by John Deighton - Publications - Faculty & Research

June 2002 (Revised November 2004)
Compilation

John Maynard Keynes: His Life, Times, and Writings

By: Huw Pill and Ingrid Vogel

Discusses the life, times, and writings of John Maynard Keynes. Consists of three parts. First, it summarizes Keynes' life by reproducing his 1946 obituary from The Times of London. Second, it recalls the dramatic economic events of the times in which he lived by... View Details

Keywords: History; Personal Development and Career; Economics; Theory; Macroeconomics

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12 Apr 2021
News

Healthier by Design

John D. Rockefeller, Sr.

The company Rockefeller started at age 23, Standard Oil, came to hold a virtual monopoly on the American oil industry. He maintained control of Standard Oil until its eventual break-up by the U.S. government. The company was so successful... View Details

Keywords: Utilities & Energy

John H. MacMillan, Jr.

During MacMillan’s presidency, the family grain business grew significantly. He invested in several large grain elevators within the United States and expanded Cargill’s operations to Europe (becoming the largest European grain company) and South America. View Details

Keywords: Agriculture & Mining

June 2009
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Lenovo Chairman, Yan Yuanqing, Interviewed by Professor John Quelch at Lenovo World Headquarters, North Carolina, March 2007

By: John A. Quelch

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December 2014 (Revised March 2018)
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John D. Rockefeller: The Richest Man in the World

By: Tom Nicholas and Vasiliki Fouka

By the late nineteenth century scale and managerial hierarchies had extended to several major industrial sectors of the U.S. economy. Although the precise mechanisms often varied, this process mainly involved horizontal integration, some form of legal or administrative... View Details

Keywords: Horizontal Integration; Wealth; Business History; Vertical Integration; Consolidation; Personal Development and Career; Energy Industry; United States

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24 May 2017
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John J. Brennan, MBA 1980

experience to Vanguard in 1982, joining the Valley Forge, Pennsylvania–based pioneer of index funds when it was only seven years old. By 1989, the year he was named president, the company was regarded as an emerging industry leader in... View Details

Keywords: Susan Young

01 Oct 2001
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New Economy Notables: John Doerr

John Doerr Photo courtesy of John Doerr The summer after his first year at HBS, armed with a master's in electrical engineering from Rice University, John Doerr moved to... View Details

Keywords: Young, Susan; Management, Scientific, and Technical Consulting Services; Professional Services

09 Feb 2015
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Remembering John Whitehead (MBA 1947)

John C. Whitehead (MBA 1947) – business leader, community collaborator, prominent philanthropist, education visionary – died February 7 at age 92. During a long and lauded career, Whitehead guided Goldman Sachs to the forefront of global... View Details

June 2009
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Kenneth Chenault, Chairman & CEO, American Express, Interviewed by Professor John Quelch, Harvard Business School, April 2009

By: John A. Quelch

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11 Dec 2013
HBS Seminar

John Deighton, Harvard Business School

23 May 2018
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John A. Paulson, MBA 1980

and Applied Sciences, which is renamed in his honor President, Paulson & Co. Inc. John Paulson’s knack for business was evident early on. At six, he sold Charms candies on the playground in his Queens neighborhood. Buying the candy in... View Details

Keywords: Susan Young

01 Mar 2015
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Remembering John Whitehead (MBA 1947)

John C. Whitehead (MBA 1947)—business leader, community collaborator, prominent philanthropist, education visionary—died February 7 at age 92. During a lauded career, Whitehead guided Goldman Sachs to the forefront of investment banking;... View Details

Keywords: Social Enterprise Institute; Business Schools & Computer & Management Training; Educational Services; Government; Securities, Commodities, and Other Financial Investments; Finance

16 Jun 2008
Research & Ideas

Seven Tips for Managing Price Increases

Editor's Note: Harvard Business School professor John Quelch writes a blog on marketing issues, called Marketing Know: How, for Harvard Business Online. It is reprinted on HBS Working Knowledge. When driving these days, do you look at the... View Details

Keywords: by John Quelch

11 Apr 2014
Working Paper Summaries

Learning By Thinking: How Reflection Improves Performance

Keywords: by Giada Di Stefano, Francesca Gino, Gary Pisano & Bradley Staats

04 Apr 2018
Research & Ideas

Smart Cities are Complicated and Costly: Here's How to Build Them

Chombosan Much promotion of smart cities assumes that municipalities will take a proactive, top-down, technology-first approach to urban progress. Thus far, these initiatives look for some forward-thinking city official (or immensely deep-pocketed private investor) to... View Details

Keywords: by John Macomber; Construction; Green Technology

01 Nov 1999
Research & Ideas

John H. Patterson and the Sales Strategy of the National Cash Register Company, 1884 to 1922

John H. Patterson created an intricate system of management to monitor and train company salesman. He gave them scripts to memorize and assigned them territory to cover. He held conventions and thematic sales contests, and pressured... View Details

Keywords: by Walter A. Friedman

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John Safer Search 1983 | About

John Safer Search , 1983 John Safer (American, 1922-2018), Search , 1983, bronze. Gift of John Safer (JD' 49), 1984, HBS Art and Artifacts Collection , 1984.9 . View Details

June 2018 (Revised July 2023)
Case

John Chambers, Cisco, and China: Upgrading a Golden Shield

By: Geoffrey Jones and Emily Grandjean

This case examines the role of Cisco led by John Chambers in facilitating web filtering in China. It begins by tracing the origins of Cisco as a pioneer of networking equipment. John Chambers, who had worked as a sales manager at IBM and Wang Laboratories, joined Cisco... View Details

Keywords: Cisco; Internet and the Web; Governance Controls; Ethics; Rights; Corporate Social Responsibility and Impact; Technology Industry; China

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