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Glass Half Broken
Why the gender gap persists and how we can close it. For years women have made up the majority of college-educated workers in the United States. In 2019, the gap between the percentage of women and the percentage of men in the workforce was the smallest on... View Details
- 10 Mar 2021
- News
Shattering Glass
Image by John Ritter In 2020, the number of women running Fortune 500 companies hit an all-time high: 37, or just 7.4 percent. Of those CEOs, only three (less than 1 percent) were women of color. In their new book, Glass Half Broken:... View Details
- December 2003 (Revised September 2005)
- Case
Rein Chemical Company: Specialty Division
By: Francis Aguilar
This case describes corporate management's recent discovery of widespread unethical pricing transactions in one division and key managers' different views on how to respond. Students are asked to evaluate management's position and decide who should do what to resolve... View Details
Keywords: Customers; Price; Ethics; Business Divisions; Chemicals; Crisis Management; Chemical Industry
Aguilar, Francis. "Rein Chemical Company: Specialty Division." Harvard Business School Case 904-046, December 2003. (Revised September 2005.)
- February 1995 (Revised June 1999)
- Case
Chemical Bank: Implementing the Balanced Scorecard
By: Robert S. Kaplan and Norman Klein
The retail bank division of Chemical Bank faces declining margins and increased competition in its credit and deposit gathering and processing business. It wishes to implement a new strategy to become a preferred financial service provider to target customer groups.... View Details
Keywords: Balanced Scorecard; Adoption; Growth and Development Strategy; Communication Strategy; Customer Relationship Management; Management Systems; Performance Evaluation; Banks and Banking; Measurement and Metrics; Banking Industry
Kaplan, Robert S., and Norman Klein. "Chemical Bank: Implementing the Balanced Scorecard." Harvard Business School Case 195-210, February 1995. (Revised June 1999.)
- March 1979 (Revised December 1982)
- Case
Allied Chemical Corp. (B)
Describes Allied's cooperative approach to government relations and the approach of some of the regulatory agencies Allied deals with. Based mainly on quotes from Allied and government officials. Asks the student to evaluate Allied's government relations--in general... View Details
Lodge, George C., and Joseph L. Badaracco Jr. "Allied Chemical Corp. (B)." Harvard Business School Case 379-150, March 1979. (Revised December 1982.)
- January 2008 (Revised March 2008)
- Case
Glass Egg Digital Media
Glass Egg is an outsource games development firm in Vietnam. They are able to offer brand-name publishers-Microsoft EA, Atari-significant cost savings in the development of art assets for their video games. However, the firm's management find themselves at a point at... View Details
Keywords: Games, Gaming, and Gambling; Growth and Development Strategy; Marketing Strategy; Demand and Consumers; Product Development; Organizational Structure; Entertainment and Recreation Industry
Godes, David B. "Glass Egg Digital Media." Harvard Business School Case 508-066, January 2008. (Revised March 2008.)
- November 2012 (Revised September 2013)
- Case
Restructuring at Nova Chemical Corporation (Abridged)
By: Scott P. Mason
Management of a diversified chemicals company faces two financial decisions: whether to finance a major investment in new production facilities for its rapidly expanding Environmental Products Division, and whether to sell a more slowly growing non-specialty chemicals... View Details
Keywords: Restructuring; Decision Choices and Conditions; Chemicals; Environmental Sustainability; Corporate Finance; Chemical Industry
Mason, Scott P. "Restructuring at Nova Chemical Corporation (Abridged)." Harvard Business School Case 213-075, November 2012. (Revised September 2013.)
- August 1989 (Revised December 1998)
- Case
Harper Chemical Co., Inc.
A company acquires the rights to a mineral with potential uses in the ceramic and paint industries. After many years, sales are still far below expectations and the company considers selling the whole operation to a potential customer. Rewritten version of an earlier... View Details
Corey, E. Raymond. "Harper Chemical Co., Inc." Harvard Business School Case 590-027, August 1989. (Revised December 1998.)
David D. Glass
Glass is credited with leading Wal-Mart through an aggressive expansion program – increasing sales ten-fold (from $16 billion to $165 billion), developing the SuperCenter concept combining groceries and... View Details
Keywords: Retail
- December 1998 (Revised May 1999)
- Case
Specialty Medical Chemicals
By: Richard G. Hamermesh and Lucinda Doran
A new general manager is supposed to rekindle growth. Seven months later, he questions the abilities of his direct reports. An organizational psychologist is brought in to assess his people. The general manager now has to decide who to keep and how to structure his... View Details
Keywords: Decisions; Employees; Leadership Development; Management Teams; Organizational Structure; Cognition and Thinking
Hamermesh, Richard G., and Lucinda Doran. "Specialty Medical Chemicals." Harvard Business School Case 399-094, December 1998. (Revised May 1999.)
- March 2011
- Supplement
International Lobbying and The Dow Chemical Company (PPT)
By: Arthur A. Daemmrich
To be used with cases 710027 and 710028. View Details
Keywords: Globalized Markets and Industries; Business Strategy; Business and Government Relations; Chemical Industry
Daemmrich, Arthur A. "International Lobbying and The Dow Chemical Company (PPT)." Harvard Business School PowerPoint Supplement 711-089, March 2011.
- March 1993 (Revised September 1995)
- Case
Chemical Bank: Technology Support for Cooperative Work
By: Lynda M. Applegate and Donna B. Stoddard
Describes the organization and IT environment that Bruce Hasenyager found when he arrived at Chemical Bank. Goes on to explain his decision for implementing Lotus Notes as an "indispensable" management tool. Software is available: Order No. 9-196-701 (Windows version)... View Details
Keywords: Organizations; Decision Making; Decisions; Management Style; Management Analysis, Tools, and Techniques; Applications and Software; Information Technology; Information; Information Management; Technology Industry
Applegate, Lynda M., and Donna B. Stoddard. "Chemical Bank: Technology Support for Cooperative Work." Harvard Business School Case 193-131, March 1993. (Revised September 1995.)
- 16 Jun 1990
- Lecture
Dainippon Ink and Chemicals Co., Inc
By: W. Carl Kester
Keywords: Chemical Industry
- June 1992 (Revised June 1993)
- Case
Hennessy and Harvey-Jones: Two Responses to the Crisis in Chemicals
Responding to the crisis in chemicals in the early 1980's, Allied Chemical (U.S.) and ICI (U.K.) appoint new chairmen to revitalize each company's strategy, culture, and organization. Hennessy, an outsider with a background in managing conglomerates, has strong ideas... View Details
Keywords: Transition; Leading Change; Crisis Management; Management Style; Managerial Roles; Organizational Culture; Corporate Strategy
Bartlett, Christopher A. "Hennessy and Harvey-Jones: Two Responses to the Crisis in Chemicals." Harvard Business School Case 392-157, June 1992. (Revised June 1993.)
- October 1995 (Revised January 1999)
- Case
Western Chemical Corporation: Divisional Performance Measurement (A)
By: William J. Bruns Jr. and Roger Atherton
The president and controller of Western Chemical Corp. are discussing the best way to measure and report performance of foreign subsidiaries. One subsidiary is a joint venture with its own borrowing capacity; another is wholly owned; and a third is wholly owned and... View Details
Bruns, William J., Jr., and Roger Atherton. "Western Chemical Corporation: Divisional Performance Measurement (A)." Harvard Business School Case 196-079, October 1995. (Revised January 1999.)
- March 1981 (Revised October 1984)
- Case
Corning Glass Works: Indonesia
Evaluates the market opportunities and risks by Corning and International Finance Corporation in Indonesia. View Details
Keywords: Globalized Markets and Industries; Risk and Uncertainty; Opportunities; Financial Services Industry; Indonesia
Yoshino, Michael Y. "Corning Glass Works: Indonesia." Harvard Business School Case 381-119, March 1981. (Revised October 1984.)
- 27 Jul 2016
- News
The world's glass ceilings
- January 2004 (Revised July 2007)
- Case
Lumen and Absorb Teams at Crutchfield Chemical Engineering, The
By: Teresa M. Amabile and Elizabeth Schatzel
Large discrepancies have developed between two elite technology development teams at Crutchfield Chemical Engineering in terms of motivation and creativity. To investigate, Paul Burke, director of corporate technology development, commissioned a study of the day-by-day... View Details
Keywords: Leadership; Managerial Roles; Projects; Groups and Teams; Behavior; Creativity; Motivation and Incentives
Amabile, Teresa M., and Elizabeth Schatzel. "Lumen and Absorb Teams at Crutchfield Chemical Engineering, The." Harvard Business School Case 804-118, January 2004. (Revised July 2007.)
- December 2021
- Case
Burning Glass Technologies: From Data to Product
By: Suraj Srinivasan and Amy Klopfenstein
In May 2021, Matt Sigelman, CEO of Burning Glass Technologies, a company that provided labor market analytics for a variety of markets, navigates his company’s transition from data company to product company. Burning Glass originated as a service that used artificial... View Details
Keywords: Information Technology; Applications and Software; Digital Platforms; Internet and the Web; Strategy; Expansion; Business Strategy; Labor; Employment; Human Capital; Jobs and Positions; Job Design and Levels; Job Search; Human Resources; Selection and Staffing; Recruitment; Employees; Retention; Competency and Skills; Experience and Expertise; Talent and Talent Management; Analytics and Data Science; Business Model; Technology Industry; North and Central America; United States
Srinivasan, Suraj, and Amy Klopfenstein. "Burning Glass Technologies: From Data to Product." Harvard Business School Case 122-015, December 2021.
- October 2008
- Article
Risk Frameworks and Biomonitoring: Distributed Regulation of Synthetic Chemicals in Humans
By: Arthur A. Daemmrich
The ability to detect and measure the presence of synthetic chemicals at trace levels in humans coupled to increased environmental NGO mobilization concerning chemical exposure has challenged risk and regulatory frameworks built up over the past quarter-century. This... View Details
Keywords: Chemicals; Governing Rules, Regulations, and Reforms; Risk Management; Natural Environment; Pollutants; Non-Governmental Organizations; United States
Daemmrich, Arthur A. "Risk Frameworks and Biomonitoring: Distributed Regulation of Synthetic Chemicals in Humans." Environmental History 13, no. 4 (October 2008): 684–694.