Ivey Business School (Canada)
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CASE LEARNING: Selling Adultery
Gerard Seijts; Thomas WatsonArticle IVEY-9B16TE03-EStrategyA year after a massive data breach at its Ashley Madison adultery service, Avid Life Media relaunched in 2016 under a new name. The move was designed to help the business recover from the hacker attack that had exposed its security and governance issues and dashed the desire of investors to take the company public. It was also a strategic step to regain the trust of customers who had been outed as would-be cheaters. Now known as Ruby, the company...Starting at €8.20
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Trumping Divisive Leadership
Gerard Seijts; Thomas WatsonArticle IVEY-9B17TD02-EStrategyAmerica faces a previously unimaginable leadership crisis. And that is why businesspeople fleeing White House advisory councils over Trump’s response to the tragic events in Charlottesville—where a civil rights activist was killed during a violent clash—should be applauded, not attacked. Unfortunately, millions of Trump supporters don’t see a problem with the comfort that racists are taking from his leadership. And because these Trump supporters ...Starting at €8.20
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2014 Showed Character Is as Important as Talent
Gerard SeijtsArticle IVEY-9B15TA03-ELeadership and People ManagementCharacter has often been described as the difference-maker in sports, business and life. The importance of character in the workplace, especially leader character, has proved all too easy to forget in recent years. Events in 2014 involving Toronto Mayor Rob Ford, radio broadcaster Jian Ghomeshi and NFL running back Ray Rice helped demonstrate the important role that character plays in the success and failure of organizations. As this article stat...Starting at €8.20
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iQmetrix and Straker Translations: Evaluating First Contact
Ann C. Frost; Chris Street; Maurice ThibodeauCase IVEY-9B18A069-EEntrepreneurship, MarketingUsing raw, uncut footage, this video case asks students to evaluate the effectiveness of the first contact that took place in November 2016 between representatives from two technology companies—iQmetrix and Straker Translations. The two firms are contemplating a business partnership in which Straker will provide iQmetrix with translation services. First contact calls generally precede every business partnership and are normally completed only aft...Starting at €8.20
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How was Holacracy Going at iQmetrix - Teaching Note
Justin Feeney; Ann C. Frost; Chris StreetTeaching Note IVEY-8B19C030-ELeadership and People ManagementTeaching note for product 9B19C030.Starting at €0.00
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A Not So Rosy Situation: Bill Aziz's Challenge at White Rose Crafts and Nursery Sales Limited - Teaching Note
Mary M. Crossan; Gerard Seijts; Ken MarkTeaching Note IVEY-8B07M53-EEntrepreneurship, StrategyTeaching note for product 9B07M053.Starting at €0.00
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Banishing Performance Ratings at iQmetrix
Justin Feeney; Ann C. Frost; Chris StreetCase IVEY-9B20C006-ELeadership and People ManagementIn 2018, Software development corporation iQmetrix Software Development Corp. (iQmetrix), headquartered in Vancouver, Canada, had experienced exponential growth and success over the past two decades. The company’s head of People and Culture, was interested in the debate over the ideal performance appraisal process. After reading a few articles in the Harvard Business Review, she was considering dropping traditional performance appraisals and repl...Starting at €8.20
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Leadership Lessons from the Pandemic (and Samwise Gamgee)
Thomas Watson; Gerard SeijtsArticle IVEY-9B20TD07-ELeadership and People ManagementWhy today’s business leaders need to show that great stories about fighting for what really matters can exist beyond fiction.Starting at €8.20
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Isaac Park: A Crucible of Leadership
Gerard SeijtsCase IVEY-9B21C002-EInformation Technologies, Leadership and People ManagementIsaac Park was only six weeks into the role of leading all technology operations for Primal Leadership Solutions, a global leadership advisory organization that offered consulting services and executive recruitment. The lifeblood of the business was its dStarting at €8.20
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Public Services Canada (A), (B), & (C) - Teaching Note
Gerard SeijtsTeaching Note IVEY-8B21C005-ELeadership and People ManagementTeaching note for product 9B21C005.Starting at €0.00