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Making 'Green Giants': Environment Sustainability in the German Chemical Industry, 1950s–1980s
By: Geoffrey Jones and Christina Lubinski
This article examines the evolution of corporate environmentalism in the West German chemical industry between the 1950s and the 1980s. It focuses on two companies, Bayer and Henkel, that have been identified as "green giants," and traces the evolution of their... View Details
- 2013
- Working Paper
Historical Origins of Environmental Sustainability in the German Chemical Industry, 1950s-1980s
By: Geoffrey Jones and Christina Lubinski
This working paper examines the growth of corporate environmentalism in the West German chemical industry between the 1950s and the 1980s. German business has been regarded as pioneering corporate environmentalism after World War II. In contrast, this study reveals... View Details
- May 2013
- Article
From Russia with Love: The Impact of Relocated Firms on Incumbent Survival
By: Oliver Falck, Christina Guenther, Stephan Heblich and William R. Kerr
We identify the impact of local firm concentration on incumbent performance with a quasi-natural experiment. When Germany was divided after World War II, many firms in the machine tool industry fled the Soviet occupied zone to prevent expropriation. We show that the... View Details
- May 2007 (Revised July 2011)
- Case
The West German Headache Center: Integrated Migraine Care
By: Michael E. Porter, Clemens Guth and Elisa M. Dannemiller
Describes the joint efforts of the German health plan KKH and Essen University Hospital to develop an integrated practice unit (IPU), and the West German Headache Center's efforts to improve the quality of migraine care. Provides an overview of the German health care... View Details
- May 2007 (Revised July 2011)
- Teaching Note
The West German Headache Center: Integrated Migraine Care (TN)
By: Michael E. Porter, Clemens Guth and Elisa M. Dannemiller
Teaching note to 707-559. View Details
- September 1984
- Case
Henkel Corp.: International Sealants Brand SISTA (A)
By: Robert J. Dolan
Corporate headquarters wishes to expand sales of a sealant product currently sold only in the West German market. Regional affiliates, operating on a profit center basis, are not enthusiastic about taking on the new product. The case describes the company's... View Details
- September 1984
- Case
Henkel Corp.: International Sealants Brand SISTA (B)
By: Robert J. Dolan
Describes the outcome of implementation of the standardized plan described in Henkel (A). View Details
- May 1982
- Case
Honeywell Europe: Human Resource Planning (B)--West Germany
By: Wickham Skinner, D. Q. Mills and Jean K. Trescott