Los Grobo

UNIVERSIDAD DE BUENOS AIRES - TEXAS A & M UNIVERSIT Y

AGRIBUSINESS TURBULENT SCENARIOS EMERGING ECONOMIES ARGENTINA

LOS GROBO CASE

... From Besaravia to the Argentine pampas ... Immigrants and r ural contractors building an Agribusiness Group in the 20th Centur y.

Professor Héctor Ordoñez Universidad de Buenos Aires ordonezh@agro.uba.ar Professor John Nichols Texas A & M University jpn@ag.tamu.edu

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UNIVERSIDAD DE BUENOS AIRES - TEXAS A & M UNIVERSITY

LOS GROBO CASE
CONTENTS
1. INTRODUCTION. 2. ILLOGICAL PATHWAY, FROM THE SECOND PAMPAS REVOLUTION IN THE 90´S TO ARGENTINA´S TOTAL INSTITUTIONAL CRISIS IN 2002. 2.1. THE FIRST PAMPAS REVOLUTION. 2.2. PAMPAS DISCRIMINATION. 2.3. THE SECOND PAMPAS REVOLUTION. 2.4. CATASTROPHIC INSTITUTIONAL ENVIRONMENT. 2.5. SECOND PAMPAS DISCRIMINATION, AGRIBUSINESS STRATEGY AND PUBLIC POLICIES. 3. LOS GROBO HISTORY. 3.1. IMMIGRANTS FROM BESARAVIA REACH THE PAMPAS. 3.2. IMMIGRANTS’ CHILDREN, BROTHERS AND THE LAND. 3.3. THE LOS GROBO FARMING FAMILY COMPANY. THE 80´S. 4. THE 90’S, MOVING FROM A FAMILY AGRIBUSINESS COMPANY TO A PROFESSIONAL AGRIBUSINESS COMPANY. 4.1. NETWORKING AND SCALE GROWTH. 4.2. TECHNOLOGY AND KNOWLEDGE. 4.3. RISK MANAGEMENT. 4.4. BASES OF A NEW ORGANIZATION.

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5. THE CHALLENGE FOR 2002 AND FOR THE FUTURE.

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2 Professor Héctor Ordóñez from Buenos Aires University and Professor John Nichols form Texas A & M University prepared this case as a basis for class discussion rather than to illustrate either effective or ineffective handling of an administration situation, business strategy or public policies. The work presents perceptions of the authors; it does not involve the institutions, companies or government positions. Copyright 2003 by University of Buenos Aires. No part of this publication may be reproduced without the... [continues]

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