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Ivey Business School (Canada)
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Education Africa: Networks and Coalitions for Securing Non-Profit Funding - Teaching Note
Tracey Toefy; Abdullah VerachiaTeaching Note IVEY-W26674-EStrategyTeaching note for product W26673.Starting at €0.00
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Mkhiwa Trust: Contextualizing a Couple’s Servant Leadership - Teaching Note
Caren Scheepers; Abdullah Verachia; Natalie van der Veen; Mologadi KekanaTeaching Note IVEY-8B20C021-ELeadership and People ManagementTeaching note for product 9B20C021.Starting at €0.00
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GE South Africa: Londvolota’s Contextual Leadership for Creating Shared Value
Caren Scheepers; Abdullah Verachia; Ingrid TruslerCase IVEY-9B21M007-EStrategyIn January 2019, one of the founding members and current board members of Londvolota, a South African trust formed by General Electric South Africa (GESA) in 2015, faced a challenge. Londvolota needed to improve the establishment and growth of entrepreneurial South African businesses as part of GESA’s development of local suppliers, which aimed to enable the best of these businesses to supply the global GE network. The initiative represented a ma...Starting at €8.20
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The Heat is ON
Mark Zbaracki; Maziar RazCase IVEY-9B14M097-EEntrepreneurship, StrategyIn January 2014, the chief executive officer of AutoTherm, a small smart-thermostat design company located in Toronto, Canada, was considering the company’s future in light of the uncertainties and fast changing dynamics of the industry. As an incumbent and small engineering firm, AutoTherm’s plans to sell its first product, B133, through partnership with a large electronics company had not been quite successful. Given the dire state of the compa...Starting at €8.20
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Mkhiwa Trust: Contextualizing a Couple’s Servant Leadership
Caren Scheepers; Abdullah Verachia; Natalie van der Veen; Mologadi KekanaCase IVEY-9B20C021-ELeadership and People Management, StrategyOn June 30, 2018, the founders of Mkhiwa Trust, Johannesburg, South Africa, considered their dilemma of deepening their impact in South Africa, using education as a key vehicle to bring about systemic change. The case highlights the evolution of their mutual support throughout their careers. The tragic death of their young son had far-reaching implications for the couple and their business interests, their career aspirations and the focus of many...Starting at €8.20
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T-Systems South Africa: Contextual Leadership of Shared Value
Caren Scheepers; Abdullah Verachia; Sheila MotsepeCase IVEY-9B18C024-EAccounting and ControlIn June 2017, the managing director of T-Systems South Africa (TSSA) was considering how best to inspire stakeholders to join his movement towards contributing positively to nation building in South Africa. TSSA had experienced some success in setting up information and communication technology systems and academies to create jobs and to create shared value, but it needed to overcome a threshold to exert its influence over a broader level within ...Starting at €8.20
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Vital Stories: Soulpepper Theatre Company (A)
Maziar RazCase IVEY-W35261-ELeadership and People Management, StrategySoulpepper Theatre Company (Soulpepper) underwent a significant transformation under the leadership of its new co-leaders. The co-leaders not only navigated the aftermath of a crisis in 2018 that saw the immediate resignation of a well-known artistic director accused of sexual harassment but also steered the company towards a bright future aligned with an ambitious five-year strategic plan. The plan, endorsed by the board of directors, was a cruc...Starting at €8.20
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Vital Stories: Soulpepper Theatre Company (B)
Maziar RazCase IVEY-W35263-ELeadership and People Management, StrategySupplement for product W35261.Starting at €5.74
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Triovest Bets on the Future of Office Space
Andrew Klein; Maziar RazCase IVEY-W34896-EStrategyAmid the global shift towards remote working, Brad Merchant of Triovest uses a systems thinking approach to examine the evolving dynamics of office spaces. As corporations debate remote work, the demand for physical offices is in question. Triovest, a Canadian commercial real estate firm, is strategizing with a working investment thesis, "The Future of the Office." This approach involves buying undervalued office properties, modernizing them, and...Starting at €8.20
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Education Africa: Networks and Coalitions for Securing Non-Profit Funding
Tracey Toefy; Abdullah VerachiaCase IVEY-W26673-EStrategyJames Urdang, founder of Education Africa, registered the non-profit organization (NPO) in 1992. While the dismantling of apartheid laws and legacies began in the early 1990s, the systemic impact of centuries of oppression required more than just a change in political leadership. The education system, challenged by the historical injustices of apartheid (and its colonial precursors), had been deeply impacted. Urdang set up Education Africa with t...Starting at €8.20