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According to the World Economic Forum, climate change and insufficient investing are two of the top ten global challenges we currently face. Although there have been many recent technological advances in the energy sector, energy-related CO2 emissions increased... View Details

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From Concept to Product | Baker Library

culture within his research and manufacturing enterprise—building an interdisciplinary community devoted to the technical and artistic excellence of the new photographic medium. A key contributor to the development of instant photography... View Details

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Harvard Business School

manufacturing floor and in the sale of innovative products and services; and in the stimulating worlds of media, sports, and technology. As academics and business professionals, they have mentored, nurtured, and educated the next... View Details

George S. Lannom, Jr.

Though he began his business as a tannery for the production of saddles and other equine equipment, Lannom was forced to diversify when the automobile gained popularity. To save his business, Lannom turned to the manufacture of baseballs... View Details

Keywords: Fabricated Goods

01 Sep 2012
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Muhammad Yunus Visits HBS

where diseases gain entry to the body through bare feet. To combat malnutrition, Yunus worked with Groupe Danone to manufacture a low-cost, fortified yogurt that is sold door-to-door. Ventures such as these, whose only goal is to solve... View Details

Keywords: Religious, Grantmaking, Civic, Professional, and Similar Organizations; Personal Services

15 Nov 2016
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Uncovering The Secrets of Mittelstand Success

HBS professors Ramon Casadesus‐Masanell, left, and Sunil Gupta, listened to a presentation about the layout of the Siemens Electronikwerk Amberg manufacturing facility during the faculty immersion in Munich. (photo by Willy C. Shih) The... View Details

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Brass billets into rods - The Human Factor – Baker Library | Bloomberg Center, Historical Collections

Production Chapter Introduction Chapter Images The Worker The Audience Bibliography previous 1 2 3 4 5 6 next Brass billets into rods ca. 1935 Scovill Manufacturing Russell Aikins Explore the full size image Brass billets into rods , ca.... View Details

27 Apr 2017
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Ensuring That Students Can Pursue Their Dreams

pursued her entrepreneurial interests as COO of a fitness-related startup. She later joined Amsted Industries, a specialized metal components manufacturer in Chicago, where she is the company’s new-business sales manager. In gratitude for... View Details

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Kevin Dolan

large-scale performance improvement and as a manager and engineer. While at McKinsey, Kevin served clients across logistics, travel, retail, consumer, health care, and industrial sectors, and built on his experience with Procter & Gamble in the consumer goods and... View Details

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Industrial Film Collection | Baker Library

manufacturing shop processes. In addition, the collection includes films produced by HBS for teaching topics like labor relations, the human aspect of administration, business policy, and management. Use the Collection Industrial Film... View Details

02 Dec 2019
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How Does a Company like Boeing Respond to Intense Competitive Pressure?

inevitable; it will never be eliminated. This is an oversimplication of a complex phenomenon, with nuances in every large organization that has grown beyond the “one for all and all for one” startup spirit. But when it rises to a level that affects marketing plans,... View Details

Keywords: by James Heskett; Air Transportation

26 Mar 2008
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First Look: March 26, 2008

levels of related expertise; (ii) subsidiaries exhibit significant heterogeneity in this expertise; and (iii) the subsidiaries are more diversified and less concentrated. We examine the efforts to diffuse pollution prevent practices exhibited by View Details

Keywords: Martha Lagace

01 Mar 2004
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Toy Story

one was surprised. On the retail side, the large discount chains — WalMart and Target in particular — had steadily taken market share from specialty toy stores, in some cases using toys as a loss leader to pull in traffic. The ripple effect could be seen on the View Details

Keywords: Susan Young; toys; Amusement, Gambling, and Recreation Industries; Arts, Entertainment

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Energy data sources: consumption and efficiency

How do I find data on the energy consumption and energy efficiency? Domestic data sources: Current consumption & Efficiency -- by US Energy Information Administration (May notice FAQs by the EIA. It points to more useful topical data sources.) View Details

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Philip Hendrickson | Baker Library

Philip Hendrickson MBA 1947, Krueger International Play Video duration: 1:32:22 Philip “Phil” Hendrickson, HBS 1947. Interview conducted in October 2002 Philip “Phil” Hendrickson graduated from HBS in 1947. After a brief stint with a View Details

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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

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