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- May 1991
- Supplement
Allied Chemical Corp. (A), Supplement
By: George C. Lodge
Supplements the (A) case. View Details
Keywords: Chemical Industry
- January 1991
- Teaching Note
Responsible Care, Teaching Note
By: George C. Lodge
Teaching Note for (9-391-135). View Details
Keywords: Chemical Industry
- January 1991 (Revised March 1991)
- Case
Responsible Care
By: George C. Lodge and Jeffrey F. Rayport
Describes a 1989 initiative of the Chemical Manufacturer's Association (CMA) to secure chemical industry support for and implementation of a series of codes of conduct in the field of environmental health and safety. Called "Responsible Care", the program makes... View Details
- October 1990 (Revised February 1997)
- Case
American Cyanamid
By: Ray A. Goldberg
Keywords: Chemical Industry
- October 1990 (Revised April 1991)
- Case
RU 486 (A)
Describes the factors faced by Roussel UCLAF, a French drug company, in deciding whether and how to market a controversial new drug, RU 486, which is often called "the French abortion pill." Roussel's decision involved its relations with the French government, its... View Details
- 16 Jun 1990
- Lecture
Dainippon Ink and Chemicals Co., Inc
By: W. Carl Kester
Keywords: Chemical Industry
- June 1990 (Revised April 1993)
- Teaching Note
Novo Industri A/S--1981, Teaching Note
By: W. Carl Kester
Teaching Note for (9-286-084). View Details
- February 1990 (Revised March 1990)
- Case
Quantum Semiconductor, Inc.
By: Janice H. Hammond and Roy D. Shapiro
Quantum is faced with a difficult ethical dilemma--industry studies provide evidence that chemicals used in semiconductor manufacturing may cause women working in fabrication cleanrooms to suffer a higher likelihood of spontaneous abortions. The possibility of other... View Details
Keywords: Safety; Prejudice and Bias; Law; Equality and Inequality; Cost; Production; Ethics; Health; Gender; Semiconductor Industry
- January 1990 (Revised October 1993)
- Case
Monsanto's March into Biotechnology (A)
By: Gary P. Pisano
Very early in the history of biotechnology (about 1979), Monsanto made a major commitment to move into this field. This case recounts the history from the point of view of the eminent scientist hired to head up corporate R&D. He took Monsanto from a very traditional... View Details
- April 1989
- Teaching Note
Allied Chemical Corp. (A), Teaching Note
By: George C. Lodge
Teaching Note for (9-379-137). View Details
Keywords: Chemical Industry
- November 1988 (Revised January 1992)
- Teaching Note
E.I. du Pont de Nemours & Co.: Titanium Dioxide, Teaching Note
By: W. Carl Kester
Teaching Note for (9-284-066). View Details
- September 1988
- Teaching Note
Allied Chemical Corp. (A), Teaching Note
Teaching Note for (9-379-137). View Details
Keywords: Chemical Industry
- June 1988 (Revised February 1989)
- Case
Union Carbide Deal, The
By: Dwight B. Crane and Robert G. Eccles Jr.
Keywords: Chemical Industry
- February 1987 (Revised October 1989)
- Teaching Note
Rohm and Haas (A): New Product Marketing Strategy, Teaching Note
Teaching Note for (9-587-055). View Details
Keywords: Chemical Industry
- February 1987 (Revised February 2000)
- Case
Polysar Limited
By: Robert L. Simons
Canada's largest chemical company produces and markets butyl rubber in two divisions, each treated as a profit center. The new plant in the North American Division operates below capacity resulting in a significant volume variance and an operating loss. The European... View Details
- September 1986 (Revised February 2007)
- Case
Solagen: Process Improvement in the Manufacture of Gelatin at Kodak
By: Dorothy A. Leonard and Brian DeLacey
Kodak must decide whether to make a major investment in a production facility designed around a new technique for producing the gelatin critical to so many film and paper products. Currently, gelatin making is an arcane art, unchanged in 150 years and heavily dependent... View Details