Mining (except Oil and Gas) - Publications - Faculty & Research

26 Jul 2016
Research & Ideas

Where will Pokémon Go with Your Personal Information?

the things they cleverly do is ask users to sign in using their Google account (or by establishing a new account). When you use something like Google Maps, Google keeps records and can mine that data to see... View Details

Keywords: Re: Willy C. Shih; Video Game; Entertainment & Recreation

08 Sep 2010
First Look

First Look: September 8, 2010

describes the growth of Guggenheim Brothers as one of the largest mining companies in the world in the early twentieth century. Global expansion led the firm to Chile, first in copper and later in natural... View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

June 1990
Teaching Note

Ashamu Holdings Ltd. (B) (Abridged), Teaching Note

By: James E. Austin and Tomas Otto Kohn

Keywords: Developing Countries and Economies; Mining Industry; Nigeria

Citation

January 1981 (Revised March 1992)
Case

Alcoa of Australia Ltd.

By: Dwight B. Crane and Samuel L. Hayes III

Keywords: Mining Industry; Australia

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March 1978 (Revised June 1983)
Case

Kennecott Copper Corp.

By: William E. Fruhan Jr.

Involves a $550 million cash tender offer by Kennecott Copper Corp. for all of the outstanding common shares of the Carborundum Corp. View Details

Keywords: Mergers and Acquisitions; Cash; Mining Industry

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July 1979 (Revised December 1984)
Case

Coal Strike of 1977-78 (C)

By: D. Quinn Mills and Richard O. von Werssowetz

Keywords: Labor Unions; Labor and Management Relations; Mining Industry

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28 Feb 2012
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First Look: Feb. 28

sustainability research and engagement, Steve Waygood. The case describes Aviva Investors' policies on materiality, engagement, and its corporate responsibility voting policy. It then explores how the... View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

29 May 2012
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First Look: May 29

world's leading iron mining company. Regulatory obstacles and unexpected costs have placed the project in jeopardy. Outside Brazil, however, Baosteel has been growing rapidly, View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

23 Mar 2003
Research & Ideas

AIDS in Africa—What’s the Solution?

On a continent with many challenges to development, no issue is more pressing in Africa than the heavy toll of the AIDS epidemic. In addition to the staggering costs in terms of social upheaval and human suffering, AIDS cuts down workers... View Details

Keywords: by Julie Jette

25 Oct 2017
Research & Ideas

Will Machine Learning Make You a Better Manager?

have to be, say, United Airlines to take advantage of these tools. Managers can now purchase off-the-shelf products that can mine Twitter or Yelp and develop a detailed analysis of how sentiment is changing... View Details

Keywords: by Michael Blanding; Information Technology

April 1995
Case

Phelps Dodge Corporation

By: W. Carl Kester and Kendall Backstrand

A prolonged decline in copper prices prompts Phelps Dodge, one of the world's largest independent copper companies, to consider corporate diversification as a means of protecting itself from copper price volatility. View Details

Keywords: Diversification; Price; Volatility; Risk Management; Mining Industry; Arizona; United States

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Conference Presentation

Evaluating the Management of the Trans-Alaska Pipeline Project

By: J. Ronald Fox

Keywords: Management; Projects; Mining Industry; Alaska

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08 Jun 2010
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First Look: June 8

to accomplish the following: mine your sales data to identify "homerun" products you're missing; reinvent your forecasting and pricing strategies; build end-to-end agility into your supply chain;... View Details

Keywords: Martha Lagace

February 1979
Supplement

Alcan Aluminium Ltd. (B)

By: William J. Bruns Jr. and Julie H. Hertenstein

Keywords: Mining Industry

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18 Dec 2012
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First Look: December 18

WhiteHarvard Business School Case 713-015 For the past few decades, Australia has dealt with the benefits and costs of repeated mining booms-inflation, a housing bubble, a current account deficit, View Details

Keywords: Carmen Nobel

July 1979
Case

Coal Strike of 1977-78 (B)

By: D. Quinn Mills and Richard O. von Werssowetz

Keywords: Labor Unions; Labor and Management Relations; Mining Industry

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July 1979 (Revised December 1981)
Case

Coal Strike of 1977-78 (A)

By: D. Quinn Mills and Richard O. von Werssowetz

Keywords: Labor Unions; Labor and Management Relations; Mining Industry

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21 Jul 2003
Research & Ideas

Don’t Get Buried in Customer Data—Use It

on," says Harvard Business School marketing professor Gerald Zaltman. A more strategic approach to data mining can provide the foundation for that decision-making architecture. Below, advice on how to use information about the... View Details

Keywords: by Jean Ayers

22 Jul 2008
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First Look: July 22, 2008

unlikely to appear in this western-located city. Probably many more tokens were issued in association with the Congo's important mines and plantations. This "Part I" article should serve as a start... View Details

Keywords: Martha Lagace