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Orlando F. Weber
Weber and an associate pooled their resources to merge several small chemical companies into one conglomerate that came be known as Allied Chemical. Weber maintained stability at the chemical company throughout the early years of the... View Details
Keywords: Chemicals & Industrial
James H. Rand, Jr.
Rand grew his father’s small ledger company into a multinational conglomerate that made a wide array of office products, including filing systems, typewriters and adding machines. Under Rand’s leadership, company sales grew 100 fold from... View Details
Keywords: Fabricated Goods
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Rachel Hoang
Rachel can assist students who are interested in pursuing a career in sports, media, and entertainment. She has experience working in a smaller entertainment technology company and a large media conglomerate and can help navigate the... View Details
- June 2013 (Revised August 2014)
- Supplement
Ayala Corporation & the Philippines: Asset Allocation in a Growing Economy (B)
By: Eric Werker, Yasmin Mandviwala, Henry Motte-Munoz and Arthur Wit
Werker, Eric, Yasmin Mandviwala, Henry Motte-Munoz, and Arthur Wit. "Ayala Corporation & the Philippines: Asset Allocation in a Growing Economy (B)." Harvard Business School Supplement 713-094, June 2013. (Revised August 2014.)
Nicholas M. Schenck
When Marcus Loew died in 1927, Schenck assumed control over all of his holdings, including Loew’s theatre company and its production arm, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM). Despite the onslaught of the Depression, though, Schenck’s attention to efficiency and to “the bottom... View Details
Keywords: Entertainment & Broadcast Media
William S. Paley
After entering the media and entertainment field on somewhat of a whim, Paley grew his small radio concern into a media conglomerate with success in radio, television, music, media equipment and more. CBS competed heavily with the larger,... View Details
Keywords: Entertainment & Broadcast Media
Carl H. Lindner, Jr.
Lindner parlayed his small interest in a family dairy business into one of the largest and most successful financial conglomerates in the United States. Beginning with the purchase of one insurance company in the late 1950’s, Lindner went... View Details
Keywords: Finance
James J. Ling
Ling was a maverick in the development of the conglomerate business model, building in 14 years the 14th largest industrial corporation in the United States. A major risk taker, Ling extensively used debt to sustain parent company growth... View Details
Keywords: Fabricated Goods
Harold S. Geneen
Geneen diversified International Telephone and Telegraph through acquiring shares of companies ranging from the Sheraton Hotel Chain to the Hartford Insurance Company. Geneen grew his firm from $765 million to $8.5 billion in revenues to become one of the largest... View Details
Keywords: Communications
Charles H. Revson
Known for his autocratic and direct management style, Revson built Revlon into the second largest cosmetics company in the U.S. Revson's unique talent of grasping the female psyche, bolstered by his fiercely competitive nature, allowed Revlon to grow from a nail polish... View Details
Keywords: Personal Care & Home Products
Marjorie M. Post
Under Marjorie’s leadership, Postum Cereal was expanded through acquisitions, which enabled her to take the company public. The company was eventually reorganized to form the General Foods Corporation, which remains one of the largest food View Details
Keywords: Food & Tobacco
- January 1971 (Revised October 1975)
- Case
Ling Temco Vought, Inc.
Keywords: Business Conglomerates
Fruhan, William E., Jr. "Ling Temco Vought, Inc." Harvard Business School Case 272-102, January 1971. (Revised October 1975.)
- April 2007 (Revised August 2009)
- Supplement
Cargill (B)
By: Ray A. Goldberg and Jose M. M. Porraz
Keywords: Business Conglomerates
Goldberg, Ray A., and Jose M. M. Porraz. "Cargill (B)." Harvard Business School Supplement 907-415, April 2007. (Revised August 2009.)
John F. Welch, Jr.
number one or number two in their respective industries. Welch helped GE become one of the most efficient conglomerates of its time, being an industry leader in everything from aircraft engines to television (NBC). View Details
Keywords: Fabricated Goods
Henry E. Singleton
allowing Teledyne to have sales of $10.5 million in 1962, just two years after the firm’s creation. Singleton’s penchant for acquisitions led Teledyne to become a $3 billion conglomerate in 1981, with major interests in almost every field... View Details
Keywords: Fabricated Goods
William R. Hearst
journalism" enabled him to capitalize on the public's thirst for exaggerated stories, and in the process, his circulation numbers soared. Though he was reviled as a journalist, Hearst built the largest publishing conglomerate in the... View Details
Keywords: Publishing & Print Media
Robert T. B. Stevens
plant closings and relocations, expansion into new fabric areas, and numerous other cost-saving measures that helped the large textile conglomerate remain successful throughout Stevens’ tenure. View Details
Keywords: Fabric & Apparel
Alfred P. Sloan, Jr.
GM, one that gave each divisional manager more autonomy and allowed the larger conglomerate to function more smoothly. By the time Sloan left the presidency to become chairman of the board, GM’s earnings had grown to over $460 million. View Details
Keywords: Automotive & Aerospace
Frank A. Vanderlip
United States bank, National City’s branch in Buenos Aires, and to the creation of the banking conglomerate American International Corporation, which had operations in 17 countries by 1918. Because of Vanderlip’s leadership, National City... View Details
Keywords: Finance
Harold L. Stuart
Following its spin off from N. W. Halsey, Stuart continued his Chicago-based firm’s strong presence in bond issuance, helping raise funds for many industrial conglomerates that, until that time, had always gone to New York for financing.... View Details
Keywords: Finance