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- March 2001 (Revised June 2001)
- Case
Identifying and Realizing Investments in Eastern Europe (B)
By: Ray A. Goldberg, Robert E. Kennedy and Laure Mougeot Strook
Supplements the (A) case. A rewritten version of an earlier case. View Details
Goldberg, Ray A., Robert E. Kennedy, and Laure Mougeot Strook. "Identifying and Realizing Investments in Eastern Europe (B)." Harvard Business School Case 701-087, March 2001. (Revised June 2001.)
- March 2001
- Teaching Note
Free Trade vs. Protectionism: The Great Corn-Laws Debate TN
By: David A. Moss
Teaching Note for (9-701-080). View Details
- November 1999
- Case
E.I. du Pont de Nemours and Company (B)
DuPont must decide whether to launch a new non-GM (genetically modified) soybean that is tolerant to chemical sprays. In the face of rapid introductions of GM products by competitors, DuPont faces the challenge of ensuring the identity preservation of its new product... View Details
Keywords: Business Model; Customer Value and Value Chain; Genetics; Agriculture and Agribusiness Industry
West, Jonathan, and Christian G. Kasper. "E.I. du Pont de Nemours and Company (B)." Harvard Business School Case 600-051, November 1999.
- 01 Oct 1971
- Conference Presentation
La Modernizacion de la Produccion y los Ajustes en el Sistema de Mercadea: El Caso de la Industria Arrocera Nicaraguense
By: James E. Austin
- September 1992
- Case
Archer Daniels Midland
By: Ray A. Goldberg and Vincent N. Willis
Keywords: Agriculture and Agribusiness Industry
Goldberg, Ray A., and Vincent N. Willis. "Archer Daniels Midland." Harvard Business School Case 593-028, September 1992.
- August 1989
- Case
New Zealand Dairy Board: Coordination and Incentives in a Cooperative
By: Ray A. Goldberg
Goldberg, Ray A. "New Zealand Dairy Board: Coordination and Incentives in a Cooperative." Harvard Business School Case 590-020, August 1989.
- October 1987 (Revised November 1987)
- Case
Gruppo Ferruzzi: Economics, Politics and Ethanol
By: Ray A. Goldberg
Keywords: Agriculture and Agribusiness Industry
Goldberg, Ray A. "Gruppo Ferruzzi: Economics, Politics and Ethanol." Harvard Business School Case 588-002, October 1987. (Revised November 1987.)
- September 1981 (Revised August 1987)
- Case
CIBA-GEIGY Agricultural Division
By: Benson P. Shapiro and Roy H. Schoeman
In 1979 Leo Bontempo, marketing vice president of Ciba-Geigy Agricultural Division was deciding whether to purchase an $840,000 program for TeleSession. This was a marketing service designed to accelerate the adoption of new products among large innovative growers by... View Details
Keywords: Marketing Strategy; Innovation Strategy; Communication; Agriculture and Agribusiness Industry
Shapiro, Benson P., and Roy H. Schoeman. "CIBA-GEIGY Agricultural Division." Harvard Business School Case 582-026, September 1981. (Revised August 1987.)
- April 1988
- Teaching Note
Caterpillar Tractor Co., Teaching Note
Teaching Note for (9-385-276). View Details
Keywords: Agriculture and Agribusiness Industry
- August 1985
- Case
Gurney Seed & Nursery Corp.
By: Francis Aguilar
Keywords: Agriculture and Agribusiness Industry
Aguilar, Francis. "Gurney Seed & Nursery Corp." Harvard Business School Case 386-035, August 1985.
- November 1980 (Revised March 1981)
- Case
International Harvester (B4)
By: Richard G. Hamermesh and Evelyn T. Christiansen
Hamermesh, Richard G., and Evelyn T. Christiansen. "International Harvester (B4)." Harvard Business School Case 381-056, November 1980. (Revised March 1981.)
- November 1980
- Case
International Harvester (B3)
By: Richard G. Hamermesh and Evelyn T. Christiansen
Hamermesh, Richard G., and Evelyn T. Christiansen. "International Harvester (B3)." Harvard Business School Case 381-055, November 1980.
- June 1992 (Revised August 1992)
- Case
Parker-Spencer: The Legal Form of Joint Ventures
Parker Co., a U.S. based agricultural chemical company with $4 billion in sales, has agreed to a joint venture with Spencer, Inc., a smaller U.S. based company, to develop and market a new herbicide for corn. The two companies must consider marketing, tax, and... View Details
Keywords: Business Organization; Joint Ventures; Taxation; Agriculture and Agribusiness Industry; Agriculture and Agribusiness Industry; United States
Wilson, G. Peter, and Jane Palley Katz. "Parker-Spencer: The Legal Form of Joint Ventures." Harvard Business School Case 192-155, June 1992. (Revised August 1992.)
- December 2009 (Revised February 2012)
- Case
Monsanto: Helping Farmers Feed the World
By: David E. Bell, Carin-Isabel Knoop and Mary Shelman
Monsanto has led the effort to bring biotechnology to bear on food production. Through some management missteps and consumer resistance the company had difficulties in its early years. But since Hugh Grant became CEO the picture has brightened with widespread adoption... View Details
Keywords: Food; Global Strategy; Leadership; Production; Agriculture and Agribusiness Industry; Agriculture and Agribusiness Industry; United States
Bell, David E., Carin-Isabel Knoop, and Mary Shelman. "Monsanto: Helping Farmers Feed the World." Harvard Business School Case 510-025, December 2009. (Revised February 2012.)
- December 2005 (Revised July 2006)
- Case
Bunge: Poised for Growth
By: David E. Bell and Mary L. Shelman
As CEO of the world's largest oilseed processor, Alberto Weisser of Bunge must not only decide how quickly to expand in fast-growing markets of Eastern Europe and Asia, but also how best to leverage the firm's global footprint and leadership position. The firm is... View Details
Keywords: Customer Focus and Relationships; Trade; Global Strategy; Leadership; Growth Management; Management Style; Demand and Consumers; Supply Chain; Integration; Technology; Agriculture and Agribusiness Industry; Agriculture and Agribusiness Industry; Asia; Europe
Bell, David E., and Mary L. Shelman. "Bunge: Poised for Growth." Harvard Business School Case 506-036, December 2005. (Revised July 2006.)
- December 2005 (Revised February 2006)
- Case
Migros
By: Forest L. Reinhardt, Vincent Marie Dessain and Anders Sjoman
In October 2005, Urs Riedener, head of marketing at Swiss retailer Migros, is contemplating the company's competitive position. Primarily a retailer for foods and near-foods products, the cooperative Migros, with close to 600 retail outlets in Switzerland (but only... View Details
Keywords: Competitive Advantage; Corporate Governance; Corporate Strategy; Cooperative Ownership; Supply Chain Management; Product Marketing; Environmental Sustainability; Social Enterprise; Business or Company Management; Marketing Strategy; Retail Industry; Agriculture and Agribusiness Industry; Switzerland
- September 2003 (Revised August 2005)
- Teaching Note
Calgene, Inc. (TN)
Teaching Note for (9-502-041) View Details
- October 1999
- Case
Agricultural Biotechnology Brief, 1999
By: Forest L. Reinhardt and Jennifer Burns
Keywords: Business and Government Relations; Environmental Sustainability; Agriculture and Agribusiness Industry; Agriculture and Agribusiness Industry
Reinhardt, Forest L., and Jennifer Burns. "Agricultural Biotechnology Brief, 1999." Harvard Business School Case 700-066, October 1999.
- 2008
- Working Paper
Fixing Market Failures or Fixing Elections? Agricultural Credit in India
By: Shawn A. Cole
This paper integrates theories of political budget cycles with theories of tactical electoral redistribution to test for political capture in a novel way. Studying banks in India, I find that government-owned bank lending tracks the electoral cycle, with agricultural... View Details
Keywords: Agribusiness; Banks and Banking; Financing and Loans; Political Elections; State Ownership; Banking Industry; India
Cole, Shawn A. "Fixing Market Failures or Fixing Elections? Agricultural Credit in India." Harvard Business School Working Paper, No. 09-001, July 2008.
- January 2025
- Case
Negotiating a Legacy at Sustainable Harvest (A)
By: Jillian Jordan, Julian Zlatev, Alicia Dadlani and Martha Hostetter
The specialty coffee importer Sustainable Harvest was the first certified B Corp in the coffee industry due to its investments in building coffee farmers’ capacity and livelihood. But in 2022, after coffee prices plummeted and the company’s bank declined to extend its... View Details
Keywords: Negotiation; Mergers and Acquisitions; Trust; Ethics; Plant-Based Agribusiness; Volatility; Futures and Commodity Futures; Social Enterprise; Valuation; Business Model; Credit; Corporate Social Responsibility and Impact; Insolvency and Bankruptcy; Food and Beverage Industry; United States; Europe
Jordan, Jillian, Julian Zlatev, Alicia Dadlani, and Martha Hostetter. "Negotiating a Legacy at Sustainable Harvest (A)." Harvard Business School Case 925-010, January 2025.