Ivey Business School (Canada)
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Risk Control Strategies: Human Resource Challenges
Nida Mahmud; Shafiq-Ur Rehman; Usama Habib; Zunaira SaqibCase IVEY-9B14C051-ELeadership and People Management, StrategyIn late 2005, Risk Control Strategies, a canine training security company in Islamabad, Pakistan was formed. To ensure that the company was a class apart in security provision, the company founder designed an induction procedure based on employee referrals followed by a thorough two-month training program that encompassed both pure theory and practical dog-handling sessions. The extensive training increased employees’ market value, and they often...Starting at €8.20
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Hewlett Packard eHealth Center: Healthcare Access Through Technology Convergence
Kajari Mukherjee; Michael J. Rouse; Bhuvaneashwar SubramanianCase IVEY-9B17M101-EStrategyIn 2012, eHealth Centers (eHCs) digitally delivered affordable medical care and diagnostic support for patients in villages and remote areas of India where it was otherwise unavailable. The solution was initially conceived and developed as a mandate from Hewlett Packard India’s corporate social responsibility team under the leadership of the chief technology officer. The eHCs design incorporated a self-contained diagnostic centre in a container, ...Starting at €8.20
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Change at Pfizer: Jeff Kindler (C) Post Wyeth Acquisition Organization
Michael J. Rouse; Chander SehgalCase IVEY-9B10M054-EStrategyThis case is a supplement to Change at Pfizer: Jeff Kindler (A).Starting at €5.74
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GSK’s Andrew Witty: Addressing Neglected Tropical Diseases and Global Health Issues — Open Labs, Open Minds (B)
Michael J. Rouse; Chander SehgalCase IVEY-9B10M110-EStrategyThis case is a supplement to GSK’s Andrew Witty (A).Starting at €5.74
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CSTAR
James E. Hatch; John S. Haywood-Farmer; Michael J. Rouse; Virginia Ritchie; Lyndsay Passmore; Leah HillierCase IVEY-9B09M017-EEntrepreneurship, StrategyCanadian Surgical Technologies and Advanced Robotics Centre (CSTAR) had had a successful year during which its new director had ensured that CSTAR's budget deficit was on target to be reduced by 50 per cent. CSTAR still faced significant hurdles to becoming financially stable and a leader in minimally invasive surgery (MIS). The director wanted CSTAR to be financially self-sustainable within two years, and identified goals to overcome these hurdl...Starting at €8.20
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Guelph General Hospital
Michael J. Rouse; Justin Cottrell; Abhinay Sathya; Austin Allison; Daniel Korsunsky; Scott Anders McGillis; Moneca NicolsCase IVEY-9B16M038-EStrategyIn November 2010, the senior director of Inpatient Services at Guelph General Hospital, which was situated in a small city in Southwestern Ontario, Canada, was facing questions about the implementation of the Process Improvement Program, part of a province-wide pilot project. Beginning in October 2009, the program had been tested at the hospital to deal with a deteriorating organizational culture and poor performance reviews. Guelph General Hospi...Starting at €8.20
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Management Costs at CHIP: A Way Forward for a Pakistani NGO
Zunaira Saqib; Nabiha KhattakCase IVEY-9B15M046-EStrategyThe three founding members of the Civil Society Human and Institutional Development Programme (CHIP), a Pakistani not-for-profit organization, need to determine how to satisfy management and operational costs. CHIP is a mainstream development organization in Pakistan, with a focus on Human and Institutional Development. CHIP became successful by maintaining high standards of management practices. Such standards require regular financial support t...Starting at €8.20
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CAA Saskatchewan: Future of Auto Club
Bruce C. Anderson; Michael J. RouseCase IVEY-9B11M110-EEntrepreneurship, StrategyThe president and CEO of a provincial auto club is assessing opportunities to grow his organization at the same time as industry consolidation and changes in the allocation of national operating costs. The auto club has diversified from automobile towing and travel services into insurance, package travel, automobile sales, and service. However, the president's vision for the upcoming board of directors' meeting calls for a 300 per cent increase i...Starting at €8.20
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GSK’s Andrew Witty: Addressing Neglected Tropical Diseases and Global Health Issues — The Pharmaceutical Patent Pool (A)
Michael J. Rouse; Chander SehgalCase IVEY-9B10M109-EStrategyIn February 2009, Andrew Witty, CEO of GlaxoSmithKline (GSK), reflected on his vision for big pharma as a catalyst for change which focussed on two key issues: 1) promoting innovation for the products that treat or prevent neglected tropical diseases and 2) improving access to medicines in the world’s poorest countries. He had announced the creation of the Pharmaceutical Patent Pool and wondered if it was the right strategy to deliver results on ...Starting at €8.20
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Training and Development at RVA: A Nonprofit Organization
Zunaira SaqibCase IVEY-9B12C032-ELeadership and People ManagementThe case is about a non-profit organization located in Manchester, England. As a regional association helping smaller voluntary organizations and groups survive and grow, the organization itself depends on fundraising and donations and runs on project-based funding. The projects normally run for three to five years. Hiring and training new employees every two to three months is common. Due to project timelines, employees leave as soon as they fin...Starting at €8.20