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New York Bakery (E)
David Loree; Ken MarkCase IVEY-9B10C023E-EEntrepreneurship, Leadership and People Management, StrategyA technical consultant is travelling to New York Bakery, and eastern U.S. confectionery company that is under bankruptcy protection. The consultant's task is to assess New York Bakery's readiness for the installation of a new payroll system, which will help it move through the bankruptcy process. By his first week on the job, the consultant realizes that his task is greater than he imagined. In trying to help the organization prepare for the chan...Starting at €5.74
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Play On. Building the Entrepreneurial Opportunity (A) (Spanish version)
J. Robert Mitchell; Ken MarkCase IVEY-9B10MS074Entrepreneurship, StrategyThe founder of Play On!, a national street hockey tournament, is in the process of reviewing his venture and determining what led to its failure in 2006. The case focuses on entrepreneurial decision-making, opportunity identification, and the ability to adapt to the environment given new information. This is a two-part case: the first case focuses on the founder's review of his venture in 2006. The supplemental case,Play On! Weighing the Option t...Starting at €8.20
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Air Canada - Risk Management
David Wood; Craig DunbarCase IVEY-9B10N037-EFinance, StrategyThe chief executive officer (CEO) of Air Canada was reviewing the company's risk management program with the intent to suggest changes to the policy. Risk management was a topic all corporate boards were dedicating time to since the financial collapse of 2008, and boards had come to realize that hard questions needed to be asked about the source of risk, how it was disclosed, how it was to be accounted for and how it was managed. The CEO knew tha...Starting at €8.20
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ING DIRECT USA: Facing the Future
Gerard Seijts; P. Fraser Johnson; Mary M. Crossan; V. Joseph Compeau; Ken MarkCase IVEY-9B10M090-EInformation Technologies, StrategyAs of 2010, ING DIRECT USA has had a successful first decade, having grown into one of the largest U.S. banks with $90 billion in assets. It has developed an innovative culture and a unique approach to banking, and has a strong brand name. As a result of a regulatory requirement in the Netherlands, ING Group is required to divest ING DIRECT USA by 2013. The chairman, president, and chief executive officer is reviewing his organization and thinkin...Starting at €8.20
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Dacia Duster SUV
Marina Apaydin; Hantulie Oana NicoletaCase IVEY-9B10A031-EMarketing, StrategyDriven by the 2009 global economic crisis, Dacia Romania designed and built the Dacia Duster sport utility vehicle (SUV) to be the ideal SUV at an affordable price. After a successful introduction of the cheapest modern sedan on the international market in 2004, and one of the cheapest modern seven-seaters in 2006, Dacia planned to introduce what it hoped would become the cheapest modern SUV on the international market. The main challenge it was ...Starting at €8.20
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Millbrook Estate Homes Ltd.: The Whistle Hill Estates Opportunity
David Wood; Ken MarkCase IVEY-9B11D005-EService and Operations Management, StrategyIn October 2008, the president of Millbrook Estate Homes Ltd. is trying to determine if his firm should take on a new development called Whistle Hill Estates. Millbrook began as a builder of modest homes on a large scale, but the Whistle Hill opportunity would involve developing high-end custom homes.The president’s decision will have a significant effect on Millbrook’s future strategy. Millbrook can stay within its comfort zone and continue buil...Starting at €8.20
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Dental Associates of Northern Virginia (A)
Marie E. MattaCase IVEY-9B10D017-EService and Operations ManagementDental Associates of Northern Virginia is one of the largest dental networks in northern Virginia. In this series of two cases, the head administrator must choose between keeping up with new technology by investing in innovative all-porcelain crown-making machines or holding onto a strategy of waiting and seeing. This choice also aligns with the head administrator making a larger decision of whether to enhance the core competency of his network b...Starting at €8.20
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Dental Associates of Northern Virginia (B)
Marie E. MattaCase IVEY-9B10D018-EService and Operations ManagementThis case is a supplement to Dental Associates of Northern Virginia (A).Starting at €5.74
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Value Chain and IT Transformation at Desko (A)
Jean Ethier; Pierre HadayaCase IVEY-9B11E007-EInformation Technologies, StrategyThis case describes the history of Desko, a Canadian manufacturer of wood office furniture, as it faced a crisis that threatened its own existence. The president and CEO needed to decide which actions to take to improve the effectiveness of the value chain activities of the firm and the information technology (IT) supporting it. He was considering outsourcing parts of certain value chain activities, including manufacturing, to specialized partner...Starting at €8.20
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Corporate Governance: The Jack Wright Series (8) Corporate and Capital Structures (Spanish version)
Colley, John L.; Stettinius, Wallace; Logan, George W.Case DARDEN-OM-1625Service and Operations ManagementEsta es la traducción al español de la versión del 13 de mayo de 2011 del caso UVA-OM-1090. Este caso trata sobre la estructura organizativa y la estructura de capital de la corporación. Jack Wright y la junta directiva de la Mega Corporation deben considerar una propuesta para eliminar una gran cantidad de compañías subsidiarias para simplificar la organización y otra propuesta para emitir bonos corporativos, cuyos beneficios se utilizarían para...Starting at €8.20