Teaching note for product 9B04M031.

The part owner of Rynard Farms needed to determine what changes, if any, to make in the farm's overall strategy to ensure its profitability and keep up with the demands of the industry and his family. Rynard Farms had been passed down from generation to generation for more than 130 years and focused on producing beef cattle and some cash crops. However, this tradition of successful farming faced an aging ownership and a lack of strategic dire .....more

The vice-president of research at the workplace safety and insurance board of Ontario (WSIB) considers a variety of strategies to roll out the Ontario Needlestick Prevention Initiative. WSIB was a corporate sponsor of the initiative and had been successful in aligning with a number of strategic partners. All parties agree that the ultimate goals were to increase awareness among health-care professionals and to improve overall health-care worker safety. .....more