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  • 01 Oct 2001
  • News

David B. Price, Jr.: Aiming High

everything from electronics and sporting goods to food and drugs. Recently, with Goodrich focusing increasingly on the aerospace industry, Price oversaw the leveraged buyout of his division and bid farewell to Goodrich last spring. Now,... View Details
Keywords: Margie Kelley; Management of Companies and Enterprises; Management
  • 13 Mar 2019
  • Blog Post

There's No Quick Shortcut to Success: Zorpads Takes Off

traditionally used for absorption in the aerospace and healthcare fields. The insert is a small adhesive square that can fit into any shoe but has more odor-absorbing surface area than a tennis court. Originally called "N'Odor,"... View Details
Keywords: Entrepreneurship; Consumer Products / Retail
  • 29 Aug 2024
  • Research & Ideas

Shoot for the Stars: What to Know About the Space Economy

A new space race—one fueled more by commercial conquest than intergalactic domination—is charting solutions to pressing problems in national security, climate change, and communication. With costs poised to drop and innovation on the rise, the economics of cosmic... View Details
Keywords: by Kara Baskin; Aerospace
  • 01 Jun 2001
  • News

Eric C. Feagler: Against the Odds

When he graduated from the United States Naval Academy in 1990 with a degree in aerospace engineering, Eric Feagler (MBA 2001) had already been accepted by the Navy’s elite flight training program. After a brief postgraduation return to... View Details
Keywords: Peter K. Jacobs; Navy; Computer Systems Design and Related Services; Professional Services
  • Profile

Revital Gabay

she might not have comparable impact again. "I felt as if I had peaked at twenty," she says. But after completing her engineering degree and accepting a position at Israel Aerospace Industries, she found a new way to assert... View Details
Keywords: Manufacturing/Energy; Tech; Consulting
  • Profile

Marie Kyle

Late in her undergraduate career at Northwestern University, Marie Kyle experienced a dramatic shift in priorities. Her original enthusiasm for engineering and aerospace design had been tempered by her initial career inquiries. "Most... View Details
  • 29 May 2013
  • Blog Post

“A place to grow personally and professionally.” - Yolanda Anton

evolved towards Project Management, having led international aerospace projects valued at several million dollars where negotiation skills often became more valuable than my technology background. Lately, I worked for Airbus leading a... View Details
Keywords: Manufacturing; Technology

    Robert A. Stranahan, Jr.

    Stranahan maintained Champion’s position as the world’s largest manufacturer of spark plugs. He cultivated the lucrative after-market business and continued Champion’s international expansion. View Details
    Keywords: Automotive & Aerospace

      Alfred P. Sloan, Jr.

      Though he started his career at a roller bearing manufacturer, Sloan eventually sold the company to GM after realizing that the rapid growth of the automobile industry was essentially controlling his business. Sloan’s attention to efficiency spurred his development of... View Details
      Keywords: Automotive & Aerospace

        Charles S. Mott

        Under Mott’s management, the family owned company grew into a key supplier of automobile parts for General Motors. Realizing the great future of the automobile industry, Mott changed the firm’s activity from bicycle wheel production and sold the Mott Cider and Vinegar... View Details
        Keywords: Automotive & Aerospace

          Olive Ann M. Beech

          In 1932, Beech assisted her husband in forming the Beech Aircraft Corporation, and within a short time, the company prospered and dominated the market for privately-owned small, commercial planes. Beech Aircraft was also an important defense contractor during World War... View Details
          Keywords: Automotive & Aerospace

            Vaughn L. Beals, Jr.

            Beals and fellow AMF executives orchestrated a leveraged buyout of Harley-Davidson in 1981 when it was on the brink of collapse. Through the adoption of quality management approaches and prudent investments, Beals and his team are credited with the resurrection of... View Details
            Keywords: Automotive & Aerospace

              Henry Ford II

              When Ford took over Ford Motor in 1945, the company was losing $9.5 million per month. Ford implemented an audit system for the company, while automating company plants. As a result of Ford’s leadership, the Ford Motor Company boasted net profits of $265 million in... View Details
              Keywords: Automotive & Aerospace

                Robert J. Eaton

                Following Lee Iacocca as head of Chrysler, Eaton led the company to a banner year in 1994 with earnings of $3.7 billion and sales of $52.2 billion, both far above previous records. In 1996, Eaton’s Chrysler led auto makers in profits thanks to its newly innovative and... View Details
                Keywords: Automotive & Aerospace

                  William Durant

                  Beginning his career as a carriage and wagon manufacturer, Durant made the switch to automobile manufacturing in 1904 by reorganizing a failing Buick Motors. He believed that the key to success in the automobile industry was creating an organization that made a wide... View Details
                  Keywords: Automotive & Aerospace

                    John L. Collyer

                    In 1940, Collyer brought to market the first tire with a substantial man-made rubber content. Goodrich’s tire was 50% synthetic rubber at a time when man-made rubber was not yet cost competitive with crude rubber. However, shortly thereafter, with the outbreak of World... View Details
                    Keywords: Automotive & Aerospace

                      Walter P. Chrysler

                      In 1924, Chrysler created a car, which bore his name, and offered new innovations to the automobile, including the four-wheel hydraulic brakes and a high compression engine. In 1928, Chrysler purchased the Dodge Brothers Company for its manufacturing facilities,... View Details
                      Keywords: Automotive & Aerospace

                        Roy D. Chapin

                        In 1919, Chapin introduced the “Essex,” a popularly priced car that was an immediate success. In 1922, Chapin offered closed cars at virtually the same price as the touring car. The closed car became the industry standard while the touring car rapidly disappeared from... View Details
                        Keywords: Automotive & Aerospace

                          Guy W. Vaughan

                          Vaughan was instrumental in the creation of products such as the Wright Whirlwind J-6 plane, used by Charles Lindbergh, and the Wright Cyclone engine series, which were used in DC-1 aircraft. Vaughan’s real achievements, however, came during World War II, when he... View Details
                          Keywords: Automotive & Aerospace

                            Alex Trotman

                            Being of Scottish descent, Trotman’s presence as CEO of Ford was seen as quite rare at the old auto giant. However, with Trotman’s special attention to leadership at all levels, he continued to improve the company’s operations. Instituting intensive, innovative... View Details
                            Keywords: Automotive & Aerospace
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