Ivey Business School (Canada)
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Elon Musk: In Need of Responsible Human Resource Management Practices At Twitter
Arpita Agnihotri, Saurabh BhattacharyaCase IVEY-W32382-ELeadership and People ManagementBy early November 2022, Elon Musk, the new owner of the social media platform Twitter, had fired approximately 75 per cent of the company’s workforce. The decision regarding which employees to dismiss was based both on low performance criteria and unwillingness to commit to a new demanding corporate culture. Twitter had mainly incurred losses since its launch in 2006. Musk acquired the company after several glitches in the purchase agreement rega...Starting at €8.20
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Bon-Ton: Caught in the Rain of US Retail Bankruptcies
Anupam Mehta; Sumit Mazumder; Jyotirmoy SahaCase IVEY-9B19B005-EAccounting and Control, StrategyIn June 2018, an intern at an investment firm was given the task of assessing the financial condition of Bon-Ton Holdings, Inc. (Bon-Ton), a leading US department store chain. In January 2018, it had entered into forbearance agreements with some of its lenders and announced store closures at 42 locations as part of its rationalization program. On February 4, 2018, it filed a voluntary petition for protection against bankruptcy and for reorganizat...Starting at €8.20
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Peloton: In Need of Product Recall
Arpita Agnihotri, Saurabh BhattacharyaCase IVEY-W25392-EEconomics, MarketingOn April 17, 2021, the United States Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) released an “urgent” warning to consumers regarding the Peloton Tread+ after thirty-nine incidents had been reported related to the treadmill in which children and pets were inStarting at €8.20