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- 19 Oct 2011
- News
A Good Look
appearance of healthy-looking skin.” Rosemary is the source of a natural antirancidity agent. “In a synthetic form, the chemical compound butylated hydroxytoluene (BHT) would perform the same function,” Levy notes, “but many consumers... View Details
- 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
- 04 Apr 2024
- Blog Post
Climate Stories: Water Series - Episode #16: Tim Murdoch, HBS MBA 1990 – Learning about Climate Change and Water
gas or solar pumps into a tank where it’s filtered. But you can’t filter out PFAS.” PFAS constitute a group of chemicals called per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances. According to the CBC report, there are more than 10,000 known View Details
- Profile
Xue (Ken) Yuan
studies and his experience in complex chemical polymers, Xue has a passion for stand-up comedy. “It started about two years ago, when a couple of my friends returned from Canada and we talked about how Shanghai had nowhere to go for... View Details
- 14 May 2008
- Research & Ideas
Getting Down to the Business of Creativity
a three-year study of 238 professionals from seven companies in the high-tech, consumer products, and chemicals industries. Without revealing the focus of their study, they asked the subjects (all of whom were working on projects... View Details
- June 2024
- Supplement
Climate Governance at Linde plc (B)
By: Lynn S. Paine, Suraj Srinivasan, Emilie Billaud and Vincent Dessain
In July 2023, the Linde plc board of directors' sustainability committee convened in London to review the company's environmental performance, with a focus on decarbonization and clean energy. Linde was the world's largest industrial gas supplier, with a workforce of... View Details
Keywords: Climate Change; Environmental Sustainability; Green Technology; Multinational Firms and Management; Corporate Accountability; Corporate Disclosure; Corporate Governance; Governing and Advisory Boards; Compensation and Benefits; Innovation Strategy; Leading Change; Goals and Objectives; Business and Shareholder Relations; Chemical Industry; Energy Industry; United States; Germany; Europe; North America; London
Paine, Lynn S., Suraj Srinivasan, Emilie Billaud, and Vincent Dessain. "Climate Governance at Linde plc (B)." Harvard Business School Supplement 324-141, June 2024.
- September 2008
- Teaching Note
Chi Mei Optoelectronics (TN)
By: Willy C. Shih
Teaching Note for [608-123]. View Details
- March 1990 (Revised February 1993)
- Teaching Note
Dainippon Ink and Chemicals, Inc. (TN)
By: Timothy A. Luehrman
- November 1988 (Revised January 1992)
- Teaching Note
E.I. du Pont de Nemours & Co.: Titanium Dioxide, Teaching Note
By: W. Carl Kester
Teaching Note for (9-284-066). View Details
- June 2024 (Revised December 2024)
- Case
Climate Governance at Linde plc (A)
By: Lynn S. Paine, Suraj Srinivasan, Emilie Billaud and Vincent Dessain
In July 2023, the Linde plc board of directors' sustainability committee convened in London to review the company's environmental performance, with a focus on decarbonization and clean energy. Linde was the world's largest industrial gas supplier, with a workforce of... View Details
Keywords: Climate Change; Environmental Sustainability; Green Technology; Multinational Firms and Management; Corporate Accountability; Corporate Disclosure; Corporate Governance; Governing and Advisory Boards; Compensation and Benefits; Innovation Strategy; Leading Change; Goals and Objectives; Business and Shareholder Relations; Chemical Industry; United States; Germany; Europe; North America; London
Paine, Lynn S., Suraj Srinivasan, Emilie Billaud, and Vincent Dessain. "Climate Governance at Linde plc (A)." Harvard Business School Case 324-140, June 2024. (Revised December 2024.)
- February 1985
- Case
Multichemical, Inc. (Abridged)
By: Thomas R. Piper
Keywords: Chemical Industry
Piper, Thomas R. "Multichemical, Inc. (Abridged)." Harvard Business School Case 285-113, February 1985.
- July 1995
- Teaching Note
Air Products and Chemicals, Inc.: MIS Reorganization (A) and Project ICON (A), (Abridged) TN
Teaching Note for (9-193-008). View Details
- November 2010
- Supplement
Dow's Bid for Rohm and Haas (CW)
By: Benjamin C. Esty
Spreadsheet Supplement for 211020. View Details
- August 2010 (Revised March 2012)
- Case
The Dow Acquisition of Rohm and Haas (A)
By: Jay W. Lorsch and Melissa Barton
The Rohm and Haas Board decided how to move forward after its largest shareholder chose to sell all of its shares in the company. View Details
Keywords: Governing and Advisory Boards; Leadership; Management Teams; Ownership Stake; Business and Shareholder Relations; Chemical Industry
Lorsch, Jay W., and Melissa Barton. "The Dow Acquisition of Rohm and Haas (A)." Harvard Business School Case 411-001, August 2010. (Revised March 2012.)
- August 2006
- Teaching Note
Cluster Mobilization in Mitteldeutschland (TN)
By: Jeffrey Fear and Christian H.M. Ketels
Teaching Note to 707004. View Details
- December 2005
- Teaching Note
Dow Chemical's Bid for the Privatization of PBB in Argentina (TN)
By: Mihir A. Desai and Kathleen Luchs
- May 2004 (Revised April 2006)
- Case
Ultra: The Quest for Leadership (A)
By: Dwight B. Crane and Ricardo Reisen de Pinho
Ultra is one of a small group of competing Brazilian petrochemical companies, each of which buys raw material and is a minority owner of Copene, a "cracking" company that provides ethylene and other materials. Because of an industry restructuring, an auction of shares... View Details
Keywords: Capital; Capital Budgeting; Investment; Risk and Uncertainty; Risk Management; Industry Structures; Cash Flow; Cost of Capital; Valuation; Bids and Bidding; Economy; Ownership Stake; Chemical Industry; Brazil
Crane, Dwight B., and Ricardo Reisen de Pinho. "Ultra: The Quest for Leadership (A)." Harvard Business School Case 204-146, May 2004. (Revised April 2006.)
- June 2003
- Teaching Note
Pepcid AC: Racing to the OTC Market (TN)
By: Charles King III, Alvin J. Silk and Ann Leamon
Teaching Note for (9-500-073). View Details
Keywords: Chemical Industry
- November 2001 (Revised February 2002)
- Case
Resinas Sinteticas, S.A. (B)
By: Lynn S. Paine and Greg Rogers
Supplements the (A) case. View Details
Paine, Lynn S., and Greg Rogers. "Resinas Sinteticas, S.A. (B)." Harvard Business School Case 302-065, November 2001. (Revised February 2002.)
- November 2000 (Revised February 2002)
- Case
Resinas Sinteticas, S.A. (A)
By: Lynn S. Paine and Greg Rogers
A recent MBA graduate heads international marketing for his family's Mexico-based rosin supply business, he must decide how to respond to the aggressive tactics of his much larger American competitor. Among other things, the U.S. competitor is spreading false rumors... View Details
Keywords: Family Business; Cross-Cultural and Cross-Border Issues; Competition; Marketing Strategy; Business Strategy; Crime and Corruption; Trade; Chemical Industry; Mexico; United States; Europe
Paine, Lynn S., and Greg Rogers. "Resinas Sinteticas, S.A. (A)." Harvard Business School Case 301-070, November 2000. (Revised February 2002.)