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- 21 Nov 2019
- Blog Post
Finding My North Star at the Crossroads of Profit and Purpose
technology and innovation. 40,000~ Feet Below the Surface My earliest assignments in Schlumberger were in the Gulf of Mexico on ships that were equipped to look for oil and gas ~40,000 feet below the surface of the water. Being the...
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- February 1995 (Revised April 1996)
- Case
MW Petroleum Corporation (B)
By: Timothy A. Luehrman, Peter Tufano and Barbara Wall
Amoco Corp. is negotiating to sell a wholly-owned subsidiary, MW Petroleum, to Apache Corp. MW owns large reserves of oil and gas comprising many properties at different stages of engineering, development, and production. The proposed acquisition is a large one for...
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Keywords:
Business Subsidiaries;
Mergers and Acquisitions;
Risk Management;
Financing and Loans;
Mining Industry;
Energy Industry
Luehrman, Timothy A., Peter Tufano, and Barbara Wall. "MW Petroleum Corporation (B)." Harvard Business School Case 295-045, February 1995. (Revised April 1996.)
- March 2008
- Supplement
Patel Food and Chemicals Private Limited (C)
By: Felda Hardymon and Ann Leamon
Alok Patel, the founder and chairman of a Gujarat-based, privately held edible oils processor, is considering long-term liquidity opportunities for the company and its investors. He could list the company on one of the Indian exchanges, opt for a trade sale, or acquire...
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Keywords:
Financial Liquidity;
Financial Management;
Mergers and Acquisitions;
Going Public;
Opportunities;
Chemical Industry;
Food and Beverage Industry;
Gujarat
Hardymon, Felda, and Ann Leamon. "Patel Food and Chemicals Private Limited (C)." Harvard Business School Supplement 808-144, March 2008.
- 11 Mar 2020
- News
The U.S. President faces a triple threat of crises
- August 1997 (Revised February 1999)
- Case
Argentina's YPF Sociedad Anonima (D): The International Platform
By: Michael Y. Yoshino and Carin-Isabel Knoop
In March 1995, YPF (the former Argentine state-owned oil and gas utility, privatized in late 1993) acquired the Dallas-based Maxus Energy Corp., one of the world's largest independent oil and gas exploration companies. YPF's first acquisition is nearly bankrupt, with...
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Keywords:
Mergers and Acquisitions;
Globalization;
Borrowing and Debt;
Privatization;
Managerial Roles;
Energy Industry;
Argentina;
Texas
Yoshino, Michael Y., and Carin-Isabel Knoop. "Argentina's YPF Sociedad Anonima (D): The International Platform." Harvard Business School Case 398-005, August 1997. (Revised February 1999.)
- 17 Jun 2015
- News
Porter on U.S. energy production
- June 2012 (Revised May 2013)
- Case
A.P. Møller - Maersk Group: Evaluating Strategic Talent Management Initiatives
By: Boris Groysberg and Sarah Abbott
In 2012, Bill Allen and Maria Pejter, of Maersk Group's Human Resources Department, sat down to consider some key aspects of Maersk's talent management strategy. Headquartered in Copenhagen, Maersk was a global conglomerate with large shipping and oil & gas businesses....
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Keywords:
Organizational Development;
Human Resource Management;
Talent Management;
Organizational Change And Transformation;
Corporate Culture;
Hiring;
Employee Training;
Strategy;
Selection and Staffing;
Talent and Talent Management;
Training;
Retention;
Diversity;
Denmark
Groysberg, Boris, and Sarah Abbott. "A.P. Møller - Maersk Group: Evaluating Strategic Talent Management Initiatives." Harvard Business School Case 412-147, June 2012. (Revised May 2013.)
- September 1995 (Revised March 1998)
- Case
Argentina's YPF Sociedad Anonima (A)
By: Michael Y. Yoshino and Carin-Isabel Knoop
Examines the process of privatization and transformation the company underwent and identifies challenges facing the company as it seeks to become a global oil company.
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Yoshino, Michael Y., and Carin-Isabel Knoop. "Argentina's YPF Sociedad Anonima (A)." Harvard Business School Case 396-023, September 1995. (Revised March 1998.)
- 14 Jun 2004
- Research & Ideas
The Big Money for Big Projects
There is nothing small about the research practiced by Harvard Business School professor Benjamin Esty. He studies the financing of some of the largest projects in the world: the Eurotunnel, Hong Kong Disneyland, and the Airbus A380, to name three. Not only are the...
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- 13 Jul 2018
- Video
Mavath R. Chandran CEM Full Interview (Private Link)
- Mar 2016
- Video
Video: Realizing America's Unconventional Energy Opportunity
Professor Michael E. Porter discusses the economic benefits from North America's unconventional oil and gas energy resources. Professor Porter discusses the unconstructive debate around these resources, and what should be done to fully...
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- 27 Jul 2016
- News
The world's glass ceilings
- 2015
- Article
Aid and the Rise and Fall of Conflict in the Muslim World
By: Faisal Z Ahmed and Eric D. Werker
The conflict following the Arab Spring is not the first wave of civil war in the Muslim world in recent time. From the mid-1980s to the end of the century, an average of one in 10 predominantly Muslim countries experienced violent civil war in any given year. We...
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Ahmed, Faisal Z., and Eric D. Werker. "Aid and the Rise and Fall of Conflict in the Muslim World." Quarterly Journal of Political Science 10, no. 2 (2015): 155–186.
- 08 Sep 2020
- Blog Post
2+2 Where Are They Now Spotlight: Ashley Zumwalt-Forbes (MBA 2017)
to work in industry in order to develop my competence as an engineer, but I also knew that I wanted to transition out of big business after achieving that competency and found a company. The HBS 2+2 process gave me that roadmap to get trained up as an engineer, get...
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- 22 Jun 2010
- First Look
First Look: June 22
organizational patterns that emerge when actionable transparency allows designers to "break the mirror." Download the paper: http://www.hbs.edu/research/pdf/10-058.pdf The Empire Struck Back: The Mexican Oil Expropriation of...
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Keywords:
Martha Lagace
- 10 Aug 2012
- Working Paper Summaries
Unobserved State Fragility and the Political Transfer Problem
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by Faisal Z. Ahmed & Eric Werker
- April 2013 (Revised February 2018)
- Case
Norway: The Embarrassment of Riches
By: Sophus A. Reinert, Forest Reinhardt and Senny Munthe-Kaas
In early 2013, Norway was by many accounts the world’s most developed country; it topped various indices for everything from democracy to happiness, had a comprehensive welfare state, and massive oil revenues endowed it with a substantial, and growing, Sovereign Wealth...
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Keywords:
Sovereign Wealth Funds;
Welfare State;
Natural Resources;
Internationalization;
Dutch Disease;
Happiness;
Macroeconomics;
Energy Sources;
Values and Beliefs;
Sovereign Finance;
Immigration;
Welfare;
Energy Industry;
Norway
Reinert, Sophus A., Forest Reinhardt, and Senny Munthe-Kaas. "Norway: The Embarrassment of Riches." Harvard Business School Case 724-037, April 2013. (Revised February 2018.)
- March 2023
- Case
Ransomware Attack at Colonial Pipeline Company
By: Suraj Srinivasan and Li-Kuan Ni
On the morning of May 7, 2021, Colonial Pipeline Company became aware that the company had been the victim of a malicious ransomware attack that had stolen and locked up company data. The extortionists demanded 75 bitcoins (worth about $4.4 million at the time) in...
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Keywords:
Disruption;
Communication;
Communication Strategy;
Decision Making;
Decision Choices and Conditions;
Judgments;
Corporate Accountability;
Corporate Disclosure;
Corporate Governance;
Governance Controls;
Policy;
Employees;
News;
Cybersecurity;
Digital Strategy;
Information Infrastructure;
Information Management;
Internet and the Web;
Crisis Management;
Business or Company Management;
Resource Allocation;
Risk Management;
Negotiation Tactics;
Failure;
Business and Stakeholder Relations;
Attitudes;
Behavior;
Perception;
Reputation;
Trust;
Public Opinion;
Social Issues;
Infrastructure;
Distribution Industry;
United States;
Alabama
Srinivasan, Suraj, and Li-Kuan Ni. "Ransomware Attack at Colonial Pipeline Company." Harvard Business School Case 123-069, March 2023.
- July 1993 (Revised September 1995)
- Supplement
Block 16: Environmental Groups' Perspectives
By: Malcolm S. Salter and Susan E.A. Hall
Supplements Block 16: Conoco's Green Oil Strategy (A). Provides the environmental groups' perspective on Conoco's Ecuadorian strategy. Designed to be distributed to students who will be playing the role of Ecuadorian environmentalists.
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Keywords:
Resource Allocation;
Marketing Strategy;
Natural Environment;
Environmental Sustainability;
Perspective;
Corporate Strategy
Salter, Malcolm S., and Susan E.A. Hall. "Block 16: Environmental Groups' Perspectives." Harvard Business School Supplement 394-004, July 1993. (Revised September 1995.)
- 12 Jun 2015
- News