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IPL inc. ou comment propager une culture entrepreneuriale dans son milieu!

IPL, or How to Instill an Entrepreneurial Culture through Spin-Offs

Case 9 40 2001 030
Languages : 
  • French,
  • English
  • Développement organisationnel,
  • Entrepreneuriat,
  • Stratégie de croissance,
  • Essaimage,
  • Entreprise familiale
  • Organisational development,
  • Entrepreneurship,
  • Growing strategy,
  • Spin-off,
  • Family business
Year of production : 
2001
Registration date : 
2001-01-01
Teaching notes included : 
Yes

Ce cas présente l'expérience d'IPL inc., une entreprise spécialisée dans le moulage de plastique qui a construit au fil des décennies un vaste réseau de petites entreprises situées dans son giron (plus d'une trentaine) en encourageant parfois de manière délibérée ou involontaire ses employés à se lancer en affaires. Il expose les types d'essaimages effectués, la nature des soutiens donnés aux essaimées, les bénéfices récoltés, le profil du fondateur, Émile Métivier l'initiateur de cette stratégie, la culture organisationnelle, son évolution ainsi que les enjeux et défis actuels d'IPL.

This case presents the experience of IPL, a company that has developed an extensive network of small firms in its immediate environment by supporting employees who wish to go into business for themselves. The strategy, originally introduced by IPL's founder Émile Métivier in the early 1960s, enabled what was originally a small family business located at some distance from major cities to carve out a niche for itself on the international market. By 2002, IPL had more than 1100 employees and had become one of the leaders in the North American plastic moulding sector. When this case was produced, 130 new products were under development.

Primary domain : 
Management
Secondary domain : 
Not available
Sectors : 
  • Manufacturing
Source : 
Not available
Type : 
Traditional case 
Type of data used in the production of the case : 
Undefined
Event location : 
St-Damien-de-Buckl.
Year of start of the event : 
Not available
Year the event ended : 
Not available
Business size : 
1100