Ivey Business School (Canada)
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IPODERAC: Finding the Path Towards Sustainability
Francisco Alberto Layrisse Villamizar; Gerardo Fernández LozanoCase IVEY-9B12M066-EEntrepreneurship, StrategySince 1966, the Rehabilitation Institute of Puebla Civil Association (IPODERAC) had dedicated itself to providing a home and education for children who had been abandoned in the streets of Mexico. Using an educational model based on the concept of personal development through honourable work, IPODERAC had successfully combined its desire to be financially self-sufficient with its goal of teaching educational values, responsibility, and discipline...Starting at €8.20
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Amazon: Legal Woes, Crisis, and Resilience
Jyotsna Bhatnagar; Parul GuptaCase IVEY-9B21C003-ELeadership and People ManagementDuring the COVID-19 pandemic, Jeff Bezos, the chief executive officer of Amazon.com Inc. (Amazon), became the world’s richest person by adding US$6 billion to his net worth by the end of March 2020. While the worth of other billionaires was decreasing because of the unprecedented market volatility created by the pandemic, retail sales surged to a record level for Amazon. To meet the additional workforce requirements created by the sudden rise in ...Starting at €8.20
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iGATE and the CEO: A Breach of Agreement
Nidhi S. Bisht; Parul GuptaCase IVEY-9B18M005-ELeadership and People Management, StrategyIn May 2013, iGATE Corporation ended its employment contract with Phaneesh Murthy, then chief executive officer, amid allegations of sexual harassment. iGATE maintained that Murthy had violated company policy; thus, it dismissed Murthy “with cause,” effectively ending all of the company’s severance obligations under the agreement. Murthy responded by suing iGATE, claiming breach of contract and defamation. In March 2014, iGATE countersued Murthy ...Starting at €8.20
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IPODERAC: Finding the Path Towards Sustainability (Spanish version)
Francisco Alberto Layrisse Villamizar; Gerardo Fernández LozanoCase IVEY-9B12MS66Entrepreneurship, StrategyDesde 1966, la rehabilitación Instituto de Puebla Asociación Civil (IPODERAC) se había dedicado a proporcionar un hogar y educación para los niños que habían sido abandonados en las calles de México. Utilizando un modelo educativo basado en el concepto de desarrollo personal a través de trabajo honorable, IPODERAC había combinado con éxito su deseo de ser financieramente autosuficiente con su objetivo de enseñanza de los valores educativos, respo...Starting at €8.20