Ivey Business School (Canada)
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Vancouver City Savings Credit Union: Working Dads (A)
Alison Konrad; Cameron PhillipsCase IVEY-9B14C025-EEntrepreneurship, Leadership and People ManagementThe first female chief executive officer (CEO) of Vancouver City Savings Credit Union (Vancity) believes in the importance of developing a positive workplace culture. She feels that successful employers take a progressive attitude toward promoting a healthy work-life balance. She also serves as a role model to her employees by working hard but communicating clearly about needing to be present for her family. When an independent consultant surveys...Starting at €8.20
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Toys "R" Us Canada: Is Playtime Over
Steven Campbell; Kelly WhiteheadCase IVEY-9B18M167-EStrategyIn June 2018, Toys "R" Us, Inc. officially closed its doors in the United States and left the US retail landscape, marking the demise of the former "category killer." Although Toys "R" Us (Canada) Ltd. had survived eight months of bankruptcy protection, it found itself fighting two concurrent battles: clarifying the confusion regarding its lack of inclusion in the closure of the 735 US locations, and addressing the desperate need to rebrand in a ...Starting at €8.20
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Vancouver City Savings Credit Union: Working Dads (B)
Alison Konrad; Cameron PhillipsCase IVEY-9B14C026-EEntrepreneurship, Leadership and People ManagementSupplement to 9B14C025.Starting at €5.74
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Loblaw in Canada's Stagnant Grocery Market
Ruhama Quadir; Kelly WhiteheadCase IVEY-9B17M169-EStrategyIn September 2016, Loblaw Companies Limited (Loblaw), Canada’s largest grocery retailer, was facing disappointing financial results, with net income in the previous quarter down 14.6 per cent from 2015. The chairman of Loblaw, needed to evaluate how to move forward in an increasingly competitive industry. With Sobeys Inc. at a close second to Loblaw’s market share and with food inflation significantly affecting the prices of produce, the chairman...Starting at €8.20