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November 2010 (Revised May 2014)
Case

Dow's Bid for Rohm and Haas

By: Benjamin C. Esty and David Lane

This case analyzes Dow Chemical Company's proposed acquisition of Rohm and Haas in 2008. The $18.8 billion acquisition was part of Dow's strategic transformation from a slow-growth, low-margin, and cyclical producer of basic chemicals into a higher-growth,... View Details

Keywords: Mergers and Acquisitions; Financial Crisis; Capital Structure; Financial Condition; Financial Management; Contracts; Lawsuits and Litigation; Risk and Uncertainty; Valuation; Chemical Industry

September 2011 (Revised September 2013)
Case

The K-Dow Petrochemicals Joint Venture

By: Guhan Subramanian, James K. Sebenius, Phillip Andrews, Rhea Ghosh and Charlotte Krontiris

In 2007, the Dow Chemical Company and the Kuwait Petroleum Corporation announced plans to launch a multibillion-dollar joint venture. Later known as K-Dow Petrochemicals, it would be one of the largest manufacturers of chemicals and plastics in the world. Analysts... View Details

Keywords: Announcements; Joint Ventures; Chemical Industry; Kuwait; United States

November 2014
Case

Napalm: From Soldiers Field to Trang Bang

By: Tom Nicholas and Jonas Peter Akins

Napalm is one of the most destructive weapons ever to be invented. Yet, at its original inception it was nothing more than a technical challenge, and it was never intended to be used in indiscriminate antipersonnel warfare. The pathway of its development by a Harvard... View Details

Keywords: Moral Sensibility; War; Chemicals; Research and Development; Chemical Industry; Viet Nam; Cambridge; United States

August 2006 (Revised May 2016)
Case

Cluster Mobilization in Mitteldeutschland

By: Jeffrey Fear, Christian H.M. Ketels and Claudia Linsenmeier

As part of the privatization in Eastern Germany after the fall of the Berlin Wall, Dow Chemical made a major investment in the Halle-Leipzig region, one of the largest chemical industry sites in Europe. The executive in charge of Dow's operations in the region, Bart... View Details

Keywords: Industry Clusters; Development Economics; Privatization; Chemicals; Foreign Direct Investment; Management Teams; Private Sector; Competitive Strategy; Brands and Branding; Market Participation; Chemical Industry; Germany

13 Apr 2010
First Look

First Look: April 13

existing and new compounds, and restrict the manufacture of hazardous substances. Andrew Liveris, CEO of the Dow Chemical Company, has to decide whether the company should engage in direct discussions with... View Details

Keywords: Martha Lagace

02 Aug 2022
Research & Ideas

6 Strategies for Building Socially Responsible—and Profitable—Companies

A dozen years ago, Harvard Business School Professor George Serafeim wondered why some companies operated with an eye toward the greater good, while most did not. Back then, he always got the same response: Corporate leaders thought social and environmental practices... View Details

Keywords: by Lane Lambert

23 Feb 2011
First Look

First Look: Feb. 23

Supplement 411-002 The Dow board made a bid for Rohm and Haas Company in order to transition its portfolio away from commodity chemicals towards specialty chemicals. Purchase this... View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

21 Dec 2010
First Look

First Look: December 21

This case analyzes Dow Chemical Company's proposed acquisition of Rohm and Haas in 2008. The $18.8 billion acquisition was part of Dow's strategic transformation from a slow-growth, low-margin, and cyclical... View Details

22 Nov 2011
First Look

First Look: November 22

case:http://cb.hbsp.harvard.edu/cb/product/511137-PDF-ENG The K-Dow Petrochemicals Joint Venture Guhan Subramanian, James K. Sebenius, Phillip Andrews, and Rhea GhoshHarvard Business School Case 912-002 In 2007, the Dow View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

08 Oct 2014
Research & Ideas

Who Is the Chief Sustainability Officer?

move on, become more ambitious." Nike and Dow Chemical are examples of companies that have made it to the innovation stage. After Nike faced accusations about violations of human rights by... View Details

Keywords: by Dina Gerdeman; Manufacturing

10 Jun 2015
Research & Ideas

The Transparency Revolution in Corporate Reporting

companies encouraging and funding ESG innovation. Dow Chemical has enormous energy consumption in their operations, but they've managed to save more than $10 billion through efficiency programs and are... View Details

Keywords: Re: George Serafeim

28 Aug 2012
First Look

First Look: August 28

while more equal ones dislike competitive groups and do not necessarily respect them as competent. Unequal societies may need ambivalence for system stability: income inequality compensates groups with partially positive social images. Sustainability at View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

30 Oct 2018
First Look

New Research and Ideas, October 30, 2018

napalm, it turned to several companies with experience in chemicals manufacturing. One in particular—The Dow Chemical Company—bore the brunt of the moral opprobrium associated... View Details

Keywords: Dina Gerdeman

21 Feb 2012
First Look

First Look: Feb. 21

Business School Case 112-064 Dow Chemical is one of the few major American industrial corporations founded in the late 19th century that is still in existence. From its origins producing bromine out of the... View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

14 Mar 2017
First Look

First Look at New Research, March 14

Purchase this case: https://cb.hbsp.harvard.edu/cbmp/product/817083-PDF-ENG Harvard Business School Case 117-029 'Golden Leash' Pay for Directors at The Dow Chemical Company In November 2014, The View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

14 Nov 2006
First Look

First Look: November 14, 2006

Eastern Germany after the fall of the Berlin Wall, Dow Chemical made a major investment in the Halle-Leipzig region, one of the largest chemical industry sites in Europe. The... View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

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