Graduation Year
January 2012
Graduation Month
May
Document Type
Thesis
Degree Name
Bachelor of Science
School or Department
Business School
Major
Management Information Systems
Faculty Mentor Department
Business School
Faculty Mentor
David Firth
Faculty Reader(s)
Doug Dalenberg
Keywords
carr, disruptive innovation, christensen, agribusiness, walmart, innovator's dilemma, adm, agriculture, does it matter?, information systems
Subject Categories
Agribusiness
Abstract
The purpose of this thesis is to analyze how the process of disruptive innovation will impact the agribusiness industry, and how this transition will take place. This analysis will be demonstrated through scenario analysis, with three potential scenarios being demonstrated and explained. This project was developed using research from a broad range of sources over the course of several years, as well as studies conducted within the industry itself through firsthand experience gained while working for one of the largest firms operating in this industry. While disruptive innovation has been a phenomenon studied in several industries and areas, it has not yet been applied to agribusiness. This approach looks at this well-documented process, but analyzes it from the standpoint of the agribusiness, an area that has yet to be examined. This is significant because agribusiness affects every person on the planet. From the subsistence farmer in Africa to the large scale commercial farmer in the American Midwest, to consumers around the world, nearly the entire human population relies on the agribusiness industry to manage, transport, and process simple crops into foods, ingredients, chemicals and products that nourish our bodies and build our world. Any changes that occur in this industry will theoretically spread to impact every person who consumes food with even the slightest processing, and every industry that is in any way connected to the crops and other raw materials produced by agriculture.
Honors College Research Project
1
Recommended Citation
McGee, Tyler, "Disruptive Innovation in Agribusiness" (2012). Undergraduate Theses, Professional Papers, and Capstone Artifacts. 6.
https://scholarworks.umt.edu/utpp/6
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