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ADMN 000: Case Competitions Report a Broken Link

3. The Ethics Game

Pride, W. M., Hughes, R. J., & Kapoor, J. R. (2015). Chapter 2: Being ethical and socially responsible. In Foundations of Business (4th ed., pp. 32–64). Cengage Learning.
Skeet, A., (2023). What is business ethics? Santa Clara Markkula Center for Applied Ethics.

4. Case Analysis

Case Analysis Process
Case Analysis Presentations 101
Case Analysis Process Outline
Process practice case: University of Regina Theatre Department case
Team Norms Roles Worksheets
Decision Matrix
Peak, S. (2022). What is a decision matrix? Definition and examples. Business News Daily.
Martins, J. (2021, April 29). 7 quick and easy steps to creating a decision matrix, with examples. Asana.
Lucid Content Team. (n.d.). How BAs can use a decision matrix to make tough choices. Lucidchart.
Burge, S. (2009). The systems engineering tool box.

5. Practice Cases

Topic 5.1: Case: Fastjet: Strategy and Expansion

Case
Haggerty, N. R. D., Spillane, J., Carabott, J., Mok, C., & Wiebe, N. (2018). Fastjet: Strategy and expansion. Ivey ID: 9B18D018. Ivey Publishing.
Readings
Rothaemel, F. T. (2015). Chapters 1 & 2. In Strategic Management Concepts (2nd ed.) (pp. 2–55). McGraw-Hill.
Reeves, H. (2011). Financial statement analysis for small businesses: A resource guide. Florida Small Business Development Center Network.
Eades, K. M., & Sirleaf, J. (2016). The financial detective. University of Virginia Darden School Foundation.
McNally, S., & Eakins, W. (2014). Chapter 2: Financial statement and ratio analysis. In Corporate Finance Online. Pearson. 
A Capital Budgeting Summary
A Capital Budgeting Summary

Excel file to accompany the above PDF
Barney J. (1991). Firm resources and sustained competitive advantage. Journal of Management, 17(1), 99.
Grundy, T. (2006). Rethinking and reinventing Michael Porter’s five forces model. Strategic Change, 15(5), 213–229.
Porter, M. E. (2008). The five competitive forces that shape strategy. Harvard Business Review, 86(1), 78–93.
Five forces overview

Topic 5.2: Case: Habitual Chocolate: Expansion Opportunities

Case
Grasby, E. M. A., & Bloomfield, R. (2016). Habitual Chocolate: Expansion opportunities. Ivey ID: 9B16B018. Ivey Publishing.

Topic 5.3: Case: Meakin Enterprises: Balancing Risks in the Agriculture Industry

Case
Case, T., & Kalesnikoff, D. (2017). Meakin Enterprises: Balancing risks in the agriculture industry. Ivey ID: 9B17M061. Ivey Publishing.
Reading
Business Model Canvas Explained

Topic 5.4. Case: Fiji Water and Corporate Social Responsibility—Green Makeover or “Greenwashing”?

Case
McMaster, J., & Nowak, J. (2009). Fiji water and corporate social responsibility—green makeover or “greenwashing”? Ivey ID: 9B09A008. Ivey Publishing.
Readings
Hardin, G. (1968). The tragedy of the commons. Science, 162(3859), 1243–1248.
Herremans, I. M. (2020). The concept of sustainability. In Sustainability Performance and Reporting. Business Expert Press.
Herremans, I. M. (2020). The concept of sustainability reporting. In Sustainability Performance and Reporting. Business Expert Press.
Herremans, I. M. (2020). Credible reporting. In Sustainability Performance and Reporting. Business Expert Press.
Task Force on Climate-Related Financial Disclosures. (n.d.). Task force on climate-related financial disclosures: Overview. Bloomberg.

Topic 5.6. Case: Rocky Mountain Soap Company: The Move Toward Sustainable Packaging

Case
Gehman, J., Sloan, J., Liu, J., Wu, Y., & Carlson, L. H. (2019). Rocky Mountain Soap Company: The move toward sustainable packaging. Ivey ID: 9B19M082. Ivey Publishing.
Reading
Investopedia Team. (2025, June 3). What is a marketing strategy? Investopedia.