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Ivey Business School (Canada)
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Heritage Chickens: The Challenge of Genetic Sustainability
Joel Gehman; Marni Devlin Moses; Leanne HedbergCase IVEY-9B17M057-EEntrepreneurship, StrategyThe Poultry Research Centre at the University of Alberta farm was an internationally recognized research, development, and learning hub. It began the Rare Poultry Conservancy Program in 1986 as a way to maintain heritage chicken breeds. In 2009/10, as a result of the global financial crisis, university funding was reduced, and every campus department needed to cut programs or find creative ways to finance them outside of the traditional methods. ...Starting at €8.20
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Poppy Barley: Weighing the Costs and Benefits of Sustainability Certification
Joel Gehman; Greg Dobbelsteyn; Peter Loginov; Aimee Van Dam; Brittnay Verstraete; Leanne HedbergCase IVEY-9B18M103-EEntrepreneurship, StrategyIn November 2016, the co-founders of Poppy Barley Inc. (Poppy Barley) had just finished discussing the company’s fiscal projections and sustainability goals for the upcoming 2017 year. Poppy Barley, a made-to-measure footwear retailer in Edmonton, Alberta, had grown rapidly. The co-founders, who were sisters, wanted to further both their product line and their commitments to corporate sustainability. Would becoming certified as a sustainable busi...Starting at €8.20
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Toppits Foods Ltd.
Elizabeth M.A. Grasby; Robert de Vooght; Stephen Rene FreyCase IVEY-9B08A005-EMarketing, StrategyThis case explores the expansion of an imported product - garlic and herb cubes. This case can be used to explore the merits of alternative channels of distribution or it may be used more broadly to explore the development of a more effective marketing program. Students are asked to 1) assess how the competition affects Toppits' marketing plan; 2) select a customer group to target and determine how this group affects the marketing plan; 3) determ...Starting at €8.20
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Maple Retreat Golf and Country Club
Lyn Purdy; Stephen Rene FreyCase IVEY-9B08C023-EEntrepreneurship, Leadership and People ManagementThis case is set at a golf course in Aurora, Ontario. The club superintendent and the assistant superintendent will be interviewing three candidates for a green keeping position at Maple Retreat Golf and Country Club. The club superintendent must decide what questions to ask of the three applicants, keeping in mind what questions he could not ask of the candidates. This case is intended to be used for the managing people module of an organization...Starting at €8.20
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Maple Retreat Golf and Country Club (Spanish version)
Lyn Purdy; Stephen Rene FreyCase IVEY-9B08CS023Entrepreneurship, Leadership and People ManagementEste caso se ha fijado en un campo de golf en Aurora, Ontario. El superintendente del club y el asistente del superintendente entrevistarán tres candidatos para un puesto de mantenimiento del campo verde en Maple Retreat Golf and Country Club. El club superintendente debe decidir qué preguntas hacer de los tres candidatos, teniendo en cuenta las preguntas que no podía pedir a los candidatos. Este caso está pensado para ser utilizado por el módulo...Starting at €8.20
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Credit Valley Golf and Country Club
Mary Gillett; Stephen Rene FreyCase IVEY-9B08B013-EAccounting and ControlCredit Valley Golf and Country Club (Credit Valley), a private golf course, would be having their annual general meeting very soon. The general manager of Credit Valley and the superintendent felt that the most pressing issue was a change to the method of irrigation being used by the golf course. This change was made necessary by newly passed government regulations. The general manager and superintendent had to prepare a proposal for the annual g...Starting at €8.20
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North Billington Golf and Country Club
Mary Gillett; Stephen Rene FreyCase IVEY-9B08B014-EAccounting and ControlThe chief financial officer (CFO) of North Billington Golf and Country Club was reviewing the financial statements prepared by the auditors. At the upcoming annual general meeting, Parkinson was expected to address the membership on the future financial hStarting at €8.20
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Earth’s General Store: Balancing People, Planet, and Profit in Organic-Food Retailing - Teaching Note
Joel Gehman; Ashton Paulitsch; Maninder Pardais; Bernard Streeper; Brian Ballman; Taylor Love; Leanne HedbergTeaching Note IVEY-8B17M099-EStrategyTeaching note for product 9B17M099.Starting at €0.00
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Poppy Barley: Weighing the Costs and Benefits of Sustainability Certification - Teaching Note
Greg Dobbelsteyn; Leanne Hedberg; Peter Loginov; Aimee Van Dam; Brittnay Verstraete; Joel GehmanTeaching Note IVEY-8B18M103-EStrategyTeaching note for product 9B18M103.Starting at €0.00
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Earth’s General Store: Balancing People, Planet, and Profit in Organic-Food Retailing
Joel Gehman; Ashton Paulitsch; Maninder Pardais; Bernard Streeper; Brian Ballman; Taylor Love; Leanne HedbergCase IVEY-9B17M099-EEntrepreneurship, StrategyThe owner and operator of two stores that sold organic groceries and fair-trade goods in Edmonton, Alberta was proud of what he had built; however he was worried about the financial sustainability of his downtown location. Since its opening in 2014, the downtown store had constantly struggled to remain profitable in the face of extremely high overhead costs. The original Whyte Avenue location of Earth’s General Store, highly popular with its loya...Starting at €8.20