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  • 1998
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Alternative Models of Uncertain Commodity Prices for Use with Modern Asset Pricing Methods

By: Malcolm Baker, E. S. Mayfield and John Parsons
This paper provides an introduction to alternative models of uncertain commodity prices. A model of commodity price movements is the engine around which any valuation methodology for commodity production projects is built, whether discounted cash flow (DCF) models or... View Details
Keywords: Asset Pricing; Goods and Commodities; Price; Risk and Uncertainty; Valuation; Production; Projects; Cash Flow
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Baker, Malcolm, E. S. Mayfield, and John Parsons. "Alternative Models of Uncertain Commodity Prices for Use with Modern Asset Pricing Methods." Energy Journal 19, no. 1 (1998): 115–148.
  • June 2010
  • Teaching Note

Australia: The Riches and Challenges of Commodities (TN)

By: Laura Alfaro and Renee Kim
Teaching Note for 709007. View Details
Keywords: Futures and Commodity Futures; Financial Crisis; Demand and Consumers; Trade; Natural Environment; Business and Government Relations; Policy; Growth and Development Strategy; Australia
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Alfaro, Laura, and Renee Kim. "Australia: The Riches and Challenges of Commodities (TN)." Harvard Business School Teaching Note 710-066, June 2010.
  • November 1984 (Revised December 1985)
  • Background Note

Note on the Ethylene and Commodity Plastics Industries

By: Francis Aguilar, Joseph L. Bower and Benjamin Gomes-Casseres
Keywords: Chemical Industry
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Aguilar, Francis, Joseph L. Bower, and Benjamin Gomes-Casseres. "Note on the Ethylene and Commodity Plastics Industries." Harvard Business School Background Note 385-066, November 1984. (Revised December 1985.)
  • May 1985 (Revised February 1990)
  • Case

American Food and Grains: Commodity and Ingredient Procurement

By: David A. Garvin
Keywords: Operations; Agriculture and Agribusiness Industry; Food and Beverage Industry; United States
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Garvin, David A. "American Food and Grains: Commodity and Ingredient Procurement." Harvard Business School Case 685-095, May 1985. (Revised February 1990.)
  • 10 Feb 2003
  • Research & Ideas

Commodity Busters: Be a Price Maker, Not a Price Taker

different you are, the greater your opportunity to set your own price. A commodity is defined as "undifferentiated." You must be different. Gore, the very successful manufacturer of Goretex, provides unique product... View Details
Keywords: by Benson P. Shapiro
  • August 1974
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On Equilibrium Allocations as Distributions on the Commodity Space

By: Elon Kohlberg, S. Hart and W. Hildenbrand
Keywords: Goods and Commodities
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Kohlberg, Elon, S. Hart, and W. Hildenbrand. "On Equilibrium Allocations as Distributions on the Commodity Space." Journal of Mathematical Economics 1 (August 1974): 159–166.
  • Sep 2013
  • Panel Discussion

Overseas Chinese Entrepreneurs in Southeast Asian Commodity Markets: An Overview

By: Valeria Giacomin
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Giacomin, Valeria. "Overseas Chinese Entrepreneurs in Southeast Asian Commodity Markets: An Overview." In Business History: Debates, Challenges and Opportunities. European Business History Association Doctoral Symposium, Ancona, Italy, September 2013.
  • 2007
  • Blog

Harvard Business Online—Marketing Know:How: How To Avoid the Commodity Trap

By: John A. Quelch
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Quelch, John A. "How To Avoid the Commodity Trap." Harvard Business Online—Marketing Know:How (blog). December 13, 2007. https://hbr.org/2007/12/how-to-avoid-the-commodity-tra.
  • 2010
  • Working Paper

Commodity Chains: What Can We Learn from a Business History of the Rubber Chain? (1870-1910)

By: Felipe Tamega Fernandes
The literature on the rubber boom applied a Dependendist view of rubber production in the Brazilian Amazon. Even though a sizable surplus was generated in the rubber chain, it was mostly appropriated by foreigners. This view is in tune with the Global Commodity Chain... View Details
Keywords: Cross-Cultural and Cross-Border Issues; Business History; Supply Chain; Manufacturing Industry; Rubber Industry; Brazil
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Fernandes, Felipe Tamega. "Commodity Chains: What Can We Learn from a Business History of the Rubber Chain? (1870-1910)." Harvard Business School Working Paper, No. 10-089, April 2010.
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Paper - Commodity Chains: what can we learn from a business history of the rubber chain? (1870-1910)

The literature on the rubber boom applied a Marxist/Dependendist view of rubber production in the Brazilian Amazon. Even though a sizeable surplus was generated in the rubber chain, it was mostly appropriated by foreigners. This view is in tune with the Global... View Details

  • December 1990
  • Teaching Note

American Food and Grains: Commodity and Ingredient Procurement, Teaching Note

By: David A. Garvin and Norman Klein
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Garvin, David A., and Norman Klein. "American Food and Grains: Commodity and Ingredient Procurement, Teaching Note." Harvard Business School Teaching Note 691-024, December 1990.
  • October 1989 (Revised December 1989)
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Deregulation of the Australian Wheat Board: A Commodity System in Flux

By: Ray A. Goldberg
Keywords: Governing Rules, Regulations, and Reforms; Business and Government Relations; Goods and Commodities; Markets; Agriculture and Agribusiness Industry; Australia
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Goldberg, Ray A. "Deregulation of the Australian Wheat Board: A Commodity System in Flux." Harvard Business School Case 590-034, October 1989. (Revised December 1989.)
  • May 2017
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Nestle's Commodity Systems Approach in Venezuela: Laying the Foundation for Shared Value in a Time of Crisis

By: Ray A. Goldberg, Jessica M. Newman and Jessica Grisanti
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Goldberg, Ray A., Jessica M. Newman, and Jessica Grisanti. "Nestle's Commodity Systems Approach in Venezuela: Laying the Foundation for Shared Value in a Time of Crisis." Harvard Business School Case 917-409, May 2017.
  • 1995
  • Chapter

Perspectives on PPP and Long-Run Real Exchange Rates

By: K. Froot and K. Rogoff
Keywords: Purchasing Power Parity; Commodities; International Finance
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Froot, K., and K. Rogoff. "Perspectives on PPP and Long-Run Real Exchange Rates." Chap. 32 in Handbook of International Economics, Volume 3, edited by G. M. Grossman and K. Rogoff, 1647–1688. Handbooks in Economics. Elsevier Science, 1995. (Revised from Harvard Business School Working Paper No. 95-038.)
  • January 2013 (Revised April 2017)
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Maxum Petroleum, Inc.

By: W. Carl Kester
Maxum seeks an oil-price hedging strategy that yields substantial cash during oil price spikes, is affordable under ordinary circumstances, and is easily managed. It is striving to avoid a repeat of the challenging situation encountered in 2008 when spiking oil prices... View Details
Keywords: Hedging; Options; Commodities; Credit Derivatives and Swaps; Risk Management; Futures and Commodity Futures; Financial Strategy; Volatility
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Kester, W. Carl. "Maxum Petroleum, Inc." Harvard Business School Spreadsheet Supplement 213-714, January 2013. (Revised April 2017.)
  • December 1997 (Revised March 1998)
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Mid Ocean Limited: Trading Catastrophe Index Options

By: Kenneth A. Froot and Markus Mullarkey
An insurance industry executive must evaluate the potential of a set of newly-offered catastrophe insurance derivatives. The background addresses the roles of traditional reinsurance and securitization efforts in providing risk transfer and risk financing in the "cat"... View Details
Keywords: Commodity Market; Derivatives; Insurance; Capital Markets; Natural Disasters; Risk Management; Financial Management; Financial Strategy; Performance Evaluation; Insurance Industry; Bermuda
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Froot, Kenneth A., and Markus Mullarkey. "Mid Ocean Limited: Trading Catastrophe Index Options." Harvard Business School Case 298-073, December 1997. (Revised March 1998.)
  • 2001
  • Working Paper

The Law of One Price Over 700 Years

By: K. A. Froot, M. Kim and K. Rogoff
Keywords: Purchasing Power Parity; Commodities; International Finance; Partners and Partnerships; Goods and Commodities
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Froot, K. A., M. Kim, and K. Rogoff. "The Law of One Price Over 700 Years." Harvard Business School Working Paper, No. 95-086, May 1995. (NBER Working Paper Series, No. 5132, May 1995.)
  • February 2013
  • Teaching Note

Fonterra (TN)

By: David E. Bell and Mary Shelman
Teaching Note for Fonterra View Details
Keywords: Dairy; Cooperatives; Commodity Prices; Agribusiness; Organizational Structure; Agriculture and Agribusiness Industry; New Zealand
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Bell, David E., and Mary Shelman. "Fonterra (TN)." Harvard Business School Teaching Note 513-076, February 2013.
  • September 2023
  • Case

Diamond Standard

By: Lauren H. Cohen, Zhaoheng Gong and Grace Headinger
Cormac Kinney, Founder and CEO of Diamond Standard, was on a mission to transform the U.S. diamond market through unlocking the precious gems as market-traded assets. As a serial FinTech entrepreneur, he hoped to add an additional service to his vault: Carats. The... View Details
Keywords: Tokenization; Fintech; Cryptocurrency; Liquidity; Digital; Rare Earth Minerals; Decentralized; Crypto Economy; Financial Product; Metals; Diamonds; Commodity; Assets; Financial Instruments; Financial Institutions; Financial Markets; Investment; Technological Innovation; Natural Resources; Business Startups; Currency; Financial Services Industry; United States
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Cohen, Lauren H., Zhaoheng Gong, and Grace Headinger. "Diamond Standard." Harvard Business School Case 224-009, September 2023.
  • December 2015 (Revised February 2017)
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BRF

By: David E. Bell and Natalie Kindred
In 2015, BRF's new leadership team is transforming several aspects of the Brazilian protein giant, which had grown sluggish after the 2011 merger that created it. Underlying their reforms are the common goals of reducing bureaucracy, streamlining decision making, and,... View Details
Keywords: BRF; Brasil Foods; Tarpon; Brazil; Marketing; Protein; Commodity; Commodities; Branding; Turnaround; Culture; Transformation; Mergers; Change Management; Private Equity; Distribution; Food; Goods and Commodities; Supply Chain; Mergers and Acquisitions; Trade; Brands and Branding; Food and Beverage Industry; Brazil
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Bell, David E., and Natalie Kindred. "BRF." Harvard Business School Case 516-058, December 2015. (Revised February 2017.)
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