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- April 1984 (Revised August 1995)
- Teaching Note
Standard Oil Co.: Combination, Consolidation, and Integration, Teaching Note
- September 1983
- Case
National Dairy Development Board Oilseeds and Vegetable Oil Wing: Restructuring India's Oilseed Industry
By: Ray A. Goldberg
Goldberg, Ray A. "National Dairy Development Board Oilseeds and Vegetable Oil Wing: Restructuring India's Oilseed Industry." Harvard Business School Case 584-005, September 1983.
- September 1983 (Revised February 1989)
- Background Note
The Oil Tanker Shipping Industry in 1983
Describes the international oil tanker shipping industry both historically and in 1983. Designed to provide a vehicle for practicing industry analysis in a volatile commodity business, and for formulating strategy in such an environment. Also can be used to examine...
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Keywords:
Strategic Planning;
Globalized Markets and Industries;
Goods and Commodities;
Volatility;
Vertical Integration;
Supply and Industry;
Shipping Industry
Porter, Michael E. "The Oil Tanker Shipping Industry in 1983." Harvard Business School Background Note 384-034, September 1983. (Revised February 1989.)
- June 1983
- Background Note
Note on the Paper Machinery Industry
Describes the major structural changes taking place in the paper industry in the 1970s: major oil and pulp price increases, pollution legislation, a shift in industry development from OECD countries to LDCs and NICs and the technological revolution in paper making....
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Keywords:
Engineering;
Price;
Global Strategy;
Growth and Development;
Industry Structures;
Organizational Change and Adaptation;
Pollutants;
Competition;
Pulp and Paper Industry
Bartlett, Christopher A. "Note on the Paper Machinery Industry." Harvard Business School Background Note 383-185, June 1983.
- March 1982 (Revised October 1984)
- Case
Carter, OPEC, and Big Oil
Vietor, Richard H.K. "Carter, OPEC, and Big Oil." Harvard Business School Case 382-116, March 1982. (Revised October 1984.)
- February 1982 (Revised June 1994)
- Case
Boston Gas Co.: Winter 1980-81
Schleifer, Arthur, Jr. "Boston Gas Co.: Winter 1980-81." Harvard Business School Case 182-196, February 1982. (Revised June 1994.)
- February 1982 (Revised February 1985)
- Case
Alaskan Natural Gas Pipeline
Vietor, Richard H.K. "Alaskan Natural Gas Pipeline." Harvard Business School Case 382-044, February 1982. (Revised February 1985.)
- February 1982 (Revised September 1987)
- Case
El Paso Natural Gas Co. and the FPC
Vietor, Richard H.K. "El Paso Natural Gas Co. and the FPC." Harvard Business School Case 382-038, February 1982. (Revised September 1987.)
- February 1982
- Supplement
El Paso Natural Gas Co. and the FPC, Supplement
Vietor, Richard H.K. "El Paso Natural Gas Co. and the FPC, Supplement." Harvard Business School Supplement 382-039, February 1982.
- November 1981
- Case
Questionable Payments Abroad: Gulf in Italy
Gulf Oil in Italy was confronted by the need to increase the authorized capacity at a refinery in the face of substantial opposition. Raises the issue of their use of "facilitating gratuities" to minor officials, payments to influence news reports, and the employment...
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Bartlett, Christopher A. "Questionable Payments Abroad: Gulf in Italy." Harvard Business School Case 382-080, November 1981.
- September 1981
- Case
Mexican Natural Gas
Vietor, Richard H.K. "Mexican Natural Gas." Harvard Business School Case 382-048, September 1981.
- March 1980 (Revised February 1987)
- Case
Sweco, Inc. (A)
By: Michael E. Porter and George S. Yip
Describes Sweco's decision about whether to enter the mud-processing equipment industry (used in oil well drilling). This is an internal entry decision, and the case describes Sweco's existing businesses as well as the mud-processing industry and competitors. The case...
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Keywords:
Cost vs Benefits;
Decisions;
Forecasting and Prediction;
Cost;
Analytics and Data Science;
Market Entry and Exit;
Competition
Porter, Michael E., and George S. Yip. "Sweco, Inc. (A)." Harvard Business School Case 380-167, March 1980. (Revised February 1987.)
- 01 Jan 1977
- Conference Presentation
Short Term Natural Gas Consumption Forecasts: Optimal Use of National Weather Service Data
By: James K. Sebenius and Richard Lehman
- April 1976
- Case
Michigan Consolidated Gas Co.
By: Stephen A. Greyser and John A. Quelch
Greyser, Stephen A., and John A. Quelch. "Michigan Consolidated Gas Co." Harvard Business School Case 576-235, April 1976.
- April 1975 (Revised November 1984)
- Case
Enzone Petroleum Corp.
By: Thomas R. Piper
A large integrated oil company is debating whether to switch from a single hurdle rate to multiple hurdle rates for project analysis purposes. Raises questions on: 1) determination of the cost of equity; 2) the usefulness of multiple hurdle rates to adjust for project...
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Piper, Thomas R. "Enzone Petroleum Corp." Harvard Business School Case 275-113, April 1975. (Revised November 1984.)
- Research Summary
Conceptualizing and measuring environmental sustainability
This research involves developing clarity around the murky construct of environmental sustainability, and improving techniques to measure corporate environmental performance. My prior research in this domain includes View Details
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Corporate transparency and information disclosure strategies
This research focuses on transparency and information disclosure strategies, a topic of growing importance in environmental sustainability, corporate strategy, stakeholder relations, and public policy. My prior research in this area explored why...
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Energy, IT, real estate, and sustainability
Professor Henderson’s current research focuses on the energy, information technology, and real estate sectors and the challenges firms encounter as they attempt to act in more sustainable ways. This work is an outgrowth of her decade-long examination of the... View Details
- Forthcoming
- Article
How Foes Become Allies: The Shifting Role of Business in Climate Politics
By: Irja Vormedal and Jonas Meckling
Firms often oppose costly public policy reforms—but under what conditions may they
come to support such reforms? Previous scholarship has taken a predominantly static
approach to the analysis of business positions. Here, we advance a dynamic theory of
change in...
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Vormedal, Irja, and Jonas Meckling. "How Foes Become Allies: The Shifting Role of Business in Climate Politics." Policy Sciences (forthcoming). (Pre-published online November 16, 2023.)