Publications

April 1989
Teaching Note

Allied Chemical Corp. (A), Teaching Note

By: George C. Lodge

Teaching Note for (9-379-137). View Details

Keywords: Chemical Industry

March 1985 (Revised December 1986)
Supplement

Eastern Air Lines, Supplement

By: George C. Lodge

Keywords: Air Transportation Industry

March 1979
Supplement

Allied Chemical Corp. (C)

By: George C. Lodge and Joseph L. Badaracco Jr.

Supplements the (B) case. View Details

Keywords: Chemical Industry

May 2000 (Revised July 2000)
Case

U.S. Export-Import Bank and the Three Gorges Dam (B), The

By: George C. Lodge and Cate Reavis

Supplements the (A) case. View Details

Keywords: Construction Industry; Construction Industry; China; United States

Educators

September 1996 (Revised November 1996)
Case

World Bank (A): Under Siege

By: George C. Lodge and Carin-Isabel Knoop

Describes the issues that James Wolfensohn faces when he takes over the World Bank as president in June 1995. Presents several lines of criticism of the bank's strategy, structure, and relevance. View Details

Keywords: Financial Institutions; International Finance; Organizational Structure; Leading Change; Situation or Environment; Decision Choices and Conditions; Strategy; Management Teams; Value; Banking Industry

September 1996 (Revised January 1997)
Case

Zambia's Agricultural Sector Investment Program

By: George C. Lodge and Carin-Isabel Knoop

Keywords: Agribusiness; Investment; Business and Government Relations; Agriculture and Agribusiness Industry; Zambia

March 1979 (Revised December 1982)
Case

Allied Chemical Corp. (B)

By: George C. Lodge and Joseph L. Badaracco Jr.

Describes Allied's cooperative approach to government relations and the approach of some of the regulatory agencies Allied deals with. Based mainly on quotes from Allied and government officials. Asks the student to evaluate Allied's government relations--in general... View Details

Keywords: Business and Government Relations; Cooperation; Chemical Industry

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October 1998 (Revised September 1999)
Case

Brazil Confronts an Interdependent World

By: George C. Lodge and Cate Reavis

Discusses the politics of change and how Brazilian President Fernando Henrique Cardoso, elected in 1994, has fought to promote systemic change in Brazil. While his Real Plan has stabilized inflation and attracted foreign investment, the nation's deficit continues to... View Details

Keywords: Development Economics; Government and Politics; Inflation and Deflation; Foreign Direct Investment; Equality and Inequality; Change; Social Issues; Public Administration Industry; Brazil

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15 Jul 2002
Research & Ideas

Going Green Makes Good Business Sense

to the belief, now firmly lodged in public consciousness, that high environmental standards are not just desirable but their birthright. To set the stage, Reinhardt reminded the group that pollution is not a new phenomenon in human... View Details

Keywords: by Martha Lagace

12 Sep 2006
First Look

First Look: September 12, 2006

through successive stages of industry evolution. We then show how this strategy was used by Sun Microsystems against Apollo Computer in the 1980s and by Dell against Compaq and other personal computer makers in the 1990s. Download working... View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

October 1991 (Revised November 1992)
Case

Managing Health Care at Ford Motor Co.

By: George C. Lodge and Malcolm S. Salter

Keywords: Health Care and Treatment; Auto Industry; Auto Industry; United States

February 1979 (Revised December 1983)
Case

Allied Chemical Corp. (A)

By: George C. Lodge and Joseph L. Badaracco Jr.

Describes Allied, the chemical industry, and the effects of the Kepone problem (a toxic pesticide dumped into the James River) as of 1976. The executive in the case must decide whether the company should support the passage of the Toxic Substances Control Act and an... View Details

Keywords: Pollutants; Corporate Social Responsibility and Impact; Decision Making; Laws and Statutes; Welfare; Legal Liability; Business and Government Relations; Chemical Industry