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- 2014
- Book
Reinventing State Capitalism: Leviathan in Business, Brazil and Beyond
By: Aldo Musacchio and Sergio G. Lazzarini
In this book we describe the transformation of state capitalism from a model in which governments owned and ran corporations and broadly controlled the allocation of financial resources into two new varieties of state capitalism: Leviathan as a majority and as a... View Details
Keywords: State Capitalism; State-owned Enterprises; Industrial Policy; Development Banks; Capitalism; Financial Markets; Corporate Governance Theory; CEO Effects; Public Sector; Economic Systems; Financial Institutions; Corporate Governance; Business and Government Relations; Governing and Advisory Boards; State Ownership; Privatization; Public Ownership; Emerging Markets; Mining Industry; Mining Industry; Mining Industry
Musacchio, Aldo, and Sergio G. Lazzarini. Reinventing State Capitalism: Leviathan in Business, Brazil and Beyond. Cambridge, MA: Harvard University Press, 2014.
- Profile
Juan Pablo Moncayo
been so nice to share that and other aspects of my identity—I'm always able to be who I am." In fact, his classmates nominated JP for "My Take," a public-speaking forum in which students share their stories. "I told View Details
Keywords: Financial Services
- 14 Mar 2018
- Blog Post
The 2+2 Program: Finding the Freedom to Take Risks
what challenges I wanted to confront in my life and career. As an immigrant from a war-torn country and a student of business, I wanted to find ways to use my business skills to improve the lives of others, just as mine was improved when... View Details
- Profile
Shaun Miller
Why was earning your MBA at HBS important to you? Earning an MBA has been a career aspiration of mine since my undergraduate studies - I had always looked forward to the idea of not only expanding my technical skill set, but also learning... View Details
- Profile
Ben Faw
deep personal interest of mine to wean ourselves from oil. When you have friends and colleagues who have given their lives in conflicts related to oil interests, you’re motivated to find ways to reduce oil dependency.” Ben came to HBS... View Details
- 01 Mar 2025
- News
On The Case: The Base Factor
Managing Customers for Growth. She designed it for students who want to grow their own business, help others grow theirs, or be better able to evaluate growth trajectories as a potential investor. Ascarza developed “Madrigal: Conducting a Customer-Base Audit” as a tool... View Details
Keywords: Jen McFarland Flint
- 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
- Web
Space, Public And Commercial Economics (SPACE) - Course Catalog
Temper the Market Class session 12: Planetary Resources: Property Rights in Space Summary: The founders of Planetary Resources wanted to give humanity access to the entire solar system’s resources and energy, not just our planet’s. The technical and economic challenges... View Details
- June 1997 (Revised May 1998)
- Case
Mobil USM&R (A2)
By: Robert S. Kaplan
Second of a two-part case on the development and use of a Balanced Scorecard (BSC) at Mobil's US Marketing and Refining Division. This case describes the completed BSC, and how this was linked to the BSCs of the independent business units and the internal service... View Details
Keywords: Balanced Scorecard; Performance Evaluation; Management Teams; Management Practices and Processes; Executive Compensation; Motivation and Incentives; Corporate Strategy; Mining Industry; Mining Industry; United States
Kaplan, Robert S. "Mobil USM&R (A2)." Harvard Business School Case 197-121, June 1997. (Revised May 1998.)
- September 1996 (Revised September 1999)
- Case
Mobil USM&R (A): Linking the Balanced Scorecard
By: Robert S. Kaplan
The CEO of the marketing and refining division of a major oil company is in the midst of implementing a profit turnaround. He transforms the strongly centralized, functionally-organized division into 17 independent business units and 14 internal service companies. The... View Details
Keywords: Organizational Change and Adaptation; Measurement and Metrics; Management Practices and Processes; Organizational Design; Balanced Scorecard; Corporate Strategy; Mining Industry; Mining Industry
Kaplan, Robert S. "Mobil USM&R (A): Linking the Balanced Scorecard." Harvard Business School Case 197-025, September 1996. (Revised September 1999.)
- September 2012
- Case
Natural Gas
By: Rawi Abdelal and Sogomon Tarontsi
In an overview of natural gas as a fossil fuel and traded commodity, the case describes various regional markets of natural gas, highlighting diversity of price formation mechanisms across and within those markets. Recent changes in the economics of unconventional... View Details
Abdelal, Rawi, and Sogomon Tarontsi. "Natural Gas." Harvard Business School Case 713-020, September 2012.
- July 2011
- Teaching Note
BP's Macondo: Spill and Response (TN)
By: Julio J. Rotemberg
Teaching Note for 711-021. View Details
- February 2011 (Revised August 2011)
- Supplement
Accounting for Catastrophes: BP PLC and Union Carbide Corporation (B)
By: David F. Hawkins and Aldo Sesia
The BP Mexican Gulf Oil spill requires BP to recognize or at least disclose investor-relevant information. View Details
Keywords: Corporate Disclosure; Accounting; Natural Disasters; Pollutants; Energy Sources; Mining Industry; Mining Industry; North America
Hawkins, David F., and Aldo Sesia. "Accounting for Catastrophes: BP PLC and Union Carbide Corporation (B)." Harvard Business School Supplement 111-074, February 2011. (Revised August 2011.)
- July 1987 (Revised October 1995)
- Case
Phillips 66: Controlling a Company Through Crisis
The downstream operations subsidiary of a major U.S. petroleum company is faced with major restructuring decisions and responds by developing an Executive Information System (EIS) which allows for increased responsiveness, wider span of control, and higher levels of... View Details
Keywords: Restructuring; Information Management; Governance Controls; Organizational Design; Crisis Management; Communication; Management Teams; Growth Management; Mining Industry; Mining Industry; United States
Applegate, Lynda M. "Phillips 66: Controlling a Company Through Crisis." Harvard Business School Case 189-006, July 1987. (Revised October 1995.)
- October 2001 (Revised January 2003)
- Teaching Note
Chad-Cameroon Petroleum Development and Pipeline Project (A) and (B), The TN
By: Benjamin C. Esty
Teaching Note for (9-202-010) and (9-202-012). View Details
- September 1975 (Revised September 1977)
- Case
Black Diamond Coal Co. (A)
Wheelwright, Steven C. "Black Diamond Coal Co. (A)." Harvard Business School Case 676-056, September 1975. (Revised September 1977.)
- 01 Dec 2014
- News
Faculty Q&A: The New Brand Manager: You
something precious in the meaning of that brand that they’re willing to fight for. Imagine if I changed my brand logo and no one noticed. That might mean that no one cared enough about my brand. Now, that would be negative. Of course, the bigger opportunity lies in... View Details
Keywords: April White
- 04 Sep 2019
- News
A Measured Approach
Ministry of Education mine its existing data around its students, test scores, and teacher allocations. The organization also did site visits to high schools to assess the programs’ overall success. Paul says that they are also helping... View Details
Keywords: Lisa Scanlon Mogolov
- 27 Jun 2016
- Blog Post
From Africa to HBS
Humbulani Dombo (MBA 2016) was born and raised in a small town in South Africa. Growing up in a remote part of the country fueled her curiosity about the world, and sparked a desire to explore as much of it as she could. After graduating from university, she joined a... View Details
- 25 Feb 2020
- News
In My Humble Opinion: Mr. Coffee
enjoying incredible coffee in the cafés of Milan, I came back to the United States and began looking around, trying to figure out what I was going to drink,” he says. “And a friend of mine told me about Peet’s.” Known for its flavorful... View Details
Keywords: Julia Hanna