Business cases are used to help students learn about important concepts and explore the issues, problems, or decision-making situations faced by organizations and managers. The case study should be analyzed individually and will have its own set of questions to be addressed. Read the appropriate materials and prepar case analysis report in a way that addresses all the questions provided.The case study mentioned below needs to be purchased from the Ivey Publishing website.

Bansal, P., Montgomery, W., & MacMillan, K. (2020). Maple Leaf Foods: Changing the system. Ivey Publishing.

Objectives

• Develop an ability to identify the hidden issues based on a detailed analysis.
• Analyze the issues based on the theoretical concept learnt.
• Provide a recommendation for each issue identified in the case.
• Prepar a coherent report and integrated analysis.

Instructions

In order to complet your case analysis successfully, you should consider

• reading the case two to three times to understand the issues faced by the organization or the protagonist;
• analyzing the issues based on the theoretical concept learnt; and
• providing a recommendation for each issue identified in the case.

Resources: You may like to explore the following resources for learning how to analyze a case and a Case Analysis report:

• SW Learning. (n.d.). Preparing an effective case analysis. http://www.swlearning.com/management/hitt/hitt_student/case_analysis.html
• Chandy, K. T. (2004). Case writing guide. http://bingweb.binghamton.edu/~tchandy/Mgmt411/case_guide.html
• Cengage Learning. (n.d.). Case studies: Overview. https://college.cengage.com/business/resources/casestudies/students/overview.htm
• Prentice Hall. (n.d.). How to analyze a case study. http://wps.prenhall.com/bp_laudon_essmis_6/21/5555/1422312.cw/content/index.html
• UNB Writing Centre. (n.d.). Case study analysis. https://www.unb.ca/fredericton/studentservices/_resources/pdfs/wss/casestudyanalysis.pdf

You should consider organizing your report as follows:

• introduction
• company background (based on data in the case and from the company's website;
• issue (based on discussion questions provided - Please name the sections appropriately)
• evaluation of Issues
• suggested Alternatives
• conclusions
• recommendations

Introduction: The case is about 'The Maple Leaf Foods (MLF)' which created a vision to change and became a sustainable company by focusing on society and the natural environment. The learning objectives of the case are:

• Todescribe how vision can drive change in an organization.
• Toexamine drivers and the need for organizational change.
• Toexamine the challenges and opportunities related to implementing change

Suggested Case Questions:

1. Discuss the key internal and external factors that led to the need for organizational change at Maple Leaf Foods.
2. Discuss the significance of organizational vision in guiding the change management efforts at Maple Leaf Foods.
3. Discuss the challenges faced by Maple Leaf Foods when implementing organizational change.