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Provides the background on Cumberland Metal Industries' entry into the automotive components market as a supplier of emission control equipment parts. Cumberland Metal must decide what bid to quote on Beta Motor's 1978 model year business. The company previously had a... View Details

Keywords: Decisions; Bids and Bidding; Market Participation; Negotiation; Competitive Strategy; Manufacturing Industry

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September 2004 (Revised December 2004)
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Metso Paper: Globalization of Finnish Metal Workshops

By: Lynda M. Applegate, Marikka Heikkila and Kalle Lyytinen

Metso Paper, the world's largest producer of paper machines, aims to transform itself into a knowledge- and information-based service and solution provider for the paper industry by aggressively exploiting information technologies. In the fall of 2002, Jorma Hujala, a... View Details

Keywords: Production; Customer Value and Value Chain; Information Technology; Corporate Strategy; Knowledge Management; Machinery and Machining; Expansion; Service Delivery; Pulp and Paper Industry; Pulp and Paper Industry; Finland

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1980
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Negotiating and Implementing Mineral Agreements with Multinationals: Some Critical Tax Development Issues

By: L. T. Wells Jr. and Malcolm Gillis

Keywords: Agreements and Arrangements; Metals and Minerals; Mining; Multinational Firms and Management; Globalized Markets and Industries; Taxation; Mining Industry

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winter 1980
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Evolving Terms of Mineral Agreements: Risk, Reward, and Participation in Deep Seabed Mining

By: James K. Sebenius and Mati Pal

Keywords: Metals and Minerals; Risk and Uncertainty; Motivation and Incentives; Mining Industry

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September 2004
Teaching Note

Metso Paper: Globalization of Finnish Metal Workshops (TN)

By: Lynda M. Applegate, Marikka Heikkila and Kalle Lyytinen

Teaching Note to (9-805-057). View Details

Keywords: Pulp and Paper Industry

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May 1978 (Revised October 1994)
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Cumberland Metal Industries (C): Model Year 1979 Negotiations with Beta Motors

By: Benson P. Shapiro

Designed as a class hand-out after discussion of the (A) and (B) cases. View Details

Keywords: Auto Industry

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May 1978 (Revised October 1994)
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Cumberland Metal Industries (D): Model Year 1979 Results with Beta Motors

By: Benson P. Shapiro

Designed as a class hand-out after discussion of the (A), (B), and (C) cases. View Details

Keywords: Auto Industry

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September 2023
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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

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2022
Other Unpublished Work

Got 'Critical Minerals'? Hooray! But Be Careful

By: Louis T. Wells

When a country has “critical minerals,” certain issues require special attention in the country’s mining legislation or while negotiating contracts with potential mining investors. As well, to obtain maximum benefit the government should prepare for negotiations with... View Details

Keywords: Critical Minerals; Foreign Direct Investment; International Relations; Mining Industry

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August 2012 (Revised June 2017)
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Australia: Commodities and Competitiveness

By: Richard H.K. Vietor and Laura Alfaro

For the past few decades, Australia has dealt with the benefits and costs of repeated mining booms—inflation, a housing bubble, a current account deficit and growing dependence on China. Between 1996 and 2007, however, Australia had most of these issues under control... View Details

Keywords: Commodities; Competitiveness; Carbon Tax; Environment; Capital Flows; Current Account; Mining; Economy; Problems and Challenges; Australia

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February 2013
Teaching Note

Australia: Commodities and Competitiveness (TN)

By: Laura Alfaro, Richard H.K. Vietor and Hilary White

For the past few decades, Australia has dealt with the benefits and costs of repeated mining booms—inflation, a housing bubble, a current account deficit and growing dependence on China. Between 1996 and 2007, however, Australia had most of these issues under control... View Details

Keywords: Competitiveness; Inflation; Mining; Current Account; Exchange Rates; Trade; Capital Flows; Commodities; Environment; Carbon Tax; Goods and Commodities; Australia

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Negotiating Third World Mineral Agreements: Promises as Prologue

Specialty Metal Products, Inc. (Revised)

DeepGreen - the Metals Company and Polymetallic Nodules

Ventures in Salt: Compass Minerals International

Financial Aspects of Antarctic Mineral Regimes

Taxation and Mining: Non Fuel Minerals in Bolivia and Other Countries

Connor Formed Metal Products TN

United Vehicle Corp.: Metal Stamping Division

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Cumberland Metal Industries (A): Model Year 1978 Negotiations with Beta Motors

Metso Paper: Globalization of Finnish Metal Workshops

Negotiating and Implementing Mineral Agreements with Multinationals: Some Critical Tax Development Issues

Evolving Terms of Mineral Agreements: Risk, Reward, and Participation in Deep Seabed Mining

Metso Paper: Globalization of Finnish Metal Workshops (TN)

Cumberland Metal Industries (C): Model Year 1979 Negotiations with Beta Motors

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Diamond Standard

Got 'Critical Minerals'? Hooray! But Be Careful

Australia: Commodities and Competitiveness

Australia: Commodities and Competitiveness (TN)

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