Harvard Business Review

JUNE 20, 2011

The two went way back: Both had been with their German parent company, Almond Chemical, since 1999, when it first established operations in China. Since then Almond China had set up two joint ventures with local partners — the only way foreigners could do chemical business in the country. Ho looked flustered. Are you okay?"

Case Study 12

Case Study Chemicals Ethics Finance 12

Harvard Business Review

FEBRUARY 24, 2015

The first category is exogenous factors over which the business has little control: the growth of the markets into which it sells; the competitive intensity and thus the average profitability of the industry in which it operates; or the fragmentation of its industry and thus the scope for a growth-by-acquisition approach.

Chemicals 8

Chemicals How To Kahneman Reputation 8

Harvard Business Review

APRIL 6, 2016

The latest nuclear reactor designs, promising higher safety, longer operating life, and lower operating costs, cost up to $25 billion after factoring in the huge budget overruns. The common idea behind these models is that the company does not have to be the (full) owner of the asset to be its (sole) operator.

Co-Opetition 8

Co-Opetition Operations Cost Technology 8

Harvard Business Review

NOVEMBER 9, 2011

COOs are relatively common in service industries such as financial services, energy, information technology and telecommunications, but in manufacturing sectors — such as automotive, chemical, and pharmaceutical companies — they are relatively rare. What do you think?

COO 13

COO Sample Telecommunications Automotive 13

Harvard Business Review

DECEMBER 25, 2014

The leading executive recruitment firm Egon Zender, as part of talent evaluation at the time of Dow Chemical’s merger with Rohm and Haas in the Spring of 2009, described us as the “best CEO university” they had ever seen. This requires total transparency in the way individuals are assessed, developed, and promoted.

Team 12

Team Diversity CFO TSR 12

Harvard Business Review

FEBRUARY 8, 2013

The men and women who choose this path have diverse expertise and job responsibilities: marketing, leadership development, communications, operations, new business development, purchasing. James is using his expertise as a chemical engineer to develop new business models for base-of-the-pyramid consumers.

Real Estate 8

Real Estate Constraint Entrepreneur Restructuring 8

Harvard Business Review

JANUARY 25, 2016

Automobile manufacturers, for example, create products that rely on metals, chemicals, oil, and gas, which are among the most energy- and water-intensive industries. In developing countries, women spend 25% of their day collecting water and 40 hours per month collecting fuel for their families.

Energy 8

Energy Price Telecommunications Industry 8

Harvard Business Review

OCTOBER 28, 2014

Concerns that it wouldn’t have enough cash to finance its holiday stock has apparently led to the company to sell real estate, spin off its Lands’ End brand, and raise $625 million in unsecured loans and equity warrants. But perhaps its current woes are just a blip in a long, long history of facing and rising to challenges.

Retail 9

Retail Quinn Real Estate Apparel 9

Harvard Business Review

SEPTEMBER 6, 2013

For years, the creative side of the company was the top priority, leaving things like finance, IT, and HR to suffer (yes, they tried to run their operations on spreadsheets). Pharma companies are unable to produce new depression drugs because "scientists don''t even know where to begin."

Supply Chain 8

Supply Chain Company Crisis Crisis Management 8

Harvard Business Review

MARCH 22, 2017

Such a policy alone could have a major impact on companies operating in the United States. With all of the changes and uncertainty, companies in a wide range of industries – from autos and chemicals to electronics and appliances – are moving quickly to rethink supply chains and make them more resilient. Census Bureau data.

Supply Chain 10

Supply Chain Chemicals Uncertainty Policies 10

Harvard Business Review

DECEMBER 19, 2014

Both in response and pre-emptively, the world’s leading companies continued to aggressively pivot their businesses toward more sustainable and innovative ways of operating. All the major players in the personal care product value chain — the giants of consumer products, chemicals, and fragrances — were there (as was I).

Chemicals 13

Chemicals Short-term Energy Report 13

Harvard Business Review

JULY 24, 2018

SOEs receive preferential access to land, finance, telecom, hydrocarbons, and electricity. have been quietly working to develop another agreement containing rules to restrain Chinese subsidies. billion in subsidies included solar panels, chemicals, pipe, steel wire, wheels, wind towers, and kitchen appliances. negotiators.

GDP 8

GDP Policies Supply Chain Cooper 8

Harvard Business Review

FEBRUARY 27, 2014

These lawsuits have been enabled in part by the efficient-market teaching that “in an open and developed securities market, the price of a company’s stock is determined by the available material information regarding the company and its business.” Economy Finance Risk management' Bratton and Michael L. Basic, Inc.,

Training 8

Training Efficiency Class Price 8

Harvard Business Review

OCTOBER 30, 2015

We have developed a framework to help boards make decisions concerning corporate political spending — decisions that are informed; consistent with company strategies, policies, and values; and that mitigate risks as much as possible. Too typical, however, is the situation described by a senior executive at a chemical company.

Politics 8

Politics Committee CPA Policies 8

Harvard Business Review

AUGUST 23, 2016

Boards of companies operating in the consumer discretionary industry have a disproportionately high representation of Democrats, while boards operating in the industrials and energy and utilities industries skew more Republican. Both Republicans and Democrats say the most effective board committee is audit/finance.

Politics 8

Politics Committee Telecommunications Diversity 8