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    Harry F. Sinclair

    mid-west, building almost 900 miles of line in just two years. By 1929, Sinclair Oil refineries had a production capacity of 80,000 barrels a day, 12,000 acres of coal land, and many other holdings that made it a profitable oil... View Details
    Keywords: Utilities & Energy

      Frederick J. Fisher

      purchased a 60% interest in Fisher Body. After World War I, when the closed car became the industry standard, Fisher Body yielded especially high returns, emerging as Durant’s most profitable acquisition. View Details
      Keywords: Automotive & Aerospace

        Francis B. Davis Jr.

        United States Rubber gained a profit of $2 million. Davis introduced Kaylon, a foam rubber cushion material, in 1934, and in 1938, Davis developed a rayon cord to be used in tire production. View Details
        Keywords: Chemicals & Industrial
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        Sara Marcus Archives | Social Enterprise

        Impact Measurement Inclusive Finance International Development K-12 Education Leadership Fellows Leadership in Challenging Times MBA Programs Microfinance Non Profit Management Nonprofit Supportive Services Public Sector Public-Private... View Details
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        Blog | Social Enterprise | Harvard Business School

        Impact Measurement Inclusive Finance International Development K-12 Education Leadership Fellows Leadership in Challenging Times MBA Programs Microfinance Non Profit Management Nonprofit Supportive Services Public Sector Public-Private... View Details
        • 02 May 2023
        • News

        Banking’s Regular Rescuer

        boost the bank's profits by $500 million this year and will give it access to many wealthy clients. While some observers raise concerns about the ever-growing reach of JPMorgan, others see the bank and its CEO serving the public good.... View Details
        • 25 Oct 2019
        • News

        Jane Fraser Named President of Citigroup

        faces—the Wall Street Journal notes that Fraser “takes over a unit that accounts for roughly half of the bank’s total revenue but whose profit lags behind its investment-banking arm.” READ MORE View Details
        • Portrait Project

        Wilson Kyi

        would do anything for my parents. In high school, I noticed my mom’s health declining due to lack of exercise. I was determined to gift her a Wii Fit. I drove to twenty Best Buy stores to buy and resell the fitness game for a profit on... View Details
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        Elaine MacDonald Archives | Social Enterprise

        Impact Measurement Inclusive Finance International Development K-12 Education Leadership Fellows Leadership in Challenging Times MBA Programs Microfinance Non Profit Management Nonprofit Supportive Services Public Sector Public-Private... View Details
        • 01 Sep 2004
        • News

        Charles Stoddard (MBA 1969)

        any other bank in Grand Rapids. It was a niche bank with only one office and no tellers; instead, it had client service officers who would call customers by their name. The other unique thing about Grand Bank was corporate tithing. Ten percent of our pretax View Details
        Keywords: Finance

          Roberto C. Goizueta

          In a shrewd acquisition, Goizueta purchased Columbia Pictures for $750 million in 1982. Three years later, Columbia was Coca-Cola’s second most successful enterprise bringing in 14% of the operating income. In his first five years as CEO, Goizueta increased Coca-Cola’s... View Details
          Keywords: Food & Tobacco
          • 30 Oct 2006
          • First Look

          First Look: October 31, 2006

          Entrepreneur's Dilemma Author:Noam Wasserman Periodical:The Academy of Management Best Paper Proceedings (August 2006) Abstract The two major motivations to start a new venture are the profit motive and the control motive. This paper... View Details
          Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
          • March 2010 (Revised November 2010)
          • Case

          Pandora Radio: Fire Unprofitable Customers?

          By: Willy C. Shih and Halle Alicia Tecco
          Pandora Radio is at a crossroads. Founder Tim Westergren has just been told by a well known VC to get rid of his unprofitable customers in order to get his costs down, but Westergren is not sure that such actions are consistent with his company's business model.... View Details
          Keywords: Business Model; Customer Satisfaction; Music Entertainment; Venture Capital; Profit; Growth and Development Strategy; Consumer Behavior; Internet; Media and Broadcasting Industry
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          • 02 Apr 2015
          • Research & Ideas

          Digital Summit Explores the New Economy

          discussions held during the event. ©iStock.com/VioletKaipa big Messages, Small Screens, Many Choices How do companies profit from the fact that mobile users are more engaged than ever? Panelists discuss "Monetization in a Mobile... View Details
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          Shivika Bhasin Archives | Social Enterprise

          Impact Measurement Inclusive Finance International Development K-12 Education Leadership Fellows Leadership in Challenging Times MBA Programs Microfinance Non Profit Management Nonprofit Supportive Services Public Sector Public-Private... View Details
          • 01 Oct 2000
          • News

          Internet Tsunami

          had operating profits of $1.9 million on sales of $4 million. Mikitani, formerly a banker at the Industrial Bank of Japan, became a man with a mission after attending HBS: He founded Rakuten, he told the magazine, because "I wanted to set... View Details
          Keywords: Nonstore Retailers; Retail Trade
          • 04 Mar 2002
          • Research & Ideas

          Don’t Lose Money With Customers

          one part of the big picture when it comes to monitoring customer health." Linking such feedback to relationship performance completes the customer management process loop. This requires tracking profitability at the customer level—a... View Details
          Keywords: by Peter K. Jacobs
          • April 2024
          • Case

          Cyrus: Turning a Traditional Business Model on Its Head (A)

          By: James Heskett
          The loss of the lease at their Michelin-starred Cyrus 1.0 in Sonoma County, California gives the partners an opportunity to shut down and rework a “broken” business model, one with labor intensive experiences six or seven nights a week, high burnout, high... View Details
          Keywords: Business Model; Retention; Organizational Change and Adaptation; Leasing; Work-Life Balance; Strategic Planning; Loss; Profit; Working Conditions; California
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          • 08 Jul 2013
          • Research & Ideas

          Everything Must Go: A Strategy for Store Liquidation

          working paper, doctoral student Nathan Craig and professor Ananth Raman introduce a dynamic approach for optimizing the profitability of store liquidation that increases net recovery on cost by 2 to 7 percent of assets on hand, an... View Details
          Keywords: by Julia Hanna; Retail
          • 10 Sep 2014
          • Research & Ideas

          Become a Value Creator

          asked how he could pay back the favor. Cash put his arm around his colleague's shoulder and said, "You don't owe me anything, Brian. This is the way we do things here. Just pay it forward." “Shareholder value or profits are... View Details
          Keywords: by Dina Gerdeman