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- June 1988 (Revised February 1989)
- Case
Union Carbide Deal, The
By: Dwight B. Crane and Robert G. Eccles Jr.
Keywords: Chemical Industry
Crane, Dwight B., and Robert G. Eccles Jr. "Union Carbide Deal, The ." Harvard Business School Case 288-065, June 1988. (Revised February 1989.)
- January 1984 (Revised April 1984)
- Case
Multichemical, Inc.
By: Thomas R. Piper
Keywords: Chemical Industry
Piper, Thomas R. "Multichemical, Inc." Harvard Business School Case 284-055, January 1984. (Revised April 1984.)
- August 2010 (Revised March 2012)
- Supplement
The Dow Acquisition of Rohm and Haas (D)
By: Jay W. Lorsch and Melissa Barton
Dow's board and management team worked on arranging appropriate financing to complete the acquisition of Rohm and Haas. Meanwhile, the board of Rohm and Haas filed suit against Dow after it delayed the completion of the acquisition. View Details
Keywords: Mergers and Acquisitions; Financing and Loans; Governing and Advisory Boards; Lawsuits and Litigation; Management Teams; Chemical Industry
Lorsch, Jay W., and Melissa Barton. "The Dow Acquisition of Rohm and Haas (D)." Harvard Business School Supplement 411-004, August 2010. (Revised March 2012.)
- May 2004 (Revised August 2004)
- Case
Ultra: The Quest for Leadership (C)
By: Dwight B. Crane and Ricardo Reisen de Pinho
Supplements the (A) case. View Details
Crane, Dwight B., and Ricardo Reisen de Pinho. "Ultra: The Quest for Leadership (C)." Harvard Business School Case 204-148, May 2004. (Revised August 2004.)
- May 2004 (Revised August 2004)
- Case
Ultra: The Quest for Leadership (B)
By: Dwight B. Crane and Ricardo Reisen de Pinho
Supplements the (A) case. View Details
Crane, Dwight B., and Ricardo Reisen de Pinho. "Ultra: The Quest for Leadership (B)." Harvard Business School Case 204-147, May 2004. (Revised August 2004.)
- February 1987 (Revised October 1989)
- Teaching Note
Rohm and Haas (A): New Product Marketing Strategy, Teaching Note
Teaching Note for (9-587-055). View Details
Keywords: Chemical Industry
- October 1991 (Revised November 1996)
- Case
Gordon Cain and the Sterling Group (A)
By: Michael C. Jensen
A Houston-based LBO firm makes two petrochemical acquisitions that benefit from improved industry conditions and improved organizational performance. The LBOs generate huge increases in value, creating problems for managers, who have large, undiversified equity... View Details
Keywords: Organizational Change and Adaptation; Value Creation; Business Exit or Shutdown; Leveraged Buyouts; Chemical Industry; Houston
Jensen, Michael C. "Gordon Cain and the Sterling Group (A)." Harvard Business School Case 492-021, October 1991. (Revised November 1996.)
- July 1985 (Revised January 1990)
- Case
Dow Indonesia (B2)
By: James E. Austin, Dennis J. Encarnation III and Louis T. Wells Jr.
Austin, James E., Dennis J. Encarnation III, and Louis T. Wells Jr. "Dow Indonesia (B2)." Harvard Business School Case 386-033, July 1985. (Revised January 1990.)
- July 1985 (Revised February 1986)
- Case
Dow Indonesia (A)
By: James E. Austin, Dennis J. Encarnation III and Louis T. Wells Jr.
Austin, James E., Dennis J. Encarnation III, and Louis T. Wells Jr. "Dow Indonesia (A)." Harvard Business School Case 386-031, July 1985. (Revised February 1986.)
- 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
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.)
- January 1995
- Teaching Note
Allied-Signal: Managing the Hazardous Waste Liability Risk (TN)
Teaching Note for (9-793-044). View Details
- 25 Apr 2014
- News
Agent of change
varied path for the Lafayette College chemical engineering major and former process engineer at Proctor & Gamble. "I really enjoy new challenges," says Skovran, who credits HBS with preparing her for the position she has accepted at Bain... View Details
- 27 Apr 2021
- Blog Post
There Are No HBS People, Just People Who Happen to Go to HBS
hosted at my school. I learned that chemical engineers create fragrances, lotions, and my favorite, skincare. It was the best of both worlds, science and beauty. I knew immediately I wanted to pursue View Details
Lucio A. Noto
Noto first concentrated on consolidating and improving efficiency in Mobil's oil, gas and chemical businesses, including trimming bureaucracy at the corporate level. Noto also revamped Mobil's retail gasoline business, being one of the... View Details
Keywords: Utilities & Energy
- 24 Apr 2014
- News
Leading in the face of complex challenges
founded in the 1930s as Hess Oil and Chemical Company. A longtime advocate for and supporter of HBS, Hess is at the helm of an effort that also seeks to actively engage the alumni community. He considers the mobilization of alumni as... View Details
- 24 Apr 2014
- News
Tapping into a sustainable enterprise that provides income for indigenous Mexican families
that allows indigenous Mexican populations to earn vital income by planting seedlings and developing pine-tree forests on their degraded lands. Arias-King, president of T&R Chemicals in Texas, uses natural pine resin tapped from trees to... View Details
- 26 Sep 2024
- Blog Post
Syngenta Tomato Vision
neighboring sites to collectively build out local geothermal operations. Tomato Vision also works with nearby chemical producers to use and absorb their waste CO2 to stimulate plant growth. Syngenta also avoids using View Details
- March 2024 (Revised April 2024)
- Supplement
From "BIG" Ideas to Sustainable Impact at ICL Group (B)
By: Linda A. Hill and Lydia Begag
In August 2023, Raviv Zoller, CEO of ICL Group, discussed his upcoming business trip to St. Louis with Eduard Croitoru, VP of ICL Corporate Initiatives, to commemorate the construction of ICL's new $400 million advanced manufacturing facility. In preparation for the... View Details
Keywords: Change Management; Agribusiness; Accounting; Communication; Renewable Energy; Chemicals; Machinery and Machining; Metals and Minerals; Mining; Social Entrepreneurship; Corporate Entrepreneurship; Values and Beliefs; Environmental Sustainability; Natural Resources; Globalization; Information Technology; Collaborative Innovation and Invention; Leadership; Organizational Culture; Personal Development and Career; Partners and Partnerships; Chemical Industry; Chemical Industry; Chemical Industry; Chemical Industry; Israel; United States; China
Hill, Linda A., and Lydia Begag. "From 'BIG' Ideas to Sustainable Impact at ICL Group (B)." Harvard Business School Supplement 424-043, March 2024. (Revised April 2024.)
- Profile
Sebastian Vargas
possible for me because in movies, software engineers were always portrayed as hacking into complex systems from an early age. I was nowhere near that level. Plus, I had no role model that I could talk to about this path. I finally settled on View Details
- Web
Fabrizio Serafini | MBA
experiences that fueled my interest in the intersection of technology and business. While working to optimize production processes for a chemical group that produces biofuels, I learned firsthand the tremendous power technology holds in... View Details