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      • October 1997
      • Teaching Note

      Mobil USM&R Series TN

      By: Robert S. Kaplan
      Teaching Note for (9-197-025), (9-197-120), (9-197-121), (9-197-026), (9-197-027), and (9-197-028). View Details
      Keywords: Mining Industry; Mining Industry; United States
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      Kaplan, Robert S. "Mobil USM&R Series TN." Harvard Business School Teaching Note 198-044, October 1997.
      • October 1997 (Revised May 1998)
      • Case

      Busang (A): River of Gold

      By: Debora L. Spar
      In 1995, Bre-X Minerals, a tiny Canadian mining firm, struck gold. Deep in the heart of the Borneo jungle, it discovered what appeared to be one of the world's largest and most cost-effective gold deposits. Almost immediately, the firm's stock price shot upwards and... View Details
      Keywords: Business or Company Management; Partners and Partnerships; Cross-Cultural and Cross-Border Issues; Mining; Mining Industry; Canada; Indonesia
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      Spar, Debora L., Jeffrey Bell, Christine Dinh-Tan, and Phillip Purnama. "Busang (A): River of Gold." Harvard Business School Case 798-002, October 1997. (Revised May 1998.)
      • July 1997
      • Teaching Note

      Phelps Dodge Corporation (TN)

      By: W. Carl Kester
      Teaching Note for (9-295-132). View Details
      Keywords: Mining Industry; Arizona; United States
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      Kester, W. Carl. "Phelps Dodge Corporation (TN)." Harvard Business School Teaching Note 298-018, July 1997.
      • June 1997 (Revised May 1998)
      • Case

      Mobil USM&R (A1)

      By: Robert S. Kaplan
      First of a two-part case on the development and use of a Balanced Scorecard (BSC) at Mobil's US Marketing and Refining Division. Split from the original (A) case to give students an opportunity to suggest objectives and measures for the division's initial BSC, without... View Details
      Keywords: Balanced Scorecard; Measurement and Metrics; Restructuring; Corporate Strategy; Organizational Change and Adaptation; Growth and Development Strategy; Management Teams; Marketing Strategy; Motivation and Incentives; Mining Industry; Mining Industry; United States
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      Kaplan, Robert S. "Mobil USM&R (A1)." Harvard Business School Case 197-120, June 1997. (Revised May 1998.)
      • June 1997 (Revised May 1998)
      • Case

      Mobil USM&R (A2)

      By: Robert S. Kaplan
      Second of a two-part case on the development and use of a Balanced Scorecard (BSC) at Mobil's US Marketing and Refining Division. This case describes the completed BSC, and how this was linked to the BSCs of the independent business units and the internal service... View Details
      Keywords: Balanced Scorecard; Performance Evaluation; Management Teams; Management Practices and Processes; Executive Compensation; Motivation and Incentives; Corporate Strategy; Energy Industry; Energy Industry; United States
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      Kaplan, Robert S. "Mobil USM&R (A2)." Harvard Business School Case 197-121, June 1997. (Revised May 1998.)
      • April 1997 (Revised October 2005)
      • Teaching Note

      Workplace Safety at Alcoa (A) (TN)

      By: H. Kent Bowen
      Teaching Note for (9-692-042). View Details
      Keywords: Mining Industry
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      Bowen, H. Kent. "Workplace Safety at Alcoa (A) (TN)." Harvard Business School Teaching Note 697-128, April 1997. (Revised October 2005.)
      • March 1997
      • Background Note

      Copper and Zinc Markets 1996

      By: Peter Tufano
      Provides background information on copper and zinc markets as of mid-1996. Discusses supply and demand conditions, forecasts of the spot prices of the metals, and contracts for future delivery (forwards, futures, and options). View Details
      Keywords: Demand and Consumers; Metals and Minerals; Supply and Industry; Mining Industry
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      Tufano, Peter, and Alberto Moel. "Copper and Zinc Markets 1996." Harvard Business School Background Note 297-055, March 1997.
      • February 1997 (Revised September 1997)
      • Case

      Bidding for Antamina

      By: Peter Tufano
      In June 1996, executives of the multinational mining company RTZ-CRA contemplate bidding to acquire the Antamina copper and zinc mine in Peru. The Antamina project is being offered for sale by auction as part of the privatization of Peru's state mining company. RTZ-CRA... View Details
      Keywords: Valuation; Auctions; Bids and Bidding; Mining; Mining Industry; Peru
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      Tufano, Peter, and Alberto Moel. "Bidding for Antamina." Harvard Business School Case 297-054, February 1997. (Revised September 1997.)
      • January 1997
      • Case

      Dr. Sergio Ceccuzzi and SMI: Negotiating Cross-Border Acquisitions in Europe (B)

      By: James K. Sebenius
      Since the 1960s, SMI has quietly executed a series of brilliantly negotiated takeovers throughout Europe, often acquiring companies much larger than itself. Despite formidable obstacles, SMI has managed to acquire state-owned competitors in Italy and France, as well as... View Details
      Keywords: Acquisition; Corporate Governance; International Relations; Negotiation Tactics; Consolidation; Mining Industry; Europe
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      Sebenius, James K. "Dr. Sergio Ceccuzzi and SMI: Negotiating Cross-Border Acquisitions in Europe (B)." Harvard Business School Case 897-085, January 1997.
      • December 1996 (Revised January 1997)
      • Case

      Brent Spar Incident, The: "A Shell of a Mess"

      By: Stephen A. Greyser and Norman Klein
      Seeking to dispose of an outmoded oil drilling platform in the North Sea, Shell finds itself confronted by Greenpeace and other environmentalists. The protesters land 12 people onto the rig and initiate media coverage of their "occupation." The case follows the events... View Details
      Keywords: Communication; Media; Social Issues; Mining Industry; United Kingdom
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      Greyser, Stephen A., and Norman Klein. Brent Spar Incident, The: "A Shell of a Mess". Harvard Business School Case 597-013, December 1996. (Revised January 1997.)
      • October 1996 (Revised April 1998)
      • Case

      Mobil USM&R (D): Gasoline Marketing

      By: Robert S. Kaplan
      Mobil US Marketing & Refining has shifted from a centralized staff-driven organization to decentralized business-units. Staff functions now must negotiate service agreements with a buyer's committee consisting of representatives from the profit-center business units.... View Details
      Keywords: Balanced Scorecard; Management Teams; Human Resources; Agreements and Arrangements; Organizational Change and Adaptation; Customers; Situation or Environment; Business Units; Energy Industry; Energy Industry; United States
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      Kaplan, Robert S. "Mobil USM&R (D): Gasoline Marketing." Harvard Business School Case 197-028, October 1996. (Revised April 1998.)
      • September 1996 (Revised September 1999)
      • Case

      Mobil USM&R (A): Linking the Balanced Scorecard

      By: Robert S. Kaplan
      The CEO of the marketing and refining division of a major oil company is in the midst of implementing a profit turnaround. He transforms the strongly centralized, functionally-organized division into 17 independent business units and 14 internal service companies. The... View Details
      Keywords: Organizational Change and Adaptation; Measurement and Metrics; Management Practices and Processes; Organizational Design; Balanced Scorecard; Corporate Strategy; Mining Industry; Mining Industry
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      Kaplan, Robert S. "Mobil USM&R (A): Linking the Balanced Scorecard." Harvard Business School Case 197-025, September 1996. (Revised September 1999.)
      • September 1996 (Revised April 1998)
      • Case

      Mobil USM&R (B): New England Sales and Distribution

      By: Robert S. Kaplan
      The general manager of a local gasoline/distillate sales and distribution business unit must communicate a new strategy to the unit's 300 employees. An initial strategic planning exercise identified a high-priority list of opportunities that blended the parent... View Details
      Keywords: Balanced Scorecard; Adoption; Strategic Planning; Customization and Personalization; Management Practices and Processes; Growth and Development Strategy; Measurement and Metrics; Motivation and Incentives; Performance Evaluation; Energy Industry; Energy Industry; United States
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      Kaplan, Robert S. "Mobil USM&R (B): New England Sales and Distribution." Harvard Business School Case 197-026, September 1996. (Revised April 1998.)
      • September 1996 (Revised May 1997)
      • Case

      Mobil USM&R (C): Lubricants Business Unit

      By: Robert S. Kaplan
      The general manager of a Lubricants Business Unit in Mobil's U.S. Marketing and Refining division launched a project to develop a Balanced Scorecard (BSC) for his unit. The purpose was to provide focus for all employees of the unit, enabling it to operate on an... View Details
      Keywords: Balanced Scorecard; Employees; Customization and Personalization; Performance Evaluation; Measurement and Metrics; Management Teams; Projects; Energy Industry; Energy Industry; United States
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      Kaplan, Robert S. "Mobil USM&R (C): Lubricants Business Unit." Harvard Business School Case 197-027, September 1996. (Revised May 1997.)
      • March 1996 (Revised January 2002)
      • Case

      Freeport Indonesia

      By: Richard H.K. Vietor
      In 1996, PT Freeport Indonesia, the mining subsidiary of Freeport McMoRan, had just completed an expansion of its copper and gold mine in the western half of New Guinea. The mine, which had dealt with numerous environmental and sociocultural problems over the past... View Details
      Keywords: Trade; Mining; Environmental Sustainability; Business Strategy; Expansion; Social Issues; Mining Industry; Indonesia
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      Vietor, Richard H.K. "Freeport Indonesia." Harvard Business School Case 796-124, March 1996. (Revised January 2002.)
      • April 1995 (Revised July 1996)
      • Case

      Governance at Metallgesellschaft (A)

      By: Jay W. Lorsch and Samanta Graff
      MG Corp., a U.S. subsidiary of Germany's international conglomerate, Metallgesellschaft, engaged in a disastrous hedging strategy that nearly dragged the entire enterprise into bankruptcy. This case explores issues of responsibility and accountability among the... View Details
      Keywords: Business Subsidiaries; Corporate Accountability; Business Conglomerates; Governing and Advisory Boards; Insolvency and Bankruptcy; Corporate Governance; Mining Industry; Mining Industry; Germany; United States
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      Lorsch, Jay W., and Samanta Graff. "Governance at Metallgesellschaft (A)." Harvard Business School Case 495-055, April 1995. (Revised July 1996.)
      • April 1995 (Revised July 1996)
      • Supplement

      Governance at Metallgesellschaft (B)

      By: Jay W. Lorsch and Samanta Graff
      Supplements the (A) case. View Details
      Keywords: Business Subsidiaries; Corporate Accountability; Business Conglomerates; Governing and Advisory Boards; Insolvency and Bankruptcy; Corporate Governance; Mining Industry; Mining Industry; Germany; United States
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      Lorsch, Jay W., and Samanta Graff. "Governance at Metallgesellschaft (B)." Harvard Business School Supplement 495-056, April 1995. (Revised July 1996.)
      • April 1995
      • Case

      Phelps Dodge Corporation

      By: W. Carl Kester and Kendall Backstrand
      A prolonged decline in copper prices prompts Phelps Dodge, one of the world's largest independent copper companies, to consider corporate diversification as a means of protecting itself from copper price volatility. View Details
      Keywords: Diversification; Price; Volatility; Risk Management; Mining Industry; Arizona; United States
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      Kester, W. Carl, and Kendall Backstrand. "Phelps Dodge Corporation." Harvard Business School Case 295-132, April 1995.
      • February 1995 (Revised April 1996)
      • Case

      MW Petroleum Corporation (B)

      By: Timothy A. Luehrman, Peter Tufano and Barbara Wall
      Amoco Corp. is negotiating to sell a wholly-owned subsidiary, MW Petroleum, to Apache Corp. MW owns large reserves of oil and gas comprising many properties at different stages of engineering, development, and production. The proposed acquisition is a large one for... View Details
      Keywords: Business Subsidiaries; Mergers and Acquisitions; Risk Management; Financing and Loans; Mining Industry; Mining Industry
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      Luehrman, Timothy A., Peter Tufano, and Barbara Wall. "MW Petroleum Corporation (B)." Harvard Business School Case 295-045, February 1995. (Revised April 1996.)
      • November 1994 (Revised November 1994)
      • Case

      MW Petroleum Corporation (A)

      By: Timothy A. Luehrman, Peter Tufano and Barbara Wall
      Amoco Corp. is negotiating to sell a wholly-owned subsidiary, MW Petroleum, to Apache Corp. MW owns large reserves of oil and gas comprising many properties at different stages of engineering, development, and production. The proposed acquisition is a large one for... View Details
      Keywords: Acquisition; Business Subsidiaries; Mining; Cash Flow; Stock Options; Financing and Loans; Price; Negotiation; Production; Valuation; Mining Industry
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      Luehrman, Timothy A., Peter Tufano, and Barbara Wall. "MW Petroleum Corporation (A)." Harvard Business School Case 295-029, November 1994. (Revised November 1994.)
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