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Edward V. Rickenbacker
Prior to purchasing Eastern in 1938, Rickenbacker had successful careers in automobile racing and the auto industry at large, in addition to his distinguished service in the United States military in World War I. Once joining Eastern...
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Transportation
Paul W. Litchfield
substantial expansion and investments. Under his direction, Goodyear began to experiment in the development of airplane parts and fighter aircraft, becoming one of the ten largest producers in this field during World View Details
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Automotive & Aerospace
Samuel M. Vauclain
States and its World War I allies, including Russia, France and Britain. Combining his vision for Baldwin with his support of post-war rehabilitation in Europe, Vauclain expanded Baldwin into 12 countries, allowing it to become View Details
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Transportation
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Alyza Keshavjee
peace. I wonder, will I ever know what life could be like otherwise? Jaded by war and inhibited by cultural barriers, Parwadah lacks the empowerment she needs to succeed and become self-sufficient. Biased by the free market and daunted by...
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- 12 Mar 2014
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Entrepreneurship and Multinationals Drive Globalization
be seen. Q: After World War I, global firms turned much focus on protecting themselves from political risk. Given that political risk remains in many countries as strong today, what have we learned about...
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Wall of Recognition of Service to Country | About
Wall of Recognition of Service to Country The Wall of Recognition of Service to Country is a tribute to all Harvard Business School community members who have served their country in times of war and peace. View Details
Ward Melville
After mass-producing shoes for soldiers in World War I, Melville and an associate opened Thom McAn’s in New York as a low cost, high quality shoe retailer. The chain eventually encompassed over 1,200 stores. With Thom McAn’s as its anchor...
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Retail
- 08 Jul 2016
- News
So Why Don't You Have Your Dream Job Yet?
There are three forces, says author James Citrin (MBA 1986), that are “at fundamental war with one another” when people are trying to find a job: compensation, lifestyle, and job satisfaction. “So if you...
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- 02 Apr 2019
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Remembering William Wilder
William Wilder William Wilder William P. Wilder (MBA 1950), a steadfast HBS supporter and the namesake of Wilder House, passed away in Toronto on March 23 at the age of 96. A prominent business leader and philanthropist, Bill Wilder was a...
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Debbie Rosenbaum
One of my earliest memories of my grandfather and great-grandfather is of their business banter — kvetching about los negocios — discussed in some hybrid of Spanish, English, and Yiddish. As a child, my family showed me that communication...
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- 01 Dec 1999
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A Class Act
Class of 1925 February 1940 The first known casualty among the alumni of the Business School during the present war was Lt. Claus von Bohlen und Halbach, son of the head of the Krupp works in Essen, Germany. He was an aviator in the...
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Nancy O. Perry
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Lessons in Economics | Baker Library | Bloomberg Center | Harvard Business School
antitrust issues increasingly factored into the strained relationship between the government and the steel industry. In testimony to the Senate Subcommittee on Antitrust and Monopoly in 1957, American steelmakers argued they could not...
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Richard J. Reynolds
increased their popularity by giving them away to World War I soldiers, one of the many advertising schemes that grew Camel into one of the most popular cigarette brands.
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Food & Tobacco
- 01 Jun 2009
- News
Inside the Partnership
was soon known to everybody. He knew exactly how to capitalize on all these contacts. With his subsequent War Production Board service, he soon became the number one go-to man...
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Garry Emmons
Paul G. Hoffman
Hoffman, the Studebaker company executive, is one of the few auto company presidents to have risen from the sales department. In the first nine-months of his tenure, sales totaled 30,194, which put the company fourth among the independent...
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Automotive & Aerospace
- 01 Dec 2016
- News
Passion Projects
Turning teddy bears into art On a trip to London in the 1980s, John O’Donnell (MBA 1977) and his wife snapped a picture of two teddy bears posed near a Buckingham Palace guard. The normally staid guard bowed to the bears, and the couple...
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April White
C. Donald Dallas
Dallas grew Revere Copper & Brass, a merger of six brass and copper companies, into a $100 million annual business. Dallas, keen on communication, wrote a monthly letter, which was sent to the homes of all Revere employees. Following...
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Metals
- 01 Jun 2000
- News
Professors Fox, Mace Remembered
He later took on similar responsibilities in the Pacific until the war ended. In 1946, Mace returned to HBS and one year later created what was probably the first course in...
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Josiah K. Lilly
Lilly, a trained pharmacist and the founder of the family drug manufacturer, set up the first scientific division in the company and focused on standards of manufacturing and scientific development. Among other products, the company...
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Healthcare
- 01 Dec 2003
- News
Thought Leader
logical and linguistic analysis to the study of human nature and consciousness,” the Telegraph reported. Among his central achievements was to shed light on the nature of reality. By persuasively advancing “Wittgenstein’s notion that...
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