Rubber - Publications - Faculty & Research

09 Apr 2008
Research & Ideas

The Matchmaker of the Modern Economy

risk-taking, and this particular war proved the value of taking risks on new technologies and methods of production beyond one's imagination. As just one example, the rapid development of the synthetic rubber industry demonstrated that... View Details

Keywords: by Spencer E. Ante

October 2023 (Revised November 2023)
Case

Recycle & Re-Match: The Future of Soccer Turfs

By: George Serafeim, Lena Duchene and Carlota Moniz

By August 2023, Re-Match, an artificial turf waste-to-value company, had operations in Denmark and the Netherlands and had recycled over 160,000 tons of waste and plastic fiber. With recent capital injection from the VC firm Verdane and a dual revenue business model,... View Details

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24 Jul 2013
Op-Ed

Detroit Files for Bankruptcy: HBS Faculty Weigh In

Once the hub of American manufacturing, Detroit is in a long state of economic decline. The rubber finally hit the road last week, when the city filed for bankruptcy protection. The challenges ahead for those that call the Motor City home... View Details

Keywords: by John Macomber, Robert C. Pozen, Eric D. Werker & Benjamin Kennedy; Auto

01 Mar 2004
News

Toy Story

development experts who guide product development. “This isn’t a group that just rubber stamps what we do,” explains Moynihan. “They are brutally honest with us.” The philosophy at LEGO focuses on playful learning, and that philosophy has... View Details

Keywords: Susan Young; toys; Amusement, Gambling, and Recreation Industries; Arts, Entertainment

02 Feb 2010
First Look

First Look: Feb. 2

capacity to pay. We use a newly created database with state-level fiscal and risk premium data for Brazil states between 1891 and 1930 to show that in Brazilian states that exported commodities that were in high in demand (e.g., rubber... View Details

Keywords: Martha Lagace

01 Sep 2017
News

City of Dreams

decision maker. It’s not possible to simply rubber stamp his vision for the city. But he has found the flexibility to insert himself in multiple committees focused on his chief concerns. Yes, as head of investments, he does speak to... View Details

Keywords: Julia Hanna; photographed by Alice Carfrae; Sri Lanka; Construction of Buildings; Construction; Administration of Housing Programs, Urban Planning, and Community Development; Government

24 Jul 2006
Research & Ideas

How Kayak Users Built a New Industry

firms in an industry adhere to. For example, the dominant design in automobiles today has a gasoline engine, four wheels with rubber tires, a steering wheel, a closed body, and automatic transmission. Designers may change the attributes... View Details

Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne; Entertainment & Recreation

01 Sep 2010
News

RX for Change

groups are where the rubber hits the road,” Grant comments. “You get a sense of how people are really applying what they’re learning.” With participants from countries as far-flung as Nigeria, Ireland, Mexico, and Saudi Arabia, there’s... View Details

Keywords: Julia Hanna; Health, Social Assistance; Hospitals; Health, Social Assistance

12 Jan 2010
First Look

First Look: Jan. 12

(e.g., rubber and coffee) ended up having higher revenues per capita and, thus, lower cost of capital. We also explain that the variation in revenues per capita was both a product of the variation in natural endowments (i.e., the fact... View Details