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  • Portrait Project

Kishan Madamala

that they had feelings and thoughts and personalities. Throwing away the lawn mower was like throwing away a family member. How could we do that? As I grew older, I learned that my metal friend had no consciousness. I became more... View Details
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James Sharpe | Baker Library

had always wanted to own his own business, however, and by 1987 he was ready. He spent months looking for an opportunity and finally found it in Extrusion Technology, Inc., a small manufacturing company in Massachusetts that provides customized View Details
  • 1982
  • Chapter

Deep Ocean Mineral Resources

By: James K. Sebenius
Keywords: Metals and Minerals; Mining; Natural Environment; Mining Industry
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Sebenius, James K. "Deep Ocean Mineral Resources." In The Economics of Ocean Resources, edited by Gardner M. Brown and James A. Crutchfield, 74–89. Seattle: University of Washington Press, 1982.
  • 01 Jun 2007
  • News

Saving the Steel Industry

Ron Bloom (MBA ’85) played a key role in helping to save the U.S. steel industry in the 1990s, writes the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette (March 4, 2007). Bloom spent five years at Lazard Freres before starting a firm that advised unions about buyouts and employee... View Details
Keywords: Primary Metal Manufacturing; Primary Metal Manufacturing
  • 01 Apr 2000
  • News

Porter's Paradox

decisive, enduring advantages, therefore, become unique local centers of innovation for the likes of mutual funds, venture capital, and biotechnology in Greater Boston or aircraft equipment and design, boat- and shipbuilding, and metal... View Details
  • July 1975
  • Article

Mineral Agreements in Developing Countries: Structures and Substance

By: Louis T Wells Jr and David Smith
Keywords: Metals and Minerals; Global Range; Agreements and Arrangements
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Wells, Louis T., Jr, and David Smith. "Mineral Agreements in Developing Countries: Structures and Substance." American Journal of International Law 69, no. 3 (July 1975).
  • Portrait Project

Linda Li

It was the 2012 presidential campaign season. I had been knocking on doors of apartment units and mobile homes, on metal screens, wooden boards, cracked glass, and picket fences. Women and men, students and the elderly, English-speaking... View Details
  • 1978
  • Book

Taxation and Mining: Non Fuel Minerals in Bolivia and Other Countries

By: L. T. Wells Jr., Malcolm Gillis and Meyer W. Bucovetsky
Keywords: Taxation; Mining; Metals and Minerals; Bolivia
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Wells, L. T., Jr., Malcolm Gillis, and Meyer W. Bucovetsky. Taxation and Mining: Non Fuel Minerals in Bolivia and Other Countries. Cambridge, MA: Ballinger Publishing Company, 1978. (Wells wrote or was co-author of chapters 5, 7, 8, and 9.)
  • April 1999 (Revised March 2002)
  • Case

Aluminum Smelting in South Africa: Alusaf's Hillside Project

With prices at all-time lows at the beginning of 1994, South Africa's sole primary aluminum producer--Alusaf--is considering building the world's largest greenfield smelter. Using cost estimates in this case, students can evaluate the relative cost position of this... View Details
Keywords: Metals and Minerals; Analysis; Markets; Profit; Capital; Industrial Products Industry; South Africa
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Corts, Kenneth S. "Aluminum Smelting in South Africa: Alusaf's Hillside Project." Harvard Business School Case 799-130, April 1999. (Revised March 2002.)
  • 01 Dec 2013
  • News

A Safer, Smarter Future for Tech Trash

electronics thrown away globally every year into a sustainable source of metals for the technologies of tomorrow. BlueOak represents just the sort of fresh thinking that has marked Bradoo's relatively short but notable career path. At age... View Details
Keywords: Constantine von Hoffman; recycling; Mining (except Oil and Gas); Mining; Management, Scientific, and Technical Consulting Services; Professional Services
  • 27 Apr 2017
  • News

Ensuring That Students Can Pursue Their Dreams

pursued her entrepreneurial interests as COO of a fitness-related startup. She later joined Amsted Industries, a specialized metal components manufacturer in Chicago, where she is the company’s new-business sales manager. In gratitude for... View Details
  • 19 Sep 2016
  • News

Former Blackberry CEO Uncovers Historic Shipwreck

metres (80ft) down, the wreck is in perfect condition, with metal sheeting that reinforced the hull against sea ice clearly visible amid swaying kelp. A long, heavy rope line running through a hole in the ship’s deck suggests an anchor... View Details
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Commodities

yields and prices for agricultural commodities throughout the world. See also USDA Foreign Agricultural Service PSD Online. Consult the Baker Library Research Guide on Agribusiness Consult the Guide to Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) Documents from Harvard... View Details
  • 15 Mar 2013
  • News

New Japan Commerce Chief to Help Smaller Firms Move into Overseas Markets

Keywords: Primary Metal Manufacturing; Primary Metal Manufacturing
  • 01 Sep 2006
  • News

Last Look

Was he an HBS student, or was he an assistant helping the photographer carry her bags? The metal case was for the camera equipment, and the canvas bag was for the film, etc. Photographers needed to carry a lot more with them back in the... View Details
Keywords: Business Schools & Computer & Management Training; Educational Services
  • 01 Jun 2007
  • News

Delta’s Flight from Bankruptcy

domestic flights and added service to seventy international destinations in the last fifteen months. Whitehurst said that the company’s future growth will center on Asia, Africa, and the Middle East. “It’s easy to move the metal around... View Details
Keywords: Air Transportation; Transportation
  • 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.
  • December 1980 (Revised September 1985)
  • Case

British Steel Corporation: The Korf Contract

By: John P. Kotter and John M. Stengrevics
Traces a complex resource allocation decision facing British Steel in 1975. Students study the influences on the various managers involved in making the decision. View Details
Keywords: Resource Allocation; Decision Making; Management Teams; Metals and Minerals; Steel Industry; United Kingdom
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Kotter, John P., and John M. Stengrevics. "British Steel Corporation: The Korf Contract." Harvard Business School Case 481-110, December 1980. (Revised September 1985.)
  • 29 May 2012
  • First Look

First Look: May 29

strategist to develop the optimal strategy without a comprehensive optimization. And it derives some broader organizational implications. Download the paper: http://www.hbs.edu/research/pdf/12-102.pdf   Cases & Course MaterialsHeavy View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
  • 31 Mar 2017
  • News

Turning Teachers into Leaders

a large failing school in the Bronx. Seeing the students have to walk through metal detectors, seeing the teachers struggling to teach with even the most basic resources lacking, really inspired me on an emotional level that this is... View Details
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