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Bodies at Risk: Chemicals Testing in the United States and Europe
This book project examines environmental regulation comparatively between the United States and Europe, with a focus on testing programs and controls on the manufacture of commodity and specialty chemicals. Findings thus far indicate that different relations among... View Details
- March 1981 (Revised November 1998)
- Supplement
Corning Glass Works International (C1)
Supplements the (A) case. View Details
Keywords: Manufacturing Industry
Bartlett, Christopher A., and Michael Y. Yoshino. "Corning Glass Works International (C1)." Harvard Business School Supplement 381-163, March 1981. (Revised November 1998.)
- November 1979
- Teaching Note
Allied Chemical Corp. (B) and (C), Teaching Note
By: George C. Lodge
Teaching Note for (9-379-150) and (9-379-151). View Details
Keywords: Chemical Industry
- March 1979
- Supplement
Allied Chemical Corp. (C)
Supplements the (B) case. View Details
Keywords: Chemical Industry
Lodge, George C., and Joseph L. Badaracco Jr. "Allied Chemical Corp. (C)." Harvard Business School Supplement 379-151, March 1979.
- November 1984 (Revised March 1985)
- Case
Restructuring European Petrochemicals: Exxon Chemical
By: Francis Aguilar, Joseph L. Bower and Benjamin Gomes-Casseres
Aguilar, Francis, Joseph L. Bower, and Benjamin Gomes-Casseres. "Restructuring European Petrochemicals: Exxon Chemical." Harvard Business School Case 385-205, November 1984. (Revised March 1985.)
- April 1964 (Revised January 2003)
- Case
Empire Glass Company (A)
By: David F. Hawkins
Concerns management control at the divisional level, and the use of budgets. View Details
Hawkins, David F. "Empire Glass Company (A)." Harvard Business School Case 109-043, April 1964. (Revised January 2003.)
- April 1964 (Revised September 1982)
- Case
Empire Glass Co. (B)
Details the behavior of line managers, management staff, and workers in response to long-established control system developed by corporation headquarters. View Details
Lawrence, Paul R. "Empire Glass Co. (B)." Harvard Business School Case 109-044, April 1964. (Revised September 1982.)
- October 2017 (Revised September 2022)
- Teaching Note
Fuyao Glass America: Sourcing Decision
By: Willy Shih
This case is about globalization: a Chinese company has decided to locate a production facility close to its customers in the U.S., but a recent contract bid means it will lose money, at least initially, by supplying product from that factory. The purpose of this case... View Details
- June 2010 (Revised January 2011)
- Case
Scientific Glass Incorporated: Inventory Management
By: Steven C. Wheelwright and William Schmidt
Scientific Glassware is a fast-growing, privately held company that provides specialized glassware for laboratory and research facilities. Excess inventory is tying up extra capital needed to fund the company's expansion plans. The newly hired Manager of Inventory... View Details
Keywords: Inventory Control; Inventory Management; Materials Management; Order Processing; Warehousing; Salesforce Management; Logistics; Operations; Order Taking and Fulfillment; Finance; Consumer Products Industry; Technology Industry
Wheelwright, Steven C., and William Schmidt. "Scientific Glass Incorporated: Inventory Management." Harvard Business School Brief Case 104-208, June 2010. (Revised January 2011.)
- 13 Apr 2020
- Working Paper Summaries
The Bulletproof Glass Effect: When Privacy Notices Backfire
- October 1983
- Case
Chemical Bank: Allocation of Profits
Describes a conflict between the metropolitan (branch banking) and treasury groups at the bank. The issue is which group should receive the profits generated by a product involving both: Due bills. It is a form of transfer pricing problem, but in a unique (i.e.,... View Details
Merchant, Kenneth A. "Chemical Bank: Allocation of Profits." Harvard Business School Case 184-047, October 1983.
- March 1981 (Revised November 1998)
- Supplement
Corning Glass Works International (C2)
Follows the impact of a change in global strategy on a diversified company's global organization structure. Reviews the company's subsequent performance internationally. Also presents reflections by top management on future possible change in the organization... View Details
Keywords: Global Strategy; Change; Performance; Globalized Firms and Management; Management Teams; Manufacturing Industry
Bartlett, Christopher A., and Michael Y. Yoshino. "Corning Glass Works International (C2)." Harvard Business School Supplement 381-164, March 1981. (Revised November 1998.)
- March 1981 (Revised October 1998)
- Supplement
Corning Glass Works International (B1)
Supplements the (A) case. View Details
Keywords: Manufacturing Industry
Bartlett, Christopher A., and Michael Y. Yoshino. "Corning Glass Works International (B1)." Harvard Business School Supplement 381-161, March 1981. (Revised October 1998.)
- November 29, 2010
- Journal Article
Take Off the Rose-Colored Glasses
By: Robert C. Pozen and Elizabeth A. Palmer
Pozen, Robert C., and Elizabeth A. Palmer. "Take Off the Rose-Colored Glasses." Pensions & Investments (November 29, 2010).
- December 1993 (Revised November 2009)
- Case
Manville Corporation Fiber Glass Group (A)
By: Lynn S. Paine and Sarah Gant
Manville Corp.'s senior managers must decide how to respond to a new scientific study suggesting that fiberglass, the source of 75% of the company's profits, may be another asbestos and must act under conditions of great uncertainty. In particular, when should a... View Details
Keywords: Communication Strategy; Decision Choices and Conditions; Ethics; Health Disorders; Risk Management; Marketing Communications; Product; Corporate Social Responsibility and Impact; Safety; Consumer Products Industry; Industrial Products Industry
Paine, Lynn S., and Sarah Gant. "Manville Corporation Fiber Glass Group (A)." Harvard Business School Case 394-117, December 1993. (Revised November 2009.)
- May 1984
- Supplement
CIBA-GEIGY (A1): Middle Range Planning in Dyestuffs and Chemicals
Merchant, Kenneth A. "CIBA-GEIGY (A1): Middle Range Planning in Dyestuffs and Chemicals." Harvard Business School Supplement 184-186, May 1984.
- December 1993 (Revised December 2003)
- Case
Manville Corp. Fiber Glass Group (B)
By: Lynn S. Paine and Sarah Gant
Describes how Manville's managers responded when their main product, fiberglass, was classified by an international research agency as a possible human carcinogen. View Details
Paine, Lynn S., and Sarah Gant. "Manville Corp. Fiber Glass Group (B)." Harvard Business School Case 394-118, December 1993. (Revised December 2003.)
- March 1981 (Revised October 1998)
- Case
Corning Glass Works International (A)
Follows the impact of a change in global strategy on a diversified company's global organization structure. Traces two failed attempts at bringing a business perspective to a geographic organization, and poses the problem of what the international division president... View Details
Keywords: Disruption; Framework; Global Strategy; Organizational Structure; Perspective; Power and Influence
Bartlett, Christopher A., and Michael Y. Yoshino. "Corning Glass Works International (A)." Harvard Business School Case 381-160, March 1981. (Revised October 1998.)
- June 1991 (Revised December 1998)
- Teaching Note
Corning Glass Works International (A), (B1), and (B2), Teaching Note
By: David J. Collis
Teaching Note for (9-381-160), (9-381-161), and (9-381-162). View Details
- August 1975
- Background Note
Note on the U.S. Chemical Industry
By: Joseph L. Bower and Hassell H. McClellan
Bower, Joseph L., and Hassell H. McClellan. "Note on the U.S. Chemical Industry." Harvard Business School Background Note 375-371, August 1975.