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- July 1987 (Revised October 1995)
- Case
Phillips 66: Controlling a Company Through Crisis
The downstream operations subsidiary of a major U.S. petroleum company is faced with major restructuring decisions and responds by developing an Executive Information System (EIS) which allows for increased responsiveness, wider span of control, and higher levels of... View Details
Keywords: Restructuring; Information Management; Governance Controls; Organizational Design; Crisis Management; Communication; Management Teams; Growth Management; Mining Industry; Mining Industry; United States
Applegate, Lynda M. "Phillips 66: Controlling a Company Through Crisis." Harvard Business School Case 189-006, July 1987. (Revised October 1995.)
- October 2001 (Revised January 2003)
- Teaching Note
Chad-Cameroon Petroleum Development and Pipeline Project (A) and (B), The TN
By: Benjamin C. Esty
Teaching Note for (9-202-010) and (9-202-012). View Details
- September 1975 (Revised September 1977)
- Case
Black Diamond Coal Co. (A)
Wheelwright, Steven C. "Black Diamond Coal Co. (A)." Harvard Business School Case 676-056, September 1975. (Revised September 1977.)
- 01 Jun 2011
- News
Downtime
how individuals are impacted by the world that surrounds them. The Fiery Trial, by Eric Foner, is a biography of Abraham Lincoln, who has been a hero of mine since I was a kid. Network Nation, by Richard John, describes the link between... View Details
- October 1997
- Teaching Note
Mobil USM&R Series TN
By: Robert S. Kaplan
Teaching Note for (9-197-025), (9-197-120), (9-197-121), (9-197-026), (9-197-027), and (9-197-028). View Details
- October 1996 (Revised April 1998)
- Case
Mobil USM&R (D): Gasoline Marketing
By: Robert S. Kaplan
Mobil US Marketing & Refining has shifted from a centralized staff-driven organization to decentralized business-units. Staff functions now must negotiate service agreements with a buyer's committee consisting of representatives from the profit-center business units.... View Details
Keywords: Balanced Scorecard; Management Teams; Human Resources; Agreements and Arrangements; Organizational Change and Adaptation; Customers; Situation or Environment; Business Units; Energy Industry; Energy Industry; United States
Kaplan, Robert S. "Mobil USM&R (D): Gasoline Marketing." Harvard Business School Case 197-028, October 1996. (Revised April 1998.)
- September 2010 (Revised January 2012)
- Case
BP's Macondo: Spill and Response
By: Julio J. Rotemberg
This case starts by reporting various factors that may have contributed to the massive Macondo oil spill, noting that BP, its partners and the government all made decisions that helped cause the accident. It then discusses the response to this spill by BP and the... View Details
Keywords: Safety; Metals and Minerals; Crisis Management; Infrastructure; Trade; Pollutants; Risk and Uncertainty; Business and Government Relations; Finance; Multinational Firms and Management; Governing Rules, Regulations, and Reforms; Technology Adoption; Energy Industry; Energy Industry; United Kingdom; United States
Rotemberg, Julio J. "BP's Macondo: Spill and Response." Harvard Business School Case 711-021, September 2010. (Revised January 2012.)
- September 2010 (Revised December 2010)
- Supplement
Enman Oil, Inc. (D)
By: David F. Hawkins
Company pursues ways to reduce its debt to equity ratio by resorting to off balance sheet debt transactions. View Details
Keywords: Energy Sources; Capital Structure; Financial Statements; Energy Industry; Energy Industry; United States
Hawkins, David F. "Enman Oil, Inc. (D)." Harvard Business School Supplement 111-045, September 2010. (Revised December 2010.)
- September 2010 (Revised December 2010)
- Supplement
Enman Oil, Inc. (B)
By: David F. Hawkins
Company pursues ways to reduce its debt to equity ratio by resorting to off balance sheet debt transactions. View Details
Keywords: Energy Sources; Capital Structure; Financial Statements; Energy Industry; Energy Industry; United States
Hawkins, David F. "Enman Oil, Inc. (B)." Harvard Business School Supplement 111-043, September 2010. (Revised December 2010.)
- January 2009
- Supplement
The Chad-Cameroon Petroleum Development and Pipeline Project (E)
By: Benjamin C. Esty and Aldo Sesia
Esty, Benjamin C., and Aldo Sesia. "The Chad-Cameroon Petroleum Development and Pipeline Project (E)." Harvard Business School Supplement 209-082, January 2009.
- February 1994 (Revised November 1994)
- Case
Brinkerhoff International, Inc. (A)
Presents a study of two oil rigs and their team relationships within a context of dissension in lower management ranks and a president who is trying to expand the business in a changing economy. View Details
Keywords: Groups and Teams; Conflict and Resolution; Energy Sources; Mining Industry; Mining Industry
Barnes, Louis B. "Brinkerhoff International, Inc. (A)." Harvard Business School Case 494-110, February 1994. (Revised November 1994.)
- Web
Lessons in Economics | Baker Library | Bloomberg Center | Harvard Business School
Story of United States Steel . CEO and chairman of the board of directors Irving S. Olds underscored the volume’s celebration of the company’s achievements “in terms of service to the nation” noting that “profitable and successful View Details
- 13 Oct 2016
- News
Adding Muscle to the Fight Against Disease
biotech companies—as a function of cost, time, and failure modes—tend to risk pivot on one program, one clinical trial, one outcome,” he observes. “Our company is the leader in mining muscle biology for drug discoveries that translate... View Details
Keywords: Deborah Blagg
- July 1991
- Case
Pioneer Petroleum Corp.
Pioneer is an integrated oil company. Its operations include exploration and development, production, transportation, and marketing. The case focuses on Pioneer's cost of capital calculations and its choice between a single company-wide cost of capital or divisional... View Details
Ruback, Richard S. "Pioneer Petroleum Corp." Harvard Business School Case 292-011, July 1991.
- June 1997 (Revised May 1998)
- Case
Mobil USM&R (A1)
By: Robert S. Kaplan
First of a two-part case on the development and use of a Balanced Scorecard (BSC) at Mobil's US Marketing and Refining Division. Split from the original (A) case to give students an opportunity to suggest objectives and measures for the division's initial BSC, without... View Details
Keywords: Balanced Scorecard; Measurement and Metrics; Restructuring; Corporate Strategy; Organizational Change and Adaptation; Growth and Development Strategy; Management Teams; Marketing Strategy; Motivation and Incentives; Mining Industry; Mining Industry; United States
Kaplan, Robert S. "Mobil USM&R (A1)." Harvard Business School Case 197-120, June 1997. (Revised May 1998.)
- September 1996 (Revised May 1997)
- Case
Mobil USM&R (C): Lubricants Business Unit
By: Robert S. Kaplan
The general manager of a Lubricants Business Unit in Mobil's U.S. Marketing and Refining division launched a project to develop a Balanced Scorecard (BSC) for his unit. The purpose was to provide focus for all employees of the unit, enabling it to operate on an... View Details
Keywords: Balanced Scorecard; Employees; Customization and Personalization; Performance Evaluation; Measurement and Metrics; Management Teams; Projects; Energy Industry; Energy Industry; United States
Kaplan, Robert S. "Mobil USM&R (C): Lubricants Business Unit." Harvard Business School Case 197-027, September 1996. (Revised May 1997.)
- July 2005
- Case
Leading Anadarko
By: Nitin Nohria, Krishna G. Palepu and David Lane
Describes the challenges facing Jim Hackett, the newly appointed CEO of Anadarko Petroleum, an independent oil and gas exploration company. In addition to strategic and organizational issues, Hackett must address concerns about proper disclosure of the company's oil... View Details
Keywords: Management Teams; Strategy; Organizations; Corporate Disclosure; Problems and Challenges; Mining Industry; Mining Industry
Nohria, Nitin, Krishna G. Palepu, and David Lane. "Leading Anadarko." Harvard Business School Case 406-014, July 2005.
- October 2001 (Revised June 2006)
- Supplement
Chad-Cameroon Petroleum Development and Pipeline Project (B), The
By: Benjamin C. Esty and Carrie Ferman
Supplements the (A) case. View Details
Esty, Benjamin C., and Carrie Ferman. "Chad-Cameroon Petroleum Development and Pipeline Project (B), The." Harvard Business School Supplement 202-012, October 2001. (Revised June 2006.)
- January 2001 (Revised May 2010)
- Case
BP Amoco (B): Financing Development of the Caspian Oil Fields
By: Benjamin C. Esty and Michael Kane
British Petroleum and Amoco were the two largest members of the Azerbaijan International Oil Consortium (AIOC), an 11-firm consortium that was spending $10 billion to develop oil fields in the Caspian Sea. As of March 1999, AIOC had completed a $1.9 billion development... View Details
Keywords: Investment; Policy; Capital Budgeting; Project Finance; Emerging Markets; Mergers and Acquisitions; Financing and Loans; Financial Strategy; Mining Industry; Mining Industry; United Kingdom; Europe
Esty, Benjamin C., and Michael Kane. "BP Amoco (B): Financing Development of the Caspian Oil Fields." Harvard Business School Case 201-067, January 2001. (Revised May 2010.)
- April 1999
- Teaching Note
Environmental Risk Management at Chevron Corporation TN
Teaching Note for (9-799-062). View Details