Ivey Business School (Canada)
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Primateria AB: Scaling Up and Protecting IP
Torsten Doering; Olle WanstrandCase IVEY-W24938-EEntrepreneurship, Service and Operations ManagementSwedish technology start-up Primateria AB (Primateria) was founded in November of 2004 with the main idea to provide science-backed consulting services for cutting-tool producers and end-users. What had started as a consulting service without the need for assets turned quickly into a production-driven service to support the cutting tool supply chain. The company had managed to consistently grow without external capital, had automated processes, o...Starting at €8.20
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Alice’s Maternity Leave: Beneficial Leave or Left Behind?
John D. Varlaro; Nicole M. AmosCase IVEY-W25470-ELeadership and People ManagementAlice Moore worked remotely as a full-time senior data associate for Bloom Inc., a global technology firm in the United States. The department in which Moore worked was restructured while she was on maternity leave; yet despite having a strong performance record, Moore received neither a promotion nor a pay increase, while some colleagues did. She returned from her maternity leave in June 2018, and regardless of more than a year of emails and mee...Starting at €8.20