Mines - Publications - Faculty & Research

02 Sep 2013
Research & Ideas

The Curse of Double-Digit Growth

political stability. Liberia's economic strategy sees higher-level growth over the next five years coming from investments in mining, agriculture, and oil. That optimism may be warranted, according to Werker's analysis. "If multiple iron ore View Details

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Preethi Krishnaswamy

within reach. That bar is now mine to set, and I will strive to make it visible to those for whom education remains a luxury. I will continue my efforts to tutor, mentor, and plant the motivational seeds that self-sustain over time. And... View Details

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Hayling Price

country, I see faces that look just like mine on the other side of the opportunity gap. It's an injustice I take personally. I'm going to invest in young people and the neighborhoods they call home, because I'm not leaving our collective... View Details

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Elsa Sze

nurtured in a world of abundance – of resources, ideas, hope – Antonio has to defy his world of deprivation. What separates mine from his, is the lottery of birth. Every child deserves a fair shot in life. I will devote my life to mending... View Details

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Patent search: US patent ownership

to Patent Assignment Search Quick look > Assignor Type: Hlavinka (Hlavinka is an individual inventor) Look into each record to find Assignee info, or may use text mining tool to identify changing ownership.... View Details

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Rick Ambrust

An F! I didn't want to believe it. Just as I was trying to forget a disastrous semester, the Registrar wanted to give me one last reminder. But it happened. It was mine to keep. An F. It was both humorous and humiliating to do the same 10... View Details

April 1995
Teaching Note

MW Petroleum Corporation (A) (TN)

By: Timothy A. Luehrman

Teaching Note for (9-295-029). View Details

Keywords: Mining Industry

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January 1981 (Revised March 1992)
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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)
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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 2011
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Barrick Gold: Implementing a Transition to IFRS

By: David F. Hawkins and Angel R. Solis

Barrick Gold must change from Canadian – GAAP to IFRS. Case covers the transition. View Details

Keywords: International Accounting; Transition; Mining Industry; Canada

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June 2009
Teaching Note

Curled Metal Inc. - Engineered Products Division (TN)

By: Frank V. Cespedes

Teaching Note for [709434]. View Details

Keywords: Sales; Product Development; Customers; Business Divisions; Price; Business Strategy; Cost; Production; Mining Industry

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December 1996 (Revised January 1997)
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Brent Spar Incident, The: "A Shell of a Mess"

By: Stephen A. Greyser and Norman Klein

Seeking to dispose of an outmoded oil drilling platform in the North Sea, Shell finds itself confronted by Greenpeace and other environmentalists. The protesters land 12 people onto the rig and initiate media coverage of their "occupation." The case follows the events... View Details

Keywords: Communication; Media; Social Issues; Mining Industry; United Kingdom

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24 Apr 2014
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Setting the standards higher for safety and success

Cynthia Carroll (MBA 1989), former CEO of Anglo American PLC, talks about the impact of her decision to make mining safety the company's highest goal. (Published April 2014) View Details

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Peek into Business | MBA

diverse range of careers in business, from entry level positions to dream roles. What Skills Are Associated with Business, and How Do Mine Align? Explore key skills for success in business and reflect on how your current abilities align... View Details

01 Oct 1998
News

New HBS Alumni Board Members

Mexico, which runs Mexico's 58 airports. He has held deputy secretary positions with the Mexican departments of Energy and of Mines and Basic Industries. In 1980 he was a visiting professor of finance at Harvard University, and from 1978... View Details

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Nelly-Ange Kontchou

soil for latching onto every crease of my clothing when we got home. It wouldn’t leave me be. Before the start of business school, I step off the plane at Douala International Airport and into the suffocating heat. As I look out the exit doors, a sea of faces and... View Details

November 1994
Teaching Note

The All American Pipeline (TN)

By: Timothy A. Luehrman

Teaching Note for (9-292-040). View Details

Keywords: Mining Industry; California; Texas

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October 1993
Teaching Note

Cleveland-Cliffs, Inc. TN

By: Jay O. Light and James O. Sailer

Teaching Note for (9-293-051). View Details

Keywords: Mining Industry; New York (state, US)

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September 1991
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All American Pipeline

By: Timothy A. Luehrman

Goodyear is nearing its first major capital commitments for the largest investment project in its history, the All American Pipeline. The pipeline will transport heavy crude oil from California to Texas. It is the centerpiece of a major program by Goodyear to diversify... View Details