HEC Montréal Case Centre
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“Alisha in Obesity-land”: Is Food Marketing the Mad Hatter?
8,00 $ – 50,00 $CASE STUDY. This case explores the aggregate influence of corporate marketing practices on public health and examines the increasingly important issue of the role of targeted marketing strategies by the food and beverage industries in the obesity epidemic.
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De Beers and the Diamond Industry: Squeezing Blood Out of a Precious Stone
8,00 $ – 50,00 $CASE STUDY. This case addresses the dark side of contemporary capitalism on many fronts. The case focuses on two distinct areas: ethical issues related to the diamond industry and ethical issues related to De Beers.
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Pack Tech, Dubai: Does Trust Exist in Business Relationships?
8,00 $ – 50,00 $CASE STUDY. The case describes the situations that led to the breakdown of Pack Tech’s relationship with an Iranian agent, Sri Lankan customer and an aluminium foil supplier from Greece.
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Premiere Industries
8,00 $ – 50,00 $CASE STUDY. The objective of this case is to elucidate the methods and techniques used in production planning and inventory control in a multi-echelon, multi-product setting.
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Proud to Be Distinctively Different: Peter Bonac and His Mobiado Luxury Mobile Venture
8,00 $ – 50,00 $CASE STUDY. This case sheds light on the background of Mobiado and the challenges faced by Bonac, a Canadian entrepreneur who aims to do things differently.
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The Olivieri Case: An Ethical Dilemma of Clinical Research and Corporate Sponsorship
8,00 $ – 50,00 $CASE STUDY. This case focuses on issues of research ethics and academic freedom so important to the public interest that it attracted national and international attention.
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Strategic Planning at Saint Francis de Sales Schools
8,00 $ – 50,00 $CASE STUDY. This case tracks the emergence of a formal strategic planning project in a school system (disguised for the purpose of confidentiality), following its evolution from its official inception in 2007 through to the point in mid-2009 at which it came, unfinished, to a complete standstill.
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Michelin’s strategic partnership with indigenous peoples
8,00 $ – 50,00 $CASE STUDY. This case explores the multi-stakeholder strategic partnership formed among Michelin Canada, Aboriginal organizations, the Government of Canada and the Government of Nova Scotia.
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From Training Programs to the Creation of a Corporate Education System: The Case of a Russian Industrial Company
8,00 $ – 50,00 $CASE STUDY. This case study describes the development of a training system in a large manufacturing company.
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Google Inc.’s Acquisition of AdMob
8,00 $ – 50,00 $CASE STUDY. This case describes Google’s decision in November 2009 to purchase mobile advertising start-up AdMob in a cash-and-stock deal valued at $750 million.
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Conflict Management: Determining the Source(s) of Incompatibility
8,00 $ – 50,00 $CASE STUDY. Francine, a recent university graduate in chemical engineering, has joined the R&D division of a company specializing in plastic products. Aaron, a senior technician, has informed the manager that he and the team do not feel the novice recruit is a good fit for the unit.
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Dark Side of Light-Handed Regulation: Mercury Energy and the Death of Folole Muliaga
8,00 $ – 50,00 $CASE STUDY. Folole Muliaga died following the disconnection of her home power supply for an overdue bill. Mrs. Muliaga had been receiving oxygen therapy at home for treatment of breathing difficulties associated with her obesity, and the cessation of oxygen caused by the disconnection led directly to her death. The case focuses on the social responsibilities of both Mercury Energy and the government.
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Starbucks’ Operations in Singapore: Oasis in Midst of Desert?
8,00 $ – 50,00 $CASE STUDY. Based on information on Starbucks’ general capabilities and resources, together with other relevant information on Singapore’s market, this case is aimed at training students in the skills needed to analyze operational and management issues related to global corporate/franchise expansion in the context of a Southeast Asian country.
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San Rafael
8,00 $ – 50,00 $CASE STUDY. This case documents the evolution of the relations between a Company, the San Rafael Company and a locale over one century.
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Bombardier Recreational Products Inc.: The Financing of a Private Company
8,00 $ – 50,00 $CASE STUDY. This case study describes the financing plan for the privatization of Bombardier’s Recreational Products Division in December 2003, and brings to issue the decision to either pay out a large dividend to the firm’s equity sponsors or to repay outstanding debt one year following the privatization.
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