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Stewarding the Soil: An Ontario Farmer’s Quest for Regenerative Agricultural Practices
Wren Montgomery; Pratima Bansal; Melanie Issett; Ken MarkCase IVEY-9B20M013-EEntrepreneurship, StrategyBlake Vince is a fifth-generation farmer who adheres to seemingly unconventional farming techniques. Most farmers in southwestern Ontario use conventional industrial farming methods such as tilling their fields, relying on pesticides and fertilizers, and monocropping (i.e., planting the same crops on the same plot of land year after year). Vince, however, embraces more regenerative agricultural practices (such as no-till farming, wherein the top ...Starting at €8.20
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Y U Ranch: Strategy and Sustainability in Cattle Ranching (C)
Pratima Bansal; Pamela Laughland; Brent McKnightCase IVEY-9B09M082-EStrategyThis is a supplement to Y U Ranch: Strategy and Sustainability in Cattle Ranching (A) and (B), products 9B09M080 and 9B09M081 and, taken together, this case series illustrates why industrial farming has supplanted the farm-based agricultural system.Starting at €5.74
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Staples, Inc. (Spanish Version)
Bell, David E.Case HBS-503S59MarketingGrapas no está satisfecho con el merchandising de su mobiliario de oficina. El caso analiza la situación, permitiendo a los estudiantes a tener en cuenta si la categoría se debe dejar caer o ser cambiado. Permite la consideración de la cartera de productos de un posicionamiento implica, y alienta un debate sobre merchandising esta categoría en particular.Starting at €8.20
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7-Eleven, Inc. (Spanish Version)
Bell, David E.; Hogan, HalCase HBS-507S03MarketingPuede 7-Eleven Estados Unidos replicar la experiencia exitosa de 7-Eleven Japón en la venta de alimentos frescos a través de tiendas de conveniencia? Describe el sistema japonés y muestra los pasos que la compañía está tomando para tratar de lograr el mismo éxito en los Estados Unidos.Starting at €8.20
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Y U Ranch: Strategy and Sustainability in Cattle Ranching (A)
Pratima Bansal; Pamela Laughland; Brent McKnightCase IVEY-9B09M080-EStrategyAWARD WINNING CASE - This case won the 2011 Oikos Sustainability Case Writing Competition. The owner and operator of Y U Ranch, a Longhorn cattle ranch in southern Ontario, is required to make a set of interesting but seemingly unimportant decisions. In this case series, students will see that each decision builds on the previous decision (i.e. the decisions are path dependent). Taken together, these cases illustrate why industrial farming has su...Starting at €8.20
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Hormel Foods
Bell, David E.; Kindred, NatalieCase HBS-520045-EMarketingIn 2019, CEO Jim Snee is weighing how to shape the image of Hormel Foods, one of the largest U.S. meat and food companies, at a time when the industry faces unprecedented scrutiny. Based in the small town of Austin, Minnesota, the nearly 130-year-old firm is best known for its legacy meat-based brands such as Hormel Pepperoni and Spam. It also owns brands (many acquired recently) that consumers might not associate with Hormel, such as Wholly Guac...Starting at €8.20
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Diamond Foods
Bell, David E.; Shelman, MaryCase HBS-510013-ECEO Michael Mendes has transformed a grower-owned cooperative into a publicly traded top marketer of snack foods. Diamond's organization, culture, product development process, advertising and promotion strategy, and specifically its marketing department have been built "from the ground up" to address fundamental changes in retail structure and consumer behavior. Can the Diamond model be successfully applied to other food categories?Starting at €8.20
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Diamond Foods, Teaching Note
Bell, David E.; Kindred, Natalie; Shelman, MaryTeaching Note HBS-510067-ETeaching Note for 510013..Starting at €0.00
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Monsanto: Helping Farmers Feed the World, Teaching Note
Bell, David E.; Shelman, MaryTeaching Note HBS-510101-EStrategyTeaching Note for [510025].Starting at €0.00
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Los Grobo: Farming's Future
Bell, David E.; Scott, CintraCase HBS-511088-ETo maximize their effectiveness, color cases should be printed in color. This case describes the international expansion plans of the second largest grain producer in Latin America, Los Grobo. Based in Argentina with US$550 million in annual sales, Los Grobo also operated in Brazil, Uruguay, and Paraguay--usually with local partners. Los Grobo had an unusual business model: it did not own land nor farm machinery. Instead, it created a network of ...Starting at €8.20