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- February 2000 (Revised May 2001)
- Case
eBricks.com
eBricks.com is developing an online marketplace for construction materials. The start-up company faces two decisions: 1) whether to merge with BluelineOnline.com, a firm providing project management solutions for the construction industry; and 2) whether to develop an...
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Keywords:
Strategic Planning;
Digital Platforms;
Internet and the Web;
Marketplace Matching;
Decision Choices and Conditions;
Business Startups;
Construction Industry
Eisenmann, Thomas R. "eBricks.com." Harvard Business School Case 800-327, February 2000. (Revised May 2001.)
- November 1999 (Revised November 2000)
- Case
Cortlandt Town Center
By: William J. Poorvu and Arthur I Segel
CBL & Associates is trying to decide whether to go ahead with the development of a 790,000 square-foot power center with retailers such as Home Depot and Barnes & Noble. The costs are such that the developer needs to renegotiate its land acquisition price. Then the...
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Keywords:
Buildings and Facilities;
Decision Making;
Entrepreneurship;
Cost;
Negotiation;
Projects;
Strategy;
Construction Industry;
Construction Industry
Poorvu, William J., and Arthur I Segel. "Cortlandt Town Center." Harvard Business School Case 800-232, November 1999. (Revised November 2000.)
- October 1999 (Revised April 2003)
- Case
International Investor, The: Islamic Finance and the Equate Project
By: Benjamin C. Esty and Mathew M Millett
Equate Petrochemical Co. (Equate) is a joint venture between Union Carbide Corp. and Petrochemical Industries Co. (PIC) for the construction of a $2 billion petrochemical plant in Kuwait. The sponsors began construction in August 1994, using a bridge loan, and are in...
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Keywords:
International Finance;
Project Finance;
Religion;
Investment;
Finance;
Mining Industry;
Energy Industry;
Kuwait
Esty, Benjamin C., and Mathew M Millett. "International Investor, The: Islamic Finance and the Equate Project." Harvard Business School Case 200-012, October 1999. (Revised April 2003.)
- December 1998 (Revised April 1999)
- Case
Mind of the Market: Constructive Memory Processes, Primer Nine
By: Gerald Zaltman and Kathryn A. Braun
Zaltman, Gerald, and Kathryn A. Braun. "Mind of the Market: Constructive Memory Processes, Primer Nine." Harvard Business School Case 599-009, December 1998. (Revised April 1999.)
- May 1998 (Revised October 1998)
- Case
Komatsu and Dresser: Putting Two Plus Two Together
By: Ashish Nanda
In 1987, Komatsu Ltd., looking to expand its presence in the U.S. earth-moving equipment (EME) industry, enters into a 50-50 joint venture with Dresser. The management of the Komatsu Dresser joint venture faces difficulty in bringing the two halves together. The rift...
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Keywords:
Integration;
Machinery and Machining;
Restructuring;
Joint Ventures;
Cross-Cultural and Cross-Border Issues;
Construction Industry;
Construction Industry;
Japan;
United States
Nanda, Ashish, and Georgia Levenson. "Komatsu and Dresser: Putting Two Plus Two Together." Harvard Business School Case 898-269, May 1998. (Revised October 1998.)
- 1998
- Working Paper
Paradigms and Pitfalls: Constructions of How Demography Affects Work
By: Robin J. Ely and David A. Thomas
- February 1998 (Revised March 2000)
- Case
Burma Pipeline, The
By: Debora L. Spar and Lane LaMure
In 1996, Unocal Corp. joined forces with the French Total company to construct an ambitious natural gas pipeline from the Andaman Sea across the southern tip of Burma and into Thailand. At an estimated cost of $1.2 billion, the pipeline was designed to bring sorely...
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Keywords:
Political Risk;
Risk Management;
Corporate Social Responsibility and Impact;
Social Issues;
Foreign Direct Investment;
Energy Industry;
Asia
Spar, Debora L., and Lane LaMure. "Burma Pipeline, The." Harvard Business School Case 798-078, February 1998. (Revised March 2000.)
- January 1998 (Revised April 1998)
- Case
Lincoln Electric: Venturing Abroad
By: Christopher A. Bartlett and Jamie O'Connell
Lincoln Electric, a 100-year-old manufacturer of welding equipment and consumables based in Cleveland, Ohio, motivates its U.S. employees through a culture of cooperation between management and labor and an unusual compensation system based on piecework and a large...
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Keywords:
Acquisition;
Restructuring;
Transformation;
Construction;
Compensation and Benefits;
Management;
Market Entry and Exit;
Labor and Management Relations;
Competitive Advantage;
Expansion;
Manufacturing Industry;
Ohio
Bartlett, Christopher A., and Jamie O'Connell. "Lincoln Electric: Venturing Abroad." Harvard Business School Case 398-095, January 1998. (Revised April 1998.)
- January 1998 (Revised February 1998)
- Case
Sideco Americana S.A. (A)
By: Lynn S. Paine and Harold F. Hogan Jr
This case focuses on a decision the Sideco management team faces when customers of its newly acquired and privatized water and sewer company neglect to pay its bills. Describes the effort to transform an old-style Argentine construction and engineering company into a...
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Keywords:
Organizational Change and Adaptation;
Organizational Culture;
Organizational Structure;
Corporate Social Responsibility and Impact;
Business and Government Relations;
Transformation;
Business or Company Management;
Values and Beliefs;
Argentina
Paine, Lynn S., and Harold F. Hogan Jr. "Sideco Americana S.A. (A)." Harvard Business School Case 398-081, January 1998. (Revised February 1998.)
- 1998
- Book
Global Climate Change: A Senior Level Dialogue at the Intersection of Economics, Strategy, Technology, Science, Politics and International Negotiation
Based on the 1997 conference organized by the Kellog Environmental Research Center and sponsored by the Kellogg Graduate School of Management, Northwestern University, Global Climate Change presents the views of key players in the debate over global climate change...
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Hoffman, Andrew J., ed. Global Climate Change: A Senior Level Dialogue at the Intersection of Economics, Strategy, Technology, Science, Politics and International Negotiation. San Francisco, CA: New Lexington Press, 1998.
- December 1997 (Revised August 1998)
- Case
Shanghai Real Estate (A)
By: Lynn S. Paine and Harold F. Hogan Jr
An independent consultant from the United States must decide what to do when faced with his client's apparent violation of an agreement with a third party. The consultant is American, the client is a Chinese real estate developer, and the third party is a French...
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Keywords:
Ethics;
Contracts;
Cross-Cultural and Cross-Border Issues;
Law;
Agreements and Arrangements;
Alliances;
Corporate Accountability;
Consulting Industry;
Real Estate Industry;
China;
United States;
France
Paine, Lynn S., and Harold F. Hogan Jr. "Shanghai Real Estate (A)." Harvard Business School Case 398-088, December 1997. (Revised August 1998.)
- November 1997
- Teaching Note
Macon Prestressed Concrete Co., Inc. (A, B, & C Condensed), Teaching Note
By: Kenneth A. Merchant and Krishna G. Palepu
Keywords:
Construction Industry
- October 1997 (Revised March 1998)
- Case
Komatsu Ltd.: Project G's Globalization
This case describes the major strategic and organizational transformation at Komatsu aimed at changing it from a Japan-based producer of construction equipment to a truly global company with the ability to leverage its groupwide portfolio of resources and capabilities...
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Keywords:
Change Management;
Construction;
Asset Pricing;
Investment Portfolio;
Global Strategy;
Leadership;
Resource Allocation;
Risk Management;
Expansion;
Manufacturing Industry;
Japan
Bartlett, Christopher A. "Komatsu Ltd.: Project G's Globalization." Harvard Business School Case 398-016, October 1997. (Revised March 1998.)
- September 1997
- Case
Siam Cement Group, The: Corporate Philosophy (B)
By: Lynn S. Paine and Prompilai Khunaphante
In 1996, senior executives of Thailand's Siam Cement Group must decide whether to apply its management philosophy and code of ethics when doing business outside of Thailand. The status of the code in joint ventures and contractual relationships is of particular...
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Keywords:
Ethics;
Decision Making;
Joint Ventures;
Corporate Strategy;
Cross-Cultural and Cross-Border Issues;
Policy;
Construction Industry;
Thailand
Paine, Lynn S., and Prompilai Khunaphante. "Siam Cement Group, The: Corporate Philosophy (B)." Harvard Business School Case 398-019, September 1997.
- September 1997 (Revised November 1997)
- Case
Siam Cement Group,The: Corporate Philosophy (A)
By: Lynn S. Paine and Prompilai Khunaphante
In the face of Thailand's 1990 cement shortage, managers at Siam Cement Co., Thailand's largest cement provider, must decide how to allocate available supply and whether to attempt to uphold government-controlled prices among the company's agents. At issue is the...
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Keywords:
Business or Company Management;
Corporate Social Responsibility and Impact;
Resource Allocation;
Cross-Cultural and Cross-Border Issues;
Policy;
Construction Industry;
Thailand
Paine, Lynn S., and Prompilai Khunaphante. "Siam Cement Group,The: Corporate Philosophy (A)." Harvard Business School Case 398-018, September 1997. (Revised November 1997.)
- September 1997
- Case
Siam Cement Group, The: Corporate Philosophy (C)
By: Lynn S. Paine and Prompilai Khunaphante
In November 1996, the board of directors of Thailand's Siam Cement Group approves a policy spelling out the extent to which code of ethics shall be applied in joint venture and contractor relationships.
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Keywords:
Joint Ventures;
Policy;
Ethics;
Cross-Cultural and Cross-Border Issues;
Governing and Advisory Boards;
Construction Industry;
Thailand
Paine, Lynn S., and Prompilai Khunaphante. "Siam Cement Group, The: Corporate Philosophy (C)." Harvard Business School Case 398-020, September 1997.
- February 1997 (Revised July 2004)
- Case
Walden Woods
By: William J. Poorvu and Arthur I Segel
In 1984, Mortimer Zuckerman and Ed Linde, through their firm, Boston Properties (BP), acquired land in Concord, MA to build a 147,000-square-foot, first-class suburban office building. BP proceeded to go through the permitting and approval process with the town and was...
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Keywords:
Risk and Uncertainty;
Decision Choices and Conditions;
Entrepreneurship;
Property;
Environmental Sustainability;
Conflict and Resolution;
Real Estate Industry;
Massachusetts
Poorvu, William J., and Arthur I Segel. "Walden Woods." Harvard Business School Case 897-070, February 1997. (Revised July 2004.)
- February 1997
- Case
Enron Development Corporation: The Dabhol Power Project in Maharashtra, India (A) (Abridged)
A large, lucrative power plant is negotiated for construction/operation by an American power company in India's evolving privatized power sector. The process of incorporating the project is captured in this case. The American company will own and operate the plant in...
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Keywords:
Factories, Labs, and Plants;
Transition;
Energy Generation;
Construction;
Cross-Cultural and Cross-Border Issues;
Emerging Markets;
Negotiation Process;
Production;
Privatization;
Energy Industry
Wells, Louis T., Jr. "Enron Development Corporation: The Dabhol Power Project in Maharashtra, India (A) (Abridged)." Harvard Business School Case 797-085, February 1997.
- January 1997 (Revised December 1998)
- Background Note
Note on the Balance of Payments
Describes the construction of the balance of payments and defines frequently used measures taken from the balance of payments.
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Wells, Louis T., Jr. "Note on the Balance of Payments." Harvard Business School Background Note 797-091, January 1997. (Revised December 1998.)
- 1997
- Article
Increasing Risk: Some Direct Constructions
By: John W. Pratt and Mark J. Machina
Keywords:
Risk and Uncertainty
Pratt, John W., and Mark J. Machina. "Increasing Risk: Some Direct Constructions." Journal of Risk and Uncertainty 14 (1997): 103–127.