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  • 07 Jul 2009
  • First Look

First Look: July 7

Problems with the contracted supply of natural gas and the volatility of oil prices, coupled with regulatory changes made by the government, force Colbun to revise its business strategy and its sourcing mix. New legislation will replace... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
  • 25 Jan 2013
  • Research & Ideas

Why a Harvard Finance Instructor Went to the Kumbh Mela

marigold wreaths and rafts of small oil lamps into the river. This is not like any field research I've done before. Thirty-five Harvard colleagues and I are at the Kumbh Mela in Allahabad, India, a mass pilgrimage in which tens of... View Details
Keywords: by John D. Macomber; Construction; Real Estate
  • 02 May 2008
  • What Do You Think?

What is the Future of State Capitalism?

state-owned sovereign funds, led by Abu Dhabi and fueled mostly by oil revenues and trade surpluses, now total more than the value of the world's hedge funds and will grow by six times over just in the next seven years? Or that states... View Details
Keywords: by Jim Heskett
  • 05 Dec 2017
  • First Look

First Look at New Research and Ideas, December 5, 2017

Harvard Business School Case 717-056 The U.S. Shale Revolution: Global Rebalancing? The American shale revolution has upended oil and gas markets for nearly a decade. Prices have risen then plunged, production has surged and then waned,... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
  • 11 Dec 2007
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First Look: December 11, 2007

China's Huawei has recruited 1,500 engineers in India to develop software for its telecommunications products. Even the countries' state-owned oil companies, including Sinopec and ONGC, have teamed up to hunt for View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
  • 28 Apr 2010
  • Research & Ideas

Earth Day Reflections

the point, I also wore a gas mask. To put this in some historical perspective, not all that long ago, environmentalism could be described as an underground movement. However, all that began to change in 1969 when 3 million gallons of crude View Details
Keywords: by Staff
  • 20 May 2008
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First Look: May 20, 2008

Gujarat-based, privately held edible oils processor, must decide whether to hire a CFO candidate. Previously, his company's book-keeping has been done by an uncle, who has mentioned that he may retire soon. Patel could hire his younger... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
  • 15 Jan 2013
  • First Look

First Look: January 15

disruption. Download the paper: https://www.hbs.edu/faculty/Pages/item.aspx?num=43906   Cases & Course MaterialsRomney vs. Obama and U.S. Energy Policy Abdelal, Rawi, and Kaitlyn TuthillHarvard Business School Case 713-050 In 2012, the energy sector in the United States was... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
  • 24 Jul 2007
  • First Look

First Look: July 24, 2007

determines whether an undersea rock formation contains oil—prior to the oil company drilling a hole. With its high-growth characteristics, emgs is very different from the typical oilfield services company, and would be more suitable for... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
  • 27 Apr 2009
  • Research & Ideas

Building Businesses in Turbulent Times

opportunities. And while oil prices continue to rise and fall, energy services firms are seeing rapid growth—especially those firms that provide services to both traditional and emerging clean technology energy sectors. When approaching... View Details
Keywords: by Staff
  • 05 Jul 2006
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First Look: July 5, 2006

Manly Men: The Organizational Reconstruction of Men's Identity R. Ely and Debra E. Meyerson Best Paper Proceedings of the Academy of Management (forthcoming). This paper presents a case study of offshore oil platforms—a workplace that has... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
  • 14 Jul 2015
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First Look: July 14, 2015

and the United States were both friends and potential foes. In the meantime, Russia's own ambivalent relationship with the United States and its Western allies has worsened. In this context, China and Russia have grown closer. Bilateral ties in the energy trade quickly... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
  • 06 Feb 2012
  • Research & Ideas

Kodak: A Parable of American Competitiveness

correct some of the biggest challenges today, like climate change, oil dependence, and life-threatening diseases. Outsourcing by itself is not evil, Shih says. In many cases it makes perfect sense, but "we need to be more thoughtful... View Details
Keywords: by Dina Gerdeman; Manufacturing
  • 26 Mar 2013
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First Look: March 26

use three detailed case studies of state-owned oil companies-Brazil's Petrobras, Norway's Statoil, and Mexico's Pemex-to examine how our theory fares in practice. Overall, we show how mixed enterprises have made progress to solve some of... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
  • 01 Feb 2011
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First Look: Feb. 1

SchleferHarvard Business School Case 711-016 Since emerging from decades of conflict in 2002, Angola has been growing at a scorching double-digit rate, led by its oil industry. But the nation remains beset with seemingly intractable... View Details
  • 26 Feb 2008
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First Look: February 26, 2008

happiness is even bigger than would be predicted if income was the only argument in the utility function. In other words, introducing omitted variables worsens the income-without-happiness paradox. A Resource Belief-Curse: Oil and... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
  • 26 Feb 2013
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First Look: Feb. 26

some of these problems. We then use three detailed case studies of state-owned oil companies-Brazil's Petrobras, Norway's Statoil, and Mexico's Pemex-to examine how our theory fares in practice. Overall, we show how mixed enterprises have... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
  • 02 Aug 2011
  • First Look

First Look: August 2

exercise:http://cb.hbsp.harvard.edu/cb/product/311111-PDF-ENG BP's Macondo: Spill and Response Julio J. RotembergHarvard Business School Case 711-021 This case starts by reporting various factors that may have contributed to the massive Macondo View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
  • 05 Mar 2007
  • Research & Ideas

Risky Business? Protecting Foreign Investments

reasonable agreements. In some cases, they will fail, since one party or the other wants out of the deal altogether; but in other cases, both the investor and the country would likely be better off with a new business arrangement. Q: Venezuela plans to quickly... View Details
Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne; Energy; Utilities
  • 18 Apr 2018
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First Look at New Research and Ideas, April 18, 2018

Business School Case 909-403 Transformation of COFCO in a Changing Environment China's COFCO, the country's leading edible oil and food importer and exporter and its largest food manufacturer, had in its 50-plus years of operation... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

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