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Aluminum industry: overview & statistics
Where can I find information on the aluminum industry? You may begin with the following market research databases: BCC Research IBISWorld Frost & Sullivan Technavio For quick statistics, please use Statista. Additional... View Details
Ralph A. Hart
Hart was instrumental in taking the newly public company, Heublein, to new heights. He grew revenues five-fold (from $100 million to $500 million) and dramatically expanded Heublein’s international footprint with production facilities in... View Details
Keywords: Food & Tobacco
- 08 Aug 2018
- Sharpening Your Skills
Parmigiano-Reggiano, Jane Austen, and Other Things You Didn't Know About Finance
day-to-day operations of the stock market. Why Global Investments Are Still a Good Bet International markets often move together, so does a global investment portfolio even make sense anymore? Why there are... View Details
- December 2004 (Revised April 2006)
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Nestle and Alcon--The Value of a Listing
By: Mihir A. Desai, Vincent Dessain and Anders Sjoman
In response to a perceived undervaluation by the capital markets, Nestle is considering divesting a part of its ophthalmology subsidiary, Alcon, and must decide on a listing location. In the process, students are challenged to wrestle with the valuation of a... View Details
Keywords: Business Conglomerates; International Finance; Corporate Entrepreneurship; Markets; Taxation; Business Subsidiaries; Valuation; Food and Beverage Industry; Health Industry; Europe; United States
Desai, Mihir A., Vincent Dessain, and Anders Sjoman. "Nestle and Alcon--The Value of a Listing." Harvard Business School Case 205-056, December 2004. (Revised April 2006.)
- 2004
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Interpreting Interdependence: National Security and the Energy Trade of Russia, Ukraine, and Belarus
By: Rawi Abdelal
Keywords: Energy; Trade; International Relations; National Security; Globalized Economies and Regions; Globalized Markets and Industries; Energy Industry; Russia; Ukraine; Belarus
Abdelal, Rawi. "Interpreting Interdependence: National Security and the Energy Trade of Russia, Ukraine, and Belarus." In Swords and Sustenance: The Economics of Security in Belarus and Ukraine, edited by Robert Legvold and Celeste Wallander, 101–127. Cambridge, MA: MIT Press, 2004. (Also published in Russian as "Razlichnoe ponimanie vzaimozavisimosti: natsional'naia bezopasnost' i torgovlia energoresursami mezhdu Rossiei, Ukrainoi, i Belarus'iu." In Mechi i orala: ekonomika natsional'noi bezopasnosti Belarusi i Ukrainy, ed. Robert Legvold and Celeste Wallander. Moscow: Interdialect, 2004, pp. 125-156.)
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Sustainability in VCPE & Investing
This is a part of Baker Library's Sustainability Research Guide. Background Readings Private Equity and Venture Capital’s Role in Catalyzing Sustainable Investment A paper from the International Finance Corporation (IFC), a... View Details
Plato Malozemoff
Struggling to find a job during the depression, the Russian-born immigrant, accepted an entry level engineering position with Newmont in 1945. Nine short years later, Malozemoff took the helm of Newmont Mining that, at the time, was valued at $147 million. Through... View Details
Keywords: Agriculture & Mining
Patrick J. McGovern
Beginning as a market researcher, McGovern created Computerworld in 1967 as a vehicle to bring together computer manufacturers and their prospective customers. With the rapid success of this publication, McGovern went on to publish more... View Details
Keywords: Publishing & Print Media
- 01 Sep 2006
- News
Faculty Books
developing organizational capabilities and managerial competencies to implement a clearly defined strategic intent. This case-based book discusses the marketing challenges faced by global U.S. companies (Bausch & Lomb, Reebok, and... View Details
Eugene P. Grisanti
Grisanti presided over a decade of consecutive growth in sales and earnings – achieving 12%+ growth rates in a mature market between 1986 and 1995. He secured International Flavors and Fragrances’ position... View Details
Keywords: Chemicals & Industrial
- 23 Jan 2019
- Sharpening Your Skills
Sports: Lessons for Managers
Marketing Maria: Managing the Athlete Endorsement A case study on the marketing of tennis powerhouse Maria Sharapova. Is it Worth a Pay Cut to Work for a Great Manager (Like Bill Belichick)? Few of us want... View Details
Joseph I. Miller
Under Miller’s direction, Cummins Engine was transformed from a small domestic engine producer to the largest provider of diesel truck engines in the world. He dramatically expanded the company’s presence in the international marketplace... View Details
Keywords: Fabricated Goods
Dee Ward Hock
In 1970, Hock created a reverse holding company tying together thousands of independent banks to create the Visa Network. His aggressive marketing and sharp negotiation skills enabled Visa to quickly capture 20% of the charge card... View Details
Keywords: Finance
- 01 Oct 2001
- Research & Ideas
Connecting With Nonprofits
first set forth a framework for understanding alliances between companies and nonprofits. It will then examine how such cross-sector collaborations relate to four strategic and interrelated marketing areas: institutional marketing,... View Details
Keywords: by James Austin
- 11 Jun 2013
- First Look
First Look: June 11
Publications 2006 Journal of International Business Studies Firm Rivalry, Knowledge Accumulation, and MNE Location Choices By: Alcácer, Juan, Cristian Deszo, and Minyuan Zhao Abstract—The international... View Details
Keywords: Carmen Nobel
- 13 May 2014
- Op-Ed
The Alibaba Effect
Thus, founder Jack Ma and his management team, who own a little over 9 percent of the company, can still retain control of its destiny. (Meanwhile, although Hong Kong stock market authorities are officially pleased to stay true to their... View Details
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Caitlin Reimers
From its home base in London, the Reimers family traveled the world, instilling curiosity, an interest in economics, and "a strong service orientation," in Cait and her two sisters. Back in the United States, Cait attended Princeton's Woodrow Wilson School of... View Details
- 05 Apr 2016
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A Business Plan with Spice
saffron fields of Afghanistan as cofounders of Rumi Spice, a company which imports one of the world’s most expensive foodstuffs and markets it to top chefs. “Connecting Afghan farmers to the international... View Details
- 01 Jun 2025
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Assets: Matchup
Business, Government, and International Economy (BGIE) unit, Rithmire has taught the required BGIE course but now heads Managing International Trade and Investment, a second-year course that considers the... View Details
- 01 Mar 2005
- News
Venture Capital’s Comeback
$18.9 billion in 2003, according to PricewaterhouseCoopers. From Boston to Silicon Valley, top firms are competing for deals again. And the initial public offering market — the favored exit for venture-capital investors — rallied last... View Details