Ivey Business School (Canada)
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Pax Ellevate Global Women’s Leadership Fund: Investing Like a Feminist in the #MeToo Era
David T.A. Wesley; Alexandra RothCase IVEY-9B19C013-ELeadership and People ManagementThe senior vice-president for sustainable investing at the U.S.-based Pax World Funds, a leader in socially responsible investing, needed to identify and invest in companies for the company's Pax Ellevate Global Women's Leadership Fund, an investment fund that promoted labour rights through gender equality. The fund had more than US$200 million in assets under management, a 25 per cent one-year rate of return, and a three-year annual rate of retu...Starting at €8.20
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Religion in the Workplace: Tyson Foods, Inc.
Alexandra Roth; David T.A. WesleyCase IVEY-9B11C032-ELeadership and People ManagementThe case discusses an American food processor that embraced faith in the workplace, which helped to increase employee satisfaction and reduce turnover. Recently, Tyson Foods had sought to broaden its religious accommodation to reflect the changing demographics of its employees. At the time of the case, Christian fundamentalism was the predominant religion of Tyson and many employees and community members reacted negatively to the company’s effort...Starting at €8.20
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Negotiations at an Impasse: Saving Lives
Smita Prashant Chattopadhyay; Vishnu Kumar VCase IVEY-W26681-EKnowledge and Communication, Leadership and People ManagementIn June 2020, the vice-president of Ginjalrein India Corporation was meeting with three members from the client organization Nierejia Care. The meeting was to discuss the deteriorating relationship between the two companies. The relationship between the two companies had been difficult for most of 2019, something which had threatened the contract between the two partners. These initial issues had been resolved in March 2020 following high-level i...Starting at €8.20
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Negotiations at an Impasse - Roleplay
Smita Prashant Chattopadhyay; Vishnu Kumar VCase IVEY-W28412-EKnowledge and Communication, Leadership and People ManagementRole play assignments for product W26681.Starting at €8.20
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European Experience (A)
David T.A. Wesley; Henry W. LaneCase IVEY-9B02C031-ELeadership and People Management, StrategyA group of international business majors from a large Boston-area university traveled to Spain, France and Germany for a yearlong period of study and work. Some of the students described their initial impressions and reactions to living and studying in another country and functioning in another language. Topics discussed include adapting to life in Europe (including language, pace of life, personal space, smoking, local food, sexual norms, person...Starting at €8.20
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Killer Coke: The Campaign Against Coca-Cola
Henry W. Lane; David T.A. WesleyCase IVEY-9B07C003-ELeadership and People Management, StrategyThe CEO of Coca-Cola is faced with increasing criticism over the company's handling of alleged human rights abuses in Colombia. A grass roots protest movement known as The Campaign to Stop Killer Coke has built international support for a boycott of Coca-Cola products on college campuses. The campaign centers specifically on the intimidation and murder of union leaders at a specific Coca-Cola bottling plant in Colombia. Coca-Cola asserted that it...Starting at €8.20
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Religion in the Workplace: The British Airways Cross Controversy
Alexandra Roth; David T.A. WesleyCase IVEY-9B11C031-ELeadership and People Management, StrategyBritish Airways took a strictly secular approach to religion in the workplace, banning any outward symbols of faith. This policy extended to the wearing of jewellery with religious symbolism. One employee who originally complied with the ban protested after she found out that the company had made accommodations to other faiths, such as allowing Sikhs to wear turbans. She then decided to wear a cross pendant in protest of the company’s perceived d...Starting at €8.20
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Launch of Durra: Women in Islamic Banking
Alexandra Roth; David T.A. WesleyCase IVEY-9B10M035-ELeadership and People Management, StrategyAWARD WINNING CASE - Euro-Mediterranean Managerial Practices and Issues Award, 2012 European Foundation for Management Development (EFMD) Case Writing Competition. The case focuses on the vice-president and regional head of corporate banking for Noor Islamic Bank in Dubai as she arrives in the United States to promote the first global network for women in Islamic banking and finance, known as Durra. As a result, Islamic banks have been growing at...Starting at €8.20
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European Experience (B)
David T.A. Wesley; Henry W. LaneCase IVEY-9B02C032-ELeadership and People ManagementAfter completing their exchange semester, the American students felt that they had gone beyond being mere tourists. However, for most, the reality of spending a term in Europe had turned out very different from their expectations. This supplement to the European Experience (A) case, product 9B02C031 continues the discussion as students finished their academic term and prepare for their work placements. This case is the second part of a case serie...Starting at €5.74
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European Experience (C)
David T.A. Wesley; Henry W. LaneCase IVEY-9B02C033-ELeadership and People ManagementFollows the experience of an American exchange student studying in Spain, as he embarks on a co-op work assignment with a major international manufacturing company. This supplement is the third part of a case series that is used to help prepare North American undergraduate business students for international exchange programs. Supplement to The European Experience (A), product 9B02C031, and European Experience (B), product 9B02C031.Starting at €5.74