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- April 1998
- Case
Jim Sharpe: Extrusion Technology, Inc. (C)
By: H. Kent Bowen and Barbara Feinberg
Jim Sharpe, president of Extrusion Technology, describes the first five years at the aluminum extrusion company he purchased. He begins with day one as he introduced himself to the employees in 1987 and assured them of the company's continuity. Over the next two years,... View Details
Keywords: Acquisition; Forecasting and Prediction; Cost Management; Profit; Innovation Strategy; Marketing Strategy; Problems and Challenges; Business and Stakeholder Relations; Mining Industry
Bowen, H. Kent, and Barbara Feinberg. "Jim Sharpe: Extrusion Technology, Inc. (C)." Harvard Business School Case 698-096, April 1998.
- April 1997 (Revised October 2005)
- Teaching Note
Workplace Safety at Alcoa (A) (TN)
By: H. Kent Bowen
Teaching Note for (9-692-042). View Details
Keywords: Mining Industry
- July 1979 (Revised December 1984)
- Case
Coal Strike of 1977-78 (C)
By: D. Quinn Mills and Richard O. von Werssowetz
Mills, D. Quinn, and Richard O. von Werssowetz. "Coal Strike of 1977-78 (C)." Harvard Business School Case 679-133, July 1979. (Revised December 1984.)
- June 1990
- Teaching Note
Ashamu Holdings Ltd. (B) (Abridged), Teaching Note
By: James E. Austin and Tomas Otto Kohn
- February 1998
- Case
Lyondell Petrochemical Company
By: Jay W. Lorsch and Daniel P. Erikson
In August 1994, Lyondell Petrochemical Co.'s corporate parent and largest single shareholder effectively shed its stock, resulting in the resignation of 5 of its 11 directors. The remaining outside directors immediately acted to overhaul the executive compensation plan... View Details
Keywords: Corporate Governance; Governing and Advisory Boards; Executive Compensation; Design; Business or Company Management; Management Teams; Mining Industry
Lorsch, Jay W., and Daniel P. Erikson. "Lyondell Petrochemical Company." Harvard Business School Case 498-028, February 1998.
- February 1979
- Supplement
Alcan Aluminium Ltd. (B)
By: William J. Bruns Jr. and Julie H. Hertenstein
Keywords: Mining Industry
Bruns, William J., Jr., and Julie H. Hertenstein. "Alcan Aluminium Ltd. (B)." Harvard Business School Supplement 179-216, February 1979.
- Web
Factiva | Baker Library
Factiva can only be used for academic research. Using the content for analytics or text mining is prohibited. Learn More Factiva: Advanced Searching Factiva: Field tags Company databases: which database to choose? Still need help? Our... View Details
- Web
ProQuest TDM Studio | Baker Library
repositories or journal archives. Text and data mining environment includes programming libraries and scripts Leverages Harvard licensed ProQuest content (200+ sources) and researcher-provided content Research collaborators can share... View Details
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Emerging Topics - Institute For Strategy And Competitiveness
Oil and Gas and Mining Sectors’ Companies and Communities On Investors’ Role: “Directing capital to companies that can use it productively is ultimately the most profound benefit investors can have on society.” -Michael E. Porter View Details
- Web
Photograph Albums - Photography Collections - Historical Collections
Collections Site Credits Photograph Albums Tipple and Washer, Central Iron and Coal Company. Alabama Mining Institute, Birmingham, Alabama Mss: 351 1922-1923 A316 2 albums, 153 photographs These photographic albums were created at the... View Details
- 18 Feb 2014
- First Look
First Look: February 18
this case: http://hbr.org/product/carbon-engineering/an/814040-PDF-ENG Harvard Business School Case 414-019 Cynthia Carroll at Anglo American (A) In 2007, Cynthia Carroll, the newly appointed chief executive of mining giant Anglo... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- Portrait Project
Stephanie Parker
considerable power and influence? Apparently not, or at least not me. Mine will be a life of service. You won't find me padding around on the soft carpet, sipping coffee in an ivory tower, engaging with others in ways which are long on... View Details
- Portrait Project
Monica Haugen
everyone is lucky enough to begin down such a path. I can only hope to change someone else's life in the way that mine was changed. Consequently, my master plan is to expose new options to all those around me. I will tell my children and... View Details
- July 1997
- Teaching Note
Phelps Dodge Corporation (TN)
By: W. Carl Kester
Teaching Note for (9-295-132). View Details
- 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
Kester, W. Carl, and Kendall Backstrand. "Phelps Dodge Corporation." Harvard Business School Case 295-132, April 1995.
- January 2021
- Case
Rio Tinto Aluminum: Can Purpose Lead to Profit?
By: David Fubini and Agastya Muthanna
This case describes the tradeoffs Rio Tinto faces as it considers investments to ensure environmentally friendly, sustainability produced aluminum with the potential risks of competitive pricing and profit loses. View Details
- October 1975 (Revised April 1980)
- Case
Gulfport Mining, Inc.
By: Thomas R. Piper
Keywords: Mining Industry
Piper, Thomas R. "Gulfport Mining, Inc." Harvard Business School Case 276-112, October 1975. (Revised April 1980.)
- January 1997
- Case
Dr. Sergio Ceccuzzi and SMI: Negotiating Cross-Border Acquisitions in Europe (B)
Since the 1960s, SMI has quietly executed a series of brilliantly negotiated takeovers throughout Europe, often acquiring companies much larger than itself. Despite formidable obstacles, SMI has managed to acquire state-owned competitors in Italy and France, as well as... View Details
Keywords: Acquisition; Corporate Governance; International Relations; Negotiation Tactics; Consolidation; Mining Industry; Europe
Sebenius, James K. "Dr. Sergio Ceccuzzi and SMI: Negotiating Cross-Border Acquisitions in Europe (B)." Harvard Business School Case 897-085, January 1997.