Cement - Publications - Faculty & Research

Garner A. Beckett

Through a series of four mergers, Beckett transformed his small Riverside Cement Company into the American Cement Corporation, one of the largest providers in the United States. During his tenure, the... View Details

Keywords: Construction & Real Estate

04 Aug 2023
Blog Post

Four Remarkable Stories of HBS MBA Students Tackling Climate Change

development and climate,” she tells us. (01:36)Investments in education and training programs are needed to equip individuals with the skills required for these overlooked roles. Dylan Small: Exploring green cement to decarbonize real... View Details

01 Sep 2011
News

Green Day

Issue Focus: Business and the Environment Issue Focus The Business and Environment Initiative at HBS The City Solution Water for Life Green Day Related Links HBS Business and Environment Initiative The Untold Story of 'Green' Entrepreneurs (HBSWK) Watch Stuart Evans... View Details

Keywords: Julia Hanna;Sarah Auerbach; Agriculture; Manufacturing; Electric Power Generation, Transmission, Distribution; Utilities

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Industrial Production & Materials - Business & Environment

leaks and implementing more robust strategies to recover, recycle, and destroy refrigerants at the end of their useful life can mitigate climate change impacts. [43] Cement The manufacturing of cement... View Details

08 Jun 2011
Lessons from the Classroom

Twenty-first Century Skill: Trading Carbon Credits

students are assigned roles as managers of large cement manufacturers (simply designated White, Brown, Black, or Green Cement). A fifth student, who represents an environmental activist organization, is assigned the goal of purchasing as... View Details

Keywords: by Julia Hanna; Energy; Utilities

01 Oct 1999
News

Culture Clash: Exploring Cross Cultural Conflicts in Business

has developed for the course so far - "Siam Cement Group: Corporate Philosophy" and "The Haier Group" - take place in Thailand and China, respectively. Named Asia's most ethical company several years ago in a survey of the region's... View Details

Keywords: Judith A. Ross

01 Jun 2012
News

Desperate Sections

In April, this year’s HBS Show, An Offer You Can’t Refuse, explored in song and dance what happens when, in a metaphorical sense, entire HBS sections face the prospect of wearing cement overshoes and sleeping with the Charles River... View Details

Keywords: Performing Arts, Spectator Sports, and Related Industries; Arts, Entertainment

Portrait Project

Anusha Rajadorai

Hairless barbies without their dresses didn’t hold much allure. As the youngest of four siblings, hand-me-downs were the norm. So, instead of toys, my games were mostly make-believe. Chalking out a hop-scotch grid on the warm cement... View Details

12 Oct 1999
Research & Ideas

Value Judgments: Business Ethics Across Borders

crossing cultural borders. Two of the seventeen case sequences she has developed for the course so far — "Siam Cement Group: Corporate Philosophy" and "The Haier Group" — take place in Thailand and China, respectively.... View Details

Keywords: by Judith A. Ross

02 Oct 2012
First Look

First Look: October 2

Rolling Up China's Cement Industry Joseph L. Bower and G.A. DonovanHarvard Business School Case 312-067 The Chinese government has charged Song Zhiping with the job of rationalizing China's cement industry.... View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

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Inessa Lurye

studies, "have continued to be critical"—especially because Inessa has been immersed, since graduation, in startups. "I've seen lots up ups and downs; I've seen how the challenges change at different stages of the life cycle. It's View Details

16 Apr 2001
Research & Ideas

Making the Most of Government Upheaval

"increasingly act and look like world leaders in their respective industries," sometimes even taking "bold steps that surprise their 'first world' counterparts," Oliva and Suarez write in their working paper. For example, they point out, when Cemex,... View Details

Keywords: by Nancy O. Perry

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Amanda Pratt

see the interplay and appreciate how the HBS curriculum builds your business acumen, helping you understand what's going on inside a business or industry. In the final semester of your EC year, you really cement all the things you've... View Details

Keywords: Healthcare/Biotech

05 Sep 2024
Blog Post

District Heating in Denmark: How Fjernvarme Fyn fuels an integrated and sustainable future

waste heat from nearby companies. The facility has long-term plans to replace the coal-fired power plant with a new biogas plant, and is building capabilities for carbon storage – further cementing the utility’s goal in achieving... View Details

09 Apr 2024
Blog Post

IFC India: JSW Steel

conglomerate and one of India’s largest steel producers. They are employing significant technology to build circularity into their production processes across both steel and cement production and are using their R&D capacity to... View Details

05 Dec 2023
Blog Post

Taking Learning Beyond the Classroom

Grasso of Urban Mining Industries, protagonists of the case, "Harvard University and Urban Mining Industries: Decarbonizing the Supply Chain", facilitated by Professors Shirley Lu and Robert Kaplan. The case describes Harvard University's consideration to decarbonize... View Details

26 Jan 2004
Research & Ideas

What Developing-World Companies Teach Us About Innovation

logistics, marketing, and customer service. Over the past several years, we have identified and studied companies from developing countries that have overcome these formidable obstacles to become some of the most innovative in the world. Among them are CEMEX (Cementos... View Details

Keywords: by Donald N. Sull, Alejandro Ruelas-Gossi & Martin Escobari

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Brett Gibson

to his legacy," Brett says. "That was cemented even further when I returned from my tours in Iraq and Afghanistan, and my grandfather was once again on the parade field, waiting for me." Leadership through inclusion Brett... View Details

22 Mar 2011
First Look

First Look: March 22

case:http://cb.hbsp.harvard.edu/cb/product/510032-PDF-ENG Carbon Trading Simulation: Black Cement Inc. Peter A. ColesHarvard Business School Supplement 911-053 This simulation presents students the opportunity to experience firsthand the... View Details