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- September 1992 (Revised March 2007)
- Case
Kaiser Steel Corporation, 1987
By: Timothy A. Luehrman
Kaiser Steel entered Chapter 11 bankruptcy proceedings in early 1987. Nine months later it still faces several difficult obstacles to reorganization, including litigation, environmental liabilities, and pension and medical benefits for retired employees. Students are... View Details
Keywords: Business Plan; Insolvency and Bankruptcy; Employee Relationship Management; Resource Allocation; Opportunities; Conflict and Resolution; Steel Industry; United States
Luehrman, Timothy A. "Kaiser Steel Corporation, 1987." Harvard Business School Case 293-019, September 1992. (Revised March 2007.)
- February 1980 (Revised June 1984)
- Case
Quaker Steel and Alloy Corp.
By: John J. Gabarro
Lower middle-level manager is faced with the need to bring about a change in the call patterns of the sales force selling her product. Based on an earlier case by P.R. Lawrence. View Details
Gabarro, John J. "Quaker Steel and Alloy Corp." Harvard Business School Case 480-063, February 1980. (Revised June 1984.)
- April 1986 (Revised June 1986)
- Case
United States Steel Corp. and the Steel Valley Authority (B)
Anderson, Douglas D. "United States Steel Corp. and the Steel Valley Authority (B)." Harvard Business School Case 386-172, April 1986. (Revised June 1986.)
- September 1991
- Case
Kaiser Steel Corporation, 1984
By: Timothy A. Luehrman
In 1984, Kaiser's shareholders were asked to approve a complicated leveraged buyout of the company. Students are asked to analyze the proposed transaction and make a recommendation. To do this, they must determine who gets what in the deal, whether and how any value is... View Details
Luehrman, Timothy A. "Kaiser Steel Corporation, 1984." Harvard Business School Case 292-028, September 1991.
- 14 Feb 2007
- Op-Ed
Tata-Corus: India’s New Steel Giant
The Tata Group is celebrating its acquisition of the Anglo-Dutch steel firm Corus, and the catapulting of Tata Steel into world steel's big-five status (by revenue). It should.... View Details
Keywords: by Tarun Khanna
- January 1985
- Background Note
Winter Age of the Japanese Steel Industry
By: Kim B. Clark
Describes the situation facing the Japanese steel industry in 1984. Two strategies for coping with the world steel situation are presented: diversification and globalization. The actions of Nippon Steel and Nippon Kokan are used to illustrate these strategies. View Details
- October 1994
- Case
Allegheny Ludlum Steel Corporation (Abridged)
Describes a decision facing Allegheny Ludlum Steel Corp. in June 1985: whether to continue to compete in the silicon steel business in the face of stiff competition from imports. Includes a complete description of the company's productivity improvement systems and... View Details
Keywords: Decision Choices and Conditions; Business Strategy; Performance Improvement; Management Systems; Technology; Steel Industry
Wheelwright, Steven C. "Allegheny Ludlum Steel Corporation (Abridged)." Harvard Business School Case 695-023, October 1994.
- December 1995 (Revised October 1996)
- Case
Maureen Frye at Quaker Steel and Alloy Corporation
By: John J. Gabarro
Maureen Frye, assistant product manager at Quaker Steel and Alloy Corp., is asked to implement an action plan for changing the call pattern of the salesforce. Currently the salesforce is spending too much time on small accounts. Earlier Frye attempted to change their... View Details
Keywords: Management Teams; Managerial Roles; Organizational Culture; Planning; Salesforce Management; Strategy; Steel Industry
Gabarro, John J. "Maureen Frye at Quaker Steel and Alloy Corporation." Harvard Business School Case 496-024, December 1995. (Revised October 1996.)
- August 2009 (Revised January 2012)
- Case
Steel Street
The case involves repositioning an old 6-story warehouse in Pittsburgh and many of the issues of rehabilitation and selecting and managing the development team especially in a world of capital market uncertainty. The case also demonstrates the alignment of interests of... View Details
Keywords: Construction; Capital Markets; Financial Management; Investment; Property; Urban Development; Real Estate Industry; Pittsburgh
Segel, Arthur I., William J. Poorvu, Ben Creo, and Justin Seth Ginsburgh. "Steel Street." Harvard Business School Case 210-010, August 2009. (Revised January 2012.)
- August 1997 (Revised March 2008)
- Background Note
Trends in the United States Steel Market,1980-1996
By: Clayton M. Christensen and Bret J. Baird
Provides a brief background on the history and structure of the steel industry in the United States. Focuses in some depth on the technological changes that have been difficult for the leading steel companies to implement. Shows that they stumbled when confronted with... View Details
Christensen, Clayton M., and Bret J. Baird. "Trends in the United States Steel Market,1980-1996." Harvard Business School Background Note 698-018, August 1997. (Revised March 2008.)
- November 1997 (Revised April 2017)
- Teaching Note
Purity Steel Corporation, 2012
By: Robert Simons and Antonio Dávila
Teaching Note for (9-197-082). View Details
- January 1968 (Revised August 1980)
- Case
Inland Steel Corp.
By: Jay W. Lorsch and John J. Gabarro
Keywords: Steel Industry
Lorsch, Jay W., and John J. Gabarro. "Inland Steel Corp." Harvard Business School Case 413-058, January 1968. (Revised August 1980.)
- August 2024
- Case
Aluminum Smelting in Algeria: The AluAlgeria Project
By: Ramon Casadesus-Masanell, Johnson Elugbadebo and Jordan Mitchell
- April 1986 (Revised June 1986)
- Case
United States Steel Corp. and the Steel Valley Authority (A)
Anderson, Douglas D. "United States Steel Corp. and the Steel Valley Authority (A)." Harvard Business School Case 386-171, April 1986. (Revised June 1986.)
- October 2009 (Revised December 2009)
- Teaching Note
Steel Street (TN)
By: Arthur I Segel, Ben Creo and Justin Seth Ginsburgh
Teaching Note for [210010]. View Details
- May 1991 (Revised July 1992)
- Teaching Note
Amalgamated Aluminum Alloy Division, Teaching Note
By: Benson P. Shapiro and John A. Quelch
Keywords: Mining Industry
- August 1980 (Revised November 1987)
- Supplement
Quaker Steel and Alloy Corp., Action Plan
By: John J. Gabarro
Supplements the case. Designed as an in-class handout. View Details
Keywords: Steel Industry
Gabarro, John J. "Quaker Steel and Alloy Corp., Action Plan." Harvard Business School Supplement 481-051, August 1980. (Revised November 1987.)
- July 1998 (Revised May 2005)
- Case
Anderson Steel Service, Inc.
By: John A. Davis
Explores the management of family and business issues and helps to identify a range of topics with which families in business wrestle. Describes a dilemma faced by sixty-eight-year-old Charles Anderson, the semi-retired founder of the company and the father of three... View Details
Keywords: Entrepreneurship; Family Business; Problems and Challenges; Business or Company Management; Family and Family Relationships; Strategy; Steel Industry
Davis, John A. "Anderson Steel Service, Inc." Harvard Business School Case 899-011, July 1998. (Revised May 2005.)
- November 2013
- Supplement
Ilva Steel Taranto: Providing and Polluting (B)
By: Lena G. Goldberg, Vincent Dessain, Ottavia Pesce and Karol Misztal
Goldberg, Lena G., Vincent Dessain, Ottavia Pesce, and Karol Misztal. "Ilva Steel Taranto: Providing and Polluting (B)." Harvard Business School Supplement 314-058, November 2013.
- April 1998 (Revised November 1999)
- Teaching Note
Lehigh Steel TN
By: V.G. Narayanan and Laura Donohue
Teaching Note for (9-198-085). View Details
Keywords: Steel Industry