Ivey Business School (Canada)
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REED: Developing an Entrepreneurial Solution for Adults with Autism
Mary Conway Dato-on; Allie WilkersonCase IVEY-9B18M161-EEntrepreneurship, StrategyIn early 2017, Jill Nadison, the chief executive officer (CEO) of the REED Foundation for Autism (REED Foundation) and executive director of REED Academy in New Jersey, was faced with the difficult decision of selecting among three alternatives to support the academy’s next venture, REED Next. REED Academy, a non-profit school for children with autism, provided innovative, highly individualized education based on principles of applied behaviour a...Starting at €8.20
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Wichita County Health Center: Strategic Planning
Arthur DaemmrichCase IVEY-9B16M084-EStrategyIn 2015, the new chief executive officer of Wichita County Health Center (WCHC) was evaluating his organization’s strengths and weaknesses in light of a changing environment for health-care delivery in rural Kansas. WCHC faced three key issues: whether to sign a service agreement with Colorado-based Centura Health; whether to hire additional full-time nursing staff instead of paying high fees to an external staffing company; and identifying oppor...Starting at €8.20
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Children’s Hospital Oakland: End-of-Life Dilemmas
Arthur Daemmrich; Lauren DavisCase IVEY-9B16C007-ELeadership and People ManagementAfter suffering severe complications from a relatively minor surgery at a California children’s hospital in early December 2013, a young teenage girl was declared brain dead. However, to her family, the girl seemed responsive and they refused to accept the hospital’s statement that their daughter was deceased. The hospital arranged visits with social workers and other staff in an attempt to help the family understand that their daughter was dead ...Starting at €8.20