Ivey Business School (Canada)
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Escapes Outdoor Living Designs Inc.
Michael Sider; Richard BloomfieldCase IVEY-9B14M044-EEntrepreneurship, StrategyThe owner of Escapes Outdoor Living Designs (Escapes) must decide what to do with his small landscaping and construction business. Escapes has been doing well, but has not had any sustainable growth over five years. The owner feels the business lacks focus and will need a good strategy in order to grow successfully. Facing problems with employee retention and shifting market opportunities, he has to perform an in-depth analysis of his current bus...Starting at €8.20
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Style Inc.: Fine Bespoke Tailoring - Teaching Note
Elizabeth M.A. Grasby; Richard BloomfieldTeaching Note IVEY-8B17B018-EAccounting and ControlTeaching note for product 9B17B018.Starting at €0.00
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Alrich Farms: Cash Flow Analysis
Elizabeth M.A. Grasby; Richard BloomfieldCase IVEY-9B17B008-EAccounting and ControlIn January 2016, the owners of a family farm near London, Ontario, Canada, wanted to evaluate the financial status of their business. After 30 years in farming during a period that had seen dramatic changes in the agricultural industry, the couple was beginning to think about succession planning for the farm that had been passed down to them from previous generations. The couple wanted to evaluate how well they had managed the farm’s cash through...Starting at €8.20
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Alrich Farms: Cash Flow Analysis - Teaching Note
Elizabeth M.A. Grasby; Richard BloomfieldTeaching Note IVEY-8B17B008-EAccounting and ControlTeaching note for product 9B17B008.Starting at €0.00
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Teaching Executives the Ancient Art of Persuasion
John S. McCallumArticle IVEY-9B14TD05-ELeadership and People ManagementExamining texts by William Lewis Safire and Garth Stein, this article puts forward the value of persuasion and rhetoric for executives. A significant task of executives is persuading people to commit to a corporate plan. Shareholders must be convinced to buy stock. Lenders must commit to loans and debt. Customers need to commit to products. Employees and suppliers must give their best efforts. To get commitments from stakeholders, executives can ...Starting at €8.20
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Hospitality Services –– Eatery Challenges
Elizabeth M.A. Grasby; Richard BloomfieldCase IVEY-9B16B002-EAccounting and ControlThe associate director of hospitality services at a large university had to address overcapacity at an on-campus eatery. The eatery was experiencing long lineups and severe bottlenecks, especially at its full-service coffee outlet. Seating capacity was also short of demand, and no additional space was available. The associate director also faced pressure from university administration to consider closing a nearby eatery as a result of its poor pr...Starting at €8.20
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Habitual Chocolate: Expansion Opportunities
Elizabeth M.A. Grasby; Richard BloomfieldCase IVEY-9B16B018-EAccounting and Control, EntrepreneurshipThe owner and chocolatier of a small, chocolate manufacturing and retailing company in London, Ontario, was considering an expansion opportunity within Southwestern Ontario. The company's current production facility was sufficient for handling immediate demand; however, there was limited space for expansion in the same building, and the building’s administration had plans to prohibit manufacturing activities within the next five to 10 years. The ...Starting at €8.20
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Style Inc.: Fine Bespoke Tailoring
Elizabeth M.A. Grasby; Richard BloomfieldCase IVEY-9B17B018-EAccounting and Control, EntrepreneurshipIn 2016, the owners of Styles Inc. (Styles), a bespoke tailoring company in Toronto, Canada, needed to decide whether to discontinue the least profitable of the company's seven clothing lines or to increase that clothing line’s retail selling price. Over the previous six years, Styles had been financially successful, and customer retention was a major factor in this success. However, competition was increasing and profits were shrinking. Should t...Starting at €8.20
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Management Advice from a Dead Socialist
John S. McCallumArticle IVEY-9B16TE02-EStrategyWant an easy way to become a better leader in the age of uncertainty? Read philosophy. It helps remind us about what we should instinctively already know: to never be afraid to ask questions. As Bertrand Russell said: “To teach how to live without certainty, and yet without being paralyzed by hesitation, is perhaps the chief thing that philosophy, in our age, can still do for those who study it.” Brexit should drive business leaders to review exi...Starting at €8.20
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Followership: The Other Side of Leadership
John S. McCallumArticle IVEY-9B13TE07-ELeadership and People ManagementIf leadership is important to performance, then followership must be too, yet followership is a comparatively neglected concept. This article defines followership as the ability to take direction well, adhere to a program, be part of a team and deliver what is expected. In fact, how well followers follow is almost as important as how well leaders lead. The article identifies eight qualities of followers. 1) Judgment: The key is knowing the differ...Starting at €8.20