Petroleum - Publications - Faculty & Research

July 1987 (Revised October 1995)
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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; Energy Industry; United States

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July 1984 (Revised February 1985)
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Dome Petroleum Ltd.

By: W. Carl Kester

Keywords: Energy Industry

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May 1981 (Revised December 1992)
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Chesebrough-Pond's, Inc.: Vaseline Petroleum Jelly

By: John A. Quelch

The product manager for Vaseline Petroleum Jelly has to prepare the 1978 brand budget and determine expenditure levels for advertising, trade promotion, and consumer promotion. View Details

Keywords: Advertising; Budgets and Budgeting; Product Marketing; Brands and Branding; Consumer Products Industry; Beauty and Cosmetics Industry

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November 1978
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British Petroleum Co. Ltd.: Financing Alternatives in 1971, Additional Information

By: Thomas R. Piper

Keywords: Financing and Loans; Energy Industry

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April 1975 (Revised November 1984)
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Enzone Petroleum Corp.

By: Thomas R. Piper

A large integrated oil company is debating whether to switch from a single hurdle rate to multiple hurdle rates for project analysis purposes. Raises questions on: 1) determination of the cost of equity; 2) the usefulness of multiple hurdle rates to adjust for project... View Details

Keywords: Risk and Uncertainty; Cost; Investment Return; Equity; Capital Budgeting; Energy Industry

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