Ivey Business School (Canada)
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The Pebble Mine (A): Role Play
Alan Krause; Lisa JohnsonCase IVEY-9B16M049A-EStrategyAlaska’s economy had struggled for many years; however, in spring 2014, the Pebble Mine presented an opportunity to revitalize it. There was just one catch; the Pebble deposit was located in the headwaters of one of the richest salmon hatcheries in the world. Corporations, government agencies, and public interest groups clashed during the first few months of 2014 concerning not only whether the Pebble Mine should be developed but also who had the...Starting at €8.20
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Scrap It
James A. Erskine; Michael WienerCase IVEY-9B08C017-EKnowledge and Communication, Leadership and People ManagementThe vice-president of operations at Lighting Group Corporation (LGC) was looking over some financial statements at the end of the workday. For the first time he could remember, there were no sales recorded on the daily sales statement. It appeared that the efforts of employees were diverted into a project related to the scrap metal that was a by-product of the manufacturing process. To complicate matters, the son of the company's president and ch...Starting at €8.20
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The Pebble Mine (C): Chairman of the Bristol Bay Native Association
Alan Krause; Lisa JohnsonCase IVEY-9B16M049C-EStrategyThis is a supplement to The Pebble Mine (A) 9B16M049A. It takes the perspective of the chairman of the Bristol Bay Native Association.Starting at €5.74
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The Pebble Mine (G): Wild Salmon Center
Alan Krause; Lisa JohnsonCase IVEY-9B16M049G-EStrategyThis is a supplement to The Pebble Mine (A) 9B16M049A. It takes the perspective of the Wild Salmon Center, an international organization dedicated to protecting salmon and their ecosystems.Starting at €8.20
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Time Is Money.com
James A. Erskine; Karen BongCase IVEY-9B01M033-EEntrepreneurship, StrategyTISM Solutions Inc. is a dot-com company that connects buyers and sellers of expert advice through the Web site Timeismoney.com. The founders of the company spent many hours turning their concept into a business plan and, with the support and funding of Vision Venture Capital (VVC), have drafted their vision statement, technology infrastructure and business model - focusing on the business-to-consumer model. However, investors wanted more stable ...Starting at €8.20
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IA Clarington: Target Click Funds
Chuck Grace; James A. Erskine; Michiel R. LeendersCase IVEY-9B09N022-EFinanceIn October 2008, the senior vice-president for product and business development at IA Clarington (IAC), a life and health insurance company, was preparing for a meeting with the president of IAC. The topic of discussion would be IAC's Target Click Fund, a mutual fund with an options-based guarantee structure targeted towards investors who were looking for growth along with capital preservation. The vice-president had been asked to render his opin...Starting at €8.20
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Greaves Brewery (A) (Spanish version)
Michiel R. Leenders; James A. ErskineCase IVEY-9A92DS02Service and Operations Management, StrategyUna expansión en la planta de embotellado de una cervecera conduce a una nueva evaluación de la operación de paletizado manual. Es posible comprar un costoso equipo automático donde también esta involucrada la elección del proveedor.Starting at €8.20
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Tandem Brothers: The Cochrane Tree-plant (Spanish version)
James A. Erskine; Sam MoorcroftCase IVEY-9A95DS07Service and Operations ManagementUn supervisor de siembra de arboles debe decidir un plan de accion inmediato para hacer trabajar a los empleados en condiciones adversas. El supervisor ya ha gastado por gastos no presupuestados, por lo que cualquier retraso a esa altura podria ser desastroso. Para asegurarse que las obligaciones del contrato son cumplidas, el debe disenar un plan que mantendra a sus plantadores suficientemente motivados para finalizar el contrato.Starting at €8.20
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Steve Jones - Stonehill Capital
James A. Erskine; Dan NirCase IVEY-9B07C009-ELeadership and People ManagementSteve Jones, senior investment analyst at Stonehill Capital, among other responsibilities, had to ensure that his team prepared a pitch book which presented all the numbers and graphs necessary to acquire a client's business. Jones was already overworked so he enlisted his intern, Joe Livingston, to help with the task. As the deadline approached, Jones and Livingston worked 18-hour days preparing the pitch book and were very tired and sleep depri...Starting at €8.20
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The Pebble Mine (B): Alaska's U.S. Senator
Alan Krause; Lisa JohnsonCase IVEY-9B16M049B-EStrategyThis is a supplement to The Pebble Mine (A) 9B16M049A. It takes the perspective of Alaska’s U.S. Senator.Starting at €5.74