Smithfield Foods, Inc.

Ray A. Goldberg; Carin-Isabel  Knoop; David  Lane

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Case | HBS Case Collection | December 1999 (Revised June 2000)

Smithfield Foods, Inc.

by Ray A. Goldberg, Carin-Isabel Knoop and David Lane

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Smithfield has become the number-one pork producer and processor in the world--given all the changes in the global agribusiness industry. How does the company develop its future strategy? A rewritten version of an earlier case.

Keywords: Economy; Globalized Economies and Regions; Agribusiness; Globalization; Organizational Change and Adaptation; Strategic Planning; Agriculture and Agribusiness Industry;

Format: Print

23 pages

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Goldberg, Ray A., Carin-Isabel Knoop, and David Lane. "Smithfield Foods, Inc." Harvard Business School Case 900-015, December 1999. (Revised June 2000.)

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George M. Moffett Professor of Agriculture and Business, Emeritus

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Hebrew SeniorLife: Disseminating Excellence in Elder Care and Housing

Regina E. Herzlinger, Carin-Isabel Knoop and Olivia Hull

The CEO of Hebrew SeniorLife is contemplating how to scale his highly successful but asset-intensive continuing care retirement community for elders. Among the strategies he is considering is an expansion to China; virtual web-based care; providing continuing care in the home setting; and an expansionist model in the U.S. Hebrew SeniorLife is a mission-driven organization that is managed in a financially-prudent way. Those principles must guide his decision.

Keywords: continuing care; nursing home; rehabilitation; Assisted Living; elder care; entrepreneurial management; Health Care and Treatment; Entrepreneurship; Growth and Development Strategy; Health Industry; United States;

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Herzlinger, Regina E., Carin-Isabel Knoop, and Olivia Hull. "Hebrew SeniorLife: Disseminating Excellence in Elder Care and Housing." Harvard Business School Case 317-038, February 2017. (Revised March 2020.) View Details

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Klöckner & Co: Steeling for a Digital World

Scott Kominers and Carin-Isabel Knoop

Hoping to get ahead of potential digital disruption at Klöckner & Co. – one of the world’s largest steel and metal distributors – CEO Gisbert Rühl set up both kloeckner.i (KCI), an internal transformation arm, and XOM Materials (XOM), an independent industry platform. KCI and XOM sought to digitize the $350 billion materials supply and service chain, and promote greater price transparency and efficiency. However, the materials market traditionally resisted digitalization, making the process longer, harder, and more expensive than expected. As 2020 opened, Rühl and his teams wondered how they could dramatically increase uptake.

Keywords: Corporate Entrepreneurship; Market Design; Market Platforms; Multi-Sided Platforms; Markets; Industry Structures; Supply and Industry; Technology Platform; Technology Adoption; Steel Industry; Information Technology Industry; Europe; Germany;

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Kominers, Scott, and Carin-Isabel Knoop. "Klöckner & Co: Steeling for a Digital World." Harvard Business School Case 820-035, February 2020. View Details

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The New LAX: Ready for Takeoff?

Boris Groysberg, Carin-Isabel Knoop and Kerry Herman

Chair of LAX Board Sean Burton and LAX CEO Deborah Flint have made progress on streamlining and modernizing LAX's complex capital projects ($12 billion worth) while reorganizing and retooling Los Angeles World Airport (LAWA) staff resources, management processes, and revitalizing the LAX guest experience. From 2015-2019, LAX's performance improved, yet many challenges remained, and new ones continued to come to light. In December 2019, as Flint prepared to move onto a new position, Burton and the board are assessing the progress the team has made, and looking to next steps.

Keywords: Leadership and Change Management; Leadership; Change Management; Performance Improvement; Strategic Planning; Air Transportation;

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Groysberg, Boris, Carin-Isabel Knoop, and Kerry Herman. "The New LAX: Ready for Takeoff?" Harvard Business School Case 420-025, December 2019. (Revised January 2020.) View Details

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