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Stock Pitching: company, industry and market research

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Reports covering technology and market trends in... View Details

01 Jul 2008
First Look

First Look: July 1, 2008

students to examine Suncor's strategic positioning and cost structure, and the challenges that the firm's leaders confront as of 2007. Purchase this case: http://harvardbusinessonline.hbsp.harvard.edu/ b01/en/common/item_detail.jhtml?id=708023 Taiwan Semiconductor... View Details

Keywords: Martha Lagace

26 Nov 2007
Research & Ideas

Best Practices of Global Innovators

a recent setback, Boeing lashed together the efforts of 50 partners in 130 locations working together over 4 years. These firms aren't just manufacturing partners—they actually design the components they make. "In our view, Boeing's... View Details

Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne

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Introduction - The Response - The Human Factor – Baker Library | Bloomberg Center, Historical Collections

original photographic prints that had appeared in the publication. The sharp, crisp photographs, complemented by the brochure’s clean, graphic design, led readers through a series of manufacturing steps: from the careful selecting and... View Details

16 Mar 2018
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Giving Back to Help The Next Generation

first several years post-HBS to make some riskier decisions.” After graduation and a year working at Boston Consulting Group, Sergio pursued her entrepreneurial interests as COO of a fitness-related startup. She later joined Amsted Industries, a specialized metal... View Details

24 Apr 2020
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Spreading the Love

Government Manufacturing Emergency Response Team (M-ERT) to determine what Lovepop could produce from among the list of PPE needed—N95 respirators, surgical masks, face shields, gowns, hoods, coveralls, and hospital beds—and to assist... View Details

01 Jun 2017
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Supercharged

And government officials are furiously promoting what they call new energy vehicles (NEVs)—a catchall term that includes electrics, hybrids, and fuel-cell vehicles—through a variety of means. As a result, local EV manufacturers have... View Details

Keywords: Alexander Gelfand; illustrations by Tavis Coburn

01 Jun 2022
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Turning Point: Sparking Change

made manufacturing a fascinating, exciting topic in a way I’d never expected. Years later, as an entrepreneur, whenever I had to bring on a new manufacturing plant for ComfortCake, I wasn’t intimidated by... View Details

07 Aug 2019
Research & Ideas

Big Infrastructure May Not Always Produce Big Benefits

coauthors on this paper was connected to the manufacturing sector of India. We studied how the GQ project affected the productivity of incumbent plants and the growth of new entrants. The GQ was very important for the View Details

Keywords: by Martha Lagace; Construction

05 Oct 2021
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Launch Signals

Sara de Zárraga (left) and Quinn Fitzgerald When they met at HBS, Quinn Fitzgerald and Sara de Zárraga (both MBA 2017) shared their experiences as survivors of assault—and realized they wanted to create a tool to prevent future occurrences of violence against women.... View Details

Keywords: entrepreneurship; startup; safety; wearable tech; women; Computer and Electronic Product Manufacturing; Computer and Electronic Product Manufacturing

04 Apr 2016
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Honeywell Appoints President, Setting Succession to CEO Cote

Keywords: Computer and Electronic Product Manufacturing; Computer and Electronic Product Manufacturing

01 Dec 2005
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India’s Oil

India’s finance minister, Palaniappan Chidambaram (MBA ’68), is presiding over an economy, Asia’s third largest, that’s chugging along nicely and projected to finish with a 7 percent growth rate this year. But as Chidambaram told Reuters News (September 15, 2005), he’s... View Details

Keywords: Petroleum and Coal Products Manufacturing; Petroleum and Coal Products Manufacturing

23 Dec 2014
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The Founder of Modern Venture Capital

Georges F. Doriot, an educator and a founder of the modern venture capital industry, is the subject of a new exhibition and website at Harvard Business School, where he spent 40 years. The charismatic professor taught business and leadership in his celebrated View Details

Keywords: Education; Financial Services

24 Apr 2014
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The way to measure success

people worldwide, with manufacturing and distribution facilities, executive office buildings, and sports stadiums located on four continents. Kraft’s commitment to philanthropy, with an emphasis in the areas of education, health care, and... View Details

01 Sep 2012
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Start It Up

which manufactures solar-paneled generators that require only minimal diesel to help recharge their batteries. In Iraq, “I’d see huge generators running all the time but powering very little,” Moorehead said. “We take it from running 24... View Details

Keywords: Electric Power Generation, Transmission, Distribution; Utilities

01 Sep 2004
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Faculty Research

How to Avoid a Price Increase Manufacturers usually pass on any cost increases in their materials to consumers. The result is often a price increase (gasoline) or, less often, a smaller amount of product at the same price (potato chips).... View Details

Keywords: Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools; Educational Services; Publishing Industries (except Internet); Information

01 Jun 2005
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Cultural Revolution at GE

Jeffrey Immelt (MBA ’82) had a tough act to follow when he took over as GE chairman and CEO in September 2001 from the legendary Jack Welch. Ever since, Immelt has been on a mission to transform the $152 billion industrial and finance behemoth from one famously... View Details

Keywords: GE; General Electric; Jack Welch; Electrical Equipment, Appliance, and Component Manufacturing; Electrical Equipment, Appliance, and Component Manufacturing; Electrical Equipment, Appliance, and Component Manufacturing; Electrical Equipment, Appliance, and Component Manufacturing; Electrical Equipment, Appliance, and Component Manufacturing; Electrical Equipment, Appliance, and Component Manufacturing

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Polaroid Corporation Collection | Baker Library

fostered invention and creativity within the culture of a small, science-based research and manufacturing company. The records of the Polaroid Corporation records span nearly 3500 linear feet of material related to the company’s... View Details

Fair Competition

unions, and specialty producers. Retail pharmacists extended these occupational exemptions and pressured drug manufacturers to maintain minimum prices throughout the Depression. The article fits into a larger book-length project on... View Details

24 Apr 2014
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For African farmers looking to escape poverty, honey brings sweet success

Yusuf Keshavjee (OPM 17, 1991) helps African farmers and their families escape poverty through beekeeping. He cofounded Honey Care Africa (HCA), a private-sector enterprise in Kenya that partners with local NGOs and international development and financial institutions... View Details

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