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- 07 Dec 1999
- Research & Ideas
Henry Heinz and Brand Creation in the Late Nineteenth Century
Richard Tedlow has written, "most manufacturers were unknown to the people who bought their products." 50 Heinz would not have used the words "brand creation" to describe his initiatives. This term is a product of the... View Details
Keywords: by Nancy F. Koehn
- 18 Sep 2013
- Research & Ideas
Unspoken Cues: Encouraging Morals Without Mandates
inner workings of his own employer. “Vocal silence allows organizations to instill rather than impose morals” Manufacturing Morals: The Values of Silence in Business School Education chronicles Anteby's journey as a junior faculty member... View Details
Floyd L. Carlisle
manufacturing firm in the nation. Carlisle diversified St. Regis significantly when he led the company into the plastics field with the purchase of Panelyte Corporation in 1928. Carlisle also diversified the St. Regis product line. View Details
Keywords: Wood, Paper & Forestry
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Photograph Albums - Photography Collections - Historical Collections
sales office in Hubbard Woods, Illinois, including the retail showroom, freezer storage area, and equipment room. Exterior of Durgin Shoe Co. in Haverill, Mass., 1912 . Durgin Shoe Company, Haverhill, Massachusetts Mss: 641 1912 D959 1 album, 14 photographs Durgin Shoe... View Details
- 16 Feb 2018
- Working Paper Summaries
A New Categorization of the US Economy: The Role of Supply Chain Industries in Innovation and Economic Performance
- 20 Sep 2018
- Cold Call Podcast
Did Entrepreneur Ernesto Tornquist Help or Hurt Argentina?
- 24 Oct 2012
- Working Paper Summaries
Diasporas and Outsourcing: Evidence from oDesk and India
- 11 Apr 2019
- Blog Post
Kel Jackson, MBA 2019: "[My Job] Matters. I Didn't Want a Role that Would Box Me In."
Birmingham, Alabama, native Kel Jackson describes himself as “the kid who would find things around the house to tinker and build with.” When he was 16, the young entrepreneur founded RCM RC Products—a business that designed, sourced, manufactured, and sold performance... View Details
Keywords: Manufacturing
- 29 Jan 2019
- Blog Post
Interning in the Agribusiness Sector
Katie Hsia-Kiung, MBA 2019, describes her summer internship in the agribusiness sector. Having worked in solar energy before HBS, Katie was excited by the opportunity to create the business plan for a brand new team at Indigo Ag, a start-up providing environmental... View Details
Keywords: Manufacturing
- 07 Sep 2017
- Blog Post
How One Organization Increased Their Internship Yield
In their reciprocal pursuits of internships and interns, HBS MBA candidates and participating employers invest a considerable amount of interest, time and, in many cases, money. With so much at stake, both hopes and anxieties run high, creating fertile ground for... View Details
Keywords: Manufacturing
- 08 Jun 2016
- Blog Post
Meet The Aerospace and Aviation Club
The Aerospace and Aviation Club at Harvard Business School aims to connect students with leaders at a variety of companies in these two industries. Throughout the year, we hold a number of speaker events with prominent leaders in aviation and aerospace, who come on... View Details
Keywords: Manufacturing
- 24 Jun 2014
- Blog Post
Journey to my Summer Internship
I started my internship search with an amorphous criterion of “something different”. Having worked in high tech and consulting so far, this definition only eliminated two, albeit large industries, leaving still endless number of exciting opportunities around the world.... View Details
Keywords: Manufacturing
- 01 Dec 2020
- News
The Complete Package
Courtesy Susan Chong The typical wooden shipping pallet, constructed of mixed hardwood, ccan weigh 50 pounds, Susan Chong (OPM 48, 2016) explains. But a pallet made of pine weighs half that, and for businesses air shipping their products, that difference can translate... View Details
Keywords: April White; entrepreneurship; sustainability; packaging; leadership; women; Manufacturing
- 23 Apr 2015
- News
Why Tesla Won't Be Able to Scale
Edward G. Budd
During the 1910s and 1920s, Budd constructed a successful business supplying car bodies, including an all-steel sedan body, to auto manufacturers such as General Motors, Studebaker, Ford and Chrysler. In the 1930s, Budd pioneered the... View Details
Keywords: Automotive & Aerospace
- Fast Answer
Pharmaceuticals: drug retail prices
begin with BI PHRMG) Micromedex - Average drug wholesale prices. (May search by individual drug name or multiple drug names using Tools > RED Book) Additional resources: Manufacturer reporting of Average Sales Price (ASP)... View Details
- 27 Sep 2021
- News
Sewn with Love
supply chain. The gowns were produced by a tight circle of manufacturers that had begun to shut down as a result of COVID-19. “The system works very well when the demand is stable,” notes Hanazawa. It was clear, however, that the supply... View Details
- 11 Sep 2019
- Research & Ideas
Germany May Have the Answer for Reducing Drug Prices
to prove that a new medication’s benefits merit a higher price if cheaper, similar drugs are available. The process rewards companies whose drugs are more novel or help patients more, while forcing manufacturers of equally or less... View Details
- 16 Feb 2021
- Cold Call Podcast