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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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Dannon: mercadotecnia y responsabilidad social Corporativa
Marquis, Christopher; Shah, Pooja; Tolleson, Amanda; Thomason, BobbiCase HBS-410S22Leadership and People ManagementPara maximizar su eficacia, los casos de color deben imprimirse en color. A finales de 2009, The Dannon Company estaba considerando pro comunicando activamente sus esfuerzos en materia de RSE a los consumidores. Con la fuerte conexión entre la producción de Dannon de alimentos para la salud y su compromiso con la salud y la nutrición de las actividades de RSE de base, la comunicación de estas actividades a los consumidores podrían mejorar el éxit...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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Whole Foods: Balancing Social Mission and Growth, Teaching Note
Marquis, Christopher; Thomason, BobbiTeaching Note HBS-411057-ELeadership and People ManagementTeaching Note for 410023.Starting at €0.00
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VeeV on the Rocks, Teaching Note
Marquis, Christopher; Margolis, Joshua D.; Thomason, BobbiTeaching Note HBS-411076-ELeadership and People ManagementTeaching Note for 410006.Starting at €0.00
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The Dannon Company: Marketing and Corporate Social Responsibility (B)
Marquis, Christopher; Thomason, BobbiCase HBS-412047-ELeadership and People ManagementTo maximize their effectiveness, color cases should be printed in color. Details Dannon's decision to initiate a cause marketing program focused on breast cancer to directly compete with Yoplait.Starting at €5.74
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Parachute: Competition and Collaboration in the Market to Save Lives
Pratima Bansal; Pamela LaughlandCase IVEY-9B15M122-EEntrepreneurship, StrategyIn 2011, four Canadian non-profit organizations have a mandate to prevent injuries and face similar and worsening problems. Each organization is spending an escalating amount of time fundraising to support its operations. Key stakeholders are expressing confusion because injury prevention is a crowded space and many non-profit organizations are seeking both dollars and partnerships. Most troubling, the four non-profit organizations are struggling...Starting at €8.20
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Talisman Energy Inc.: The Decision to Enter Iraq
Pratima Bansal; Natalie SlawinskiCase IVEY-9B09M035-EStrategyIn June 2008, the chief executive officer of Talisman Energy Inc. (Talisman) and his senior executive team met with the company's board of directors. The purpose of this meeting was to debate Talisman's proposed entry into the oil-rich Kurdistan region of Iraq. This move was potentially very lucrative for Talisman but was fraught with risks. These risks were exacerbated by Talisman's previous foray into Sudan; during that expansion Talisman had b...Starting at €8.20
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From Phones to Loans: Virgin's Decision to Enter Canada's Banking Sector
Pratima Bansal; Michael WoodCase IVEY-9B09M064-EFinance, Leadership and People Management, Marketing, StrategyVirgin Group (Virgin) has been eyeing the Canadian banking industry for several years as a new potential investment opportunity. Not unlike the Canadian mobile phone industry (which they entered in 2005), the banking industry is seen as a prime target. Customers have become trapped by high fees, poor customer service, and limited product choice and Virgin can shake things up. The decision being contemplated is whether Virgin Money should enter th...Starting at €8.20