Ford - Publications - Faculty & Research

01 Jun 2010
News

Admit It: You’re in Denial

marketing produced the legendary Model T, which put America on wheels and made Ford a business titan. More than 15 million Model T autos were sold in the two decades after its introduction in 1908. But something happened. By 1927, Model T... View Details

Keywords: Richard S. Tedlow; Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools; Educational Services; News, Library, Internet, and Other Services; Information; Management

07 Sep 2021
News

Building New Connections

DAS’S DEEP IMPACT Outgoing Senior Associate Dean for External Relations Das Narayandas leaves a legacy of notable accomplishments after five years in the role. Narayandas, the Edsel Bryant Ford Professor of Business Administration and... View Details

20 May 2016
News

The Most Creative People in Business 2016

honored: Mark Fields (MBA 1989) President and CEO, Ford “For steering Ford in a more adventurous direction” Abby Falik (MBA 2008) Founder and CEO of Global Citizen Year “For channeling teenage wanderlust... View Details

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Automobile Industry - Photography Collections - Historical Collections

Collections Site Credits Automobile Industry Photograph Collection, 1931–1944 Henry Ford presents new V-8 , ca. 1936. Mss: 534 1931–1944 A939 25 boxes, approx. 2,000 photographs Collection Guide In the 1930s, Charles H. Taylor, a founding... View Details

01 Dec 2016
News

Managing Change

Narayandas (photo by Jimmy Ushkurnis) Narayandas (photo by Jimmy Ushkurnis) Das Narayandas, the Edsel Bryant Ford Professor of Business Administration, was named Senior Associate Dean for External Relations this fall, taking over for Bill... View Details

Rochelle Lazarus

Lazarus introduced “360-degree branding” to the advertising world: assuring that the client makes a significant impression every time they communicate with their customers. Lazarus has been a driving force in building and overseeing Ogilvy’s blue-chip clientele... View Details

Keywords: Services

29 Mar 2011
First Look

First Look: March 29

Kids Tom Nicholas and David ChenHarvard Business School Case 811-042 In October 1945, Henry Ford II received a telegram in his office at the Ford Motor Company in Dearborn, Michigan written by Charles... View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

Philip Caldwell

Caldwell was the first CEO of Ford who was not a member of the family. He is credited with orchestrating one of the most dramatic and successful turnarounds in business history. Through his focus on quality, commitment to research, and... View Details

Keywords: Automotive & Aerospace

Ray W. Herrick

Herrick left Ford Motor Company in 1930 to start a small automobile parts manufacturing operation. Four years later, fearing a dependency on the volatile auto industry, he turned his attention to the new field of refrigeration. Over the... View Details

Keywords: Fabricated Goods

23 Jul 2001
Research & Ideas

How the Giants of Enterprise Seized the Future

future, he welcomed it. He took his company public the year the show premiered, and the IPO's success was so great it was almost embarrassing. Unlike Walton and Revson, Thomas J. Watson, Sr., the founder of IBM, and Henry Ford were in... View Details

Keywords: by Richard S. Tedlow

Oscar S. Wyatt, Jr.

Using his Ford automobile as collateral, Wyatt entered the gas distribution and energy pipeline business with $800 in 1955. His tenacity and determination quickly secured gas contracts throughout Texas, and in short order, Wyatt had built... View Details

Keywords: Utilities & Energy

Lido (Lee) A. Iacocca

Iacocca, former president of Ford Motor Company, took over Chrysler when it was leaning towards bankruptcy. He asked Congress for a loan, arguing that if Chrysler filed for bankruptcy, the government would have to spend more on... View Details

Keywords: Automotive & Aerospace

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Buy Now, Pay Later: Credits

Business School Digital Photography Boston Photo Imaging Printing Ram Printing, Inc. Lenders to the Exhibition Dun & Bradstreet, Inc. The Schlesinger Library, Radcliffe Institute, Harvard University Harvard-Yenching Library The Henry Ford... View Details

01 Jun 2002
News

Dinner Celebrates Professorships

Roy D Shapiro, the Philip Caldwell Professor of Business Administration (at right), shares a laugh with Philip Caldwell (MBA '42), former chairman and CEO of Ford Motor Company. Photo: Thomas J. Fitzsimmons Linda A. Hill, the Wallace... View Details

Keywords: donors; professorships; Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools; Educational Services

15 Dec 2024
News

The Golden Thread

Teresa Amabile grew up near Buffalo, New York, the third of seven children. Her parents were first-generation Americans who used their childhood Italian language when they didn’t want the kids to understand what they were saying. Her father and his brothers were... View Details

Keywords: Julia Hanna; Illustration by Nigel Buchanan; retirement; careers; psychology

01 Jun 2013
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Engine Charlie

WILSON: Decades in the auto business. Charles Wilson (MBA 1936) came into this world back when Henry Ford was cranking out Model Ts. Unlike those now retired roadsters, Wilson, at 100 years old, is still active in the car business,... View Details

Keywords: Motor Vehicle and Parts Dealers; Retail Trade

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Yubo Cui

somebody who has worked in that area.” After graduation, Yubo intends to return to his first love, the auto industry, and has accepted an offer from Ford to participate in its rotational Ford Business Leader... View Details

Keywords: Manufacturing/Energy

01 Mar 2009
News

Local Customs

ROGERS WITH CONCEPT CAR: “Technology has changed over the past 100 years. We no longer need to build cars the way Henry Ford once did.” Matthew West/Boston Herald Jay Rogers (MBA ’07), whose grandfather once owned the legendary Indian... View Details

Keywords: Transportation Equipment Manufacturing; Manufacturing; Motor Vehicle and Parts Dealers; Retail Trade; Transportation

16 Jun 2015
First Look

First Look: June 16, 2015

hospital. Community hospitals generally vehemently oppose their entry into a new area. What options does MedCath have? Purchase this case: https://cb.hbsp.harvard.edu/cbmp/product/315018-PDF-ENG Harvard Business School Case 614-018 Ford... View Details