Ivey Business School (Canada)
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Canadian Pacific Railway (B): CP Rising
Murray J. Bryant; Karin KoopmansCase IVEY-9B17M135-EStrategySupplement for product 9B17M134.Starting at €5.74
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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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Canadian Pacific Railway (A): Border Skirmish or Nuclear Winter?
Murray J. Bryant; Karin KoopmansCase IVEY-9B17M134-EKnowledge and Communication, StrategyIn early 2012, the chair of the board of directors of Canadian Pacific Railway (CP) had to determine how to respond to demands made by the company’s largest shareholder, Pershing Square Capital Management (Pershing), an activist hedge fund. Pershing’s chief executive officer (CEO) claimed that CP was underperforming, and expressed his desire to replace two board members and appoint a new CEO. The chair of the board of directors had to determine t...Starting at €8.20
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The Garden Depot
Elizabeth M.A. Grasby; Karin KoopmansCase IVEY-9B08C006-ELeadership and People ManagementThe office manager at the Garden Depot was growing increasingly concerned with the inability of the landscaping manager to handle his workload and subordinates. The landscape manager's poor management left the office manager to solve the division's problems. The office manager needed to take action to reduce her workload and to ensure she received accurate information from the landscaping division. The case is designed to introduce students to ma...Starting at €8.20
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Canadian Pacific Railway (C): The Final Hours
Murray J. Bryant; Karin KoopmansCase IVEY-9B17M136-EStrategySupplement for product 9B17M0134.Starting at €5.74
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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