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- February 1996
- Case
Eastman Chemical Company: Building a Board from Scratch
By: Jay W. Lorsch and Samanta Graff
Eastman Chemical Co. spun off from Kodak in 1993. The CEO of Eastman, Earnest Deavenport did not want the new company's board any members of the Kodak board to include, so he initiated a deliberate and thorough process to build an entirely new board that he hoped would... View Details
Lorsch, Jay W., and Samanta Graff. "Eastman Chemical Company: Building a Board from Scratch." Harvard Business School Case 496-043, February 1996.
- December 2005
- Teaching Note
Rein Chemical Company: Specialty Division (TN)
By: Francis Aguilar
Keywords: Chemical Industry
- September 1988
- Teaching Note
Allied Chemical Corp. (A), Teaching Note
Teaching Note for (9-379-137). View Details
Keywords: Chemical Industry
- 20 Sep 2013
- Working Paper Summaries
Historical Origins of Environmental Sustainability in the German Chemical Industry, 1950s-1980s
- August 1989 (Revised July 1993)
- Supplement
Harper Chemical Co., Inc., Addendum
Provides additional quantitative exhibits, including a pro forma income statement and break-even calculations for the operation and makes assumptions about marketing strategy. A rewritten version of an earlier case. View Details
Corey, E. Raymond. "Harper Chemical Co., Inc., Addendum." Harvard Business School Supplement 590-028, August 1989. (Revised July 1993.)
- 2013
- Working Paper
Historical Origins of Environmental Sustainability in the German Chemical Industry, 1950s-1980s
By: Geoffrey Jones and Christina Lubinski
This working paper examines the growth of corporate environmentalism in the West German chemical industry between the 1950s and the 1980s. German business has been regarded as pioneering corporate environmentalism after World War II. In contrast, this study reveals... View Details
Keywords: Sustainability; Green Business; Pollution; Environmental Sustainability; Business History; Chemical Industry; Germany; United States
Jones, Geoffrey, and Christina Lubinski. "Historical Origins of Environmental Sustainability in the German Chemical Industry, 1950s-1980s." Harvard Business School Working Paper, No. 14-018, August 2013.
- November 1986 (Revised February 1996)
- Case
Allstate Chemical Company: The Commercialization of Dynarim
By: David A. Garvin
Raises three issues: the different requirements for competing in specialty and commodity chemicals; the steps a new idea follows in moving from research, applied research, and development to manufacturing and marketing; and the role of a commercial development... View Details
Keywords: Marketing Strategy; Production; Marketing; Product Development; Goals and Objectives; Research; Managerial Roles; Business Divisions; Chemical Industry
Garvin, David A. "Allstate Chemical Company: The Commercialization of Dynarim." Harvard Business School Case 687-010, November 1986. (Revised February 1996.)
- January 1999
- Case
Western Chemical Corporation: Divisional Performance Measurement (B)
By: William J. Bruns Jr.
Supplements the (A) case. View Details
Bruns, William J., Jr. "Western Chemical Corporation: Divisional Performance Measurement (B)." Harvard Business School Case 199-040, January 1999.
- November 1984 (Revised March 1985)
- Case
Restructuring European Petrochemicals: The Dow Chemical Co.
By: Francis Aguilar, Joseph L. Bower and Benjamin Gomes-Casseres
Aguilar, Francis, Joseph L. Bower, and Benjamin Gomes-Casseres. "Restructuring European Petrochemicals: The Dow Chemical Co." Harvard Business School Case 385-207, November 1984. (Revised March 1985.)
- October 2008
- Article
Risk Frameworks and Biomonitoring: Distributed Regulation of Synthetic Chemicals in Humans
By: Arthur A. Daemmrich
The ability to detect and measure the presence of synthetic chemicals at trace levels in humans coupled to increased environmental NGO mobilization concerning chemical exposure has challenged risk and regulatory frameworks built up over the past quarter-century. This... View Details
Keywords: Chemicals; Governing Rules, Regulations, and Reforms; Risk Management; Natural Environment; Pollutants; Non-Governmental Organizations; United States
Daemmrich, Arthur A. "Risk Frameworks and Biomonitoring: Distributed Regulation of Synthetic Chemicals in Humans." Environmental History 13, no. 4 (October 2008): 684–694.
- September 1997 (Revised January 1998)
- Teaching Note
Western Chemical Corporation: Divisional Performance Measurement TN
By: William J. Bruns Jr.
Teaching Note for (9-196-079). View Details
- September 1985
- Supplement
Chemical Bank: Payments Automation Project (B), Video
By: Robert G. Eccles Jr.
Eccles, Robert G., Jr. "Chemical Bank: Payments Automation Project (B), Video." Harvard Business School Video Supplement 886-514, September 1985.
- 16 Jun 1990
- Lecture
Dainippon Ink and Chemicals Co., Inc
By: W. Carl Kester
Keywords: Chemical Industry
- December 1991
- Case
Reinventing an Italian Chemical Company: Montedison
By: Joseph L. Bower
Bower, Joseph L. "Reinventing an Italian Chemical Company: Montedison." Harvard Business School Case 392-049, December 1991.
- July 1991
- Supplement
Allied Chemical Corp., Supplementary Financial Information
Supplements the (A) case. View Details
Keywords: Chemical Industry
Badaracco, Joseph L., Jr. "Allied Chemical Corp., Supplementary Financial Information." Harvard Business School Supplement 392-006, July 1991.
- March 1998
- Teaching Note
Chemical Bank: Implementing the Balanced Scorecard TN
By: Krishna G. Palepu and Kenneth A. Merchant
Teaching Note for (9-195-210). (Not listed on case). View Details
Keywords: Banking Industry
- March 2008
- Case
Patel Food and Chemicals Private Limited (A)
By: Felda Hardymon and Ann Leamon
Alok Patel, the founder and chairman of a Gujarat-based, privately held edible oils processor, must decide whether to hire a CFO candidate. Previously, his company's book-keeping has been done by an uncle, who has mentioned that he may retire soon. Patel could hire his... View Details
Keywords: Selection and Staffing; Family Business; Managerial Roles; Emerging Markets; Diversity; Finance; Food and Beverage Industry; Gujarat
Hardymon, Felda, and Ann Leamon. "Patel Food and Chemicals Private Limited (A)." Harvard Business School Case 808-142, March 2008.
- 1984
- Other Unpublished Work
Legitimizing Risk Management for Toxic Chemicals
By: Dutch Leonard and Richard Zeckhauser
- January 2004 (Revised July 2007)
- Case
Lumen and Absorb Teams at Crutchfield Chemical Engineering, The
By: Teresa M. Amabile and Elizabeth Schatzel
Large discrepancies have developed between two elite technology development teams at Crutchfield Chemical Engineering in terms of motivation and creativity. To investigate, Paul Burke, director of corporate technology development, commissioned a study of the day-by-day... View Details
Keywords: Leadership; Managerial Roles; Projects; Groups and Teams; Behavior; Creativity; Motivation and Incentives
Amabile, Teresa M., and Elizabeth Schatzel. "Lumen and Absorb Teams at Crutchfield Chemical Engineering, The." Harvard Business School Case 804-118, January 2004. (Revised July 2007.)
- September 1982
- Case
Chemical Bank: Financing the World's Fair
Krasker, William S. "Chemical Bank: Financing the World's Fair." Harvard Business School Case 183-085, September 1982.