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Survivre! La saga de Ben Levitsky, entrepreneur

Surviving! The Saga of Ben Levitsky, Entrepreneur
Case 9 40 2005 018
Languages : 
  • French,
  • English
  • Entreprise familiale,
  • Équipe de direction,
  • Entrepreneuriat,
  • Leadership,
  • Stratégie
  • Family business,
  • Top management team,
  • Entrepreneurship,
  • Leadership,
  • Strategy
Year of production : 
2003
Registration date : 
2005-01-01
Teaching notes included : 
No

Ce cas présente l'histoire de vie de Ben Levitsky, un Juif polonais de l'Holocauste qui a immigré au Canada dans les années 1950 et a fondé une entreprise qui manufacture des produits chimiques pour l'agriculture. Le cas permet de faire des liens entre les expériences de vie formatrices, la personalité, le style de gestion et l'orientation stratégiques d'un entrepreneur. Des entrevues avec les membres de l'équipe de direction et des descriptions du fonctionnement de l'équipe sont aussi fournies.

The case presents the life story of Ben Levitsky, a Polish Jew and Holocaust survivor who immigrated to Canada in the 1950s and founded a firm manufacturing pesticides and insecticides. The case provides an opportunity to draw links between formative life experiences, personality, management style and strategic orientation. Interviews with members of Ben Levitsky's top management team and an overview of TMT functioning in the firm are also provided.

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 : 
Year of start of the event : 
Not available
Year the event ended : 
Not available
Business size : 
PME (250 employés)