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October 1989
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Exxon Corp.: Trouble at Valdez

Discusses the events leading to and repercussions following the 11 million gallon oil spill in Prince William Sound off the Alaskan coast. This was the largest spill in U.S. history. Examines the response to the spill by Exxon management, government agencies, and... View Details

Keywords: Natural Environment; Crisis Management; Energy Sources; Shipping Industry; Shipping Industry; Alaska

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During his presidency, Mayer sought ways to improve operating efficiency through techniques of industrial engineering. He introduced cardboard cartons for sausages and vacuum-sealed, twin packs for hot dogs, which were then advances in packaging. He also improved the... View Details

Keywords: Food & Tobacco

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Spring 2018 Reunion Photo Galleries - Alumni

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Spring 2016 Reunion Photo Galleries - Alumni

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Fall 2018 Reunion Photo Galleries - Alumni

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Fall 2015 Reunion Photo Galleries - Alumni

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01 Jan 2010
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Susan L. Decker, MBA 1986

financial ship as CFO, built the company’s advertiser and publisher group as EVP, and oversaw global business operations as president. Since leaving Yahoo! in 2009, Decker has taken time out from the corporate world to focus on what... View Details

Adolph Coors

Orphaned at age fifteen, Coors worked as an apprentice in a brewery in his native Prussia. Six years later, he began his westward journey as a stowaway aboard a ship headed for Maryland. Gradually moving west, Coors eventually landed in... View Details

Keywords: Food & Tobacco

01 Dec 2007
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Mead Treadwell

the Arctic. There are multibillion-dollar mineral reserves — copper, zinc, gold, diamonds, lead — as well. Most people don’t know that FedEx and UPS have very large hubs in Alaska and that most of the world’s international air cargo now traverses the Arctic. As for the... View Details

Keywords: Garry Emmons; Oil and Gas Extraction; Mining; Management, Scientific, and Technical Consulting Services; Professional Services; Transportation

John T. Dorrance

In 1899, Dorrance invented the process for making condensed soup, reducing canning and shipping costs by two-thirds. As a result of Dorrance’s invention, Campbell Soup became the first soup company to achieve national distribution. Within... View Details

Keywords: Food & Tobacco

01 Apr 2001
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Khoo Teng Chye: Technology Turnaround in Singapore

about fifty thousand a day — the island nation of Singapore is the biggest container port and transshipment hub in the world. “We can turn ships around faster than anybody else,” boasts Khoo, a civil engineering graduate of Australia’s... View Details

Keywords: Alejandro Reyes; Transportation

15 Oct 2019
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Engaging More Deeply with Business in Africa

While meeting with representatives of the Kenya Ports Authority at the Port of Mombasa, faculty members toured a bulk carrier ship off-loading grain commodities to Grain Bulk Handlers, one of the companies HBS faculty visited during the... View Details

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Spring 2019 Reunion Photo Galleries - Alumni

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01 Dec 2013
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A Safer, Smarter Future for Tech Trash

e-waste accounts for only 2 percent of the trash in American landfills, it is responsible for 70 percent of toxic waste and is the fastest-growing municipal waste stream in the United States. Currently, most e-recycling is done in a very inefficient and hazardous... View Details

Keywords: Constantine von Hoffman; recycling; Mining (except Oil and Gas); Mining; Management, Scientific, and Technical Consulting Services; Professional Services

October 1989
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Federal Express: The Money Back Guarantee (A)

Discusses a large overnight express company, which guarantees its service, and which has created a major headache for one of its customers. The problem exposes deficiencies in its service and in the guarantee it has advertised heavily. A formal complaint is made to the... View Details

Keywords: Service Delivery; Crisis Management; Shipping Industry; Shipping Industry

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01 Jun 2012
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A Chapter in US–China Trade Relations

Harvard Business School) Born in Ipswich, Massachusetts, in 1785, Augustine Heard began his career as a seafaring merchant, captaining his first ship at 27. He founded Augustine Heard & Co. in 1840, after living and working in China for a... View Details

Keywords: Museums, Historical Sites, and Similar Institutions; Arts, Entertainment

20 Oct 2016
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Uncharted Territory

things didn’t go according to plan. There were issues with manufacturing and shipping the balls. As CEO Matthews knew she needed to make a change: “We’re never going to make the best soccer ball," Matthews recounts to Business Insider.... View Details

February 2011 (Revised January 2013)
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Fairstar Heavy Transport (A)

By: Guhan Subramanian and Rhea Ghosh

In 2009, the small heavy marine transport company Fairstar entered into bidding on one of the largest contracts in the history of the industry. The case chronicles the company's year-long tendering process, leading up to a final make-or-break meeting. View Details

Keywords: Negotiation Process; Decision Making; Contracts; Shipping Industry; Shipping Industry

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