Ivey Business School (Canada)
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Julie Hallman at the Falaise Foundation
Ann C. Frost; Tony S. Frost; Mary GillettCase IVEY-9B16M073-EEntrepreneurship, StrategyIn May 2014, Julie Hallman was about to assume the presidency of the struggling non-profit arts organization, the Falaise Foundation, which offered a residence for small groups of artists and scholars from around the world to work on creative endeavours at its extensive property in the South of France. The foundation was suffering financially due to a combination of weak fundraising, high operating costs, an ineffective board of trustees, and a m...Starting at €8.20
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Transfer Value of Soccer Players
Hubert Pun; Philip KimCase IVEY-9B16E030-ECorporate Governance, StrategyIn 2016, a soccer fan closely followed the scores, standings, and transfers of players in the European soccer leagues. Having witnessed countless exchanges of players from one team to another, she wondered about the factors that team managers considered when determining the players’ market values. She gathered data on 77 notable soccer players in an effort to better understand the essential factors that made the players valuable. Could she use th...Starting at €8.20
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Organizational Design at iQmetrix: The Holacracy Decision
Chris Street; Ann C. Frost; Clayton CaswellCase IVEY-9B17C045-EEntrepreneurship, Leadership and People ManagementSoftware development company iQmetrix Software Development Corporation (iQmetrix), headquartered in Vancouver, Canada, had enjoyed success and growth for over two decades. In July 2017, iQmetrix was confronted with the challenge of managing this growth while maintaining its organizational culture as a non-hierarchical, innovative, and open place to work—a place where the best ideas could come from anywhere and where people shared ideas openly and...Starting at €8.20
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Kevin Bertolini: Moving Average Strategy
Hubert Pun; Christophe CattryCase IVEY-9B15E006-ECorporate GovernanceOn September 6, 2014, a young investor is trying to find a trading strategy to use to make money on Cisco’s stock. He wants to know whether the stock is increasing or decreasing in value. He decides to use the moving average strategy to avoid the fluctuations in the stock price caused by different short-term phenomena. When should he buy, sell or do nothing?Starting at €8.20
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Kevin Bertolini: Stop-Loss Strategy
Hubert Pun; Alex ZhangCase IVEY-9B15E012-ECorporate GovernanceAn investor has purchased a share of Cisco stock and wants to protect himself from some downside risk using the stop-loss trading strategy. However, he doesn’t want to sell the stock prematurely based on short-term price fluctuations. What is the best threshold for the stop-loss strategy? How does it compare to the holding strategy?Starting at €8.20
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General Motors: Supplier Selection for Innovation
Tingting Yan; Hubert Pun; Melissa Srock; James Preslar; Kate Plegue; Jilianna MeldrumCase IVEY-9B17D006-EService and Operations Management, StrategyIn February 2017, a purchasing manager for General Motors Company (GM) needed to come up with a sourcing proposal to source e-boost modules, which were required to support the enhanced 2020 Chevrolet Bolt Electric Vehicle and the new 2020 Chevrolet Bolt AStarting at €8.20
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Social Advocacy and Guerrilla Marketing: The No Fly List Kids Canada
Fareena SultanCase IVEY-9B19A022-EEntrepreneurship, MarketingA group of Canadian parents wanted the Canadian government to create a redress system related to Canada’s no-fly list, which affected some of their young children whenever they flew. The parents formed an advocacy group called the No Fly List Kids group in 2016, and the group undertook various campaigns—including innovative guerrilla marketing campaigns and uses of both digital and traditional marketing—to highlight the issue of Canadian children...Starting at €8.20
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iQmetrix-Humanity: Negotiating a Partner Agreement - David Charron's Perspective
Chris Street; Ann C. Frost; Maurice ThibodeauExercise IVEY-9B16C025-ELeadership and People ManagementSupplement to product 9B16C024.Starting at €8.20
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Newstar Magazine Exercise: Managing Editor Role
Andrew Stevens; Ann C. FrostExercise IVEY-9B17C050-ELeadership and People ManagementIn the Newstar Magazine exercise, participants are assigned one of three roles—managing editor, publisher, or board chair—and provided with information about personnel difficulties that have emerged at the independent Canadian magazine. The organization is small, financially strapped, and conflict has appeared within the magazine’s leadership. The objective of the exercise is to understand the source of this conflict and ultimately to resolve it....Starting at €8.20
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Newstar Magazine Exercise: Board Chair Role
Andrew Stevens; Ann C. FrostExercise IVEY-9B17C052-ELeadership and People ManagementIn the Newstar Magazine exercise, participants are assigned one of three roles—managing editor, publisher, or board chair—and provided with information about personnel difficulties that have emerged at the independent Canadian magazine. The organization is small, financially strapped, and conflict has appeared within the magazine’s leadership. The objective of the exercise is to understand the source of this conflict and ultimately to resolve it....Starting at €8.20