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For the Love of Laundry: Comparing Organizational Forms to Scale a Social Enterprise
Kent Walker; Ian Stecher; Francine Schlosser; Megain O'Neil-RenaudCase IVEY-9B18M008-EEntrepreneurship, StrategyThe London, Ontario, social enterprise For the Love of Laundry was founded in 2014 with the intention of selling homemade, eco-friendly soaps and using the profits to fund free laundry events in the community. In 2017, the founder's goal was to increase the scale of the business and its social impact. She needed to decide how to structure the organization to increase its scale while maintaining control of its strategic direction. The founder comp...Starting at €8.20
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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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Credit Valley Golf and Country Club
Mary Gillett; Stephen Rene FreyCase IVEY-9B08B013-EAccounting and ControlCredit Valley Golf and Country Club (Credit Valley), a private golf course, would be having their annual general meeting very soon. The general manager of Credit Valley and the superintendent felt that the most pressing issue was a change to the method of irrigation being used by the golf course. This change was made necessary by newly passed government regulations. The general manager and superintendent had to prepare a proposal for the annual g...Starting at €8.20
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North Billington Golf and Country Club
Mary Gillett; Stephen Rene FreyCase IVEY-9B08B014-EAccounting and ControlThe chief financial officer (CFO) of North Billington Golf and Country Club was reviewing the financial statements prepared by the auditors. At the upcoming annual general meeting, Parkinson was expected to address the membership on the future financial hStarting at €8.20
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Sifton Properties: From Solar to Sewage
Francine Schlosser; Derek Butcher; Nicole AndersonCase IVEY-9B17M068-EStrategyIn 2012, an MBA intern at Sifton Properties Ltd. had to decide on a recommendation to top management about the installation of a renewable energy installation for the company's new community development project in London, Ontario. The intern had to consider numerous internal and external factors in his decision-making process. Three emerging technologies were specifically relevant for renewable energy systems: aquifer thermal energy storage, sewe...Starting at €8.20
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Leaders Wanted: Chinese Athletic Vancouver Association
Seung Hwan (Mark) Lee; Francine Schlosser; Philip Law; Clement ChuCase IVEY-9B08C008-ELeadership and People ManagementAfter 10 years of rapid growth, the Chinese Athletic Vancouver Association (CAVA) was threatened with a leadership vacuum. To deal with the recent loss of their president, the vice-president had to devise a plan that would sustain CAVA's benefit to the Vancouver Chinese community, by locating and developing leaders who could carry this organization forward. As the vice-president was expected to assume the president's role at the end of 2005, he n...Starting at €8.20
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NorthCan Packaging and Logistics: Leveraging Growth through International Expansion
Joel Tye; Francine Schlosser; Kent WalkerCase IVEY-W27074-EStrategyThe chief executive officer (CEO)of NorthCan Packaging and Logistics (NorthCan) was considering options for NorthCan’s planned expansion into the United States. He had to decide whether NorthCan should (1) construct or purchase a facility in the United States; (2) develop a strategic partnership with an established, complementary US-based packaging solutions company; (3) franchise sales and service in the United States; or (4) expand into the Uni...Starting at €8.20