Ivey Business School (Canada)
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Little Short Stop: Creating Strategy for a Shifting Industry
Meredith Woodwark; Karin Schnarr; Gerry BesCase IVEY-9B20M076-EEntrepreneurship, StrategyIn early 2019, the general manager of Little Short Stop Stores, a chain of local, family-owned convenience stores in southwestern Ontario, Canada, was projecting a loss for that year. The loss was due in part to a provincial minimum wage increase to CA$14.00 that came into effect on January 1, 2018, increased from $11.60 in 2017 and $11.40 in 2016. Before this change, the store chain had been exceeding the average industry growth rate by 5 per ce...Starting at €8.20
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Little Short Stop: Creating Strategy for a Shifting Industry - Teaching Note
Meredith Woodwark; Karin Schnarr; Gerry BesTeaching Note IVEY-8B20M076-EStrategyTeaching note for product 9B20M076.Starting at €0.00
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The Case Project Guide: How to Write a Great Business Case as a Class Project - Teaching Note
Brent Beal; Karen MacMillan; Meredith Woodwark; Karin SchnarrTeaching Note IVEY-IM1051TN-EStrategyTeaching note for product IM1051.Starting at €0.00
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Sawchyn Guitars: Can an Old Business Learn New Tricks - Teaching Note
Meredith Woodwark; Matthew WongTeaching Note IVEY-8B13M084-EEntrepreneurship, StrategyTeaching note for product 9B13M084.Starting at €0.00
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Distribution Management at World Peace Industrial Group
Chris J. Piper; Shwu-Min HorngCase IVEY-9B16D024-EService and Operations Management, StrategyIn November 2005, World Peace Industrial Group was at an important milestone as it prepared to join two other major electronics components distributors to form the WPG Holdings and become a dominant player in its industry. As its chief executive officer prepared for the merger, it became apparent that the company’s financial position was threatened by inventory management and forecasting problems. Although sales and market share were increasing, ...Starting at €8.20
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Alara Agri: Fresh Cherry Production
Chris J. Piper; Jordan MitchellCase IVEY-9B09D004-EEntrepreneurship, Service and Operations Management, StrategyAlara Agri, based in Bursa, Turkey, is one of the world's foremost cherry and fig producers. The president and chief executive officer (CEO) was concerned about a recurring capacity problem at the end of the process where cherries were packed. On some of the plant's conveyor belts, piles of cherries of one size waited to be packed while other belts had too few cherries to keep workers busy, and thus delayed order fulfillment. Diverting excess che...Starting at €8.20
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Sawchyn Guitars: Can an Old Business Learn New Tricks
Meredith Woodwark; Matthew WongCase IVEY-9B13M084-EEntrepreneurship, StrategyAWARD WINNING CASE - Laurier School of Business and Economics Best Case Award 2013. The owner of Sawchyn Guitars makes fine handmade acoustic guitars and mandolins. After 40 years of operating from a two-storey backyard garage, he contemplates a shift from a solely custom-order business to a storefront location. Although his custom-order business is still strong, the owner sees the opportunity to realize his dream of providing a full-service musi...Starting at €8.20
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Somebody Stop the Radio Star: Jian Ghomeshi at the CBC
Karen MacMillan; Meredith WoodwarkCase IVEY-9B16C008-ELeadership and People ManagementIn 2012, the executive producer of the hit radio show Q and the director of Network Radio at the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation (CBC) faced employees’ complaints against the show’s star host, Jian Ghomeshi. The employees alleged that Ghomeshi’s treatment of employees was problematic and contrary to the corporation’s values and policies. A few years earlier, a female employee had also alleged mistreatment by Ghomeshi but no disciplinary action ...Starting at €8.20
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Real Labour-management Teamwork: An Idea whose Time is due
Chris J. PiperArticle IVEY-9B09TC01-ELeadership and People ManagementIf the participation of labour in management decisions leads to a more responsive, better-run GM and Chrysler, then this economic recession will have yielded a proud legacy, proof that management-labour cooperation really does work. This author believes that the time has come for such cooperation to roll down the assembly line. He also suggests tried and true work practices that will create efficiencies, and in the end, build an enduring trust.Starting at €8.20
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House, Hearth and Home: Managing Leadership Change
Karen MacMillan; Meredith WoodwarkCase IVEY-9B12C048-ELeadership and People ManagementThe owner and general manager of a large retail establishment faced a dilemma about whether his long-time yard manager was still the right person for the job. The business increasingly depended on providing superior customer service in order to compete in the market. Recently, the owner had placed a personal friend in the operation as an assistant to the yard manager. This new addition had shown a real talent for developing employees and driving ...Starting at €8.20