by Noel Maurer - Publications - Faculty & Research

September 2010
Case

Merck: Investing in Science-Based Business (Abridged)

By: Ananth Raman and Inga Katharina Maurer

Ray Gilmartin faces a dilemma. His company's credibility has been damaged by the recent withdrawal of Vioxx, a multi-billion dollar drug. Moreover, the withdrawal of Vioxx would imply that Merck would fail to meet analysts' earnings expectations for 2005 unless... View Details

Keywords: Factories, Labs, and Plants; Cost Management; Production; Research and Development

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12 Apr 2011
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First Look: April 12

Universal Health Care Is the Best Solution Authors: Regina E. Herzlinger Publication: In Current Controversies: Health Care, edited by Noel Merino. Farmington Hills, MI: Greenhaven Press, 2010 Abstract The... View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

18 Feb 2022
Blog Post

Short Intensive Program (SIP): Climate Adaptation

Short Intensive Program (SIP) Recap: Climate Adaptation From January 18th through January 21st, approximately 40 students gathered in Aldrich Hall for a SIP on Climate Adaptation. This course was led by HBS Professor John Macomber with... View Details

21 Dec 2010
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First Look: December 21

article reviews recent research conducted by the authors that finds that intellectual property rights reform increases technology transfers, foreign direct investment inflows, and industrial development. It also places the findings of... View Details

01 Sep 2010
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Faculty Books

government subsidies for banks, and support for entrepreneurial culture, affect this industry and the impact that entrepreneurs have on growth in emerging economies. The Big Ditch: How America Took, Built, Ran, and Ultimately Gave Away the Panama Canal View Details

Keywords: Retail Trade; Water Transportation; Transportation

01 Mar 2009
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Faculty Books

Mexico Since 1980 by Stephen Haber, Herbert S. Klein, Noel Maurer, and Kevin J. Middlebrook (Cambridge University Press) Associate Professor Maurer and his co-authors address... View Details

Keywords: Telecommunications; Information; Management, Scientific, and Technical Consulting Services; Professional Services

2013
Book

The Empire Trap: The Rise and Fall of U.S. Intervention to Protect American Property Overseas, 1893–2013

By: Noel Maurer

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September 2011
Article

The Empire Struck Back: Sanctions and Compensation in the Mexican Oil Expropriation of 1938

By: Noel Maurer

The Mexican expropriation of 1938 was the first large-scale non-Communist expropriation of foreign-owned natural resource assets. The literature makes three assertions: the U.S. did not fully back the companies, Mexico did not fully compensate them for the value of... View Details

Keywords: Natural Environment; Assets; Value; Motivation and Incentives; Government and Politics; Strategy; Interests; Revenue; Non-Renewable Energy; Energy Industry; Mexico; United States

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2002
Book

The Power and the Money: The Mexican Financial System, 1876-1932

By: Noel Maurer

Keywords: Money; Finance; System; History; Mexico

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2002
Chapter

The Internal Consequences of External Credibility: Banking Regulation and Banking Performance in Porfirian Mexico

By: Noel Maurer

Keywords: History; Performance; Banks and Banking; Banking Industry; Mexico

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29 Mar 2011
First Look

First Look: March 29

unsolicited gifts will be equally appreciated. At the root of this dilemma is a difference of opinion about what purchasing an unsolicited gift signals: gift givers expect unsolicited gifts will be considered more thoughtful and considerate View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

2012
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Françafrique and Oil

By: Noel Maurer

France's special relationship with its oil-producing former colonies has become entirely divorced from economic or strategic considerations. What drives the relationship, rather, are special interests: the French oil companies, the connections between African leaders... View Details

Keywords: Relationships; Economics; Strategy; Natural Environment; Interests; Crime and Corruption; Energy Industry; France; Gabon; Congo, Republic of the

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March 2011
Teaching Note

Areva and the Nuclear Renaissance (TN)

By: Noel Maurer

Teaching Note for 709061. View Details

Keywords: Energy Industry; Europe; China; United States

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April 2011
Course Overview Note

The Energy Business and Geopolitics: Overview

By: Noel Maurer

Keywords: Energy; Globalized Markets and Industries; International Relations; Energy Industry

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May 1999
Article

Banks and Entrepreneurs in Porfirian Mexico: Inside Exploitation or Sound Business Strategy?

By: Noel Maurer

Keywords: Banks and Banking; Strategy; Behavior

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05 Feb 2008
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First Look: February 5, 2008

Working PapersOn Best-Response Bidding in GSP Auctions Authors:Matthew Cary, Aparna Das, Benjamin Edelman, Ioannis Giotis, Kurtis Heimerl, Anna R. Karlin, Claire Mathieu, and Michael Schwarz Abstract How should players bid in keyword auctions such as those used View Details

Keywords: Martha Lagace

February 2008 (Revised June 2010)
Case

Filling the Empty Quarter: Saudi Aramco and the World Oil Market

By: Noel Maurer

Keywords: Globalized Markets and Industries; Saudi Arabia

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17 Dec 2013
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First Look: December 17

world. The Great Qing Empire ruled China and dominated East Asia by a combination of power and cultural prestige. China's economy was the world's largest. China seemed without peer. Decline came fast. By... View Details

Keywords: Carmen Nobel