14210. NUCOR AT A CROSSROADS HARVARD CASE STUDY 9-793-039. This paper presents an analysis and case solution to a Harvard Business School case study (9-793-039) by Pankaj Ghemawat and Henricus J. Stander III on Nucor, one of the country's leading steel mini-mill companies. The central problem is that changing environmental conditions demand that Nucor formulate a coherent strategic plan. The case analysis includes a summary overview and problem definition; a strategic analysis which looks at Nucor’s internal strengths and weaknesses (including finances, human resources, portfolio, etc.) in the context of external opportunities and threats; a discussion of alternatives strategies; and recommendations with a brief action plan for implementation. KEYWORDS: Nucor Corporation steel industry case study Harvard Business strategic analysis strategy SWOT case solution. 7 pages; 0 footnotes; 0 bibliographic sources. 1,581 words.