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Fred M. Gibbons
first high-flying tech-based IPOs. In the late eighties, Gibbons introduced Harvard Graphics which soon dominated the market for high-end graphic presentation software on multiple platforms. Though Software Publishing was later eclipsed... View Details
Keywords: Computers & Electronics
- 14 Feb 2012
- Working Paper Summaries
Relational Contracts and Organizational Capabilities
Keywords: by R. Gibbons & R. Henderson
- Video
Mavath R. Chandran
Mavath R. Chandran, a veteran executive in the Malaysian palm oil industry and an advisor to the Roundtable of Sustainable Palm Oil, discusses the strict ethical codes that his former employer, Belgian-owned... View Details
Karim R. Lakhani
Karim R. Lakhani is the Dorothy & Michael Hintze Professor of Business Administration at the Harvard Business School. He specializes in technology management, innovation, digital transformation and artificial... View Details
Jerry R. Green
Jerry R. Green
David A. Wells Professor of Political Economy
John Leverett Professor in the University
Harvard University
Jerry Green is the John Leverett Professor in the University and the David A. Wells... View Details
John R. Kimberly
After a short political career, Kimberly rejoined the family business as a sales executive and helped grow revenues to $153 million by 1952. His best work, however, came during his tenure as CEO, when he encouraged a wealth of expansion... View Details
Keywords: Wood, Paper & Forestry
Henry R. Kravis
By making LBOs part of the financial mainstream of American business, Kravis reshaped the perception of debt as a motivating factor for corporate performance. View Details
Keywords: Finance
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Michael R. Bloomberg
chose Salomon. He was smart, ambitious and energized by the hyper-intense Wall Street environment. Becoming an entrepreneur was not yet on his radar screen. At Salomon, he quickly rose through the ranks and eventually ran information... View Details
Reza R. Satchu
Reza Satchu is a Senior Lecturer in the Entrepreneurship Management Unit at the Harvard Business School where he teaches The Entrepreneurial Manager, The Founder Mindset and Founder Launch. He is also the Founder, Managing Partner and majority shareholder of... View Details
- 01 Oct 2002
- News
John R. Davis
In many ways, John Davis is a typical businessman. He works long hours, keeps excellent records, and focuses on using resources wisely. He often brings work home, and his trade is ruled by the laws of supply and demand. But Davis, fit and... View Details
Christina R. Wing
Christina Wing is a Senior Lecturer in the Technology and Operations Management Unit at the Harvard Business School. Her research focuses primarily on topics surrounding families in business, and the course she created, titled Demystifying the Family... View Details
Helen R. Reid
Working at the newspaper since 1918, Reid was instrumental in expanding the Tribune’s advertising revenue, circulation, and editorial content. She played a major role in promoting women within the organization, and by the forties, the... View Details
Keywords: Publishing & Print Media
William R. Kelly
Kelly was a pioneer in creating the temporary employment agency. During the post-war era, American industry was in great need for clerical workers and Kelly’s idea of temporary office help became extremely popular among women (accounting for 95% of his workers). View Details
Keywords: Services
Richard R. Deupree
In 1930, Deupree was the first individual not of the Procter or Gamble names to head the company. Under Deupree’s leadership, the company became the country’s leading seller of consumer products. Deupree also put Procter & Gamble on the path toward becoming the... View Details
Keywords: Personal Care & Home Products
Robert R. McCormick
effective source of raw material. One of the last great journalists to implant his own personality on a newspaper, McCormick was both hailed and vilified for his staunchly conservative and isolationist views. Though he stirred much personal controversy, the newspaper... View Details
Keywords: Publishing & Print Media
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Jerry R. Green (1946-)
By: Eddie Dekel, John Geanakoplos and Scott Duke Kominers
Jerry Green has a deep and long-standing connection to Harvard University, and in particular with its Economics Department. This paper begins by reviewing his intellectual background, and then turns to exploring how he has influenced scholars through his wide-ranging... View Details
Henry R. Luce
Luce created a publishing empire. He launched the weekly Time in 1923, which was followed by the introduction of Fortune in 1930, Life in 1936, and Sports Illustrated in 1954. Luce also presided over a vast communications empire, which... View Details
Keywords: Publishing & Print Media
Edward R. Stettinius
however, is most known for denouncing Diamond Match’s patent rights to the first nonpoisonous match making process, promoting safety by allowing the industry to have full access to the new technique. View Details
Keywords: Fabricated Goods
Owen R. Cheatham
In 1927, Cheatham founded the Georgia Hardwood Company becoming an early pioneer in the Southern timber industry. Over the next 40 years, he significantly expanded the business, as he created a cross-continental lumber empire by acquiring... View Details
Keywords: Wood, Paper & Forestry
Howard R. Hughes, Jr.
Hughes began his business career at the age of nineteen by taking over his father’s business, Hughes Tool Company. Hughes parlayed this small business into a highly successful and well-regarded aircraft manufacturing operation. Through... View Details
Keywords: Automotive & Aerospace