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    Owen R. Cheatham

    In 1927, Cheatham founded the Georgia Hardwood Company becoming an early pioneer in the Southern timber industry. Over the next 40 years, he significantly expanded the business, as he created a cross-continental lumber empire by acquiring several companies in the... View Details
    Keywords: Wood, Paper & Forestry
    • 01 Jun 2022
    • News

    Action Plan: Writing the Next Chapter

    Carole Hubscher (PMD 73, 1998) remembers the first box of Caran d’Ache colored pencils she received as a child: the smell of hewn wood, the rainbow of bright hues, and the sense of unlimited possibilities. “You think, what am I going to... View Details
    Keywords: April White

      John P. Weyerhaeuser

      The eldest son of Frederick Weyerhaeuser, John P. Weyerhaeuser continued to build the empire his father had begun. When John assumed the presidency, the family holdings numbered well over a dozen companies, ranging from sales entities to actual lumbering firms, and he... View Details
      Keywords: Wood, Paper & Forestry

        George H. Weyerhaeuser

        George Weyerhaeuser, the youngest heir to the Weyerhaeuser timber empire, assumed control of the timber giant after a strong career as a mill foreman and general manager. Under his leadership, the Weyerhaeuser Corporation, as it is now known, has absorbed several new... View Details
        Keywords: Wood, Paper & Forestry
        • 07 Jun 2016
        • First Look

        June 7, 2016

        May 2016 American Economic Review: Papers and Proceedings International Data on Measuring Management Practices By: Bloom, Nicholas, Renata Lemos, Raffaella Sadun, Daniela Scur, and John Van Reenen Abstract—We examine methods used to... View Details
        Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
        • 21 Jul 2015
        • First Look

        First Look: July 21, 2015

        link: https://www.hbs.edu/faculty/Pages/item.aspx?num=49386   Working Papers Networks and the Macroeconomy: An Empirical Exploration By: Acemoglu, Daron, Ufuk Akcigit, and William Kerr Abstract—The propagation of macroeconomic shocks... View Details
        Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
        • 24 Sep 2013
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        First Look: September 24

        portfolios. Publisher's link: https://www.hbs.edu/faculty/Pages/item.aspx?num=45597 August 2013 Social Psychological & Personality Science I'm Sorry About the Rain! Superfluous Apologies Demonstrate Empathic Concern and Increase Trust By: Brooks, Alison View Details
        Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
        • 22 Jun 2010
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        First Look: June 22

        Chapman Wood, George Westerman, and Charles A. O'Reilly III Publication:Industrial and Corporate Change (forthcoming) Abstract This article empirically explores the relations between alternative organizational designs and a firm's ability... View Details
        Keywords: Martha Lagace
        • 25 Mar 2014
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        First Look: March 25

        link: http://www.palgrave.com/Products/TitlePrint.aspx?PID=362801 August 2013 Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences Investors Prefer Entrepreneurial Ventures Pitched by Attractive Men By: Brooks, Alison Wood, Laura Huang, Sarah... View Details
        Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
        • 18 Dec 2018
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        New Research and Ideas, December 18, 2018

        Mitigating Malicious Envy: Why Successful Individuals Should Reveal Their Failures By: Brooks, Alison Wood, Karen Huang, Nicole Abi-Esber, Ryan W. Buell, Laura Huang, and Brian Hall Abstract—People often feel malicious envy, a destructive... View Details
        Keywords: Dina Gerdeman
        • 01 Dec 1997
        • News

        Growing Together

        appropriately, were vividly brought to life this past spring, when Gaiter and Mueller attended the SPNM course as participants. "Here were people who were actually dealing with their challenges in the moment," says Sandra P. Wood,... View Details
        Keywords: Marguerite Rigoglioso and Nancy O. Perry