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William E. Boeing
Boeing was a pioneer of commercial aviation. Boeing organized United Airlines outfitting it with 25 specially designed, heavy-duty planes. Boeing also designed and constructed a fleet of bi-planes, B-40s, to be used in the mail service....
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Automotive & Aerospace
James J. Hill
Hill, a railroad builder and entrepreneur, was a pioneer of the Northwest in a variety of ways. He located his roads and terminal facilities in potentially productive areas, he constructed them for economical operation at minimum cost...
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Transportation
- 25 Jul 2018
- News
HBS Alumni Leader, Benefactor Dies at 86
others, died on July 22 in Charlotte, North Carolina. He was 86 years old. After graduating from HBS and serving for two years in the US Army, Spangler gained great success in several industries, including the family construction...
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Erling Lorentzen | Baker Library | Bloomberg Center | Harvard Business School
James Sharpe Extrusion Technology Carl Sloane Temple, Barker & Sloane C.D. Spangler C.D. Spangler Construction Co. Thomas Stemberg Staples Thomas Weisel Thomas Weisel Partners LLC John Whitehead Goldman Sachs Profiles...
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Patrick Chung
build things. I want to construct large skyscrapers that leap into the sky; to chisel small, indestructible gems; to nurture a family that makes everything else seem insignificant. I want to grasp a person's quiddity, to never cast away a...
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Richard Jenrette | Baker Library | Bloomberg Center | Harvard Business School
James Sharpe Extrusion Technology Carl Sloane Temple, Barker & Sloane C.D. Spangler C.D. Spangler Construction Co. Thomas Stemberg Staples Thomas Weisel Thomas Weisel Partners LLC John Whitehead Goldman Sachs Profiles...
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Hakeem Belo-Osagie | Baker Library | Bloomberg Center | Harvard Business School
James Sharpe Extrusion Technology Carl Sloane Temple, Barker & Sloane C.D. Spangler C.D. Spangler Construction Co. Thomas Stemberg Staples Thomas Weisel Thomas Weisel Partners LLC John Whitehead Goldman Sachs Profiles...
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John H. Pew
John Pew, along with his younger brother Joseph Jr., took control of their father's company in 1912. The Pew brothers grew it from a small firm, with just a 0.9% share of the overall industrial production of oil, into the country's 15th largest oil refiner in 1941....
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Utilities & Energy
- March 2006 (Revised June 2010)
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Eldeco: Playing in the Big League
By: Arthur I Segel, Nicolas P. Retsinas and Siddarth Yog
In 2001, Pankaj Bajaj is considering whether to go forward with a residential development outside New Delhi. Facing an uncooperative local authority, he must determine how to evaluate the risks of proceeding against the potential loss of a golden opportunity to bring...
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Developing Countries and Economies;
Construction;
Government and Politics;
Risk Management;
Emerging Markets;
Business and Government Relations;
Conflict and Resolution;
Real Estate Industry;
New Delhi
Segel, Arthur I., Nicolas P. Retsinas, and Siddarth Yog. "Eldeco: Playing in the Big League." Harvard Business School Case 206-116, March 2006. (Revised June 2010.)
- 01 Jun 2001
- News
HBS Community Rolls Up Its Sleeves
constructing trails for the Metropolitan District Commission to painting apartments in cooperation with Boston Senior Home Care. Volunteer Michael Echenberg (HBS ’02) did some spring-cleaning at the Cambridge Youth Guidance Center. “The...
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- 24 Feb 2014
- Research & Ideas
Uncovering Racial Discrimination in the ‘Sharing Economy’
The "sharing economy" is a burgeoning business model in which people offer their personal belongings and personal services to others, usually through online marketplaces that facilitate the transactions. It seems absolutely egalitarian at face value: Anyone who owns a...
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- January 2018
- Supplement
Blue Harbour's Activism at Babcock & Wilcox (B)
By: Suraj Srinivasan and Quinn Pitcher
Follow-up case detailing the changes and performance upswing at BWX Technologies after hedge fund Blue Harbour Group's investment and when the fund’s Managing Director Robb LeMasters (MBA’05) joined its board of directors.
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Investment Activism;
Organizational Change and Adaptation;
Construction Industry;
Construction Industry;
United States
Srinivasan, Suraj, and Quinn Pitcher. "Blue Harbour's Activism at Babcock & Wilcox (B)." Harvard Business School Supplement 118-046, January 2018.
- December 2000 (Revised March 2003)
- Case
Machinery International (B)
By: David F. Hawkins
An assistant is asked to prepare illustrative derivative and hedge accounting examples for the audit committee. Students are required to complete the examples. Teaching Purpose: Introduces students to the basics of derivative and hedge accounting.
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Accounting Audits;
Machinery and Machining;
Activity Based Costing and Management;
Currency;
Cost Management;
Financial Statements;
Construction Industry;
Construction Industry;
United States
Hawkins, David F. "Machinery International (B)." Harvard Business School Case 101-061, December 2000. (Revised March 2003.)
- May 2000 (Revised July 2000)
- Case
U.S. Export-Import Bank and the Three Gorges Dam (A), The
By: George C. Lodge and Cate Reavis
Describes the dilemma Martin Kamarck faced as president of the Export-Import Bank in whether to provide U.S. companies financing for China's Three Gorges Dam project.
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Decision Choices and Conditions;
Risk and Uncertainty;
Financing and Loans;
International Finance;
Construction Industry;
Construction Industry;
China;
United States
Lodge, George C., and Cate Reavis. "U.S. Export-Import Bank and the Three Gorges Dam (A), The." Harvard Business School Case 900-017, May 2000. (Revised July 2000.)
- February 2000 (Revised December 2001)
- Case
Kmart Inc. and Builders Square
In 1997, Kmart received an offer from retail buyout specialists Leonard Green & Partners for the purchase of its ailing 162-store home improvement chain, Builders Square. Green's offer included a $10 million cash payment, a warrant to purchase a 28% stake in the new...
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Business Subsidiaries;
Valuation;
Leveraged Buyouts;
Construction Industry;
Construction Industry;
United States
Meulbroek, Lisa K., and Jonathan Barnett. "Kmart Inc. and Builders Square." Harvard Business School Case 200-044, February 2000. (Revised December 2001.)
- September 1994
- Case
Otis Elevator Company: China Joint Venture (D)
Describes a set of challenges facing Otis Elevator's joint venture in China as it seeks to expand to other regions of the country. A rewritten version of an earlier case.
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Joint Ventures;
Expansion;
Growth and Development Strategy;
Business Strategy;
Globalization;
Construction Industry;
Construction Industry;
China
Yoshino, Michael Y. "Otis Elevator Company: China Joint Venture (D)." Harvard Business School Case 395-061, September 1994.
- September 1994
- Case
Otis Elevator Company: China Joint Venture (B-2)
Asks the students to evaluate the challenges a company faced in the summer of 1989 in the light of great political uncertainties. A rewritten version of an earlier case.
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Joint Ventures;
Risk and Uncertainty;
Business Strategy;
Government and Politics;
Globalization;
Construction Industry;
Construction Industry;
China
Yoshino, Michael Y. "Otis Elevator Company: China Joint Venture (B-2)." Harvard Business School Case 395-059, September 1994.
Louis B. Neumiller
Under Neumiller's "home-town-boy" leadership style, Caterpillar's revenues grew from over $100 million in 1941 to $827 million in 1963, prospering through World War II and the global post-war boom. Neumiller built the Caterpillar brand into a common worldwide...
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Construction & Real Estate
Howard H. McClintic
Marshall and McClintic built the largest independent steel fabricating firm in the United States. Among their numerous projects were the George Washington Bridge over the Hudson River, the Golden Gate Bridge in San Francisco and the Waldorff Astoria Hotel. By 1931, the...
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Construction & Real Estate
Garner A. Beckett
Through a series of four mergers, Beckett transformed his small Riverside Cement Company into the American Cement Corporation, one of the largest providers in the United States. During his tenure, the company’s revenues increased dramatically – from a few million in...
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Construction & Real Estate