Ivey Business School (Canada)
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TerraCycle Inc. (Abridged)
Elizabeth M.A. Grasby; Andrew SmithCase IVEY-9B07B008-EAccounting and Control, Entrepreneurship, Knowledge and CommunicationThe chief financial officer of an environmentally-focused company that makes all-natural plant fertilizer is considering the introduction of two new plant fertilizing products. The company is committed to being the ultimate eco-capitalist corporation and utilizes an environmentally friendly production process and packing from waste containers, such as recycled pop bottles. Students are expected to complete the following tasks for this case: 1) ma...Starting at €8.20
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Growth in a Nonprofit Context
Jamie Ladge; Cynthia Ingols; Jeanne McNettCase IVEY-9B12C049-EEntrepreneurship, Leadership and People ManagementThis case looks closely at the management of a branch of the YMCA in Boston during periods of growth and contraction and at the development of Wendy Zinn’s career, all in the context of the YMCA’s organizational culture. The roles of strategy, decision-making, leadership and organizational culture are described as critical both to the organization’s development and to the career development the organization affords. Social capital and networking ...Starting at €8.20
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Foxy Originals - Expansion into the U.S. Market
Elizabeth M.A. Grasby; Nina GuptaCase IVEY-9B07B004-EAccounting and ControlA successful Canadian jewelry manufacturer and distributor contemplates entering the U.S. market and how best to do it. Students are required to: 1) identify costs relevant to the decision and categorize them as either investments, fixed costs or variable costs; 2) calculate unit contribution, contribution-margin ratio and weighted-average-contribution-margin rates; 3) perform a breakeven analysis and interpret its meaning using relevant paramete...Starting at €8.20
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Metropolitan Water Supply Authority: Evaluating Security Risks
Jeanne McNett; Ronald M. WhitfieldCase IVEY-9B12D025-EService and Operations ManagementThe director of a rural metropolitan water supply facility faces a complex risk management challenge. The facility uses chlorine gas in its water treatment, largely because it has determined that chlorine is the most effective treatment available, in terms of safety, cost and environmental impact. However, a security report from the Department of Homeland Security suggests that chlorine, a hazardous chemical, can be used by terrorists, both durin...Starting at €8.20
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Lowe's Companies, Inc.
Elizabeth M.A. Grasby; Ian DunnCase IVEY-9B12B006-EAccounting and ControlCrystal Anderson was evaluating her investment portfolio. She was searching for new equities to purchase before the end of the current RRSP season and wanted to diversify her current holdings by investing in the home improvement retail industry, specifically in Lowe’s Companies, Inc. Lowe’s, headquartered in the United States, was a major home improvement retailer and was currently undergoing an expansion into the Canadian market. She had just re...Starting at €8.20