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- November 2012
- Case
CSIRO: The Light Metals Flagship Decision
By: Willy Shih, Margaret P. Pierson and Dawn Lau
This case explores the challenge of investing in basic research as a public good. CSIRO was Australia's leading science and research agency, and it was chartered to enhance national prosperity through R&D. Its Flagships program was designed to align research interests...
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Keywords:
R&D;
Basic Research;
Government-funded Research;
Public Goods;
Extractive Industries;
Metals;
Metals Processing;
Decision Choices and Conditions;
Decisions;
Globalized Markets and Industries;
Growth and Development;
Innovation Strategy;
Technological Innovation;
Research and Development;
Science-Based Business;
Technology Adoption;
Technology Platform;
Manufacturing Industry;
Mining Industry;
Oceania;
Australia
Shih, Willy, Margaret P. Pierson, and Dawn Lau. "CSIRO: The Light Metals Flagship Decision." Harvard Business School Case 613-029, November 2012.
- November 1996 (Revised March 1998)
- Case
Vallourec's Venture into Metal Injection Molding
By: Clayton M. Christensen
Vallourec, a leading maker of seamless tubing, developed a radically new technology that used steel powders to create the tubes. To ensure a supply source, Vallourec ultimately had to acquire its supplier of metal powder, and then, to build the volume required to...
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Keywords:
Technology;
Business Model;
Diversification;
Innovation and Management;
Manufacturing Industry
Christensen, Clayton M. "Vallourec's Venture into Metal Injection Molding." Harvard Business School Case 697-001, November 1996. (Revised March 1998.)
- 01 Mar 2018
- News
Can a Digital Platform Open Up the Opaque Metals Industry?
directly with smelters, eliminating the need for a middleman. Think of it like eBay but for million-dollar shipments of raw minerals. Intermediaries have long played a key role in these deals because the market for metal concentrates—the...
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Nicole Torres
- February 1997 (Revised December 2012)
- Case
Jim Sharpe: Extrusion Technology, Inc. (A)
By: H. Kent Bowen and Barbara Feinberg
Jim Sharpe, 11 years after receiving his MBA from Harvard and working for others, has finally become his own boss and 100% owner of manufacturer of aluminum extrusions. After 10 months of an unfunded search, he acquires the business in an LBO and prepares to face his...
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Keywords:
Acquisitions;
Search Funds;
Entrepreneurial Management;
Entrepreneurs;
Turnarounds;
Bank Loan;
Manufacturing;
Metals Processing;
Entrepreneurial Finance;
Leveraged Buyouts;
Labor Unions;
Entrepreneurship;
Financing and Loans;
Crisis Management;
Management Skills;
Experience and Expertise;
Borrowing and Debt;
Manufacturing Industry
Bowen, H. Kent, and Barbara Feinberg. "Jim Sharpe: Extrusion Technology, Inc. (A)." Harvard Business School Case 697-078, February 1997. (Revised December 2012.)
- February 2020
- Case
Klöckner & Co: Steeling for a Digital World
By: Scott Duke Kominers and Carin-Isabel Knoop
Hoping to get ahead of potential digital disruption at Klöckner & Co.—one of the world’s largest steel and metal distributors—CEO Gisbert Rühl set up both kloeckner.i (KCI), an internal transformation arm, and XOM Materials (XOM), an independent industry platform. KCI...
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Keywords:
Corporate Entrepreneurship;
Market Design;
Digital Platforms;
Markets;
Industry Structures;
Supply and Industry;
Technology Adoption;
Transformation;
Digital Transformation;
Steel Industry;
Information Technology Industry;
Europe;
Germany
Kominers, Scott Duke, and Carin-Isabel Knoop. "Klöckner & Co: Steeling for a Digital World." Harvard Business School Case 820-035, February 2020.
- August 2013 (Revised November 2013)
- Case
Ford vs. GM: The Evolution of Mass Production (A)
By: Willy Shih
This case explores the very different paths taken by the Ford Motor Company and the General Motors Corporation in the first three decades of the twentieth century. Henry Ford's Model T was a car for the masses. After considerable experimentation, Ford Motor... View Details
Keywords:
Innovation;
Exploration;
Dominant Design;
Business Growth and Maturation;
Business History;
Innovation and Management;
Innovation Strategy;
Technological Innovation;
Leading Change;
Growth and Development Strategy;
Product Positioning;
Product Design;
Product Development;
Business Strategy;
Corporate Strategy;
Vertical Integration;
Auto Industry;
Manufacturing Industry;
Michigan
Shih, Willy. "Ford vs. GM: The Evolution of Mass Production (A)." Harvard Business School Case 614-010, August 2013. (Revised November 2013.)
- 03 Sep 2013
- First Look
First Look: September 3
lawyers inevitably start to keep work to themselves as the firm navigated an ever-more competitive environment? Purchase this case: http://hbr.org/search/414022-PDF-ENG Harvard Business School Case 513-097 Singapore Metals Limited...
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Sean Silverthorne
- January 1997 (Revised June 1997)
- Case
Southwire: Beyond 2000
By: F. Warren McFarlan and Melissa Dailey
Southwire, based in Carrollton, GA, was the leading producer of aluminum and copper rod, wire, and cable for the transmission and distribution of electricity. In one decade, CEO Roy Richards, Jr. grew annual sales from $500 million in 1985 to $1.9 billion in 1995, an...
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Keywords:
Leading Change;
Growth Management;
Competitive Strategy;
Global Strategy;
Manufacturing Industry
McFarlan, F. Warren, and Melissa Dailey. "Southwire: Beyond 2000." Harvard Business School Case 397-074, January 1997. (Revised June 1997.)
- August 2013 (Revised November 2013)
- Supplement
Ford vs. GM: The Evolution of Mass Production (B)
By: Willy Shih
This case explores the very different paths taken by the Ford Motor Company and the General Motors Corporation in the first three decades of the twentieth century. Henry Ford's Model T was a car for the masses. After considerable experimentation, Ford Motor... View Details
Keywords:
Innovation;
Exploration;
Dominant Design;
Business Growth and Maturation;
Business History;
Innovation and Management;
Innovation Strategy;
Technological Innovation;
Leading Change;
Growth and Development Strategy;
Product Positioning;
Product Design;
Product Development;
Business Strategy;
Corporate Strategy;
Vertical Integration;
Auto Industry;
Manufacturing Industry;
Michigan
Shih, Willy. "Ford vs. GM: The Evolution of Mass Production (B)." Harvard Business School Supplement 614-011, August 2013. (Revised November 2013.)
- 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...
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- 12 Mar 2024
- HBS Case
How Used Products Can Unlock New Markets: Lessons from Apple's Refurbished iPhones
“rare earth” metals that can be expensive to acquire the first time around. Designing for environmental impact Any circular economy relies on products designed with recycling and reusability in mind. That means that the product can be...
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- 15 Oct 2008
- First Look
First Look: October 15, 2008
of Maine by Colgate—to ascertain what is distinctive about the merger process and to analyze the elements critical to success. We develop suggestions about how other companies considering similar arrangements might best manage the View Details
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Martha Lagace
- Web
Sample Student Projects - Institute For Strategy And Competitiveness
Biopharmaceutical Cluster (2009) Bangalore Biotechnology (2008) Gujarat Diamonds (2008) Bollywood — Maharashtra and India’s Film Cluster (2008) Karnataka Offshore IT and Business Process Outsourcing Services Cluster (2006) Indonesia Bali...
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- Web
Faculty & Advisors - MBA
MS/MBA joint degree program. He is an expert in the management of innovation and new product development, with a focus on the design and deployment of digital technologies. He is best known for his pioneering work on software development, where his research reveals the...
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- 01 Dec 2023
- News
Rounding the Bend
glass, paper, and metal for recycling, as she points out; one day textiles will be just another stream. In the meantime, Looper is investing in tech to innovate its collection and near-infrared sorting View Details
- 30 Mar 2023
- Blog Post
Amager Bakke: A Look into the Future of Waste Incineration
effectiveness, reduced emissions from the incineration process, and greater recovery of specific commodities such as metals from waste. Globally, waste incineration remains the most common method of municipal waste treatment, after...
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The Opportunity - Impact-Weighted Accounts
had undergone some process to monetize an aspect of their business impacts. A few key conclusions can be drawn from the table below. First, a disproportionate number of companies are headquartered in Europe. Second, most of the companies...
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- Web
The Disruptive Voice - Forum for Growth & Innovation
distinction between environments where one is there to learn versus perform; the emotional challenges of innovation; right kind of wrong in the context of parenting; and the process that she undertook in writing the book, to cite but a...
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- 19 Sep 2023
- Blog Post
2023 Summer Internships in Business & Environment
an Engineering Manager at Apple. Antoine Pidoux (MBA 2024, Section H), Summer Internship: MBA Intern – Commercial Development, Nth Cycle (Series B ClimateTech startup based in Boston) Nth Cycle is a metals View Details
- 01 Mar 2024
- News
Game On
time the Army had 6,000 tanks that were ready to retire. Retirement is an expensive proposition as weapons must go through an extensive demilitarizing process, and even the scrap metal wouldn’t yield enough value to offset the high cost...
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