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Do Public and Private Firms Behave Differently? An Examination of Investment in the Chemical Industry
By: Albert W. Sheen
I compare the capacity expansion decisions of U.S. public and private producers of seven commodity chemicals from 1989-2006. I find that private firms invest differently, and more efficiently, than public firms. Specifically, private firms are more likely than public... View Details
Keywords: Private Ownership; Chemicals; Investment; Public Ownership; Chemical Industry; United States
Sheen, Albert W. "Do Public and Private Firms Behave Differently? An Examination of Investment in the Chemical Industry." July 2011.
- March 1979 (Revised December 1982)
- Case
Allied Chemical Corp. (B)
Describes Allied's cooperative approach to government relations and the approach of some of the regulatory agencies Allied deals with. Based mainly on quotes from Allied and government officials. Asks the student to evaluate Allied's government relations--in general... View Details
Lodge, George C., and Joseph L. Badaracco Jr. "Allied Chemical Corp. (B)." Harvard Business School Case 379-150, March 1979. (Revised December 1982.)
- January 1998
- Teaching Note
Chemical Bank TN
By: Robert S. Kaplan
Teaching Note for (9-195-210). View Details
Keywords: Banking Industry
- August 1989 (Revised December 1998)
- Case
Harper Chemical Co., Inc.
A company acquires the rights to a mineral with potential uses in the ceramic and paint industries. After many years, sales are still far below expectations and the company considers selling the whole operation to a potential customer. Rewritten version of an earlier... View Details
Corey, E. Raymond. "Harper Chemical Co., Inc." Harvard Business School Case 590-027, August 1989. (Revised December 1998.)
- December 2003 (Revised September 2005)
- Case
Rein Chemical Company: Specialty Division
By: Francis Aguilar
This case describes corporate management's recent discovery of widespread unethical pricing transactions in one division and key managers' different views on how to respond. Students are asked to evaluate management's position and decide who should do what to resolve... View Details
Keywords: Customers; Price; Ethics; Business Divisions; Chemicals; Crisis Management; Chemical Industry
Aguilar, Francis. "Rein Chemical Company: Specialty Division." Harvard Business School Case 904-046, December 2003. (Revised September 2005.)
- November 2012 (Revised September 2013)
- Case
Restructuring at Nova Chemical Corporation (Abridged)
By: Scott P. Mason
Management of a diversified chemicals company faces two financial decisions: whether to finance a major investment in new production facilities for its rapidly expanding Environmental Products Division, and whether to sell a more slowly growing non-specialty chemicals... View Details
Keywords: Restructuring; Decision Choices and Conditions; Chemicals; Environmental Sustainability; Corporate Finance; Chemical Industry
Mason, Scott P. "Restructuring at Nova Chemical Corporation (Abridged)." Harvard Business School Case 213-075, November 2012. (Revised September 2013.)
- June 1982 (Revised May 1983)
- Case
Chandler Chemical Corp. (A)
By: Jay O. Light
Keywords: Chemical Industry
Light, Jay O. "Chandler Chemical Corp. (A)." Harvard Business School Case 282-099, June 1982. (Revised May 1983.)
- November 1973 (Revised February 1975)
- Case
Kelor Chemical Corp. (B)
Keywords: Chemical Industry
Fruhan, William E., Jr. "Kelor Chemical Corp. (B)." Harvard Business School Case 274-109, November 1973. (Revised February 1975.)
- March 1993 (Revised September 1995)
- Case
Chemical Bank: Technology Support for Cooperative Work
By: Lynda M. Applegate and Donna B. Stoddard
Describes the organization and IT environment that Bruce Hasenyager found when he arrived at Chemical Bank. Goes on to explain his decision for implementing Lotus Notes as an "indispensable" management tool. Software is available: Order No. 9-196-701 (Windows version)... View Details
Keywords: Organizations; Decision Making; Decisions; Management Style; Management Analysis, Tools, and Techniques; Applications and Software; Information Technology; Information; Information Management; Technology Industry
Applegate, Lynda M., and Donna B. Stoddard. "Chemical Bank: Technology Support for Cooperative Work." Harvard Business School Case 193-131, March 1993. (Revised September 1995.)
- October 1995 (Revised January 1999)
- Case
Western Chemical Corporation: Divisional Performance Measurement (A)
By: William J. Bruns Jr. and Roger Atherton
The president and controller of Western Chemical Corp. are discussing the best way to measure and report performance of foreign subsidiaries. One subsidiary is a joint venture with its own borrowing capacity; another is wholly owned; and a third is wholly owned and... View Details
Bruns, William J., Jr., and Roger Atherton. "Western Chemical Corporation: Divisional Performance Measurement (A)." Harvard Business School Case 196-079, October 1995. (Revised January 1999.)
- June 1990
- Case
Nova Chemical Corp. (Abridged)
By: Thomas R. Piper
Keywords: Chemical Industry
Piper, Thomas R. "Nova Chemical Corp. (Abridged)." Harvard Business School Case 290-062, June 1990.
- November 1984 (Revised March 1985)
- Case
Restructuring European Petrochemicals: Exxon Chemical
By: Francis Aguilar, Joseph L. Bower and Benjamin Gomes-Casseres
Aguilar, Francis, Joseph L. Bower, and Benjamin Gomes-Casseres. "Restructuring European Petrochemicals: Exxon Chemical." Harvard Business School Case 385-205, November 1984. (Revised March 1985.)
- 20 Sep 2013
- Working Paper Summaries
Historical Origins of Environmental Sustainability in the German Chemical Industry, 1950s-1980s
- 2013
- Working Paper
Historical Origins of Environmental Sustainability in the German Chemical Industry, 1950s-1980s
By: Geoffrey Jones and Christina Lubinski
This working paper examines the growth of corporate environmentalism in the West German chemical industry between the 1950s and the 1980s. German business has been regarded as pioneering corporate environmentalism after World War II. In contrast, this study reveals... View Details
Keywords: Sustainability; Green Business; Pollution; Environmental Sustainability; Business History; Chemical Industry; Germany; United States
Jones, Geoffrey, and Christina Lubinski. "Historical Origins of Environmental Sustainability in the German Chemical Industry, 1950s-1980s." Harvard Business School Working Paper, No. 14-018, August 2013.
- March 1979
- Supplement
Allied Chemical Corp. (C)
Supplements the (B) case. View Details
Keywords: Chemical Industry
Lodge, George C., and Joseph L. Badaracco Jr. "Allied Chemical Corp. (C)." Harvard Business School Supplement 379-151, March 1979.
- January 1999 (Revised March 1999)
- Teaching Note
Ciba Specialty Chemicals TN
Teaching Note for (9-799-086). View Details
Keywords: Chemical Industry
- May 1991
- Supplement
Allied Chemical Corp. (A), Supplement
By: George C. Lodge
Supplements the (A) case. View Details
Keywords: Chemical Industry
Lodge, George C. "Allied Chemical Corp. (A), Supplement." Harvard Business School Supplement 391-231, May 1991.
- October 1983
- Case
Chemical Bank: Allocation of Profits
Describes a conflict between the metropolitan (branch banking) and treasury groups at the bank. The issue is which group should receive the profits generated by a product involving both: Due bills. It is a form of transfer pricing problem, but in a unique (i.e.,... View Details
Merchant, Kenneth A. "Chemical Bank: Allocation of Profits." Harvard Business School Case 184-047, October 1983.
- August 1984 (Revised May 1986)
- Case
Chemical Bank: Payments Automation Project (A)
By: Robert G. Eccles Jr.
Eccles, Robert G., Jr. "Chemical Bank: Payments Automation Project (A)." Harvard Business School Case 485-028, August 1984. (Revised May 1986.)
- August 1989 (Revised July 1993)
- Supplement
Harper Chemical Co., Inc., Addendum
Provides additional quantitative exhibits, including a pro forma income statement and break-even calculations for the operation and makes assumptions about marketing strategy. A rewritten version of an earlier case. View Details
Corey, E. Raymond. "Harper Chemical Co., Inc., Addendum." Harvard Business School Supplement 590-028, August 1989. (Revised July 1993.)