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- July 1989
- Supplement
Inland Steel Co. Product Policy (S): Organization of Inland Steel Co.--1989
Shapiro, Benson P. "Inland Steel Co. Product Policy (S): Organization of Inland Steel Co.--1989." Harvard Business School Supplement 590-019, July 1989.
- Web
James Sharpe | Baker Library | Bloomberg Center | Harvard Business School
Transcript (PDF) James “Jim” Sharpe, HBS 1976, spent the early part of his career at General Electric, where he eventually had P&L responsibility for $15 million in sales and 100 employees. He then joined Hoover Universal, where he had... View Details
- 10 Oct 2023
- Blog Post
Policy Drivers for Environmental Justice: What Businesses Need to Know
In the summer of 2023, Initiatives intern Skye Bluestein conducted important research with the BEI on the intersection of environmental justice (EJ), policy, and business. The resulting paper posted below provides an interesting View Details
- 26 Jan 2024
- Blog Post
Career Advice from the Guests of the HBS Climate Rising Podcast
Climate Base Podcasts: My Climate Journey Slack Groups: Air Miners for the carbon removal community, and New Energy Nexus for the climate tech community Employees: Climate Voice for an employee climate... View Details
- 12 Sep 2023
- Blog Post
Harvard Climate Entrepreneurs Circle: Taking Climate Solutions from Idea to Action, Faster
containing a small black nugget of rare earth minerals. He is focused on decarbonizing and on-shoring the production of minerals just like this. Part of that work uses waste from mines, called mine tailings.... View Details
- November 2019
- Case
Chile: Unrest in the Copper Nation
By: Laura Alfaro and Sarah Jeong
For decades, Chile was heralded as South America’s pillar of stable economic growth. Chile was the world’s largest producer of copper and enjoyed a long period of over 30 years of world demand for its resources. In 2013, the commodity boom ended and was replaced by a... View Details
Keywords: Copper Production; Protests; Economic Slowdown and Stagnation; Metals and Minerals; Production; Price; Mining Industry; Chile
Alfaro, Laura, and Sarah Jeong. "Chile: Unrest in the Copper Nation." Harvard Business School Case 320-051, November 2019.
- March 1982
- Supplement
British Steel: Interview with Sir Monty Finniston (Abridged), Video
By: John P. Kotter
Kotter, John P. "British Steel: Interview with Sir Monty Finniston (Abridged), Video." Harvard Business School Video Supplement 882-521, March 1982.
- May 1988 (Revised October 1989)
- Teaching Note
Alloy Rods Corp., Teaching Note
Teaching Note for (9-586-046). View Details
- September 1974 (Revised October 1981)
- Background Note
Brief Description of Steelmaking
By: Paul W. Marshall
Marshall, Paul W. "Brief Description of Steelmaking." Harvard Business School Background Note 675-033, September 1974. (Revised October 1981.)
- June 1988 (Revised February 1989)
- Case
Amalgamated Aluminum Pigments Division: The Technical Service Conundrum
Shapiro, Benson P. "Amalgamated Aluminum Pigments Division: The Technical Service Conundrum." Harvard Business School Case 588-078, June 1988. (Revised February 1989.)
- April 1991 (Revised October 1991)
- Background Note
Note on the Aluminum Industry in 1983
Keywords: Metals and Minerals
Porter, Michael E. "Note on the Aluminum Industry in 1983." Harvard Business School Background Note 391-205, April 1991. (Revised October 1991.)
- October 2013 (Revised December 2015)
- Case
Alcoa's Bid for Alcan (A)
By: Paul Healy and Penelope Rossano
In spring 2007, Alcoa CEO Alain Belda was concerned about the company's market position in light of increased competition from developing markets. China's recent entry into the aluminum market was affecting both supply and demand. Furthermore, downstream and upstream... View Details
Keywords: Acquisitions; Strategy; Aluminum; Accounting; Financials; Alcoa; Rio Tinto; Alcan; Metals and Minerals; Competition; Consolidation; Emerging Markets; Acquisition; Financial Statements; Manufacturing Industry; Canada; China; Russia
Healy, Paul, and Penelope Rossano. "Alcoa's Bid for Alcan (A)." Harvard Business School Case 114-029, October 2013. (Revised December 2015.)
Ambrose Monell
Monell led International Nickel through a major re-capitalization program in 1910. Through this effort, he laid the foundation for building a vertically integrated metal processing operation. Under his leadership, Monell produced a... View Details
Keywords: Metals
Henry S. Wingate
A corporate lawyer by training, Wingate took over the helm of the Canadian mineral company in the middle of an expansionary period. Wingate presided over the construction of several new nickel-mining facilities as well as the unveiling of... View Details
Keywords: Metals
Daniel Guggenheim
The American Smelting and Refining Company (ASARCO) was a trust set up to give William Rockefeller control of all mineral resources in America. Refusing to sell out to Rockefeller, Guggenheim engaged in both... View Details
Keywords: Metals
- August 2014 (Revised March 2015)
- Case
Molycorp: Morgan Brothers' Reverse Convertible Notes (C)
By: Benjamin C. Esty and E. Scott Mayfield
In August 2011, Morgan Brothers Bank was issuing a $2.5 million reverse convertible note with payoffs linked to the price of Molycorp's common stock. These financially engineered securities were just one of many kinds of structured notes available in the retail market.... View Details
Keywords: Structured Products; Reverse Convertible Notes; Replication; Option Pricing; Bond Pricing; Financial Engineering; Valuation; Metals and Minerals; Debt Securities; Finance; Investment; Mining Industry; Financial Services Industry; Canada; California
Esty, Benjamin C., and E. Scott Mayfield. "Molycorp: Morgan Brothers' Reverse Convertible Notes (C)." Harvard Business School Case 215-002, August 2014. (Revised March 2015.)
Robert C. Stanley
A talented engineer, Stanley spearheaded numerous technological innovations in the production and refining of metals at International Nickel (Inco) and continued to grow the... View Details
Keywords: Metals
Howard O. Beaver, Jr.
Beaver spent his entire professional career with Carpenter, building it into one of the largest suppliers of specialty metal products in the United States. During his tenure as CEO, he nearly tripled revenues from roughly $150 million to... View Details
Keywords: Metals
- April 1999 (Revised March 2002)
- Case
Aluminum Smelting in South Africa: Alusaf's Hillside Project
With prices at all-time lows at the beginning of 1994, South Africa's sole primary aluminum producer--Alusaf--is considering building the world's largest greenfield smelter. Using cost estimates in this case, students can evaluate the relative cost position of this... View Details
Keywords: Metals and Minerals; Analysis; Markets; Profit; Capital; Industrial Products Industry; South Africa
Corts, Kenneth S. "Aluminum Smelting in South Africa: Alusaf's Hillside Project." Harvard Business School Case 799-130, April 1999. (Revised March 2002.)