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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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Eyes of Janus: Evaluating Learning and Development at Tata Motors
Debolina Dutta; Matthew J. ManimalaCase IVEY-9B14C034-ELeadership and People Management, StrategyTata Motors, a leading automobile manufacturer in India, pro-actively responded to the changing competitive environment and redesigned its human capital strategy. As part of the new strategy, huge investments were made in revamping the learning and development function for Tata Motors employees. Multiple initiatives were launched to promote a learning culture, which also earned the company international recognition in the learning and development...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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Taxshe Cab Services: Coping with COVID-19 - Teaching Note
Kishinchand Poornima Wasdani; Abhishek Vijaygopal; Matthew J. ManimalaTeaching Note IVEY-W26336-EEntrepreneurship, StrategyTeaching note for product W26335.Starting at €0.00
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Distributed Leadership at Google: Lessons From the Billion-Dollar Brand (Spanish version)
Matthew J. Manimala; Kishinchand Poornima WasdaniArticle IVEY-9B13TCS03Leadership and People ManagementGoogle has been ranked as the best place to work in the United States. It practices a time allocation method of 70-20-10, with 70 per cent of employees’ time devoted to Google’s core business of search and advertising, 20 per cent to off-budget products, and 10 per cent to ideas based on personal interests and competencies. Luxury perks and generous rewards for employee innovations improve the likelihood that employees stay at Google instead of f...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