Publications

April 2006 (Revised May 2009)
Case

Endesa Chile: Raising the Ralco Dam (B)

By: Kathleen L. McGinn, Paula J. Laschober and Dina Pradel

Keywords: Energy Generation; Projects; Energy Industry; Chile

April 2006 (Revised March 2010)
Teaching Note

BP and the Consolidation of the Oil Industry, 1998-2002; and Supplement (TN)

By: Forest L. Reinhardt, Ramon Casadesus-Masanell and David J Hanson

Keywords: Energy Industry

March 2006
Teaching Note

The Harmonized Savings Plan at BP Amoco (TN)

By: Luis M. Viceira

Keywords: Energy Industry

January 2006 (Revised February 2006)
Case

E.ON Corporate Strategy

By: Forest L. Reinhardt and Sebastian Frankenberger

Examines the corporate strategy of German energy giant E.ON. The firm is vertically integrated, horizontally diversified across electricity and natural gas, and active in numerous countries in Europe as well as in the United States. Explores the costs and benefits of... View Details

Keywords: Diversification; Vertical Integration; Corporate Strategy; Globalization; Energy Sources; Economics; Energy Industry; Germany; United States; Europe

December 2005 (Revised May 2008)
Supplement

BP and the Consolidation of the Oil Industry: Supplement

By: Forest L. Reinhardt and Nazli Uludere

Keywords: Energy Industry

October 2005 (Revised February 2007)
Supplement

Journey to Sakhalin: Royal Dutch/Shell in Russia (B)

By: Rawi E. Abdelal and Irina Tarsis

Keywords: Energy Industry; Russia

July 2005
Case

Leading Anadarko

By: Nitin Nohria, Krishna G. Palepu and David Lane

Describes the challenges facing Jim Hackett, the newly appointed CEO of Anadarko Petroleum, an independent oil and gas exploration company. In addition to strategic and organizational issues, Hackett must address concerns about proper disclosure of the company's oil... View Details

Keywords: Management Teams; Strategy; Organizations; Corporate Disclosure; Problems and Challenges; Energy Industry; Energy Industry

February 2005 (Revised March 2009)
Case

Arauco (A): Forward Integration or Horizontal Expansion?

By: Ramon Casadesus-Masanell, Jorge Tarzijan and Jordan Mitchell

Celulosa Arauco is a major Chilean producer of market pulp and wood products. Owning over 1.2 million hectares of forest in Chile, Argentina, and Uruguay, the company's key advantage is the ideal growing conditions in which the company's forests are located. As of... View Details

Keywords: Decision Choices and Conditions; Competitive Advantage; Diversification; Expansion; Vertical Integration; Forest Products Industry; Chile

December 2004 (Revised October 2005)
Case

Innovation Corrupted: The Rise and Fall of Enron (A)

By: Malcolm S. Salter

Presents a brief historical overview of Enron's rise, its strategic successes and failures, the evolution of its business model, and the organizational processes relied upon by Enron's management to drive and monitor the business. A rewritten version of an earlier... View Details

Keywords: Adaptation; Success; Business Model; Business History; Growth Management; Governance Controls; Innovation and Management; Failure; Business Processes; Energy Industry; United States

December 2004 (Revised October 2005)
Case

Innovation Corrupted: The Rise and Fall of Enron (B)

By: Malcolm S. Salter

Presents a brief historical overview of Enron's rise, its strategic successes and failures, the evolution of its business model, and the organizational processes relied upon by Enron's management to drive and monitor the business. A rewritten version of an earlier... View Details

Keywords: Transition; Risk Management; Management Practices and Processes; Success; Business Model; Strategy; Business History; Governance Controls; Innovation and Management; Failure; Business Processes; Energy Industry; United States

October 2004 (Revised September 2005)
Supplement

Sonoco Products Company (B): The Hybrid Model

By: David A. Thomas, Boris Groysberg and Cate Reavis

Supplements the (A) case. View Details

Keywords: Business Model; Non-Renewable Energy; Energy Industry

August 2004 (Revised June 2008)
Case

Debating the Expropriation of Mexican Oil

By: Geoffrey G. Jones and R. Daniel Wadhwani

In 1938, the Mexican government expropriated the assets of foreign oil companies. Explores the legal and moral arguments in favor of and against expropriation. View Details

Keywords: Ethics; Globalized Firms and Management; Government and Politics; Business History; Lawfulness; Business and Government Relations; Energy Industry; Mexico

May 2004
Article

Was Electricity a General Purpose Technology: Evidence from Historical Patent Citations

By: Tom Nicholas and Petra Moser

Keywords: Energy; Information Technology; Information; Patents

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March 2004 (Revised April 2005)
Supplement

International Rivers Network and the Bujagali Dam Project (A)

By: Benjamin C. Esty and Aldo Sesia

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Keywords: Energy Industry; Uganda

March 2004 (Revised June 2006)
Case

Journey to Sakhalin: Royal Dutch/Shell in Russia (A)

By: Rawi E. Abdelal

Operations of Royal Dutch/Shell in Russia included a strategic alliance with Gazprom, the country's natural gas monopoly, the development of the Salym oil fields in Siberia, and a small retail refilling network in St. Petersburg. Focuses on the Sakhalin II project.... View Details

Keywords: Decision Making; Energy Generation; Foreign Direct Investment; Lawfulness; Agreements and Arrangements; Alliances; Business and Government Relations; Energy Industry; Russia

March 2004 (Revised April 2005)
Case

International Rivers Network and the Bujagali Dam Project (B)

By: Benjamin C. Esty and Aldo Sesia

Supplements the (A) case. View Details

Keywords: Energy Industry; Uganda