Metals and Minerals - Publications - Faculty & Research

29 Oct 2000
Research & Ideas

Building a Powerful Prestige Brand

over 80 of her lipsticks to the luncheon as table gifts. Unlike most lipsticks at the time, these were housed in metal cases. Lunch guests noticed the unusual packaging and the lipstick's color View Details

Keywords: by Nancy F. Koehn; Beauty & Cosmetics; Consumer Products; Retail

26 Feb 2008
First Look

First Look: February 26, 2008

aspect that the good design of policies on the extraction of oil and mineral resources should take into account. Consumers' Price Sensitivities Across Complementary Categories Authors:Sri Devi Duvvuri, Asim... View Details

Keywords: Martha Lagace

01 Apr 2014
First Look

First Look: April 1

Publications August 2013 Delaware Journal of Corporate Law Delaware's Choice By: Subramanian, Guhan Abstract—This article first documents the shift to annual elections of all directors at most U.S. corporations and argues that the... View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

30 May 2000
Research & Ideas

Market Makers Bid for Success

efficient and higher quality. After I left McKinsey, I went to GE, where those two ideas came together. I saw the way that GE was doing high stakes face-to-face negotiations for materials, things like metal... View Details

Keywords: by Staff; Web Services; Technology

10 Oct 2005
Research & Ideas

Homers: Secrets on the Factory Floor

fixture from one sheet of metal and his peers respect his craftsmanship, then he has nothing to be ashamed of; quite the contrary. Moreover, a gradual shift towards computer-aided design made these craftsmen... View Details

Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne; Manufacturing

18 Dec 2012
First Look

First Look: December 18

control and grew at impressive rates, becoming one of the richest of developed countries. Yet competitiveness in its non-mining sectors declined. Since the financial crisis, additional challenges associated with climate change, View Details

Keywords: Carmen Nobel

20 Aug 2001
Research & Ideas

Making an Ally of Uncle Sam

rapper Dr. Dre and the heavy metal band Metallica sued Napster for copyright infringement late in 1999. But is was unclear how intellectual-property law applied to such an innovation, so Napster's opponents... View Details

Keywords: by Michael Watkins, Mickey Edwards & Usha Thakrar

28 Aug 2017
Research & Ideas

Should Industry Competitors Cooperate More to Solve World Problems?

Council on Mining and Metals has developed transparency principles for mining firms, and the Responsible Care program of the chemical industry has focused on outcomes ranging... View Details

Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne; Financial Services; Manufacturing; Agriculture & Agribusiness; Mining

26 Mar 2012
Research & Ideas

What Neuroscience Tells Us About Consumer Desire

is a sophisticated piece of medical equipment that exerts a very strong magnetic field at all times, and it's important to be very careful around it," Karmarkar says. "For example, you cannot take View Details

Keywords: by Carmen Nobel; Consumer Products

15 Aug 2005
HBS Case

Classic Cases Live On at HBS

consider how the sales strategy would need to be adjusted in order to succeed with both a coated and an uncoated product." How Much You Asking for that Pile-Driver Pad? Case: Cumberland Metal... View Details

Keywords: by Garry Emmons

12 Jun 2006
Research & Ideas

The Promise of Channel Stewardship

in metal cutting. These were sophisticated customers, and the role of the intermediary (called a formulator) was to provide outstanding maintenance services. The new product, however, was intended for... View Details

Keywords: by V. Kasturi Rangan & Marie Bell; Consumer Products

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