Faculty of Business Administration Academic Year 2014-2015 MBA 6503 Organizational Studies Case Report: DOW CHEMICAL: INNOVATING FOR SUSTAINABILITY By Vi Nguyen Student # 3503832 Instructor: Prof. Doug Flint October‚ 2014 Background on Dow Chemical Company (Dow) Dow‚ a multinational corporation based in Midland of Michigan in the United State‚ was R&D-intensive and diversified-industry leader in chemistries‚ advanced materials‚ and agro-sciences with technology-based products and
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MILAN MOHANTY INTERNAL ENTREPRENEURSHIP AT THE DOW CHEMICAL COMPANY Overview:- The Dow Chemical Company is the second largest chemical manufacturer in the world in terms of revenue and in terms of market capitalization; it is the third largest in the world (as of 20071). There was a steady growth of the market from the year 2002. But before that the company faced a back drop in the profit margin. The company realized its growth in 2002 only after merging with Union Carbi as the company’s sells
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entrepreneurship at the Dow Chemical Company Dow Chemical Company Description Dow Chemical is a multi-national chemical manufacturing company‚ specifically serving various consumer markets with innovative chemicals and plastics products. With net profit margins dropping over a period of time‚ the firm had prioritized growth initiatives in the early 2000s. The emergence of the internet had empowered start-ups to disrupt the chemical manufacturing industry
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OVERVIEW The Dow Chemical Company was a leader company in science and technology‚ offering plastic and agriculture products in 2002. However‚ from 1995‚ Dow Chemical Company had ever lost its profit for several years especially in 1998. Dow Chemical Company tried to stop the decreasing so that it launched an initiative ‘E-epoxy.com venture’ in 2000. The purpose of this project was earning more small customers and spot market customers to increase the market shares. STRENGTH 1. Epoxy was a specialty
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rP os t 9-204-021 REV: MARCH 31‚ 2006 MIHIR A. DESAI Dow Chemical’s Bid for the Privatization of PBB in Argentina op yo On November 10‚ 1995‚ Oscar Vignart‚ vice president of business development for Latin America for Dow Chemical Company (Dow)‚ and Luis Marcer‚ CFO of Dow Química Argentina‚ considered the bidding price on Petroquímica Bahia Blanca S.A. (PBB)‚ which was being privatized by the Argentine government. PBB produced both ethylene and polyethylene. It was part of a petrochemical complex
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for Dow Corning’s poor performance between 1995 and 2001 as show in case Exhibit 3? Externally‚ Market was changing. Down Corning kept on losing customers to low-price suppliers. 1) Big global and regional rivals were increasing their efficiency of supply chain to provide lower cost to the customers. 2) Small local players with no R&D costs and low overhead were offering a range of commodity silicone products to bulk customers at low price. 3) The commoditization trend was also denting Dow Conning’s
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10824588 Xianjing Cai 10874089 23-02-2015Introduction Dow started as a manufacturer of commercial bleach in 1897‚ and was founded by Herbert Dow. He merged his company in 1900 with Midland Chemical‚ which lead to diversification of his portfolio to agricultural and food products. In 1912‚ Dow started to pay dividends every quarter without any reductions or interruptions. By doing so‚ they were the only Fortune 200 firm that established these figures. Dow became a major player in the M&a field‚ since they
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American company Dow‚ producer of commodity chemicals‚ who is in the final stages of acquiring another company Rohm and Haas. Dow’s CEO has been working for four years to transform Dow from a producer of low-value‚ highly cyclical commodity chemicals to a producer of high-value‚ specialty chemicals and advanced materials. Rohm is a perfect match for Dow in respect of the strategic and financial perspective. Dow is also pursuing another key deal with Kuwait’s Petrochemical Industries Company (PIC) that
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Executive Summary No organization could be further from the image of the "tree hugger" than the world ’s largest chemical producer‚ Dow Chemical Company. Yet for all of industry ’s superficial acknowledgement of the need for environmental responsibility‚ no other organization has so completely focused on balancing financial‚ social and environmental results. Dow has incorporated a highly successful e-commerce strategy‚ not only for the benefits it can yield in business results‚ but also as part
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Dow Corning Silicone Breast Implants Albert Tapia Dr. Robert Vega BUAD 5304 Ethics July 5th 2015 Dow Corning Dow Corning Corporation was a start up venture between Dow Chemical Company and Corning Inc. in 1943. The goal of Dow Corning Corporation was to create and market a new material‚ silicone. The joint venture proved successful‚ with nearly 10‚000 employees and revenues upwards of $2 billion‚ it accomplished this goal with the collaboration of Dow Chemical and Corning‚ both interested in increasing
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