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Charles R. Hook
Hook is known more for his progressive employment practices than for building Armco into the leading producer of sheet metal. He was an advocate of full-disclosure and loyalty policies towards employees and... View Details
Keywords: Metals
- 14 Jun 2024
- News
Highlights from the Spring 2024 Alumni Board Meeting
Harvard Business School hosted its annual spring Alumni Board Meeting in late May, bringing together its members for a two-day event that included interactive sessions with faculty and HBS leadership on the School and its programs, updates on Board working groups, and... View Details
- Conference Presentation
Evaluating the Management of the Trans-Alaska Pipeline Project
By: J. Ronald Fox
- 01 Mar 2018
- News
Can a Digital Platform Open Up the Opaque Metals Industry?
image by Edmon de Haro image by Edmon de Haro Boris Eykher (MBA 2009) and Ilya Chernilovskiy (MBA 2013) watched the 2015 global price slump in commodities with horror. Prices for commodities fell to their lowest levels since the financial... View Details
Keywords: Nicole Torres
- 10 Aug 2015
- News
A Talent Pipeline for Society’s Challenges
ProInspire. Roommate Valerie Faillace (MBA 2005), chief strategy officer for the KIPP Foundation, serves on the Bay Area’s advisory board; Justin Steele (MBA/MPA 2009), head of Bay Area Giving at Google, sits on the strategy committee;... View Details
Keywords: Jill Radsken
- 04 Dec 2009
- News
Last Look - December 2009
with ‘You’ve Lost That Lovin’ Feeling,’ is Ruth Reiner (’91).” Stern also identifies the singers: from the left, Doug Sparks (’90), Jim Mustacchia (’91), Jay Kerness (’91), George Chung (’91), Steve Widtfeldt (’90), Berle, Chris Richied, Bernie Heine, Chris Morin (all... View Details
- July 1979
- Case
Coal Strike of 1977-78 (B)
By: D. Quinn Mills and Richard O. von Werssowetz
Mills, D. Quinn, and Richard O. von Werssowetz. "Coal Strike of 1977-78 (B)." Harvard Business School Case 679-132, July 1979.
- July 1979 (Revised December 1981)
- Case
Coal Strike of 1977-78 (A)
By: D. Quinn Mills and Richard O. von Werssowetz
Mills, D. Quinn, and Richard O. von Werssowetz. "Coal Strike of 1977-78 (A)." Harvard Business School Case 679-131, July 1979. (Revised December 1981.)
- Web
Introduction - The Response - The Human Factor – Baker Library | Bloomberg Center, Historical Collections
scale of human figures working within the dynamic forces of furious heat and colossal machines. Aikins’ depictions of gigantic factory spaces, filtered with light and smoke, illustrate the stages of View Details
- 22 Oct 2018
- News
Sharing a Passion for Art
Through three decades of international business travel as founder and president of the Netherlands-based Caldic Chemie, BV, Joop van Caldenborgh (AMP 71, 1975) also pursued his lifelong passion for collecting modern View Details
- November 1981
- Case
Questionable Payments Abroad: Gulf in Italy
Gulf Oil in Italy was confronted by the need to increase the authorized capacity at a refinery in the face of substantial opposition. Raises the issue of their use of "facilitating gratuities" to minor officials, payments to influence news reports, and the employment... View Details
Bartlett, Christopher A. "Questionable Payments Abroad: Gulf in Italy." Harvard Business School Case 382-080, November 1981.
- 26 May 2015
- Blog Post
5 Ways the Case Method Changes How You Learn
on outside sources to supplement. When there are concepts that are more difficult to understand, there are always resources to help out (discussion groups, tutoring, section mates, professors, assistants, etc.). Discussion groups are diverse for a reason; View Details
- 17 Nov 2003
- Research & Ideas
Lessons from a Nasty Trade Dispute
when all other options have been exhausted, for it will always be a drawn-out, distracting, and financially draining process. But sometimes it is simply absolutely necessary. [A WTO appeals panel ruled last week that U.S. duties on... View Details
Keywords: by Cynthia Churchwell
- 22 Jul 2008
- First Look
First Look: July 22, 2008
unlikely to appear in this western-located city. Probably many more tokens were issued in association with the Congo's important mines and plantations. This "Part I" article should serve as a start... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- February 1979
- Supplement
Alcan Aluminium Ltd. (B)
By: William J. Bruns Jr. and Julie H. Hertenstein
Keywords: Mining Industry
Bruns, William J., Jr., and Julie H. Hertenstein. "Alcan Aluminium Ltd. (B)." Harvard Business School Supplement 179-216, February 1979.
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Melvin Edwards Searching for the Word 1989/2019 | About
formed from tools, chains, railroad spikes, and steel scraps—Edwards works in a wide range of media, from barbed-wire installations to large-scale painted steel sculptures. His... View Details
- 28 Apr 2009
- First Look
First Look: April 28, 2009
is set at the close of the annual meeting in May 2008, when shareholders have voted against all incumbent board members. Steel Partners must act quickly. The case serves as an overview of corporate governance issues in Japan, as well as... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
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Flying shear - The Human Factor – Baker Library | Bloomberg Center, Historical Collections
The Message The Product The Production The Worker The Audience Bibliography previous 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 next Flying shear ca. 1932 Carnegie-Illinois Steel Corporation Russell Aikins Explore the full size image... View Details
John H. McConnell
Borrowing $600 by using his car as collateral, McConnell founded Worthington Industries in 1955 and guiding it into a premier manufacturer of steel and other metal-based... View Details
Keywords: Metals
- 16 Mar 2010
- First Look
First Look: March 16
to produce, sell, and deliver a wide variety of stainless steel sinks to a diverse customer base. Given the division's high variety of products and customers (which includes... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace