Chemical Industry - Publications - Faculty & Research

01 Feb 2002
News

Telling the Electronic Century's Unfinished Story

markets in large systems outside the United States. Never has a single deal so formidably shaped a major national industry. What themes will you explore in your next book? Originally I had conceived of writing a single volume devoted to the consumer electronics and... View Details

Keywords: Electric Power Generation, Transmission, Distribution; Utilities

12 Apr 2018
Op-Ed

Op-Ed: The Trouble with Tariffs

producers, and thus worthy of slapping with 25 percent or higher penalties as they come in the country. The first three pages were chemicals and medical products, and as a one-time chemist I was surprised to see what the US was aiming to... View Details

Keywords: by Willy C. Shih; Manufacturing; Auto; Steel; Air Transportation; Technology; Telecommunications

01 Feb 2001
News

Drilling Down

The news last October of Chevron's proposed acquisition of Texaco for $36 billion in stock was hardly surprising to industry analysts. The planned merger — which would streamline projects and save some $1.2 billion annually — was... View Details

Keywords: Hanna, Julia; Matthew R. Simmons; Oil and Gas Extraction; Mining; Natural Gas Distribution; Utilities

Harold Blancke

During his CEO tenure, Blancke embarked on a massive growth plan for Celanese. Believing that success in the petrochemical industry was predicated on size, Blancke acquired several competitors and grew the company from $135 million in... View Details

Keywords: Chemicals & Industrial

11 Dec 2018
Research & Ideas

Free Trade Needs Nurturing—and Other Lessons from History

free trade in some industries or regions lead to requests for protection through trade barriers. Politicians pick up on those requests, and we witness periodic trade spats. The Catfish War is a famous example pitting the Mississippi... View Details

Keywords: by Staff; Chemical; Chemical; Chemical; Chemical; Chemical; Chemical; Chemical; Chemical; Chemical; Chemical

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Fabrizio Serafini | MBA

Fabrizio Serafini Computer Science Quincy 2024 Cohort 6 In the words of Alan Kay, ‘The best way to predict the future is to invent it. Tech areas of interest: Industrial Automation and Data Science Formative experience at the intersection... View Details

27 Apr 2021
Blog Post

There Are No HBS People, Just People Who Happen to Go to HBS

hosted at my school. I learned that chemical engineers create fragrances, lotions, and my favorite, skincare. It was the best of both worlds, science and beauty. I knew immediately I wanted to pursue View Details

20 Feb 2018
News

David Perry’s Green Revolution

the need for chemical fertilizers and pesticides in five important row crops: corn, rice, soybeans, cotton, and wheat. They coat seeds with these beneficial microbes to reduce the need for irrigation, increase resiliency in... View Details

05 Dec 2022
Blog Post

2022 Climate Symposium: Tackling Climate Together

challenge. With over 500 tickets sold, the Symposium, held on HBS campus on November 6th, 2022, facilitated conversation and reflection between leaders and experts from all areas and industries about the challenges and opportunities of... View Details

01 Mar 2018
News

Democratizing Data to Favor Farmers

cattle ranching. To learn the value of his crop, a farmer could turn on the radio for regular market updates from commodity exchanges. But prices of the seeds and chemical fertilizer used to grow those crops were not listed anywhere; a... View Details

Keywords: Sasha Issenberg

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Shaping the Corporate Image | Baker Library | Bloomberg Center | Harvard Business School

Sweifet-Roleff Studio. Chemical control laboratory, Oliver Iron Mining Company, Duluth, Minnesota. Producing flat stitching wire, Newburgh Wire Works, Cleveland, Ohio. Russell Aikins. “Venting” zinc furnace condenser, Zinc Works, Donora,... View Details

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Wartime Innovation - Georges F. Doriot : Educating Leaders, Building Companies, Baker Library, Harvard Business School

accommodate three pairs of socks, and durable enough to withstand cold weather. Doriot relied on his vast network of contacts in diverse industries as well. He recruited Monsanto and Dow Chemical Company to... View Details

10 Jun 2022
Blog Post

New Venture Competition 2022: Business and Environment Ventures

products. We also develop next generation type rechargeable battery, fuel cell, solar cell based on our advanced materials. Lydian LabsJoe Rodden, MBA 2022Lydian Labs aims to accelerate the decarbonization of the chemical View Details

01 Apr 2001
News

Professor Thomas Kennedy Remembered

industry. In 1950, he became director of industrial and public relations at the Atlas Chemical Company in Wilmington, Delaware, before joining the HBS faculty six years later. A memorial service will be held... View Details

Keywords: Business Schools & Computer & Management Training; Educational Services

14 May 2008
Research & Ideas

Getting Down to the Business of Creativity

a three-year study of 238 professionals from seven companies in the high-tech, consumer products, and chemicals industries. Without revealing the focus of their study, they asked the subjects (all of whom were working on projects... View Details

Keywords: by Julia Hanna; Retail; Apparel & Accessories; Fashion; Entertainment & Recreation

04 Apr 2024
Blog Post

Climate Stories: Water Series - Episode #16: Tim Murdoch, HBS MBA 1990 – Learning about Climate Change and Water

about plans by Industrial Plastics Canada to open a new plant in nearby North Bay, Ontario. Yes, the new plant would generate 35 jobs, but the CBC report said “the company will transform a polymer called polytetrafluoroethylene (PTFE),... View Details

23 Jun 2003
Research & Ideas

Historically Speaking: A Roundtable at HBS

States, Europe, and Japan, it was supposed to examine two sectors: first, the chemical and pharmaceutical industries, which helped bring about the Second Industrial Revolution between the 1880s and 1920s,... View Details

Keywords: by Jim Aisner

01 Oct 2000
News

Mario A. Corti: Global Reconnaissance

focuses on six worldwide corporate brands, including Nestlé, Nescafé, Nestea, Buitoni, Maggi, and Friskies, which are complemented by regional brands such as Stouffer's and Crosse & Blackwell. After graduating from HBS, Corti took a job as a corporate planner at Kaiser... View Details

Keywords: Garry Emmons