Publications

August 2010 (Revised March 2012)
Case

The Dow Acquisition of Rohm and Haas (A)

By: Jay W. Lorsch and Melissa Barton

The Rohm and Haas Board decided how to move forward after its largest shareholder chose to sell all of its shares in the company. View Details

Keywords: Governing and Advisory Boards; Leadership; Management Teams; Ownership Stake; Business and Shareholder Relations; Chemical Industry

November 2010
Supplement

Dow's Bid for Rohm and Haas (CW)

By: Benjamin C. Esty

Spreadsheet Supplement for 211020. View Details

Keywords: Mergers and Acquisitions; Performance; Joint Ventures; Financial Crisis; Economic Slowdown and Stagnation; Financial Markets; Sales; Lawsuits and Litigation; Negotiation Deal; Governing and Advisory Boards; Cash Flow; Decisions; Chemical Industry; Kuwait

January 1991 (Revised March 1991)
Case

Responsible Care

By: George C. Lodge and Jeffrey F. Rayport

Describes a 1989 initiative of the Chemical Manufacturer's Association (CMA) to secure chemical industry support for and implementation of a series of codes of conduct in the field of environmental health and safety. Called "Responsible Care", the program makes... View Details

Keywords: Business and Government Relations; Fairness; Ethics; Environmental Sustainability; Safety; Chemical Industry

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04 Feb 2020
Video

Gülsüm Azeri

Gülsüm Azeri, head of Şişecam, an industrial group in Turkey that produces glass and chemicals, discusses the strategy of the glassware producer, Paşabahçe, to enter the Russian market. View Details

Web

Competitiveness of States & Regions - Institute For Strategy And Competitiveness

deeper focus on clusters including Automotive, Chemical Products, Textiles, and Travel and Tourism. It set out a strategy for the South Carolina Council on Competitiveness... View Details

01 Feb 1998
News

Women at the Top

They came from as far away as Nigeria and as close as Harvard Square, from industries ranging from banking to television. They were entrepreneurs who headed their own companies, senior executives at major corporations, View Details

Keywords: Marguerite Rigoglioso and Susan Young

20 Sep 2021
Blog Post

Student Spotlight: Summer Internships in Business and Environment

fermentation in a carbon-negative biotechnology process. Solugen envisions a global-scale network of automated, carbon-sequestering mini-mills that are multi-product, drastically impacting the way chemicals are produced View Details

10 Jun 2022
Blog Post

New Venture Competition 2022: Business and Environment Ventures

the glasses to the eco-friendly packaging used to ship them. The drinking glasses are sturdy, compact, and Montessori-friendly. Since we promote zero-waste life, they are... View Details

24 Jun 2019
Blog Post

Chloe Ho, MBA 2019: Data-Driven and In Demand

her own hands to break the technological glass ceiling. She decided to invest in external courses—specifically, the Data Science program at General Assembly—to bolster her data and analytics expertise.... View Details

Keywords: Technology

February 1992 (Revised September 2019)
Case

The House of Tata

By: James E. Austin and Ashish Nanda

The case traces the evolution of the Tata group, one of the largest and highly respected Indian business houses, from its 19th century founding and early growth in diverse industries, to its response to changes in government regulation in independent India, up to its... View Details

Keywords: Indian Economy; International Business; Government And Business; Government Regulation; Synergy; Conglomerates; Business Conglomerates; Developing Countries and Economies; Business and Government Relations; Business History; Chemical Industry; Chemical Industry; Chemical Industry; Chemical Industry; Chemical Industry; India

10 Mar 2021
News

New Releases: Alumni and Faculty Books, Podcasts

C-suite, Hidden Truths also belongs on the bookshelves of people who already find themselves in a C-level position and wish to learn how to better manage the stresses and challenges of the job. View Details

Keywords: Margie Kelley; Publishing Industries (except Internet); Information

May 25, 2016
Comment

How Consumers and Businesses are Reshaping Public Health

By: John A. Quelch

Healthcare and education are two issues in which citizens around the world, rich and poor, are passionately interested. It has long been appreciated that the way that a society treats its youngest and oldest members says much about its moral maturity. Economic... View Details

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25 Apr 2005
Research & Ideas

New Learning at American Home Products

division integrating product development and marketing, but without significant research capability. For all but chemicals and prescription drugs, the corporate focus was on... View Details

Keywords: by Alfred D. Chandler Jr.; Chemical; Chemical; Chemical; Chemical

February 2012
Case

Kent Chemical: Organizing for International Growth

By: Christopher A. Bartlett and Laura Winig

In July 2008, Luis Morales, president of Kent Chemical International, is proposing a third reorganization effort after two failed attempts to better align his business with its U.S.-based parent company. With a global expansion strategy placing increasing demands on... View Details

Keywords: International Business; Organizational Change; Multinational Corporations; Organizational Change and Adaptation; Multinational Firms and Management; Organizational Design; Management Practices and Processes; Organizational Structure; Corporate Strategy; Organizational Culture; Global Strategy; Chemical Industry; United States

08 Apr 2022
News

A Four-Year Degree Isn’t Quite the Job Requirement It Used to Be

January 2020 (Revised July 2020)
Case

Chemours (A)

By: David G. Fubini and David Lane

The July 2015 spin-off of DuPont’s performance chemicals division as the independent company Chemours burdened new CEO Mark Vergnano and his team with perilous challenges. Despite market-leading offerings in several areas, the company faced a glutted market for its... View Details

Keywords: Transformation; Chemicals; Leading Change; Crisis Management; Organizational Change and Adaptation; Chemical Industry; United States

November 1984 (Revised December 1985)
Background Note

Note on the Ethylene and Commodity Plastics Industries

By: Francis Aguilar, Joseph L. Bower and Benjamin Gomes-Casseres

Keywords: Chemical Industry