BHP, an Australian mining company, threatens to enter the potash mining industry through a hostile takeover of the Potash Corporation of Saskatchewan. Complicating matters is the reality that the Canadian potash business has managed as a legal cartel in which the provincial government has a position.
This case enables pupils to assess BHP's strategy with regard to value creation and value capture, how it relates to the hazards and rewards, as well as its present investments in the business of alternatives to BHP's strategy.
PUBLICATION DATE: January 05, 2012 PRODUCT #: KEL647-PDF-ENG
This is just an excerpt. This case is about STRATEGY & EXECUTION
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