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  • October 2011
  • Case

CNBM: Rolling Up China's Cement Industry

By: Joseph L. Bower and G.A. Donovan
The Chinese government has charged Song Zhiping with the job of rationalizing China's cement industry. He has acquired 200 plus companies, but the industry is still fractured. Can he succeed? View Details
Keywords: Industry Growth; Mergers and Acquisitions; Policy; Government and Politics; Construction Industry; Construction Industry; China
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  • March 2006 (Revised September 2006)
  • Case

Irizar in 2005

By: Ramon Casadesus-Masanell and Jordan Mitchell
In June 2005, Koldo Saratxaga, the leader of Basque-based luxury coach manufacturer Irizar, decided to leave after 14 years at the helm of the worker-owned cooperative. Under Saratxaga's stewardship, Irizar was saved from near bankruptcy in 1991 and has become a highly... View Details
Keywords: Business Model; Business Startups; Customer Focus and Relationships; Resignation and Termination; Leadership Style; Production; Quality; Luxury; Competitive Advantage; Construction Industry; Construction Industry; South Africa; China; India; Mexico; Brazil
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  • March 1995
  • Supplement

The Black & Decker Corporation (D): DeWalt Opportunities in Europe and Japan

By: Robert J. Dolan
Describes Black & Decker's challenges in international markets, particularly in Europe and Japan. View Details
Keywords: Brands and Branding; Product Positioning; Competition; Globalization; Problems and Challenges; Construction Industry; Construction Industry; Japan; Europe
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  • March 1995 (Revised June 1995)
  • Supplement

The Black & Decker Corporation (B): "Operation Sudden Impact"

By: Robert J. Dolan
Describes Black & Decker's strategy for the tradesmen market. View Details
Keywords: Brands and Branding; Product Positioning; Competition; Globalization; Construction Industry; Construction Industry
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  • September 1984
  • Case

Henkel Corp.: International Sealants Brand SISTA (A)

By: Robert J. Dolan
Corporate headquarters wishes to expand sales of a sealant product currently sold only in the West German market. Regional affiliates, operating on a profit center basis, are not enthusiastic about taking on the new product. The case describes the company's... View Details
Keywords: Marketing Strategy; Globalization; Expansion; Profit; Conflict Management; Construction Industry; Construction Industry; Europe; West Germany
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  • November 2005 (Revised August 2006)
  • Case

John Whitehead: A Life in Leadership

By: William W. George and Andrew N. McLean
In 2005, John C. Whitehead, chairman of the Lower Manhattan Development Corp. (LMDC), confronts the collapse of a delicate agreement among business, government, and public interests in rebuilding on the World Trade Center site. Provides information on the leadership... View Details
Keywords: Education; Construction; Philanthropy and Charitable Giving; Biography; Leadership; Leadership Development; Agreements and Arrangements; Nonprofit Organizations
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Kresge Way | About

Kresge and the generosity of the Foundation over the years, and to keep Kresge in the lexicon of the Business School campus, the School renamed “East Drive” to “Kresge Way” in 2014. Funds for the construction of Kresge Hall were donated... View Details
  • Web

Investment Management and Capital Markets - Course Catalog

tail risk hedging, futures and swaps, etc.). Students also explore investing from the asset owner perspective, learning modern practices in portfolio construction for personal and institutional investors (family offices, endowments,... View Details
  • 01 Apr 1998
  • News

Spangler, Former UNC President, Candidate for Board of Overseers

Governor Jim Hunt named Spangler chairman of the state's Board of Education, where he served for four years. Following graduation from HBS and two years of army service, Spangler, a Charlotte native, made his mark in his family's View Details
Keywords: Nancy O. Perry

    Henry S. Wingate

    A corporate lawyer by training, Wingate took over the helm of the Canadian mineral company in the middle of an expansionary period. Wingate presided over the construction of several new nickel-mining facilities as well as the unveiling of... View Details
    Keywords: Metals

      Ohio C. Barber

      Barber’s own match manufacturing company consolidated with three other firms in 1881 to form the Diamond Match Company, controlling about 85% of the trade in the industry. Diamond Match produced the first modern automatic match machine. In the 1890s, Barber developed... View Details
      Keywords: Fabricated Goods
      • 24 Sep 2014
      • Op-Ed

      Tackling Climate Change Will Cost Less Than We Think

      standards in the design and construction of new buildings increased construction costs by less than 1 percent while reducing energy costs by between 5 and 30 percent over the life of the building. Between... View Details
      Keywords: by Rebecca Henderson; Energy; Utilities
      • Web

      Equip our students to become leaders for racial equity. - Advancing Racial Equity

      understand. Fourth, we will strongly encourage everyone who organizes convenings at HBS to increase diversity as they invite speakers and attendees, construct panels, and choose topics. Fifth, in light of the cultural change we seek, we... View Details
      • 01 Jun 2003
      • News

      Batten Gift to Support Residential Campus

      contemplates the construction of residence halls specifically for HBS students. The existing Soldiers Field Park complex, as well as the new apartment facility — One Western Avenue, now under construction —... View Details
      Keywords: Jeffrey L. Cruikshank
      • Web

      General File - Photography Collections - Historical Collections

      Works by renowned photographers include Lewis Hine’s scenes of construction crews atop the Empire State Building, Margaret Bourke-White’s portrait of masked chemical workers at the Sherwin Williams Factory, and Arthur Gerlach’s views of... View Details
      • 26 Jan 2010
      • First Look

      First Look: Jan. 26

      Abstract Focusing empirically on how political and economic forces are always mediated and interpreted by agents, both in individual countries and in the international sphere, Constructing the International Economy sets out what such... View Details
      Keywords: Martha Lagace
      • 01 Jun 2006
      • News

      Allston Plan’s First Building

      from HBS. The complex will help Boston solidify its place as one of the world’s top centers for biotechnology, said Boston Mayor Thomas Menino. Construction will begin next year. View Details
      Keywords: Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools; Educational Services; Health, Social Assistance
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      Day in IFC: Chuchu Ajukwu (MBA 2017); United Kingdom - MBA

      market their latest luxury residential development. Here is my team fueling up before visiting the construction site! P rofessor Segel decided to tag along with us for our tour of the development. The project comprises of just 9 units,... View Details
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      Lynda Benglis Cloak-Wave Pedmarks 1998 | About

      felt a deep connection to water. These works explore patterns of flow and movement, and function not unlike fountains. The sculptures were initially formed in wet clay that Benglis hand cut and pounded into rectangular, square and triangular sheets. She then affixed... View Details
      • 19 Jul 2006
      • Research & Ideas

      Political Turmoil and Mexico’s Economy

      more familiar and seem to present less of a risk." Maurer's research on the economic impact of the Panama Canal demonstrates another facet of foreign investment dynamics—in this case, the construction of a $375 million public works... View Details
      Keywords: by Julia Hanna