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  • 01 Jan 2006
  • News

Philip L. Yeo, MBA 1976

Chairman, Agency for Science, Technology & Research Former Chairman, Singapore Economic Development Board Return to Alumni Achievement Awards main page EARLIER EUDUCATION University of Toronto, 1970 BASc., Industrial Engineering... View Details
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Institutions, Macroeconomics, and the Global Economy - Course Catalog

sectors (e.g., the retail industry in Chile, or the startup sector in Israel) or particular policies (inflation targeting in Brazil), and others span multiple countries (Chinese investments in Africa, or climate change). The course itself... View Details
  • 31 Aug 2016
  • Research & Ideas

One Quarter of Entrepreneurs in the United States Are Immigrants

role in that process. “The way entrepreneurs create jobs is not by staying small forever and creating a gazillion firms,” says Kerr. “It’s a small firm that grows to a Facebook or a chemical plant with 800 employees.” Part of the reason... View Details
Keywords: by Michael Blanding
  • 1968
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Olefins, Diolefins, and Acetylene

By: Robert B. Stobaugh
Keywords: Non-Renewable Energy; Product Development; Energy Industry; Energy Industry
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Stobaugh, Robert B. Olefins, Diolefins, and Acetylene. Houston: Gulf Publishing Company, 1968.
  • June 2013
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Comprosa

By: Jim Sharpe and Jose Luis Barbero
A Spanish manufacturer of packaging films has successfully returned to break even and is considering options to attain sustainable profitability. View Details
Keywords: Turnaround; Turnarounds; Distressed Debt; Private Equity; Cash Flow Analysis; Supplier Relationship; Supply Chain Management; Unions; Global Competitiveness; Leadership And Managing People; Sales Force Management; Sales Compensation; Insolvency and Bankruptcy; Global Strategy; Salesforce Management; Cash Flow; Chemical Industry; Chemical Industry; Spain
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Sharpe, Jim, and Jose Luis Barbero. "Comprosa." Harvard Business School Case 813-177, June 2013.
  • February 2003 (Revised March 2006)
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Asociacion Colombiana de Industrias Plasticas (Acoplasticos)

By: Michael E. Porter and Willis M. Emmons III
Acoplasticos was established in 1961 as a lobbying group for Colombia's major plastics manufacturing companies. In the early 1980s, the organization shifted its focus toward improving the productivity of the Colombian plastics and rubber cluster, which also included... View Details
Keywords: Cooperation; Information Technology; Alliances; Research and Development; Business and Government Relations; Performance Productivity; Developing Countries and Economies; Manufacturing Industry; Manufacturing Industry; Colombia
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Porter, Michael E., and Willis M. Emmons III. "Asociacion Colombiana de Industrias Plasticas (Acoplasticos)." Harvard Business School Case 703-437, February 2003. (Revised March 2006.)
  • April 1984
  • Supplement

Johnson & Johnson (A): Philosophy & Culture, James Burke, Video (Abridged)

By: Francis Aguilar
Keywords: Organizational Culture; Manufacturing Industry; Manufacturing Industry
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Aguilar, Francis. "Johnson & Johnson (A): Philosophy & Culture, James Burke, Video (Abridged)." Harvard Business School Video Supplement 884-526, April 1984.
  • November 1984 (Revised March 1985)
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Restructuring European Petrochemicals: French Companies and the French Government

By: Francis Aguilar, Joseph L. Bower and Benjamin Gomes-Casseres
Keywords: Restructuring; Corporate Strategy; Business and Government Relations; Energy Industry; Energy Industry; France
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Aguilar, Francis, Joseph L. Bower, and Benjamin Gomes-Casseres. "Restructuring European Petrochemicals: French Companies and the French Government." Harvard Business School Case 385-209, November 1984. (Revised March 1985.)
  • November 1984 (Revised March 1985)
  • Case

Restructuring European Petrochemicals: British Petroleum, P.L.C.

By: Francis Aguilar, Joseph L. Bower and Benjamin Gomes-Casseres
Keywords: Restructuring; Corporate Strategy; Energy Industry; Energy Industry; Europe
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Aguilar, Francis, Joseph L. Bower, and Benjamin Gomes-Casseres. "Restructuring European Petrochemicals: British Petroleum, P.L.C." Harvard Business School Case 385-204, November 1984. (Revised March 1985.)
  • November 1984 (Revised March 1985)
  • Case

Restructuring European Petrochemicals: Hoechst A.G.

By: Francis Aguilar, Joseph L. Bower and Benjamin Gomes-Casseres
Keywords: Restructuring; Corporate Strategy; Energy Industry; Energy Industry; Europe
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Aguilar, Francis, Joseph L. Bower, and Benjamin Gomes-Casseres. "Restructuring European Petrochemicals: Hoechst A.G." Harvard Business School Case 385-202, November 1984. (Revised March 1985.)
  • November 1984 (Revised March 1985)
  • Case

Restructuring European Petrochemicals: BASF A.G.

By: Francis Aguilar, Joseph L. Bower and Benjamin Gomes-Casseres
Keywords: Restructuring; Corporate Strategy; Energy Industry; Energy Industry; Europe
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Aguilar, Francis, Joseph L. Bower, and Benjamin Gomes-Casseres. "Restructuring European Petrochemicals: BASF A.G." Harvard Business School Case 385-201, November 1984. (Revised March 1985.)
  • June 2013
  • Supplement

Novozymes/Henrik Meyer, V.P. of Marketing and Business Development, Novozymes

By: Krishna G. Palepu
Video Supplement to the case, "Novozymes: Cracking the Emerging Markets Code." View Details
Keywords: Business To Business Marketing; Emerging Markets; Strategy; Chemical Industry; Chemical Industry; China; Denmark
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Palepu, Krishna G. "Novozymes/Henrik Meyer, V.P. of Marketing and Business Development, Novozymes." Harvard Business School Video Supplement 113-703, June 2013.
  • 27 Aug 2008
  • Research & Ideas

Creating Leaders for Science-Based Businesses

other business practitioners. Much of the science discussed will unfold in the Allston complex's four buildings, which will house Harvard's initiatives in stem cells, bio-inspired engineering, systems biology, chemical biology, and... View Details
Keywords: by Garry Emmons; Biotechnology; Health
  • 20 May 2008
  • First Look

First Look: May 20, 2008

mission, and meeting the expectations of a demanding capital market. Additionally, Compartamos' Co-CEOs must decide how to face the highly polarized reactions in the microfinance industry to its IPO. In the process, the case examines the... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
  • March 2017 (Revised February 2025)
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Edwin Land: The Art and Science of Innovation

By: Tom Nicholas, Christopher T. Stanton and Matthew G. Preble
Throughout the second half of the 20th century, Polaroid first invented—and then continuously reinvented—the field of instant photography. Under the leadership of its mercurial founder Edwin Land, the company regularly released new instant cameras and films, often... View Details
Keywords: Instant Photography; Company History; Change Management; Disruption; Forecasting and Prediction; Entrepreneurship; Business History; Innovation Strategy; Disruptive Innovation; Innovation and Management; Intellectual Property; Patents; Product Marketing; Brands and Branding; Product Launch; Product Development; Chemical Industry; Chemical Industry; United States
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Nicholas, Tom, Christopher T. Stanton, and Matthew G. Preble. "Edwin Land: The Art and Science of Innovation." Harvard Business School Case 817-107, March 2017. (Revised February 2025.)
  • 02 Sep 2008
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First Look: September 3, 2008

into bribery? How can CEOs manage and prevent outbreaks of corruption? These and other questions are raised by three short case studies of corruption in Germany: at the global engineering firm Siemens, the automaker VW, and the chemical... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

    Irving S. Shapiro

    Initially making a name for himself in politics, Shapiro joined duPont in 1951 as a lawyer, handling some of its most important acquisitions and antitrust cases. His negotiating skills, coupled with his extensive political connections, later earned him the title of... View Details
    Keywords: Chemicals & Industrial

      Edward G. Jefferson

      Jefferson is credited with streamlining duPont’s operations and diversifying its portfolio – setting the stage for a new era in the company’s history. His purchase of Conoco in 1981 dramatically changed the duPont landscape providing a ready supply of oil and gas for... View Details
      Keywords: Chemicals & Industrial

        Pierre S. du Pont

        duPont headed the duPont Corporation during the period of the first World War. During duPont’s presidency, the corporation was greatly expanded in order to meet munitions orders from the United States and Allied countries. duPont increased the company’s munitions... View Details
        Keywords: Chemicals & Industrial

          Camille Dreyfus

          Celanese Corporation showed a profit every year after 1925 with its breakthrough year coming in 1939. The company grew by 700% from 1929-1939. By 1940, Dreyfus held 233 patents in the U.S., most of which were concerned with the production of celluloid acetate, and... View Details
          Keywords: Chemicals & Industrial
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