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Advanced Leadership Pathways: Inge Skjelfjord and the Cacao Supply Chain

By: Rosabeth Moss Kanter and Ai-Ling Jamila Malone
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  • | Language:English
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Abstract

Inge Skjelfjord, with a long career in international finance focused on agribusiness projects, had a vision to build a cacao research center that would help smallholder cacao farmers, who benefited the least from the chocolate value chain. He aimed to support the farmers’ well-being, while meeting the growing demand for cacao and solving the challenges that plagued the industry. Having encountered barriers in establishing an education facility in Ecuador, he had to figure out where and how to focus his efforts for his project to materialize.

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Agribusiness Industry; Farming; Farm; Policy; Change Management; Innovation; Agribusiness; Education; Economic Growth; Research; Supply Chain; Supply Chain Management; Agriculture and Agribusiness Industry; Ecuador

Citation

Kanter, Rosabeth Moss, and Ai-Ling Jamila Malone. "Advanced Leadership Pathways: Inge Skjelfjord and the Cacao Supply Chain." Harvard Business School Teaching Note 316-122, March 2016.

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Rosabeth M. Kanter

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