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  • June 1990
  • Teaching Note

Ashamu Holdings Ltd. (B) (Abridged), Teaching Note

By: James E. Austin and Tomas Otto Kohn
Keywords: Developing Countries and Economies; Mining Industry; Nigeria
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  • February 1998
  • Case

Lyondell Petrochemical Company

By: Jay W. Lorsch and Daniel P. Erikson
In August 1994, Lyondell Petrochemical Co.'s corporate parent and largest single shareholder effectively shed its stock, resulting in the resignation of 5 of its 11 directors. The remaining outside directors immediately acted to overhaul the executive compensation plan... View Details
Keywords: Corporate Governance; Governing and Advisory Boards; Executive Compensation; Design; Business or Company Management; Management Teams; Mining Industry
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  • February 1979
  • Supplement

Alcan Aluminium Ltd. (B)

By: William J. Bruns Jr. and Julie H. Hertenstein
Keywords: Mining Industry
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    Savannah Maziya

    Keywords: Infrastructure, Mining
    • Web

    Industrial Life Photograph Collection - Photography Collections - Historical Collections

    1920s to the early 1940s—from hardhats operating rail trucks in the depths of the International Salt Company mines to uniformed women of the California Fruit Growers Exchange packing produce in cavernous factory spaces. Detroit, Michigan... View Details
    • 01 Dec 2014
    • News

    Making Big Data Fashionable

    get designs to consumers in as little as four weeks—and at an affordable price. In 2012, Moon—who has a background in fashion design, investment banking, corporate strategy, and social commerce startups—launched Trendalytics, a visual analytics platform that View Details
    Keywords: Christine Lejeune; fashion; Market Research, Photo, Translation, Veterinary and Other Services; Professional Services
    • 09 Jun 2015
    • News

    Building change from the ground up

    endured years of poverty, conflict, and corruption. “I’m passionate about the difference technology can make in people’s lives,” he says. In six months, Khoja and his workforce of willing yet largely untrained workers had cleared roads of land View Details

      Clayton L. Mathile

      Mathile bought the struggling pet food company from the founder when it had only one main product. Over the next decade, Mathile increased the company’s revenues by tenfold and introduced a full line of pet food and other pet-related products. In so doing, Mathile... View Details
      Keywords: Agriculture & Mining
      • Portrait Project

      Stephanie Parker

      considerable power and influence? Apparently not, or at least not me. Mine will be a life of service. You won't find me padding around on the soft carpet, sipping coffee in an ivory tower, engaging with others in ways which are long on... View Details
      • Portrait Project

      Monica Haugen

      everyone is lucky enough to begin down such a path. I can only hope to change someone else's life in the way that mine was changed. Consequently, my master plan is to expose new options to all those around me. I will tell my children and... View Details
      • 01 Dec 2022
      • News

      Research Brief: Pocket Change

      are big differences,” says Pons, who mined what is believed to be one of the most comprehensive data sets of political contributions made through online fundraising platforms such as ActBlue (Democrat) and WinRed (Republican) and reported... View Details
      Keywords: Jill Radsken
      • Profile

      Danny Cho

      coming to HBS, I thought I'd pursue a career in the defense industry after school and this has remained unchanged. HBS has, however, helped me articulate why this is a passion of mine and allowed me to increase the scope of my goals.... View Details
      Keywords: Nonprofit / Government
      • Portrait Project

      Sanjayan Manivannan

      I want to make magic happen. The same magic that I felt when I saw an airplane take off in the distance as I nervously waited for mine to do the same. Winter's first snow in Boston and the searing chill I felt on my bare feet. The... View Details
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      Factiva | Baker Library

      Factiva can only be used for academic research. Using the content for analytics or text mining is prohibited. Learn More Company databases: which database to choose? Please use our resources responsibly. We license resources for the... View Details

        John D. Ryan

        Ryan’s negotiation skills helped put an end to bitter competition among Montana copper moguls in the early 1900s. When he assumed control of Anaconda, he capitalized on the increasing importance of copper in electricity production, growing Anaconda into the largest... View Details
        Keywords: Agriculture & Mining

          Joseph P. Routh

          When Routh assumed the position of President in 1938, Pittston’s coal and oil production businesses were generating $26 million in revenues and losing approximately $1 million on the bottom-line. Through shrewd investments and tight financial controls, Routh created a... View Details
          Keywords: Agriculture & Mining

            Stephen Birch

            Under Birch’s direction, Kennecott Copper experienced impressive growth. In 1915, the firm had 450 employees and $11 million in sales. By the time of Birch’s death in 1940, Kennecott Copper had nearly 29,000 employees and sales in excess of $177 million. Kennecott... View Details
            Keywords: Agriculture & Mining

              Fred M. Nelson

              Nelson presided over Texas Gulf Sulphur’s most dramatic period of expansion and profitability. He initiated international expansion and began to diversify the company’s operations. Under his leadership, Texas Gulf became the largest producer of sulphur in the United... View Details
              Keywords: Agriculture & Mining

                Cyrus H. McCormick, Jr.

                McCormick was responsible for International Harvester’s successful consolidation. During his tenure, the firm developed more efficient types of machines, research departments were greatly expanded with “model farms” set up throughout the country, and employee benefit... View Details
                Keywords: Agriculture & Mining

                  Hans W. Becherer

                  Becherer rebuilt Deere & Company, following the financial farm crisis of the 1980s, into a diverse, global competitor. In 1998, revenues from outside the United States accounted for approximately 25% of Deere & Company sales. Becherer so successfully... View Details
                  Keywords: Agriculture & Mining