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Jury Gualandris: Sustainable development in business education
Jury Gualandris, an associate professor of operations management and sustainability at Ivey Business School, shares his definition of sustainability, discusses the importance of teaching sustainability in business schools, and explains how Ivey is uniquely equipped to meet the demand for sustainability education.
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Nadine De Gannes: Case writing as an early-career academic
Nadine De Gannes, Assistant Professor, Managerial Accounting and Control & Sustainability at Ivey Business School, shares with us her experiences as an early-career academic and case author, the elements of a compelling case, linking research and practice, and using the teaching note to create a safe space for difficult conversations by sharing “promising practices.” We wrap up our discussion with the advice that Nadine wished she had received at the beginning of her case writing journey.
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Tender Greens: Can They Keep the ‘Green’ Promise in Beef Sourcing?
Marilyn Anthony and Neha Mittal, professors at the Fox School of Business at Temple University discuss their case "Tender Greens: Can They Keep the ‘Green’ Promise in Beef Sourcing?," an operations case that deals not only with supply chain issues, but sustainability, strategy, ethics, and managing stakeholder interests.
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Digital Transformation at GE: What Went Wrong?
We speak with Robert D. Austin, Professor, Information Systems at Ivey Business School, about his best-selling case, Digital Transformation at GE: What Went Wrong? This case examines the digital transformation that GE had been attempting and the challenges it encountered, and is especially timely as many organizations accelerate their digital transformation efforts as a result of COVID-19.
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Traeger Pellet Grills: Cooking up the Competition
Simon Greathead, Associate Professor, Global Business at Brigham Young University’s Marriott School of Business discusses his award-winning Traeger Pellet Grills case. Additionally, Simon shares insights on the three elements contained in a great case, writing cases with multiple themes, allowing students to drive case discussion, building trusted relationships, and his approach to influencing students.
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Michael McCain: Tweeting on the Maple Leaf Foods Account
Authored by a team of five Ivey professors, “Michael McCain: Tweeting on the Maple Leaf Foods Account” is one of the shortest case in Ivey Publishing’s case collection, but also one of the most innovative. We’re joined by two of the case’s authors, Steve Foerster and Gerard Seijts, to explore the genesis of the case, the innovative ways it can be taught, teaching from a cross-enterprise perspective, and disruption and innovation in the case writing process.
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Dessa: Growing a Diverse and Inclusive Artificial Intelligence Company
In this episode we talk to Cheryl Gladu, Researcher-in-Residence at Thompson Rivers University, and author of Dessa: Growing a Diverse and Inclusive Artificial Intelligence Company. This case follows Dessa’s founder and chief operating officer, Vince Wong, as he develops hiring practices to create a diverse workforce while fostering a culture supportive of diversity. Cheryl discusses the importance of having uncomfortable conversations in the classroom, co-creating ground rules with students to approach these difficult conversations, the difference between dialogue and debate, defining implicit bias, and the value of workshopping a case before submission.
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Alison Konrad: Respectfully and Effectively Addressing EDI Issues through the Case-Method
Alison Konrad, Professor, Organizational Behaviour, at Ivey Business School shares her approach to case writing and what she’s learned from publishing more than 50 research articles on topics such as inclusivity initiatives in organizations, employment equity programs, work-life balance initiatives, and more. Konrad reflects on her history as a case author, examines how the case method has evolved, and offers advice for educators looking to respectfully and effectively cover EDI issues in their own classes and cases.
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5 Fortune: Incorporating Diversity and Cultural Context into Case Teaching
Frank Li, an associate professor of finance at Ivey Business School, walks us through his case, 5 Fortune: One of Many Chinese Restaurants. The case highlights just how crucial it is that we bring real world scenarios and narratives into the classroom – especially for a finance case. Li explains how diverse protagonists, added cultural context, and multimedia have been key to crafting a top-notch classroom experience.
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Sophia Tannis: Gender and Cultural Issues in Leadership
Kanina Blanchard, Assistant Professor of Management Communications and General Management at the Ivey Business School, discusses her Sophia Tannis case series. The case series offers students real world prompts to learn about women in leadership, gender, and cultural issues related to leadership, decision making during change and transition, and more.
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Reckoning with Jemima: Can the Brand Be Remade for Good?
Authored by professors Joseph Miller and Michael Stanko, Reckoning with Jemima: Can the Brand Be Remade for Good follows Quaker Oats’ decision to re-brand their popular Aunt Jemima brand and how the brand can be a force for good. In this episode, Miller and Stamko discuss how this case fosters difficult but productive discussions regarding race, brands, and corporate social responsibility within business schools. During this conversation, we explore their tips on how to have conversations about race in a case class, unpack some of the “why” behind decades of inertia on Jemima and similar brands, and – most importantly – how we look forward.
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Eli Lilly in India: Rethinking the Joint Venture Strategy
Professor Charles Dhanaraj explains how he modified a heavily tested and adjusted teaching plan once again, this time for the virtual classroom. How do we connect synchronous and asynchronous approaches, design breakout groups, and wrap-up a case method class successfully in what is a new environment for many instructors?
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Lego Group: An Outsourcing Journey
Professor Torben Pedersen, a prominent scholar in international management at Bocconi University, joins host Matt Quin to explore what went into his best-selling case study, Lego Group: An Outsourcing Journey.
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Apple Inc.: Global Supply Chain Management
In this episode, Johnson and Quin discuss Apple's business model, how he has brought the company into the classroom over the years, and why junior faculty ought to consider writing cases.
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Scotts Miracle-Gro: The Spreader Sourcing Decision
Authors John Gray and Michael Leiblein join host Matt Quin to speak about their best-selling case study, Scotts Miracle-Gro: The Spreader Sourcing Decision. We revisit the debate over offshoring in today's context and discuss how a student project evolved into a best-selling case.
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A Zero Wage Increase Again?
Karen MacMillan explains her case writing process through the lens of her best-selling Ivey Publishing case, "A Zero Wage Increase Again?" Together with host Matt Quin, they explore the evergreen case in today's context and provide actionable tips for your own case writing and case method journey.
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From Field Work to Classroom: The Espresso Lane to Global Markets
Ilan Alon, Professor of Strategy and International Marketing at the School of Business and Law at the University of Agder, breaks down how he translated his international consulting and field work to the classroom for his best-selling case, The Espresso Lane to Global Markets.
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Join host Matt Quin for key insights on case writing and teaching from authors at the Ivey Business School and institutions around the world. We’ll explore the decisions faced by leaders featured in new and best-selling cases, as well as the challenges in bringing these to life in the classroom.