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Commodities

GFDatabase. Use the Series drop-down to find Commodity Indices or Commodity Prices. UNCTDAD ComTrade has price and flow data dating back to 1960. The World Bank Prospects View Details

• June 1994 (Revised September 1994)
• Background Note

Beating the Commodity Magnet

By: V. Kasturi Rangan and George T. Bowman

All markets follow a cycle of growth and maturity, then commoditization and decline. This note argues that while commoditization of an industry may seem inevitable, the better managed firms find a way to make money in the commodity cycle. These firms know how and when... View Details

Keywords: Goods and Commodities; Financial Markets; Competitive Strategy; Financial Services Industry

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Rangan, V. Kasturi, and George T. Bowman. "Beating the Commodity Magnet." Harvard Business School Background Note 594-122, June 1994. (Revised September 1994.)

• 14 Dec 2007
• Op-Ed

When Your Product Becomes a Commodity

Editor's Note: Harvard Business School professor John Quelch writes a blog on marketing issues, called Marketing Know: How, for Harvard Business Online. It is reprinted on HBS Working Knowledge. How often... View Details

Keywords: by John Quelch

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Commodities Research: data and reports

color="#333333" face="Helvetica Neue, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif">World Bank  Publishes the Quarterly Commodity Market Outlook providing analysis and forecasts for major View Details

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Stock, derivative & commodity exchanges

as market capitalization, number of listed companies, trading volume. (Must register for free account to view statistics).  World Stock Exchange Fact Book Ref. HG4551 .W67 in the Stamps Reading Room Historical data on exchanges.... View Details

• June 2010
• Teaching Note

Australia: The Riches and Challenges of Commodities (TN)

By: Laura Alfaro and Renee Kim

Teaching Note for 709007. View Details

Keywords: Futures and Commodity Futures; Financial Crisis; Demand and Consumers; Trade; Natural Environment; Business and Government Relations; Policy; Growth and Development Strategy; Australia

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Alfaro, Laura, and Renee Kim. "Australia: The Riches and Challenges of Commodities (TN)." Harvard Business School Teaching Note 710-066, June 2010.

• 10 Feb 2003
• Research & Ideas

Commodity Busters: Be a Price Maker, Not a Price Taker

with beating Microsoft. His battle was futile. He left the company as Novell began a long downward slide. The fighter pilot mentality of several U.S. airlines led to a price war in which billions of dollars were lost. Even in small protected niche View Details

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Markets of Progress: Coffee, Commerce, and Community in the Soconusco, Chiapas, 1867-1920

Markets of Progress presents a new holistic story of rural development in Mexico at the turn of the century. In the Soconusco, as in regions throughout the world, the accelerating circulation of commodities and capital, ideas and immigrants reshaped society... View Details

Keywords: Commodities; Coffee; Mexico; Foreign Investment; Institutions; Immigration; Developing Agriculture; Development; Export Crop; Emerging Market; Property Rights; Labor History; History; Capital Markets; Business History; Agriculture and Agribusiness Industry; Latin America; Mexico; Central America

• October 1989 (Revised December 1989)
• Case

Deregulation of the Australian Wheat Board: A Commodity System in Flux

By: Ray A. Goldberg

Keywords: Governing Rules, Regulations, and Reforms; Business and Government Relations; Goods and Commodities; Markets; Agriculture and Agribusiness Industry; Australia

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Goldberg, Ray A. "Deregulation of the Australian Wheat Board: A Commodity System in Flux." Harvard Business School Case 590-034, October 1989. (Revised December 1989.)

• December 1997 (Revised March 1998)
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Mid Ocean Limited: Trading Catastrophe Index Options

By: Kenneth A. Froot and Markus Mullarkey

An insurance industry executive must evaluate the potential of a set of newly-offered catastrophe insurance derivatives. The background addresses the roles of traditional reinsurance and securitization efforts in providing risk transfer and risk financing in the "cat"... View Details

Keywords: Commodity Market; Derivatives; Insurance; Capital Markets; Natural Disasters; Risk Management; Financial Management; Financial Strategy; Performance Evaluation; Insurance Industry; Bermuda

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Froot, Kenneth A., and Markus Mullarkey. "Mid Ocean Limited: Trading Catastrophe Index Options." Harvard Business School Case 298-073, December 1997. (Revised March 1998.)

• November 2014
• Teaching Note

Marketing Marijuana in Colorado

By: John A. Quelch

The case, set in the middle of 2014, reviews the first six months of marketplace activity in Colorado, following the legalization of marijuana for recreational use and the expansion of marijuana retailing from medical dispensaries to recreational stores. The case... View Details

Keywords: Marketing Innovations; Retail Government Services; Public Health; Agribusiness; Customers; Goods and Commodities; Government and Politics; Health; Marketing; Society; Consumer Products Industry; Distribution Industry; Health Industry; Public Administration Industry; North and Central America

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Quelch, John A. "Marketing Marijuana in Colorado." Harvard Business School Teaching Note 515-048, November 2014.

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General Merchants to Commodities Brokers | Baker Library | Bloomberg Center | Harvard Business School

represented a futures market in which buyers and sellers made deals before the cotton was harvested or brought to the factories. Later, Lehman Brothers branched out into other commodities and joined the... View Details

• 05 Feb 2009
• Research & Ideas

In Praise of Marketing

Editor's Note: Harvard Business School professor John Quelch writes a blog on marketing issues, called Marketing Know: How, for Harvard Business Online. It is reprinted on HBS Working Knowledge. Many dismiss... View Details

Keywords: by John Quelch; Advertising

• 18 Mar 2009
• Research & Ideas

Marketing After the Recession

recession has not been kind to marketers. In many multinationals, the positive financial impacts of recession-busting marketing plans have been obliterated by commodity price volatility and... View Details

Keywords: by John Quelch; Retail

• December 2015 (Revised February 2017)
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BRF

By: David E. Bell and Natalie Kindred

In 2015, BRF's new leadership team is transforming several aspects of the Brazilian protein giant, which had grown sluggish after the 2011 merger that created it. Underlying their reforms are the common goals of reducing bureaucracy, streamlining decision making, and,... View Details

Keywords: BRF; Brasil Foods; Tarpon; Brazil; Marketing; Protein; Commodity; Commodities; Branding; Turnaround; Culture; Transformation; Mergers; Change Management; Private Equity; Distribution; Food; Goods and Commodities; Supply Chain; Mergers and Acquisitions; Trade; Brands and Branding; Food and Beverage Industry; Brazil

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Bell, David E., and Natalie Kindred. "BRF." Harvard Business School Case 516-058, December 2015. (Revised February 2017.)