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- 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.)
- 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.)
- 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.)
- January 1998
- Teaching Note
Chemical Bank TN
By: Robert S. Kaplan
Teaching Note for (9-195-210). View Details
Keywords: Banking Industry
- October 1977 (Revised December 1984)
- Case
Northern Chemical Institute
Rosenbloom, Richard S. "Northern Chemical Institute." Harvard Business School Case 678-070, October 1977. (Revised December 1984.)
- September 1973 (Revised June 1983)
- Case
Harlan Chemical Corp.
Corey, E. Raymond. "Harlan Chemical Corp." Harvard Business School Case 574-011, September 1973. (Revised June 1983.)
- 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.)
- November 1977
- Case
Imperial Chemical Industries
By: Thomas R. Piper
Keywords: Chemical Industry
Piper, Thomas R. "Imperial Chemical Industries." Harvard Business School Case 278-093, November 1977.
- April 1969
- Case
Monsanto Chemical Co. (B)
Levitt, Theodore. "Monsanto Chemical Co. (B)." Harvard Business School Case 513-072, April 1969.
- October 1984
- Supplement
Velsicol Chemical Corp. (B)
Goodpaster, Kenneth E. "Velsicol Chemical Corp. (B)." Harvard Business School Supplement 385-022, October 1984.
- January 1974 (Revised January 1977)
- Case
Knox Chemical Corp.
Corey, E. R., D. Winslow, and R. Beniviste. "Knox Chemical Corp." Harvard Business School Case 574-046, January 1974. (Revised January 1977.)
- 1986
- Chapter
Allied Chemical (A)
By: George C. Lodge
Lodge, George C. "Allied Chemical (A)." In Business Policy: Text and Cases. 6th ed. by K. Andrews, J. Bower, C. R. Christensen, R. Hamermesh, and M. E. Porter, 431–443. Homewood, IL: Richard D. Irwin, 1986. (Also appears in Instructor's Manual to accompany Business Policy: Text and Cases, 7th edition, by Joseph Bower, et al., Homewood, Ill.: Richard D. Irwin, Inc., 1991, pp. 111-113.)
- December 1998 (Revised May 1999)
- Case
Specialty Medical Chemicals
By: Richard G. Hamermesh and Lucinda Doran
A new general manager is supposed to rekindle growth. Seven months later, he questions the abilities of his direct reports. An organizational psychologist is brought in to assess his people. The general manager now has to decide who to keep and how to structure his... View Details
Keywords: Decisions; Employees; Leadership Development; Management Teams; Organizational Structure; Cognition and Thinking
Hamermesh, Richard G., and Lucinda Doran. "Specialty Medical Chemicals." Harvard Business School Case 399-094, December 1998. (Revised May 1999.)
- July 1958 (Revised March 1979)
- Case
Mansfield Chemical Co.
Vandell, Robert F., and D. S. Tucker. "Mansfield Chemical Co." Harvard Business School Case 204-067, July 1958. (Revised March 1979.)
- April 1987
- Case
Intercontrol Chemical Corp.
Vitale, Michael R. "Intercontrol Chemical Corp." Harvard Business School Case 187-116, April 1987.
- 24 Dec 2011
- News
As Kodak struggles, Eastman Chemical thrives
- January 1990 (Revised May 1991)
- Case
Hoechst and the German Chemical Industry
Describes the rise of the German chemical industry and the specific country-based factors that contributed to the rise. Focuses on the German firm Hoechst: its history, its position after World War II, and its subsequent internationalization. Set in 1986 when Hoechst... View Details
Keywords: Business History; Competitive Advantage; Acquisition; Chemical Industry; Germany; United States
Gomes-Casseres, Benjamin. "Hoechst and the German Chemical Industry." Harvard Business School Case 390-146, January 1990. (Revised May 1991.)
- March 1988 (Revised January 1989)
- Case
Hercules Incorporated: Specialty Chemicals Co.
Dhebar, Anirudh S. "Hercules Incorporated: Specialty Chemicals Co." Harvard Business School Case 188-115, March 1988. (Revised January 1989.)