be made in terms of a weak economy in the area and a recent decline in membership. The student must first...Starting at €8.20