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Howard L. Aller
Aller led American Power and Light during the height of its growth. Under his leadership, the company functioned as an umbrella organization for over 20 regional utility providers in the West and posted exceptional View Details
Keywords: Utilities & Energy
- 01 Sep 2010
- News
Fair Trade
markets differed, but the belief in local autonomy and decentralized decision-making became a core value within the company .Meanwhile, the largest American consumer products company remained cautious about... View Details
Bowman Gray
Gray developed the famous advertising slogan for Camel cigarettes: “I’d walk a mile for a Camel.” An early radio advertiser, Gray sponsored the Camel Pleasure Hour in the 1930s. Gray led the campaign against Lucky Strike, which vied with Camel for the top spot in the... View Details
Keywords: Food & Tobacco
- 01 Dec 2001
- News
A Close-Up Look at the Men behind the Empire
a book about what Americans do best — founding and building new businesses," writes Tedlow, the MBA Class of 1949 Professor of Business Administration. "It is about men who broke old rules and made new ones, who built new worlds, who were... View Details
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Automobile and motor vehicle industry
Where can I find statistics on and analysis of the automobile industries? You may begin with the following databases: IBISWorld - Provides automobile industry market reports including US, Australia, UK, China, and Global.... View Details
Dee Ward Hock
In 1970, Hock created a reverse holding company tying together thousands of independent banks to create the Visa Network. His aggressive marketing and sharp negotiation skills enabled Visa to quickly capture 20% of the charge card... View Details
Keywords: Finance
Benjamin Ha
finance, technology development and business development in American and Asian corporations. Ben earned a B.S. in economics and a B.S. in engineering from the University of Pennsylvania, a Master of Engineering from MIT, and an MBA from... View Details
- 17 Nov 2020
- In Practice
How Retailers Can Thrive in a Shopping Season Like No Other
their wares on e-commerce platforms, marketing through social media channels, and finding new ways to reach customers. In this environment, Americans should remember to shop small and support their local... View Details
- 18 Feb 2014
- First Look
First Look: February 18
markets place on the pinnacle of quality, the enduring nature of reputation, and the effect of endogenous quality choices on status effect estimates. August 2013 American Psychologist J. Richard Hackman... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 24 Jul 2000
- Research & Ideas
Something Ventured, Something Gained: A European View of Venture Capital
banks that have recently become players as well. "New technology has raised the bar on our returns," he said. "Capital markets here have become more receptive to money-losing startups that show a potential for growth. And... View Details
Thomas J. Watson, Jr.
decentralized structure, IBM continued to expand further, acquiring ten new plants in a span of 6 years and increasing foreign investment. Watson also continued to invest heavily in research and development, and IBM came to control 80 percent of the View Details
Keywords: Computers & Electronics
Milton Bradley
Bradley created a business that has become synonymous with fun, family games. Initially marketing British games in the US, Bradley went on to patent a variety of new games including Zoetrope or “Wheel of Life” and Historoscope, a... View Details
Keywords: Fabricated Goods
John F. Dryden
In 1881, Dryden became head of the company he helped found six years prior. He grew the company from less than $4 million in receipts in 1879 to more than $17 million in receipts by 1899, and from 1 million policies in 1885 to 10 million in 1911 by tapping the mass... View Details
Keywords: Finance
- 01 Feb 2001
- News
Q&A - Dirty Money: Raymond Baker Explores the Free Market's Demimonde
Baker returned to the United States and was involved for many years in a variety of trading activities that took him to some two dozen countries in Africa, Latin America, and Asia. Observing further how corruption could subvert markets... View Details
- 15 Oct 2001
- Op-Ed
Lessons from the Rubble
take care of things while the folks in the Pentagon figured out what to do next. In the days and weeks to come, Americans will undoubtedly welcome government back into many aspects of market life: into... View Details
Keywords: by Debora L. Spar
- 01 Mar 2014
- News
Insight: Yenball
off the modern era of Japanese players in the American major leagues—Greyser says team owners have also become acutely aware of how Japanese players can boost their clubs' bottom line. Of course, just acquiring players doesn't necessarily... View Details
- 25 Aug 2022
- News
Research Brief: Paying the Price for Remote Work
Indian workers, they are about a third of the wage that American workers get for exactly the same jobs. What seems to be happening is that employers are setting the wage in a way that takes into account the conditions remote workers are... View Details
- 01 Jun 1999
- News
Proposed Chair Would Honor African-American Business Pioneer
Fitzhugh's honor. Fitzhugh, who passed away in 1992, graduated with honors from Harvard College in 1931, despite being forced to live off-campus because of his race. He was one of the first African Americans to attend HBS, where he... View Details
- 11 Mar 2001
- Research & Ideas
Group Therapy
environment they encounter in one developing country is likely to differ substantially in the next. Markets in Latin America and other emerging regions are not, in fact, cut from the same cloth. Today, business groups thrive in many Latin... View Details
Keywords: by Peter Jacobs
- 01 Sep 2010
- News
Noted & Quoted
“Your chances of getting a generally accepted best practice in your average American hospital are a coin toss. That’s not Six Sigma by a long shot.” — HBS professor Richard Bohmer describing problems with View Details