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- 10 Sep 2013
- First Look
First Look: September 10
verbal communication, the complexity in the narrative impacts the market reaction to the disclosure. Download working paper: http://ssrn.com/abstract=2154948 Historical Origins of Environmental Sustainability in the German Chemical... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 22 Nov 2011
- First Look
First Look: November 22
case:http://cb.hbsp.harvard.edu/cb/product/511137-PDF-ENG The K-Dow Petrochemicals Joint Venture Guhan Subramanian, James K. Sebenius, Phillip Andrews, and Rhea GhoshHarvard Business School Case 912-002 In 2007, the Dow Chemical Company... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 09 Aug 2010
- Research & Ideas
How to Speed Up Energy Innovation
Is there a special sauce for stimulating innovation in the energy sector, a concoction to spur cost-effective developments toward solving the climate change problem? HBS professor Rebecca Henderson doesn't claim to know all the ingredients for that special sauce. But... View Details
- 05 Dec 2013
- Op-Ed
Encourage Breakthrough Health Care by Competing on Products Rather Than Patents
offices. Here's my proposal: I ask that the Association of University Technology Managers establish a set of standards, balancing public interests and private incentives, that would encourage the development of new chemical entities for... View Details
- 1988
- Book
Innovation and Competition: The Global Management of Petrochemical Products
By: Robert B. Stobaugh
Keywords: Non-Renewable Energy; Globalized Markets and Industries; Chemical Industry; Chemical Industry
Stobaugh, Robert B. Innovation and Competition: The Global Management of Petrochemical Products. Boston: Harvard Business School Press, 1988.
- August 1979 (Revised March 1994)
- Case
Union Carbide Corp.: Butane Transport
By: Roy D. Shapiro
Shapiro, Roy D. "Union Carbide Corp.: Butane Transport." Harvard Business School Case 180-017, August 1979. (Revised March 1994.)
- November 1984 (Revised March 1985)
- Case
Restructuring European Petrochemicals: ENI
By: Francis Aguilar, Joseph L. Bower and Benjamin Gomes-Casseres
Aguilar, Francis, Joseph L. Bower, and Benjamin Gomes-Casseres. "Restructuring European Petrochemicals: ENI." Harvard Business School Case 385-208, November 1984. (Revised March 1985.)
- November 1984 (Revised March 1985)
- Case
Restructuring European Petrochemicals: Royal Dutch/Shell Group
By: Francis Aguilar, Joseph L. Bower and Benjamin Gomes-Casseres
Aguilar, Francis, Joseph L. Bower, and Benjamin Gomes-Casseres. "Restructuring European Petrochemicals: Royal Dutch/Shell Group." Harvard Business School Case 385-206, November 1984. (Revised March 1985.)
- 20 May 2008
- First Look
First Look: May 20, 2008
raises topics of fund selection and investing in country-specific funds such as Mexico. Purchase this case: http://www.hbsp.harvard.edu/b01/en/common/item_detail.jhtml?id=208097 Patel Food and Chemicals Private Limited (A) Harvard... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 30 Nov 2010
- Working Paper Summaries
The New Face of Chinese Industrial Policy: Making Sense of Anti-Dumping Cases in the Petrochemical and Steel Industry
- September 1979
- Supplement
Monsanto Co.: The Queeny Division (B)
By: Francis Aguilar
Keywords: Chemical Industry
Aguilar, Francis. "Monsanto Co.: The Queeny Division (B)." Harvard Business School Supplement 380-049, September 1979.
- February 1994 (Revised February 1996)
- Case
Union Carbide Corporation: Interest Rate Risk Management
By: Peter Tufano
Union Carbide's board of directors is asked to evaluate a proposal from the staff treasurer's that would articulate policies to manage its debt portfolio. The staff proposes that shareholder value will be maximized if the firm manages its exposure to interest rates by... View Details
Tufano, Peter, and Jon Headley. "Union Carbide Corporation: Interest Rate Risk Management." Harvard Business School Case 294-057, February 1994. (Revised February 1996.)
- March 1990 (Revised May 1990)
- Case
Dainippon Ink and Chemicals, Inc.
By: Timothy A. Luehrman and Kevin F. Rock
Keywords: Chemical Industry
Luehrman, Timothy A., and Kevin F. Rock. "Dainippon Ink and Chemicals, Inc." Harvard Business School Case 289-067, March 1990. (Revised May 1990.)
- June 1988 (Revised February 1989)
- Case
Union Carbide Deal, The
By: Dwight B. Crane and Robert G. Eccles Jr.
Keywords: Chemical Industry
Crane, Dwight B., and Robert G. Eccles Jr. "Union Carbide Deal, The ." Harvard Business School Case 288-065, June 1988. (Revised February 1989.)
- January 1984 (Revised April 1984)
- Case
Multichemical, Inc.
By: Thomas R. Piper
Keywords: Chemical Industry
Piper, Thomas R. "Multichemical, Inc." Harvard Business School Case 284-055, January 1984. (Revised April 1984.)
- August 2010 (Revised March 2012)
- Supplement
The Dow Acquisition of Rohm and Haas (D)
By: Jay W. Lorsch and Melissa Barton
Dow's board and management team worked on arranging appropriate financing to complete the acquisition of Rohm and Haas. Meanwhile, the board of Rohm and Haas filed suit against Dow after it delayed the completion of the acquisition. View Details
Keywords: Mergers and Acquisitions; Financing and Loans; Governing and Advisory Boards; Lawsuits and Litigation; Management Teams; Chemical Industry
Lorsch, Jay W., and Melissa Barton. "The Dow Acquisition of Rohm and Haas (D)." Harvard Business School Supplement 411-004, August 2010. (Revised March 2012.)
- May 2004 (Revised August 2004)
- Case
Ultra: The Quest for Leadership (C)
By: Dwight B. Crane and Ricardo Reisen de Pinho
Supplements the (A) case. View Details
Crane, Dwight B., and Ricardo Reisen de Pinho. "Ultra: The Quest for Leadership (C)." Harvard Business School Case 204-148, May 2004. (Revised August 2004.)
- May 2004 (Revised August 2004)
- Case
Ultra: The Quest for Leadership (B)
By: Dwight B. Crane and Ricardo Reisen de Pinho
Supplements the (A) case. View Details
Crane, Dwight B., and Ricardo Reisen de Pinho. "Ultra: The Quest for Leadership (B)." Harvard Business School Case 204-147, May 2004. (Revised August 2004.)
- February 1987 (Revised October 1989)
- Teaching Note
Rohm and Haas (A): New Product Marketing Strategy, Teaching Note
Teaching Note for (9-587-055). View Details
Keywords: Chemical Industry
- October 1991 (Revised November 1996)
- Case
Gordon Cain and the Sterling Group (A)
By: Michael C. Jensen
A Houston-based LBO firm makes two petrochemical acquisitions that benefit from improved industry conditions and improved organizational performance. The LBOs generate huge increases in value, creating problems for managers, who have large, undiversified equity... View Details
Keywords: Organizational Change and Adaptation; Value Creation; Business Exit or Shutdown; Leveraged Buyouts; Chemical Industry; Houston
Jensen, Michael C. "Gordon Cain and the Sterling Group (A)." Harvard Business School Case 492-021, October 1991. (Revised November 1996.)